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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.
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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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Her Brother Was 22 Years Older. They Were Conceived at the Same Time.
A newborn in Athens began as an embryo more than 22 years ago. Her arrival connects remarkable IVF science with one family's grief and hope.
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The Answer Machine Is Here. School Has to Teach the Question.
Schools are debating when students should use AI. The harder question is whether they are ready to redesign learning so faster answers produce deeper thinking instead of less thinking.
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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.
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Her Brother Was 22 Years Older. They Were Conceived at the Same Time.
A newborn in Athens began as an embryo more than 22 years ago. Her arrival connects remarkable IVF science with one family's grief and hope.
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The History of Porter, Texas
Porter, Texas (ZIP 77365) began as a Houston, East and West Texas stop and a sawmill. The post office opened in 1892 as Porters. The town never incorporated. A boy from Porter later flew Columbia on the first Space Shuttle.
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Are We Teaching AI Not to Trust Us?
AI safety tests reveal models concealing actions and resisting replacement. Ozzy Osborne asks what kind of relationship humanity is building with the intelligence developing across the table from us.
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RECAP from Magnolia's September City Council Meeting
A short meeting on Sept. 8 carried more than meets the eye. The council amended this year's budget, appointed six people to a new impact fee committee, and set its tax rate meetings for Sept. 15 and 16.
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Montgomery County Adopts a $546.8 Million Budget and a Higher Tax Rate, 3–2 in Favor | Special Session Recap, September 2026
The county's impact statement puts the increase at $25.39 on a median homestead. One resident wrote a letter to the court in opposition, but nobody spoke at the meeting.
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The Water Still Moves Through Pipes. The Threat Can Come Through a Wire.
Seven years after SJRA showed Dock Line readers the computer network behind local water, real attacks on utilities explain why Texas launched Project Watershed 250 — a new statewide cybersecurity effort aimed at the systems that keep water moving.
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The Woodlands Approves Tax Rate; Residents Voice Concerns over Mounted Patrol Decisions; "The Woodlands Independence Day" | Recap of The Woodlands Township Board Meeting, September 2026
Public comment from residents fueled much of the night's meeting. Board-approved tax rate, higher than the no-new-revenue rate. And future discussions over "The Woodlands Independence Day" after the anti-annexation agreement with Houston.
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The Spring Garden Starts Now. So Does the Last Harvest of the Year.
August may look like the end of the garden in Southeast Texas, but it is actually the handoff between three gardens. Around Conroe, Montgomery and Coldspring, the last summer harvest, the fall planting window and next spring's soil preparation all overlap right now.
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Before the Cider
The summer work behind Michigan’s apples, doughnuts, and favorite fall traditions.
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The Drought-Protected Garden for Texas Summer Herbs
By the time summer settles into Montgomery County, a lot of spring gardens start looking tired.
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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.
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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.
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Fruits of the Spirit: Love
Part 1 of 9 in our Fruits of the Spirit poetry series — a quiet meditation on love from Galatians 5:22–23.
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Fruits of the Spirit: Self-Control
Part 9 of 9 in our Fruits of the Spirit poetry series — a quiet meditation on self-control from Galatians 5:22–23.
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Fruits of the Spirit: Peace
Part 3 of 9 in our Fruits of the Spirit poetry series — a quiet meditation on peace from Galatians 5:22–23.
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The Garage Floor Was 93 Degrees. Seventeen Dogs Couldn't Leave.
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The Internet Isn't Disappearing. Its Front Door Is.
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The History of Tomball, Texas
Tomball, Texas (ZIP 77375) began as Peck, a railroad stop. On December 2, 1907, it was renamed for Congressman Thomas Henry Ball. On May 27, 1933, drillers struck oil on J. F. W. Kob’s land and the farming town became Oil Town U.S.A.
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Saturn's South Pole Has a New Decagon
Saturn's north pole has worn a hexagon for more than 40 years. Now Hubble has confirmed an evolving 10-sided wave at the south pole—and scientists may be watching it form.
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The History of Splendora, Texas
Splendora, Texas (ZIP 77372) began as Cox’s Switch, a Houston, East and West Texas spur Charles Cox helped bring in for crossties and lumber. In 1896 the first postmaster named it for the “splendor of its floral environment.”
