By MARCIA DUNN AP Aerospace Writer CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. One of NASA’s premier space telescopes plunged to Earth on Wednesday, ending its 22-year investigation of the universe’s biggest explosions. The Swift Observatory’s demise came less than three months after a long-shot rescue mission failed....
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MIDLAND, Texas (KOSA) - Tom Craddick wins re-election to Texas House District 82 (Midland) Rep. Tom Craddick has won re-election to represent Texas House District 82. House District 82 is made up of Midland, Martin and Dawson counties. I am deeply honored by the continued support...
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Members gather around the dias during a point of order regarding a bill on the Texas House floor in Austin on Sept. 9, 2025. Credit: Kaylee Greenlee for The Texas Tribune By Renzo Downey, The Texas Tribune Democrats seized control of the Texas House in Tuesday’s midterms for the ...
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By LISA MASCARO and KEVIN FREKING The Associated Press WASHINGTON House Speaker Mike Johnson will be stepping aside from Republican Party leadership after the GOP’s wipeout in the midterm election , declining to seek support to stay on as House minority leader in the new Congress...
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Millions of Americans obsess over true crime. The reason why reveals as much about human psychology as the programs’ criminals. Photo credit: Depositphotos By Sharon Rhodes True crime is arresting. In September, the movie “Primetime,” based on behind-the-scenes stories of Chris H...
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By JESSICA DAMIANO The Associated Press My friend Josie gets more lemons than she knows what to do with from the tree growing in her California backyard, and she doesn’t have to give it much thought over the winter. But here in New York, my trees grow in pots that have to move in...
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Jon Rosenthal, Democratic candidate for Texas Railroad Commissioner, speaks to convention attendees at a general session of the Texas Democratic Convention in Corpus Christi on Friday, June 26, 2026. Credit: Eddie Gaspar/The Texas Tribune By Carlos Nogueras Ramos, The Texas Tribu...
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University of Texas Permian Basin will honor and recognize the men and women who have served our country during its annual Veterans Day Celebration scheduled at 9 a.m. Wednesday, November 11, at the Student Activity Center on the UTPB campus. The post UTPB hosting Veterans Day Ce...
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By U.S. Sen. John Cornyn Even before the polls closed on Tuesday, an epic blame game had begun. How did Republicans fumble the success of 2024 into this midterm meltdown? How did we lose so many Senate seats, including in my home state of Texas, a conservative cornerstone for mor...
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By John Stossel “There is an epidemic of suffering!” says New York Gov. Kathy Hochul. “A mental health crisis!” says Vice President JD Vance. Alarmist media agree: “Mental health crisis among U.S. teens,” reports The New York Times. The Wall Street Journal: “America’s mental heal...
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Survey data published last week show a sharp decrease in violent crime from 2024 to 2025, which is consistent with FBI numbers released last summer. Although the Trump administration has tried to take credit for that welcome development, there are several reasons to doubt such cl...
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The Texas Supreme Court. Credit: Miguel Gutierrez Jr./The Texas Tribune By Alex Nguyen, The Texas Tribune Democrats broke the Republican hold on Texas’ highest courts as part of the blue tsunami, as some GOP members of the Texas Supreme Court and 15th Court of Appeals congratulat...
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A school bus drives past the Texas Capitol Complex as State Board of Education members hold a meeting in the William B. Travis building in Austin on Nov. 17, 2023. Credit: Julius Shieh/The Texas Tribune By Jaden Edison, The Texas Tribune Texas Republicans’ unrestrained dominance ...
