🌱 Planning your perfect Matagorda weekend? Start with these local insider picks

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In today's newsletter:

• Planning your perfect Matagorda weekend? Start with these local insider picks
• How a new pasture pest could threaten Matagorda’s grazing lands

Also on today's calendar: Beach Craft - Matagorda, TX 2025 and 5 more events.

📸 Have a great pic of holiday decorations from around Matagorda? Post it to Matagorda photos of the day! ☃️ 🟢-🟠-🟣-🔴-🟡-🔵 ☃️

Today's riddle: Can February March? 🤔 (Answer below!)

Weather forecast:

• Tuesday: Cloudy, with a high of 66 and low of 61 degrees.
• Wednesday: A shower and thunderstorm, temps: high: 70, low: 63.
• Thursday: A thunderstorm in spots, with a high of 78 and low of 52 degrees.

📰 News we're reading

• An Insider's Guide to Matagorda, Texas (factpatrol.com) — If you’re looking to make the most of Matagorda, this guide walks you through where to stay, eat, fish, and bird-watch right on the Colorado River and Matagorda Bay. It highlights Matagorda Bay Nature Park, local restaurants, seasonal tips, and nearby Bay City attractions so you can plan beach days, kayak trips, and birding adventures close to home.
   

• Texas Department of Agriculture warns of pasture mealybug (cw39.com) — Matagorda County ranchers and landowners are now included in a statewide warning about a newly detected pasture mealybug that’s damaging grazing lands. The Texas Department of Agriculture says there’s no labeled insecticide yet, so early reporting of suspicious yellowing or dying grass is critical; residents are urged to call TDA if they spot possible infestations.
   

📸 Around Matagorda

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🗓 Upcoming Events in Matagorda

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★ Featured events ★

Thursday December 18

• Amazing Oysters - Matagorda, TX 2025
  Matagorda Bay Nature Park, 6420 FM Rd 2031, Matagorda
  10:00 am

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Other local events

Friday December 19

• Beach Craft - Matagorda, TX 2025
  Matagorda Bay Nature Park , 6420 FM Rd 2031 , Matagorda
  9:00 am
• Fish Prints
  Matagorda Bay Nature Park , 6420 FM Rd 2031 , Matagorda
  9:00 am
• Fish Prints - Matagorda, TX 2025
  Matagorda Bay Nature Park , 6420 FM Rd 2031 , Matagorda
  9:00 am
• Beach Craft
  Matagorda Bay Nature Park , 6420 FM Rd 2031 , Matagorda
  9:00 am

Saturday December 20

• Paddle and Stroll
  Matagorda Bay Nature Park , 6420 FM Rd 2031 , Matagorda
  9:00 am

Friday December 26

• Fish Prints
  Matagorda Bay Nature Park , 6420 FM Rd 2031 , Matagorda
  9:00 am
• Beach Craft
  Matagorda Bay Nature Park , 6420 FM Rd 2031 , Matagorda
  9:00 am

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🗓 Events Nearby

Tuesday December 16

• Bay City Blackcats vs Palacios Sharks
  Bay City High School , 400 7th St , Bay City
  5:00 pm
• Bay City Boys JV Basketball @ Palacios
  Palacios High School , 3000 SH 35 Buisness W , Palacios
  6:00 pm

Wednesday December 17

• Schulman’s Movie Bowl Grille – Bay City
  Schulman's Movie Bowl Grille - Bay City , 6655 7th St Suite 100 , Bay City
  7:00 pm

Friday December 19

• Van Vleck Leopards vs Elsik Rams
  Van Vleck School District , 142 S 4th St , Van Vleck
  5:00 pm

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💬 Chatter

What your neighbors are talking about on social media

• Lowe's Market posted a job opening for Stocker in Palacios. Apply here.
• Dollar General posted a job opening for ASST STORE MGR in PALACIOS, TX S06310 in Palacios. Apply here. You can search for other jobs near Matagorda here.

🗞 Nearby News

Bay City

• I've Lived in Texas for 34 Years—and This Remote Beach Town Might Be the Most Peaceful Place in the State (travelandleisure.com)

Brazoria

• Spring ISD school bus allegedly stopped by suspect pointing weapon at students (fox26houston.com)
• Sperry helps reader with possible crabgrass issue (tylerpaper.com)

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-- The Patch AM Team

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