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The agency said 518 rural volunteer fire departments across Texas will receive funding for firefighting equipment and emergency response.
The Rio Texas Conference is offering up to 20 $500 stipends to help local church representatives attend the 2027 UMAC Annual Meeting in Austin.
President Donald Trump pledged to provide more federal aid to Texas flood victims after the Federal Emergency Management Agency denied the state’s initial request to help individuals recovering from widespread floods in…
Arcadis Solano Silvera, a former pastor in Cuba who now lives in Miami, received his doctoral degree from the Texas seminary after years of study in several languages.
67.6% of Texas is in moderate drought or worse, down 2.6 points from the week before. 43.3% is in severe drought or worse. Source: U.S. Drought Monitor.
Three representatives from the Horizon Texas Conference took part in a Council of Bishops gathering in Calgary, Alberta, Canada, focused on the future of the United Methodist Church.
The second part of a conference podcast series looks at common misconceptions about early Methodist history.
Pasture mealybug and prevailing dry conditions have put a dent in hay production for parts of the state, while other areas have fared well this season, according to Texas A&M AgriLife Extension Service experts. Overall,…
Legislators and legislators-elect can start filing bills for the 90th Legislature. Look up any bill and find your legislators at https://matthewcoley.site/legis/
Three international scientists named Hagler Fellows will work with faculty and students at Texas A&M's College of Agriculture and Life Sciences.
Texas Parks and Wildlife says oyster harvest areas in several bays will open to commercial and recreational harvesters on Nov. 2.
The Rio Texas Conference ministry says its 2025 annual report, approved by Lilly Endowment Inc., shows work with families of young children and their churches.