By Van Yandell In my younger days, one of my target shooting friends was the chief engineer in a manufacturing plant. A statement he made stuck in my mind forever! “I get paid for what I know, not for what I do.” His expertise and creative abilities made strides for the manufacturing of products...
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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 ...
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Gov. Greg Abbott concedes at his election night watch party at Speakeasy in Austin on Tuesday, Nov. 3, 2026. Credit: Eli Hartman for The Texas Tribune By Ayden Runnels, The Texas Tribune In a remarkably sharp rebuke of Gov. Greg Abbott , President Donald Trump late Tuesday said t...
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By STAN CHOE and DAVID McHUGH AP Business Writers NEW YORK U.S. stocks are rallying Wednesday after President Donald Trump’s party lost its sole control of Washington in the midterm elections . Stocks generally do well in the months following any midterm U.S. election, regardless...
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A Flock camera is installed outside of St. Rita Catholic Church in Dallas on Oct. 25, 2026. Credit: Ben Torres for The Texas Tribune By Ayden Runnels, The Texas Tribune Voters in the Houston-area suburb of League City rejected the city’s continued use of Flock cameras in a refere...
