Pete Sousa

Aug 15, 2024 | kwtx.com | Pete Sousa

RIESEL, Texas - This Be Remarkable takes us out to Riesel where we had the pleasure to meet with Gloria Tanner. Tanner works with Riesel ISD as an aide in the in-school-suspension helping kids get back on the right path and always having an open door. “She can help the good kids and the needy kids, and we are so proud of her and how she does that,” DL Wilson said. Tanner brings her experience from working in daycares to the Riesel ISD.

May 17, 2024 | kwtx.com | Pete Sousa

GATESVILLE, Texas - This week’s Be Remarkable takes us out to Gatesville, where a one time “pet project” has turned into a full-on animal saving rescue mission. Seventeen-year-old Charlie Sommerfield started Charlie’s Wags and Whiskers because she noticed an overwhelming number of stray and abandoned cats in her area, where shelters are sometimes over-flowing.

Mar 15, 2024 | kwtx.com | Pete Sousa

Troy, Texas - This week’s Be Remarkable takes us out to Troy City Hall, where a couple in their 80′s continues to walk the road of happy destiny, serving family, friends, and folks they didn’t even know, who no longer have a voice. “She had mentioned that you guys have a heart for just going out and cleaning up different gravesites, trash debris, grass clippings, making sure it’s all well-kept,” Linda McMillan, Daniel Stark Injury Lawyers.

Mar 11, 2024 | kwtx.com | Pete Sousa

WACO, Texas (KWTX) - As recently as two years ago, Texas Child Protective Services reported nearly 500 children who had been removed from their homes out of concern for their safety ended up living in unlicensed placements. That means kids sleeping in offices, cars or hotels, while CPS rallies to find a foster home. And right in McLennan County, it was just recently reported that an average of 10 kids a week are thrust into that very same situation.

Jan 12, 2024 | kwtx.com | Pete Sousa

WACO, Texas - This week’s Be Remarkable takes us to Waco, where a local veteran has been making sure our service members are seen and respected for putting their lives on the line for America. It’s a mission that was molded by George Banks’ personal experience. “I can spot a veteran from a mile away and I will stop; are you a veteran? Thank you for your service, welcome home. It means, excuse me a second,” George Banks, Be Remarkable Winner.