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Symposium set for April 29 in Bellville

1 year ago By News Staff

Texas A&M AgriLife Extension Service of Austin County and South Texas- based specialists are hosting the Annual South Texas Agriculture Symposium on April 29. This year is a “rapid fire” approach with 15 presentations in 15-minute intervals in a half-day program.

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DPS announces winners of Texas Top Trooper competition

1 year ago By News Staff

AUSTIN – The Texas Department of Public Safety (DPS) is proud to announce the winners of the 13th annual Javier Arana, Jr. Top Trooper Competition: Top male Corporal Kip Staton (Tyler) and Top female TrooperDaniBasye(Amarillo)— who also won the top female spot in 2022 and 2019. The competition wrapped up last Friday after several days of fierce competition, and Corporal Staton and Trooper Basye now qualify to represent Texas DPS in the National Top Trooper Competition, which willbehostedbyDPSinFlorence next month.

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Kids’ Kamp scheduled for Austin, Colorado and Washington counties

1 year ago By News Staff

The Bluebonnet Master Gardener Association, in conjunction with the Texas A&M AgriLife Extension Service team, is pleased to announce their 8th year of holding Kids’ Kamp in Austin, Colorado, and Washington Counties.

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Austin County Retired Teachers at TRTA Day at capitol

1 year ago By News Staff

On March 26, four members of the Austin County Retired Teachers Association traveled to Austin to participate in the TRTA Day at the Capitol. This is a day for retired educators to engage directly with lawmakers and advocate for their retirement security.

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Austin County Retired Teachers at TRTA Day at capitol

1 year ago By News Staff

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Blinn trustees hold tuition steady for fall 2025, move forward with campus expansion

1 year ago By News Staff

Affordability prioritized as Blinn sets stage for new Waller/ Harris County building and Brenham sports complex The Blinn College District Board of Trustees maintained tuition and general fee rates for the fall 2025 semester and authorized key facility improvements across multiple campuses during its regular meeting on Tuesday.

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Brazos Band shines at competitions

1 year ago By News Staff

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Is God Dead?

1 year ago By News Staff

Last time, we began to explore what a hallucination theory concerning the apostle Peter’s experiences would look like. From that exploration, we concluded that Peter neither had the “anticipating spirit” nor the “hopeful expectancy” to have hallucinated a risen Jesus.

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The journey of 1,000 miles begins with an apple fritter

1 year ago By Dr. James L. Snyder

Life has many paths, and I have discovered that traveling any of them takes a lot of energy. Unlike The Gracious Mistress of the Parsonage, my energy comes from those wonderful Apple Fritters.