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For Republicans, winning Hispanic voters will be a bigger fight than South Texas

Nearly half of Hispanic Texans live in the state’s five largest counties, a voting bloc Democrats cannot afford to lose as they struggle to compete in the state’s vast rural areas.

The Texas Tribune · Oct 21, 2022

Former Texas officer pleads guilty to pepper-spraying man who was filming police in 2020

FORT WORTH, Texas — A former Keller police sergeant pleaded guilty Thursday to illegally pepper-spraying and arresting a man who filmed his son’s interactions with Keller police in August 2020.

Tribune News Service · Oct 20, 2022

Mac Engel: Dallas Cowboys’ CeeDee Lamb, 'I want to be a great role model'

FORT WORTH, Texas — It’s been nearly 30 years since Charles Barkley told the world he didn’t think he should be a role model, a message that today’s pro athlete has no concept of asking.

Tribune News Service · Oct 20, 2022

No. 13 TCU prevails in overtime thriller over No. 8 Oklahoma State

FORT WORTH, Texas — For awhile it seemed like TCU wouldn’t be able to climb out of a 24-7 deficit, but with persistence on defense and creativity on offense the Horned Frogs battled back to push No. 8 Oklahoma State to overtime.

Tribune News Service · Oct 16, 2022

Mac Engel: TCU, Oklahoma State and the rest of Big 12 are like the Big Ten — waiting on Notre Dame

FORT WORTH, Texas — No. 13 TCU’s game against No. 8 Oklahoma State is the future of the Big 12 Conference, but even this future is somehow tied to Notre Dame.

Tribune News Service · Oct 15, 2022

A former Los Angeles Angels employee gets 22 years in Tyler Skaggs' overdose death

Eric Kay was sentenced to 22 years in federal prison for providing Angels pitcher Tyler Skaggs the drugs that led to his overdose death in 2019.

WEKU · Oct 12, 2022

Mac Engel: He’s not Darren Woodson, but he’s closer to anything the Cowboys have had since Woody

FORT WORTH, Texas — With all respect to the Oklahoma Roy Williams, not the Texas Roy Williams, Donovan Wilson is closer to anything the Dallas Cowboys have had at safety since Darren Woodson.

Tribune News Service · Oct 12, 2022

Mental health crisis hits young Black, Latino people harder. What’s the solution?

FORT WORTH, Texas — Last fall, Daisy Sanchez spent every other night crying in her college dorm room.

Tribune News Service · Oct 12, 2022

Ex-Angels employee sentenced to 22 years in prison in Tyler Skaggs overdose death

FORT WORTH, Texas — Former Angels communications director Eric Kay was sentenced to 22 years in federal prison Tuesday after being convicted of providing counterfeit oxycodone pills laced with fentanyl that led to the overdose death of pitcher Tyler Skaggs.

Los Angeles Times · Oct 12, 2022

Ex-Angels employee sentenced to prison for supplying drugs in Tyler Skaggs overdose death

FORT WORTH, Texas — Former Angels communications director Eric Kay was sentenced to 22 years in federal prison Tuesday after being convicted of providing counterfeit oxycodone pills laced with fentanyl that led to the overdose death of pitcher Tyler Skaggs.

Los Angeles Times · Oct 11, 2022