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In a major win for Houston conservation, the Coastal Prairie Conservancy has permanently protected 220 acres of Three Oaks Farm just outside of Katy. This newly conserved property fills a critical piece in the heart of the Katy Prairie Preserve — a growing network of more than 19,500 acres of protected prairie, wetlands, and working lands west of Houston.

Throughout this series of articles, there has been an underlying and heretofore unexplored question: Did the apostles make the whole thing up? Was the claim of Jesus’s resurrection from the dead some grand hoax, some grand myth that quickly grew into a phenomenon placing the disciples in the grand spotlight of Christian stardom? After all, an empty tomb could have simply meant that the disciples (or anyone else, for that matter) stole the body.

I just celebrated another birthday. I never imagined I would get this old, but here I am, old and still breathing. Reflecting on my birthday celebration, I looked back on my life and realized I’ve been so busy, I’ve not had much chance to think. I know most people believe thinking is an essential part of life. I guess it is, but it has never been an essential part of my life.

Mission — As federal support for key USDA programs winds down, small-scale Texas farmers warn of the damaging effects on local agriculture, community health, and school nutrition across the state. Jesus Lozano, founder of Triple J Organics in Mission, TX, says these cuts threaten hard-earned progress that has made locally grown produce more accessible to families and students alike.

All beef cattle and hay producers are encouraged to turn in a sample of their hay for analysis at this year’s Austin County Hay Show scheduled for Oct. 3. Hay sample collection boxes and forms will be available at the following drop-off locations: Bellville Farm & Ranch, Linseisen’s Feed & Supply Inc, and Austin County Extension Office, all in Bellville; Steinhauser’s in Sealy; Bernardo Farm & Ranch in Cat Spring; 4M Feed & Ranch in New Ulm; Lindemann Store in Industry.

Two Bellville graduates were listed on The University of Texas at Tyler students who were named to the spring 2025 President’s Honor Roll. Bellville’s Emmie Defrates, College of Arts & Sciences and Carissa Foster, Soules College of Business were named to the President’s Honor Roll.