
Handel's Messiah Draws Its Words From Scripture. Hear More Than a Christmas Tradition.
Charles Jennens compiled Biblical texts for Handel’s Messiah. Its three-part design reaches beyond the Nativity to death, resurrection and faith.

Charles Jennens compiled Biblical texts for Handel’s Messiah. Its three-part design reaches beyond the Nativity to death, resurrection and faith.

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Charles Jennens compiled Biblical texts for Handel’s Messiah. Its three-part design reaches beyond the Nativity to death, resurrection and faith.

The Tribune and WFAA report that the December hemp-rules argument was canceled. The industry expects a 2027 hearing, but no new date has been announced.

CBS and NBC confirm Trump offered Dana White the press secretary role. CNN reports an unnamed source says he declined; no acceptance is established.
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A Fifth Circuit panel heard Wildtype and UPSIDE Foods challenge SB 261, the Texas ban on selling cultivated meat. The ban stays in force while the judges decide.
The Houston-area lawmaker beat Bo French after a racist-post backlash. He will still be outvoted 2-1 on most issues, including wastewater injection and orphan wells.
Army Veteran Jarvis Minton joins Building With The Browers for a conversation about leadership, relationships, and being willing to start something unfamiliar.
Lampasas rancher Clayton Tucker beat Republican Nate Sheets to lead the $1.8 billion Texas Department of Agriculture. He promises action on data centers, school lunches, hemp and agricultural monopolies.
Unofficial Bastrop County results show Smithville's local option measure passing 1,223 to 318, ending different rules for annexed parts of town.

From a 1854 founding and a railroad move to streetcars, Proctor Reservoir and Ben Hogan, here is how Dublin grew in Erath County.

Goliad, Texas (ZIP 77963) began as Spanish La Bahía on the San Antonio River, was renamed in 1829 as an anagram of Hidalgo, and in 1836 saw James W. Fannin’s command executed after Coleto. The sources still disagree on how many prisoners Portilla held that Palm Sunday.

From a 1870s cattle ranch to Justin boots and Enid Justin's Nocona Boot Company, here is how this Montague County town got its name and its fame.

UH students used trail cameras at 25 Houston-area sites, revealing coyotes, bobcats, armadillos, feral hogs and other wildlife living alongside the city.
A 20-day September season would become 61 days from Sept. 1 to Oct. 31 in core counties. Night hunting on private waters would be allowed; public waters would stay closed at night.
TPWD's August roadside counts found bobwhites above average in most regions and scaled quail at 29.88 per route on the Edwards Plateau, up from 14.00 last year.
Tracks left about 113 million years ago still sit in the Paluxy riverbed. Here is how they were found, who made them and how to plan a visit.
The state-run center opened in 1996 after red drum crashed along the coast. Admission is free, and hatchery tours are offered by reservation.
Trump demanded a DOJ investigation Saturday. Reuters and CNBC report that he supplied no evidence of criminal conduct; a demand is not a finding.

Montgomery County says William Trails was grandfathered under earlier regulations, and no traffic study or surrounding-road improvement agreement was produced.
The Library of Congress explains why Registry selection means preservation significance, not a best-movie award or a family viewing recommendation.

TDEM announced additional flood-response resources Nov. 6. The NWS Brownsville Friday forecast called for weekend rain and possible isolated flash flooding.

Ahead of Nov. 11, the VA record traces Armistice Day, Congress's invitation to prayer and the return of Veterans Day to its historic date.

A Fifth Circuit panel heard Wildtype and UPSIDE Foods challenge SB 261, the Texas ban on selling cultivated meat. The ban stays in force while the judges decide.

Fox reports Samuel Alito has no retirement plans through at least the current term. His earlier CBS interview explains why he chose to stay.

Houston police will not contact ICE solely over an administrative warrant when someone is not arrested. Whitmire’s order follows this week’s Democratic wins.

Trump named Stephen Miller to replace Susie Wiles as chief of staff starting Monday. Wiles is moving to the Trump Political Operation.
