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I May Never See This Future but I Hope We Build It Anyway
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It Was a Rusty Pile of Scrap — Or Was It? Turns Out It Was 2,200 Years Old
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What to do in the first two days after hail hits a north Houston roof
Photograph the slopes, tarp if water is moving, and do not let anyone waive your deductible. What hail does to roofs in Tomball, The Woodlands, and Conroe.
BusinessSeptember 21, 2026
He Told Himself the Truth in a Bathroom Mirror. Then He Went Looking for Purpose.
After Iraq, Chris Abbott spent nearly three years trying to figure out who he was without the uniform. The answer led him to Sean Gregory and Alpha Roofing and Construction.
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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.
- September 1, 2026
Can You Measure Faith by Counting Churches?
America's religious map records buildings and attendance. It cannot fully record what happens around kitchen tables—or what people carry into the world afterward.
- August 22, 2026
They Didn't Leave God. They Left the Building.
Fewer young Americans belong to churches, but that does not automatically mean they stopped believing. Faith now moves through phones, arenas, campuses and kitchen tables — and the church of tomorrow may look surprisingly like the church at the beginning.
- August 2, 2026
Fruits of the Spirit: Love
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Fruits of the Spirit: Self-Control
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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.
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The ultimate Texas road trip is an eight-day loop to Big Bend
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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?
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Proclamations, Toll Road Updates, and Healthy Debate | Recap of Montgomery County Commissioner's Court, September 17, 2026
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- September 24, 2026
What Montgomery County’s new tax rate adds to your bill
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