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Many Protestants mark Reformation Day on Oct. 31, the traditional date Martin Luther posted his Ninety-five Theses in Wittenberg in 1517.
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A Houston company is using oilfield drilling techniques to produce steady geothermal electricity for Google and the growing AI data-center industry. The technology is real — but the engineering challenges are too.
Willis, Conroe, Magnolia and Montgomery are growing quickly. But when ordinary errands become an ordeal, longtime residents begin withdrawing from the towns they helped build.
Art Aguilar Law Firm PC will hand out uncooked Thanksgiving meals, each meant to feed a family of six, from its Hwy 105 W parking lot in Montgomery.
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Daylight saving time ends at 2 a.m. local time on Sunday, Nov. 1, as Congress has yet to pass a bill ending the twice-yearly clock change.
About 4.2 million Texans picked a Marketplace plan for 2026. For 2027, two insurers are leaving, proposed rates are up and the deadlines matter. Here is what to check before you renew.
Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. launched a federal plan at JPS Health Network to catch kidney disease earlier, open up dialysis and expand transplants. Here is what it does, what it does not do yet, and who should get checked.
A Houston Advanced Research Center report projects that nitrogen oxide emissions could rise 35% by 2031 even in a clean-power scenario, and nearly 400% if data centers run on their own gas generators. Here is the health risk and how to protect your family on bad air days.
A study of more than 110,000 surgeries found that adding air purification units to operating rooms made no difference in infections or deaths. Here is what researchers think matters more, and what patients can do to lower their own risk.
On Christmas Eve 1854, Silesian families gave thanks under a live oak in Karnes County. Their church still stands beside it, and it is open every day.
Many Protestants mark Reformation Day on Oct. 31, the traditional date Martin Luther posted his Ninety-five Theses in Wittenberg in 1517.
Messengers to the Baptist General Convention of Texas meet Nov. 15-17 in Waco. On the agenda: the first constitution rewrite in a decade, a reduced 2027 budget and voting by text message.
Thursday's second reading locks in a $0.342649 rate, the most the city can adopt without an election. Kermit's legislative wish list also opposes lowering that limit.
Families in Kerr County, Uvalde and across the Hill Country will not get FEMA individual assistance for July 2026 flood damage. The state is reviewing an appeal as Washington tells states to carry more of the load.
Four propositions would replace five aging campuses and add indoor facilities that voters rejected in 2023. The district projects a 12.5-cent increase in its debt tax rate if all pass.
Russia freed Stephen Hubbard, a 74-year-old retired Michigan teacher jailed for over four years, as Trump envoy Steve Witkoff met Vladimir Putin.
The Charter Review Committee holds its final review tonight. Approved proposals would bar mid-term quitters from council for up to six years and cut the quorum from four to three.
Fall migrants rest on 4,141 acres of beach and marsh at the far southeast corner of Texas. Here is what to see, what it costs and what is closed.
Daylight saving time ends at 2 a.m. local time on Sunday, Nov. 1, as Congress has yet to pass a bill ending the twice-yearly clock change.
About 4.2 million Texans picked a Marketplace plan for 2026. For 2027, two insurers are leaving, proposed rates are up and the deadlines matter. Here is what to check before you renew.
On Christmas Eve 1854, Silesian families gave thanks under a live oak in Karnes County. Their church still stands beside it, and it is open every day.
Many Protestants mark Reformation Day on Oct. 31, the traditional date Martin Luther posted his Ninety-five Theses in Wittenberg in 1517.
Messengers to the Baptist General Convention of Texas meet Nov. 15-17 in Waco. On the agenda: the first constitution rewrite in a decade, a reduced 2027 budget and voting by text message.
Thursday's second reading locks in a $0.342649 rate, the most the city can adopt without an election. Kermit's legislative wish list also opposes lowering that limit.
Tom Cruise will receive the 52nd AFI Life Achievement Award at a gala tribute at the Dolby Theatre in Los Angeles on April 24, 2027.
Families in Kerr County, Uvalde and across the Hill Country will not get FEMA individual assistance for July 2026 flood damage. The state is reviewing an appeal as Washington tells states to carry more of the load.
