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NASA Went Looking for Mars. Brewers Got Better Beer.
Technology designed around a Mars problem found an unexpected home in craft breweries, where carbon dioxide from fermentation can be captured, cleaned and used again.
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Best BBQ in Texas
Twenty-five joints, photographed and mapped — from Burnt Bean to Tejas Chocolate + Barbecue and beyond.
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I May Never See This Future but I Hope We Build It Anyway
At 69, Ozzy Osborne imagines a future where humans and AI contribute together, machines remain tools, and intelligence cannot be owned.
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It Was a Rusty Pile of Scrap — Or Was It? Turns Out It Was 2,200 Years Old
It looked like a pile of corroded iron that could have gone to a scrap dealer. Instead, workers reported it — and researchers now say the find is Europe's largest known mass discovery of prehistoric iron bars.
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NASA Went Looking for Mars. Brewers Got Better Beer.
Technology designed around a Mars problem found an unexpected home in craft breweries, where carbon dioxide from fermentation can be captured, cleaned and used again.
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Flight Indoor Golf puts TrackMan bays on Lancaster Pike in Hockessin
Flight Indoor Golf is open at Hockessin Crossing, 7465 Lancaster Pike, with TrackMan bays, hourly play from $55, and a Monday night with Six Paupers for golfers from Wilmington, Newark, and Pike Creek.
EntertainmentJuly 28, 2026
Footloose the Musical
Presented by Stage Right of Texas Theatre Company By Rebecca McDowell
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FaithSeptember 1, 2026
Can You Measure Faith by Counting Churches?
FaithAugust 22, 2026
They Didn't Leave God. They Left the Building.
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At Raccoon Boot Camp, the Goal Is to Make Them Forget Us
At first they need people for everything. Six months later, success means these orphaned raccoons know how to survive without us.
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Two Sea Turtles Just Made History on America's West Coast
Two olive ridley mothers chose California beaches where no sea turtle had ever been recorded nesting. Nearly 200 eggs are now being protected, and the real ending may be fifteen years away.
- September 25, 2026
The ultimate Texas road trip is an eight-day loop to Big Bend
San Antonio, Fredericksburg, Enchanted Rock, two nights in Big Bend, and Marfa. The eight-day drive from the Houston area, with the days that are only for the car.
- September 23, 2026
The Neighbor Honking at 3 A.M. Was a Bear
A Colorado father blamed a rude neighbor for the middle-of-the-night horn. The real culprit was trapped inside a Toyota—and the way out required a very long rope.
- September 22, 2026
A Texas Teen Caught a Fish That Shouldn't Quite Exist
A 19-year-old Texas angler caught a rare Trinity River hybrid whose triangular snout—and ancient genetics—connect two gar lineages separated for roughly 105 million years.
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The State of Our Aquifers: south Montgomery County still shows the deepest long-term drops
USGS hydrologist Jason Ramage told a Woodlands Green audience on September 24 that long-term groundwater declines of more than 360 feet are concentrated in south-central Montgomery County, while converted parts of Harris and Galveston counties have recovered.
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Willis Is Building Thousands of Homes While the Roads Are Still Waiting
Thousands of homes and new stores are taking shape around Willis, but FM 830 still awaits construction funding and TxDOT says FM 1097 has no widening plan.
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Part 2: The Houses Are Coming. Who Pays for the Roads, Water and Drainage?
The houses are only part of the bill. Part 2 follows the roads, drainage, utilities, special districts and property taxes behind the growth taking shape along FM 1488.
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Health & FitnessLast Week
Eat, Speak, Smile Again: The Life-Changing Power of Dental Implants
Missing teeth change how you eat, speak, and smile. ClearChoice in The Woodlands explains implants, the team, financing, and a Dock Line reader offer.
- August 31, 2026
Gum Disease Explained: Signs, Risks, and How to Restore Your Smile After Tooth Loss
Nearly half of adults over 30 show signs of gum disease. Here’s what to watch for — and how ClearChoice in The Woodlands helps patients restore a smile after tooth loss.
- August 30, 2026
The Future Arrived Just in Time
The phone rings less, familiar responsibilities fade and life can begin pointing backward. Then a new future opens the door and reminds us that curiosity has no retirement age.
- August 24, 2026
Time Does Not Erase Grief. It Teaches Grief How to Live Beside Us.
The empty chair, the telephone number we cannot call and the leash beside the door all reveal the same truth: grief notices absence, not categories. The pain can soften as life grows around it, while love and memory remain.
- August 21, 2026
Aging in Place Isn't a House Plan. It's a People Plan.
Most Americans would rather grow older at home, but an accessible house cannot make every decision or prevent every crisis. Real aging-in-place planning begins with people, paperwork, affordable safety changes and an honest backup plan.
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Sometimes the Best Sermon Is Seven Words on a Roadside Sign
A church sign has only a few seconds to make someone laugh, think or feel welcome. Behind those roadside messages are people who believe a little joy can become a real ministry.
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At Raccoon Boot Camp, the Goal Is to Make Them Forget Us
At first they need people for everything. Six months later, success means these orphaned raccoons know how to survive without us.
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After Thursday night’s Houston storms, how to check a roof for leaks
Thursday night’s storms dropped 3 to 6 inches from Katy through The Woodlands, and more than 8 inches near Magnolia. Here is how to spot a roof leak before more rain arrives.
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The State of Our Aquifers: south Montgomery County still shows the deepest long-term drops
USGS hydrologist Jason Ramage told a Woodlands Green audience on September 24 that long-term groundwater declines of more than 360 feet are concentrated in south-central Montgomery County, while converted parts of Harris and Galveston counties have recovered.
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Willis Is Building Thousands of Homes While the Roads Are Still Waiting
Thousands of homes and new stores are taking shape around Willis, but FM 830 still awaits construction funding and TxDOT says FM 1097 has no widening plan.
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Eat, Speak, Smile Again: The Life-Changing Power of Dental Implants
Missing teeth change how you eat, speak, and smile. ClearChoice in The Woodlands explains implants, the team, financing, and a Dock Line reader offer.
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They Came to Grow Tomatoes. They Stayed for Each Other.
For more than 50 years, a Conroe garden has given Montgomery County residents 55 and older a place to grow food — and something harder to measure: friendship, routine and a reason to keep showing up.
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Two Sea Turtles Just Made History on America's West Coast
Two olive ridley mothers chose California beaches where no sea turtle had ever been recorded nesting. Nearly 200 eggs are now being protected, and the real ending may be fifteen years away.
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Part 2: The Houses Are Coming. Who Pays for the Roads, Water and Drainage?
The houses are only part of the bill. Part 2 follows the roads, drainage, utilities, special districts and property taxes behind the growth taking shape along FM 1488.
