The Latest Breaking News from Texas

SEC’s Greg Sankey: ‘We’re already a superleague’

Will there be further expansion of the SEC? Perhaps. Will Oklahoma and Texas join the league early. Dunno. What’s the solution to competitive equity with the advent of NIL? Not sure but working on it. Will the College Football Playoffs expand? Maybe, eventually.

Tribune News Service · Jul 18, 2022

Texas Department of Public Safety investigating how 91 of its troopers and Rangers responded to Uvalde school shooting

The department’s officers made up nearly one-fourth of the 376 law enforcement members who responded to Texas’ deadliest school shooting. Announcement of the inquiry came one day after a report criticized police response to the massacre.

The Texas Tribune · Jul 18, 2022

Texas state police to review Uvalde school shooting response after report finds ‘systemic failures’

The state’s Department of Public Safety said it would investigate whether its officers had broken laws or rules during the chaotic 77 minutes that passed before the shooter was stopped

The Independent UK · Jul 18, 2022

SEC Commish Says Adding Texas, Oklahoma Trumps Adding USC, UCLA

Speaking on the first day of the conference’s media days, Sankey gave his thoughts on the recent realignment moves.

Sports Illustrated · Jul 18, 2022

Texas DJ dead at 23 after falling from apartment balcony, police say

A popular Texas DJ died Wednesday at age 23 after falling four stories from a balcony earlier in the month, police said.

Tribune News Service · Jul 18, 2022

Texas Official Urges State Legislature To Set Aside Political Differences, Expand Cannabis Program

Texas continues to be one of the more restrictive states in terms of cannabis access despite its Compassionate Use Program, a 2015 measure that allows residents to consume so-called low-THC products that contain .3% or .5% THC with a physician's recommendation.

Benzinga · Jul 18, 2022

GOP rep mocked for saying he will ‘never’ give up AR-15 hours after devastating Uvalde report

‘Is this your message to the parents whose kids were slaughtered?’

The Independent UK · Jul 18, 2022

‘Not good enough’: Uvalde victims’ families react to report on police failures

Family members of Texas school shooting victims say state legislature’s 77-page report ‘doesn’t change anything’

The Guardian - US · Jul 18, 2022

3 takeaways from Texas Democratic Party convention as midterm elections approach

DALLAS — For more than two decades, Texas Democrats have been trying to wander out of the wilderness, and the upcoming midterm elections may be one of their toughest odysseys.

Tribune News Service · Jul 18, 2022

Injured, Sick, Widowed, and Sued

Cities are filing lawsuits to claw back first responders’ hard-won workers’ compensation.

Texas Observer · Jul 18, 2022