The Odessa City Council will discuss a draft ordinance Tuesday regulating donation bins in light of the July death of a homeless man inside one of them. Shortly after Roberto Hernandez, 45, became trapped inside a bin and died, Councilman Craig Stoker asked for donation boxes and bins be placed o...
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By JESSE BEDAYN The Associated Press AUSTIN, Texas Winning Texas has been the Democratic Party’s white whale for years, the much-hyped attempts repeatedly ending in disappointment. Now, the U.S. Senate contest between Democrat James Talarico and Republican Ken Paxton is another t...
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By KRISTIE RIEKEN AP Sports Writer HOUSTON The New York Giants know better than to underestimate the Houston Texans entering Sunday’s matchup even though they’ve won just two games this season. That’s especially true with the way C.J. Stroud is playing. Stroud was the AFC Offensi...
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By NICHOLAS RICCARDI The Associated Press The Trump administration has filed a lawsuit to block certification of the Senate race in Alaska if Republican Sen. Dan Sullivan loses the contest while another candidate with the same name is on the ballot, kicking off what many have fea...
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By MATTHEW BROWN The Associated Press Defense attorneys for the man accused of assassinating conservative activist Charlie Kirk are suggesting a 2029 trial date because they say it could take them that long to prepare their case. Attorneys for Kirk’s widow, Erika Kirk, said Thurs...
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Shelbi Adams spends her morning watching over children at Katherine Sage Temple Early Learning Center in Diboll on Feb. 25, 2025. Credit: Michael Cavazos for The Texas Tribune By Jess Huff, The Texas Tribune Quality control measures implemented on programs receiving federal Child...
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PARIS (AP) — A gunman firing from a vehicle in a Paris suburb Friday killed one person and wounded several others, including a 12-year-old girl, in what French authorities suspect may have been a racially motivated attack. France’s National Anti-Terrorism Prosecutor’s office took...
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The fresh produce section at a grocery store in Buffalo, Texas, on June 29, 2023. Credit: Joe Timmerman/The Texas Tribune By Jess Huff and Sasha Draeger-Mazer, The Texas Tribune The number of Texans receiving food stamps has hit a 17-year low as the federal government tightens el...
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An attendee waves a trans pride flag while marching with activists and supporters from the Bexar County Courthouse to Crockett Park in “March for Us,” San Antonio’s third annual celebration of Transgender Day of Visibility, on March 29, 2025 in San Antonio. Credit: Salgu Wissmath...
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MIAMI (AP) — Vance became a hurricane Friday and the National Hurricane Center said it would strengthen rapidly as it nears Mexico's Pacific Coast. Vance was a Category 1 hurricane with maximum sustained winds of 90 mph (150 kph) as it churned about 455 miles (730 kilometers) sou...
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BUCHAREST, Romania (AP) — A drone hit and sank a cargo vessel in the Black Sea on Friday, killing one crew member and leaving three missing, officials said, in the latest attack on commercial shipping in the region that has raised fears of an escalation in Russia's war against Uk...
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SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — Most of the immigrants targeted by federal authorities in California this week for alleged voter fraud had applied for U.S. citizenship and now face charges related to lying on forms or during interviews. Those charges could lead to years in prison and thwart...
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MIDLAND Tickets are now on sale for Midland Festival Ballet’s 33rd annual production of “The Nutcracker,” returning to the Wagner Noël Performing Arts Center December 12-13. A cherished Permian Basin holiday tradition, “The Nutcracker” brings together dancers from studios across ...
