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The phrase 'everything is bigger in Texas' has stood the test of time. It may be no truer than the state's production of elite high school athletes in a variety of sports.

The phrase 'everything is bigger in Texas' has stood the test of time. It may be no truer than the state's production of elite high school athletes in a variety of sports.

The phrase 'everything is bigger in Texas' has stood the test of time. It may be no truer than the state's production of elite high school athletes in a variety of sports.

The phrase 'everything is bigger in Texas' has stood the test of time. It may be no truer than the state's production of elite high school athletes in a variety of sports.

The phrase 'everything is bigger in Texas' has stood the test of time. It may be no truer than the state's production of elite high school athletes in a variety of sports.

Now, they’re bringing those skills to students at Texas A&M’s RELLIS Campus as the squadron builds the field engineering lab at the Construction Field Laboratory on the RELLIS campus in Bryan.

Texas bills on religion in public schools await Gov. Abbott’s signature as Sunday deadline looms Senate Bill 10 would require the display of the Ten Commandments in all public school classrooms.