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AUSTIN – On this Veterans Day, the Texas Department of Public Safety (DPS) proudly recognizes the more than 2,100 veterans across the department who now continue their commitment to serve by protecting the people of Texas.

Critics of theism rightly ask, “Couldn’t God have created a world in which there was less evil and suffering?” Contrary to the assertion, this is not the best of all possible worlds God could have created. A world in which there was one more good angel or one more good person serving other people would certainly make the world better, wouldn’t it? Better yet, what if God interceded in the affairs of everyday life to eliminate or at least reduce the world’s suffering? That sounds great, but how would that work, exactly?

I thought got over the problems I had two weeks ago. I thought I stepped onto new ground and everything was going to be fine.

I’ve been reading historian Jill Lepore’s We the People as part of my study of the U.S. Constitution. The framers never believed their creation would be perfect or unchanging. They built a document that could be amended— changed, refined, and made better by the people it would govern. They saw the power to amend as the purest form of self-government.

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.