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Senate GOP smashing political spending records in Texas with ad-buying binge for Ken Paxton
Attorney General Ken Paxton, the Republican nominee for U.S. Senate in Texas, walks on stage at Republicans’ midterm convention in Dallas on Sept. 9, 2026. Credit: Eddie Gaspar/The Texas Tribune By Gabby Birenbaum, The Texas Tribune WASHINGTON At the beginning of September, Democ...
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DAILY OIL PRICE: October 1, 2026
Crude Oil: 92.87 (+2.45). Nymex MTD AVG: 92.8700. Natural Gas: 2.967 (-0.059). Gasoline: 3.4026 (+0.0142). Spreads: November/December (+2.03) December/January (+2.08). Plains WTI Posting: 89.35 (+2.45). The post DAILY OIL PRICE: October 1, 2026 appeared first on Odessa American ....
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The Latest: Trump hits the campaign trail as a new AP-NORC poll shows his deepening unpopularity
Americans are deeply frustrated with President Donald Trump’s handling of the economy and rising prices. A new poll from The Associated Press-NORC Center for Public Affairs Research finds that only 17% of U.S. adults approve of his handling of the cost of living. Just 26% approve...
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Trump says latest Iran peace offer not enough, may resume bombing, and other Mideast developments
U.S. President Donald Trump says it's “possible” he may ramp up bombing of Iran after the Nov. 3 midterm elections and that he rejected Iran's latest peace offer because it's not good enough. Fighting between Houthi rebels and government forces overnight stirred fears that the Ir...
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Texans host the Cowboys seeking their first win after an 0-3 start
By KRISTIE RIEKEN AP Sports Writer HOUSTON After a second straight 0-3 start to the season, any win would be huge for the Houston Texans. But getting that elusive first win against the Dallas Cowboys on Sunday would certainly mean a little something extra. “We know how big this g...
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New ICE guidance bans high-speed car chases and sets tighter rules for traffic stops, a memo shows
By RYAN J. FOLEY The Associated Press U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement officers have been ordered not to engage in high-speed car chases and to make vehicle stops only if they have completed specific training, under new internal guidance issued after several drivers were ...
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Dual UK-Iranian national arrested over security incident at US-run air base in England
LONDON (AP) — Police on Thursday arrested a dual U.K.-Iranian national on suspicion of plotting a terror attack following a security incident at a U.S.-run military air base in England that British authorities have linked to Tehran. The 27-year-old man was arrested in central Lon...
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TXOGA and TIPRO say don’t ban diesel exports
The Texas Oil & Gas and Texas Independent Producers & Royalty Owners associations adamantly oppose President Trump’s threatened ban on the exports of American diesel fuel to other nations. TXOGA President Todd Staples says banning diesel exports would cripple domestic jobs, lead ...
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Hurricane Rachel strengthens to Category 2 off Mexico's Pacific coast
MEXICO CITY (AP) — Another storm strengthened into a Category 2 cyclone off Mexico's Pacific coast on Thursday morning at the same time northern Mexico and parts of the U.S. Southwest were reeling from flooding and damage from the remnants of Hurricane Polo earlier this week. Hur...
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Federal scholarship for private school and homeschooling opening to most kids in at least 30 states
By BIANCA VÁZQUEZ TONESS AP Education Writer Nearly all schoolchildren in at least 30 states can apply for a new federal scholarship next year to help pay for private school , homeschooling and other educational expenses, according to regulations proposed Thursday by the Trump ad...
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Former Dallas officer convicted of killing Black man in his apartment granted parole
By JIM VERTUNO The Associated Press The former white Dallas police officer convicted of killing a Black man in his apartment that she mistook for her own was granted parole Thursday after serving seven years of her 10-year sentence. The Texas Board of Pardons and Parole, which is...
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Data centers pump $340M into rural Texas projects as they try to improve their reputations
Cranes rise above one of the Google data center buildings under construction in south Haskell County on Aug. 19, 2026. Credit: Ronald W. Erdrich for The Texas Tribune By Jayme Lozano Carver, The Texas Tribune LUBBOCK A new water tower in Turkey: $3 million. Upgrades for a museum ...