Nocked & Loaded Killeen

09/14/2026

09/14/2026

HOLY HYBRID!

This rare catch (and release) from the Trinity River is a hybrid between a female alligator gar and a male longnose gar. 🧐 The long, triangular snout is a telltale feature.

Gars have existed for more than 200 million years, diverging into separate species about 100 million years ago. But due to their incredibly slow rate of evolution, hybrids can happen (though rare).

But that’s not all….

Gar may contribute to the fight against cancer.

They have the lowest known genetic mutation rate of jawed vertebrates, thanks to an exceptionally efficient DNA repair system. Understanding these DNA repair pathways may have promising implications for cancer research!

📷 Sebastian Benitez
Congratulations on this incredible catch 👏

09/12/2026

New platform heading our way.

NEW: DPS’ Regulatory Services Division (RSD) is launching a new online platform for the state’s License to Carry (LTC) program. The new licensing platform – RSD Connect – is set to go live in less than a month.

There will be temporary pause in online LTC services as data is transferred over to the new RSD Connect platform. Customers have until Sept. 12 to submit new applications on the current platform, and until Sept. 14 to submit supporting documents for existing applications. LTC applications will resume on Oct. 1, 2026

More information about RSD Connect is available here: https://bit.ly/4xqbiR1

09/12/2026

Practice before church. 😃

09/11/2026

Check out these classes available ladies.

09/10/2026

🤣🤣🤣🤣

09/09/2026

Who has friends like this?