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Do you have a pecan tree in your yard? Not sure what variety it is? You do not need to own a pecan orchard to participate in the Annual Austin County Pecan Show. If you live in a neighboring county and your county does not host a pecan show, you are also eligible to enter the Austin County Pecan Show.

BRYAN-COLLEGE STATION — Half a million pets are affected by home fires each year, with more than 40,000 of those animals losing their lives, according to the American Veterinary Medical Association.

AUSTIN – Governor Greg Abbott reappointed Victoria Bryant, Pharm.D., Shannon Calhoun, Salil Deshpande, M.D., Lacey Fails, Calvin Green, Jeff Hoogheem, Kenneth James, Kourtney Kouns, Jerome Lisk, M.D., Leticia Rodriguez, Jonathan Sandstrom Hill, Cynthia Stinson, Ph.D., Wes Tidwell, and Carlos Vital, M.D. to the Texas Health Services Authority Board of Directors for terms set to expire on June 15, 2027. The Authority is responsible for coordinating the implementation of health information exchange in Texas.

Haunted Harbor Tours Returns to Galveston: Ghosts, Storms, and Sunken Secrets Await on the Island’s Most Haunted Cruise Presented by the award-winning Baywatch Dolphin Tours team at Pier 21 Galveston — The dark waters of Galveston Bay hold stories that refuse to rest. This fall — and every night of the year — Haunted Harbor Tours invites guests to step aboard and uncover them through an immersive, one-hour ghost cruise exploring the island’s most chilling maritime legends. Departing from Pier 21, the tour brings Galveston’s haunted past to life with atmospheric narration, eerie lighting, and live storytelling.

Applications are being accepted for the Gideon Lincecum Chapter of the Texas Master Naturalists’ 2026 training class. The Texas Master Naturalist Program’s mission is to develop a corps of well-informed volunteers to provide education, outreach, and service dedicated to the beneficial management of natural resources and natural areas within their communities for the State of Texas.

The crux of the matter is simply this: Is the Bible authoritative? To this stage, all of the articles in this column ultimately lead to this question. This is ground zero for the Christian and skeptic alike— those like Michael. You remember Michael. He has been with us from the start of this column and the argument that began over a year ago. Michael does not believe the Bible is authoritative. Nonetheless, biblical authority is an essential question that very much sets at the heart of the debate over God’s alleged death.