ask about local prices and get answers from south texas instead of national averages.

Type in what you're wondering about the Coastal Bend. Get an answer grounded in local data. No national averages.

By The Shop · Dispatch from Alice

We built a Q&A section where you ask a real question about South Texas. How much does a roof cost here. Where do I find a licensed plumber. What's the average hail season. You get a straight answer.

The catch: we check answers against local data and real local knowledge before they go live. No national numbers. If it's about the Coastal Bend, it's based on what we can verify. If we don't know, we say so.

This started because ChatGPT gives you national averages. A roofer in Corpus Christi costs different money than a roofer in Ohio. Now when you ask about local stuff, you get local answers.

New questions sit in a queue while we check them. It's slow on purpose. Better to wait a day for a real answer than get wrong info right now.