Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton, the GOP’s U.S. Senate nominee, speaks during a discussion with United States Hispanic Business Council President and CEO Javier Palomarez in Fort Worth on Sept. 28, 2026. Credit: Shelby Tauber for The Texas Tribune By Kayla Guo and Gabby Birenbaum, The Texas Tri...
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By TIFFANIE BARRIERE at Voracious This spin on the Cider Cup is from my cocktail book “Good Spirits” ; the original drink has roots going back to the early 20th century. In Jacques Straub’s 1914 book, “Drinks,” cider, brandy, curaçao, maraschino liqueur, pineapple and citrus frui...
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Fight dinner fatigue with a smarter meal rotation that saves time, cuts stress and keeps everyone fed. Photo credit: Depositphotos By Karen Kelly More than half of adults in America make the same meals, week after week; in Gen Z, that jumps to 65%, according to a recent survey fr...
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MIAMI (AP) — Hurricane Rachel formed Wednesday in the Pacific Ocean, the National Hurricane Center said. The center of the cyclone was at sea and posed no threat to land. Rachel was located about 380 miles (615 kilometers) west of Lazaro Cardenas, Mexico, or about 220 miles (350 ...
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By PRISCILLA TOTIYAPUNGPRASERT El Paso Matters Michele Sleighel gave Pinto a fond smile as the horse dipped its head for a nuzzle. The 30-year-old retired therapy horse probably missed the children that used to pet him, she said. As Sleighel continued to talk, Pinto attempted to ...
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Somerset Academy Losee (Nev.) at Midland Lee >> Time, Date, Place: 4 p.m., Friday, Astound Broadband Stadium in Midland. >> Records: Somerset Academy Losee (1-5); Lee (3-2) >> Last Week: Sports Leadership and Management 24, Somerset Academy Losee 14; Austin Westlake 49, Lee 6 >> ...
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By Heidi Bruaw For years, the assumption was that comfort food worked the way any good food works: through taste. But researchers who study why certain dishes soothe people found something different. Four studies published last year in the journal “Cognition and Emotion” showed t...
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LONDON (AP) — The U.K. has “strong indications” that Iran played a part in the incident that saw five men arrested near a U.S.-run military air base in England late at night, Prime Minister Andy Burnham said Wednesday. Burnham said U.K. and U.S. officials are carrying out a “comp...
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By JIM VERTUNO AP Sports Writer AUSTIN, Texas University of Texas athletic director Chris Del Conte apologized for the top-ranked Longhorns’ vulgar on-field celebrations during their win over Tennessee and called them “embarrassing” for the school. In rare criticism directed at h...
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By REBECCA SANTANA The Associated Press WASHINGTON The Trump administration is considering reducing the scope of a planned border project through Big Bend National Park in Texas, a contentious undertaking that has drawn bipartisan opposition over concerns it will irrevocably mar ...
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By ALBERT STUMM The Associated Press If you’re dreading a midterm — or just studying hard to keep up in any class — chances are your study habits involve taking notes as you’re reading and then going back over them. Maybe you pull out (or click on) a highlighter. It turns out tho...
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AUSTIN Protecting public safety and the environment remained a top RRC priority in Fiscal Year 2026, with the commission plugging more than 2,000 orphaned wells statewide, exceeding the Performance Measure set by the Texas Legislature by 300 wells or 18.9%. Operators responsibly ...
