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AUSTIN – Texas 10 Most Wanted Criminal Illegal Immigrant Ismael Arias – a convicted child sex offender from Cuba – is this month’s Featured Fugitive. The reward for information leading to his arrest is increased to $4,000 during November if the tip is received this month.

AUSTIN – Governor Greg Abbott appointed Lois Palermo and reappointed Danielle Franklin, D.D.S. and Raymond L. Wiggins, D.D.S., M.D. to the Dental Review Committee for terms set to expire on February 1, 2031. The Committee serves on informal settlement conference panels to determine whether an informal disposition of a contested case against a license holder is appropriate, and to make recommendations for the disposition of the complaint or allegation.

Average gasoline prices in Texas have risen 3.5 cents per gallon in the last week, averaging $2.57/g today, according to GasBuddy’s survey of 13,114 stations in Texas. Prices in Texas are 10.1 cents per gallon lower than a month ago and stand 1.1 cents per gallon lower than a year ago. The national average price of diesel has increased 4.7 cents compared to a week ago and stands at $3.638 per gallon.

AUSTIN – After nearly three decades of investigation, law enforcement officials have identified the now-deceased suspect who they believe raped several elderly women in Bastrop Co. between 1997 and 2005. The suspect, Emory Earl McVay, of Smithville, died in 2010 at 48 years old.

One thing I have learned in life is that for many people, truth is a relative thing. The truth is what they say it is, and you can’t convince them otherwise.

Critics of Christianity contend that it is all well and good that Christians argue God is omnipotent, omniscient, and perfectly good, nonetheless, evil remains all the same. Last time we stated that the task of the Free Will Defense is to show no logical contradiction between two premises: 1), There is an omnipotent, omniscient, perfectly good God, and 2) there is suffering in the world. Even so, the question inevitably comes: “If God is the Creator of everything, and God is all-powerful, then couldn’t God have created a world with no evil?” When it comes down to it, this is the heart of the question, isn’t it? In response, skeptics lean one of two ways: either God is not all-powerful, or God does not exist. At any rate, the answer to the question is yes; God could have created a world with no evil. Having done so, however, the evil-free world that God could have created would have come at a great price—perhaps too great.

Be advised that the city of Sealy Health Inspector has inspected the following establishments for food preparation, kitchen cleanliness, and sanitary conditions: 1. 7’s Mart – 11/6/25 – 1. Wipe all shelves, expired fire extinguishers, 3ft clearence at back door, all items must be 6” off floor, repaint parking beams, re-stripe parking lot and soak soda nozzels nightly. Grade – 91 2. Walgreens – 11/6/25 – 1. Must remove all expired food from shelves; shelves must be cleaned & wiped down; dented cans must be removed from shelves. Grade – 89 3. Wildcat Express – 11/6/25 – 1. Clean all window sills, sinks in mens restroom need to be cleaned, all employees must have food handlers/ Mgrs in 2 weeks, keep all shelves clean & wiped down, soda nozzels must be soaked nightly, all expired food must be removed from shelves and thrown away, all items must be 6” off floor. Grade – 90 4. Subway #48730 – 11/6/25 – 1. The last pest control was 8/28/25 (usually done bi-monthly), food handlers’ certificates must be at the store, must have fire extinguishers. Grade – 94 5. Sonic – 10/21/25 – 1. Very clean and organized. Grade – 100 6. CVS – 10/21/25 – 1. Clean shelves. Clean bottom of coolers. Remove expired food products from shelves. Grade – 96 7. Sealy Fuel Express – 10/21/25 – 1. Front door should have “These doors to remain unlocked during business hours.” Expired canned goods and other expired items all must be removed from shelves. Wipe all the shelves. Clean & soak all soda nozzles nightly. All items must be 6” off the floor. Both front doors unlocked and clear (no blocking) Grade – 86 8. Walmart – 10/23/25 – 1. Wipe all shelves, canned goods and jars. Remove all expired goods. Remove all dented cans. Repair leaky sink in deli. Grade – 87 9. Hinze’s BBQ – 10/24/25 – 1. Very nice and organized. Grade – 100 10. Main Street Market – 10/24/25 – 1. Remove broken ice machine. Wipe shelves down. Soak soda nozzels every night with soap and water. Repair sink cover in men’s restroom. Grade – 92 11. Popeye’s – 10/24/25 – 1. Women’s restroom very dirty. One stall out of order, broken toliet handle, needs repair. Trash bin needs to be cleaned. Men’s restroom has leaky sink and needs to be cleaned. Dead flies on biscuits in cooler. All items must be 6” off floor. Grade – 76 12. Lucy’s – 10/27/25 – 1. Prestine condition and very well organized. Grade - 100