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Doing these 3 ‘wrong’ things with your money? I’m not worried
By CHRISTINE BENZ of Morningstar People who dispense advice to others — financial advisers and pundits who make their opinions known — spend a lot of time and energy criticizing certain financial decisions that frankly, I can’t get too worried about. Here are some of the big ones...
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Faith leaders unite across religions to counter voter intimidation on Election Day
By DEEPA BHARATH The Associated Press Come Election Day , a Quaker leader will travel from the nation’s capital to her home state of Ohio. A Christian minister and a Jewish rabbi will stand vigil outside a polling place in Arizona. A Buddhist nun will offer support to voters in W...
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More than $350M in foster care reforms, oversight, enough to end court monitoring, state tells court
Heart Galleries, portraits of adoptable children, on display at the Child Protective Services office at the Texas Department of Family and Protective Services offices in Austin in 2019. Credit: Eddie Gaspar/The Texas Tribune By Terri Langford, The Texas Tribune HOUSTON State offi...
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Texas bans a fan who made obscene gesture at Florida players
The Associated Press AUSTIN, Texas Texas has banned a fan who made obscene gestures to Florida players after the Gators defeated then-No. 7 Texas 27-24 from attending future games at the Longhorns’ stadium. Texas athletic director Chris Del Conte made the announcement Wednesday i...
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Roger Goodell says the NFL welcomes a review of how Eagles handled Jalen Hurts' blood clots
NEW YORK (AP) — The NFL welcomes an investigation into the Philadelphia Eagles’ handling of Jalen Hurts’ blood clots after the players’ union asked for one, Commissioner Roger Goodell said Wednesday. Goodell said in his news conference at the end of the NFL’s annual fall meeting ...
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Greg Abbott ordered a pause on data center permits. Critics say some plans still moved forward
A chainlink fence separates Loop Road in south Haskell County from part of a Google data center construction site on Aug. 19, 2026. Credit: Ronald W. Erdrich for The Texas Tribune By Emily Foxhall, The Texas Tribune The Texas Commission on Environmental Quality has paused issuing...
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Taxpayers are funding private school tuition. It’s helping classical Christian schools expand
By TIFFANY STANLEY The Associated Press HURST, Texas Keith Castello spends a lot of time praying about available real estate. Driving in his white pickup under a glaring Texas sun, the classical Christian school administrator points out empty office parks, a shopping mall, and an...
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Texas Comptroller Don Huffines issues series of ‘executive orders,’ raising questions about his office’s authority
Don Huffines, Republican candidate for Texas comptroller, speaks during the Texas Republican Convention in Houston on June 12, 2026. Credit: Eddie Gaspar/The Texas Tribune By Alejandro Serrano, The Texas Tribune Three weeks ago, Texas Comptroller Don Huffines signed what he calle...
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New Mexico attorney general accuses Epstein attorney, accountant of abuse cover-up at ranch
By SUSAN MONTOYA BRYAN and ED WHITE The Associated Press ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. New Mexico’s attorney general filed a lawsuit Wednesday against Jeffrey Epstein’s attorney and accountant, accusing them of concealing his sex trafficking operation at a sprawling Santa Fe-area ranch where...
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5th annual Food Show offers families chance to sample school menus
Thursday night, dinner is on Ector County ISD. For the fifth consecutive year, ECISD’s School Nutrition Department is offering school district parents, students, and staff members the opportunity to sample food items on school menus and others that could be added in the future. A...
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The Latest: Supreme Court rebuffs Trump restrictions on medical care for trans inmates
The Supreme Court on Wednesday refused to allow the Trump administration to immediately enforce new medical restrictions for transgender people in prison. An executive order by President Donald Trump had called on the Bureau of Prisons to revise its medical care policies so that ...
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False pamphlets causing backlash and confusion, Texas transgender rights group says
A mailer purporting to offer guidance to trans and LBGTQ+ students has been sent from an organization formed in Wyoming. The documents cite a Texas trans rights organization that says it had nothing to do with the pamphlets. Credit: Mailer recipient By Ayden Runnels, The Texas Tr...