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Why Do You Pray? and When Do You Pray?I would guess that most of us can recite “The Lord’s Prayer” without even thinking about what we are saying. It’s automatic, ahhhh but there’s the problem.

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State CapitalAbbott: Flooding death toll now at 135Gov. Greg Abbott said late last week that the statewide death toll from the catastrophic flooding in the Hill Country stands at 135, and the number of persons missing has dropped to three.

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State CapitalKerr County death toll tops 100, with 161 still missingSearch teams have recovered 103 bodies in Kerr County after the devastating July 4 floods along the Guadalupe River, with Gov. Greg Abbott saying at least 161 people were still unaccounted for.

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Happy Summer, I pray you all are doing wonderful and enjoying the nice evenings we’ve had recently. Well, let me ask a question: Has your tongue ever gotten you in trouble? I bet it has. My tongue has gotten me in plenty of trouble. Especially when I was younger.

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State CapitalDeath toll climbs in Hill Country flooding;”legislators will investigate response to crisisGov.

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We would like to thank our generous sponsors for their contributions towards our Summer Reading Program 2025! Their donations helped make this entire program possible. Thank you for caring about YOUR library & the minds of YOUR communities children!!!

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State CapitalVouchers could change homeschool landscapeThe passage of the state’s first voucher program means homeschool families in Texas will soon be eligible for up to $2,000 to use toward educational costs such as tutoring or curriculum.

Bleeps and No-Bleeps...

To editors: For the past several months, I have experienced a droopy left eyelid, and the condition worsened to the point that a surgical procedure was recommended.

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State CapitalAbbott vetoes THC ban, calls special sessionGov. Greg Abbott just before the midnight deadline Sunday vetoed a bill on THC products and said he would call a special legislative session to regulate products containing the substance, the Austin American-Statesman reported.

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How wide is your circle….. your circle of inclusion……your circle of influence? That’s what I would like for you to think about as you read this article.How inclusive are you of people of other beliefs and values…. of other races, nationalities, and lifestyles? How inclusive should you be?