By JESSE BEDAYN The Associated Press HOUSTON Juli McShay had a few pointed questions for James Talarico, the Democratic nominee for the U.S. Senate in Texas, when she stood up during a town hall in Houston. Black audiences such as this one are key to Talarico’s effort to defeat Republican state...
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With just a few days left in the regular season, the AL West might make a particularly mediocre kind of history. After Tuesday night's games, the Texas Rangers and Houston Astros were tied for first place at 78-79. No full-season division champion has ever had a losing record. In...
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Law enforcement agents at the scene of a shooting of Wilber Rafael Garces Perez in North Austin on Sunday. Credit: Jacob Lujan/The Texas Tribune By Alex Nguyen, The Texas Tribune The federal immigration officer who shot a Venezuelan man in Austin was not using a body camera durin...
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By JILL COLVIN and AARON KESSLER The Associated Press WASHINGTON Republicans are growing increasingly grim about their chances in November, with aligned groups pumping money into reliably GOP states and candidates scrambling to distance themselves from unpopular White House polic...
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Texas Tech University’s fall 2026 enrollment officially reached 46,296 as of the 20th day of classes Monday, establishing another enrollment record for the university. The official count builds on the enrollment milestone Texas Tech announced on the first day of classes, when the...
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MIDLAND As Hunger Action Month comes to a close, the West Texas Food Bank is celebrating a month filled with community support, generosity, and action across West Texas. On Friday, September 25, from 9:30 to 10:30 a.m., the food bank will make their final Elementary School Cereal...
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MEXICO CITY (AP) — Southwestern Mexico braced for coastal flooding and mudslides Wednesday after Polo, a powerful Pacific cyclone, became a major hurricane. Forecasters also warned that Hawaii could face another onslaught of harsh weather later in the week. Hurricane Polo, an “ex...
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The University of Texas Permian Basin received a $150,000 grant to host the ConocoPhillips Small Biz Builder program in the Permian Basin for the second year. This program is designed to help local entrepreneurs and small business owners build stronger, more sustainable businesse...
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The Odessa City Council voted 4-1 to increase utility rates by 3% Tuesday night, but seniors and disabled people with three-quarter and one-inch meter-sized water service connections will be exempt. The Odessa City Council also voted unanimously to increase the property tax rate ...
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When Chinese President Xi Jinping arrives in Washington on Wednesday, he’s expected to get a rare greeting from President Donald Trump, who'll be on the tarmac to welcome his counterpart’s plane instead of waiting for him to drive up to the White House. Trump’s decision to greet ...
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Talker News | Talker Less than half of single Americans believe they’ll ever find “the one,” according to new research . A survey of 2,000 adults, half single and half in relationships, revealed just 41% of single respondents are confident they’ll find “the one.” But they’re not ...
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By HALLIE GOLDEN The Associated Press Dolly Parton ‘s estate accused the country music icon’s nephew of threatening to commit violence and destroy his aunt’s legacy and business empire in court filings that also asked a judge to keep him away from its employees and business deali...
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By ERIC TUCKER The Associated Press WASHINGTON The FBI is investigating an apparent breach of its jobs website as a criminal hacking group claimed to have accessed “very sensitive data” on nearly all agents and job applicants. “The FBI is aware of claims regarding unauthorized ac...
