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Austin County residents turned out for the Austin County Fair Auction with bids totaling $2.4 million for the Youth Auction Sale. This kind of support shows that the county firmly stands behind their FFA students and their projects and gave them a much-needed pat on the back for their hard work.

HOUSTON – The Hobby Center for the Performing Arts, for the first time, swung the doors wide open for artists and arts organizations across Houston to apply for its annual Houston is Inspired initiative. Broadening the city’s cultural fabric and embodying the iconic idea that Houston is Inspired, The Ensemble Theatre | CJ Emmons, [Jk] Creativ, and Silambam Houston have been carefully selected as the 2025-2026 season residency recipients. Single tickets as well as three-show ticket packages on sale now and are available at thehobbycenter.

AUSTIN – The Texas Health and Human Services Commission is highlighting resources that help Texans prevent, recognize and reverse fentanyl poisonings as the state observes Fentanyl Poisoning Awareness Month in October.

AUSTIN – The Texas Department of Public Safety (DPS) has suspended the issuance of certain commercial driver licenses (CDLs) in compliance with an emergency rule change by the Federal Motor Carrier SafetyAdministration(FMCSA).

Home fires claim more lives in a typical year than all natural disasters combined During Fire Prevention Week (October 5-11), the American Red Cross Texas Gulf Coast Region reminds every one of the dangers of home fires, which claim seven lives every day in the U.S. To help protect your household, test your smoke alarms each month and practice your escape plan until everyone can get out in less than two minutes.