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COLLEGE STATION, Texas — We cannot control when disasters strike, but we can make sure we are prepared. Freeze-cured grasses, unseasonably warm temperatures and dry conditions will support increased potential for wildfire activity into early spring 2026.

Texas Agriculture Commissioner Sid Miller announced a formal collaboration with U.S. Congressman Pete Sessions, unveiling plans by Rep. Sessions to file landmark federal legislation to establish Agriculture Freedom Zones (AFZs) nationwide. The bill, once introduced, would seek to protect America’s most productive farmland, strengthen the nation’s food security, and continue supporting responsible innovation and development.

AUSTIN, Texas — The University of Texas System Board of Regents approved the creation of a new School of Computing at The University of Texas at Austin, a major step in advancing the University’s global leadership in computing, data, information and artificial intelligence that increasingly shape our society and economy. The new school is slated to open in Fall 2026.

AUSTIN – The Texas Department of Public Safety (DPS) announces the addition of Jamie Nicholas Wilson – a confirmed Black Gangster Disciple Nations gang member – to the Texas 10 Most Wanted Fugitives List. Texas Crime Stoppers is now offering a reward of up to $5,000 for information leading to his arrest. All tips are guaranteed to be anonymous.

Red Cross Water Safety programs and Swim App can help reduce drownings The American Red Cross is stressing the importance of constant, active adult supervision, along with ensuring that everyone learns to swim, as critical layers of protection to help prevent drowning.

The German philosopher Karl Marx famously said religion was “the opium for the masses.” Friedrich Nietzsche, Charles Darwin, and Sigmund Freud, along with a host of other notable thinkers of the late nineteenth and early twentieth centuries, were in adamant agreement. In fact, most materialists (those who believe there is nothing but material, non-spiritual things in the world) consider the Christian idea of a human soul enjoying eternal life after death as nothing more than a coping mechanism to soothe the cruel reality of our death and destruction.

For over 70 years, I believed sanity was a very important part of a person’s identity. Being sane enables one to be successful in life.