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The Rio Grande isn't just a border – it's a river in crisis

The Rio Grande is one of the longest rivers in North America, running some 1,900 miles (3,060 kilometers) from the Colorado Rockies southeast to the Gulf of Mexico. It provides fresh water for seven U.S. and Mexican states, and forms the border between Texas and Mexico, where it is known…

The Conversation

Texas proposition lets voters decide whether to cut property taxes for homeowners and businesses

Proposition 4 could usher in a bevy of property tax changes. That includes using $12.7 billion from a record state budget surplus to lower school district taxes.

The Texas Tribune

Texas Rangers see off Houston Astros to reach first World Series since 2011

The Rangers will come up against either the Philadelphia Phillies or the Arizona Diamondbacks.

The Independent UK

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Sports World Reacts to Rangers’ Game 7 Rout of Astros

Texas stunned MLB fans on Monday after clinching its first AL pennant in 12 years.

Sports Illustrated

Rangers slug their way to first World Series trip since 2011 in rout of Astros

Adolis García homered twice and drove in five runs as the Rangers reached the World Series with an 11-4 blowout of the Astros in Game 7 of the American League Championship Series on Monday night.

Chicago Sun-Times

García, Seager slug Rangers to first World Series trip since 2011 in 11-4 Game 7 rout of Astros

Adolis García homered twice and drove in five runs as the Texas Rangers reached the World Series with an 11-4 blowout of the Houston Astros in Game 7 of the AL Championship Series

The Independent UK

Jose Altuve's Leadoff Double Broke Minute Maid Park's Wall in ALCS Game 7

Houston's Jose Altuve damaged the outfield wall with one powerful swing off Texas starter Max Scherzer on Monday night.

Sports Illustrated

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Nick Fuentes is just the latest white supremacist embraced by Defend Texas Liberty

While Fuentes’ unapologetic hate mongering has made him one of the nation’s best-known white supremacists, he was merely the latest in a long line of people who have been embraced by Defend Texas Liberty and its close allies.

The Texas Tribune

Rangers' Bruce Bochy Gets Hilarious Game 7 Proposition From Madison Bumgarner

Madison Bumgarner reached out to Bruce Bochy ahead of Game 7.

Sports Illustrated

Texas lawmakers weigh spending $1.5 billion on more border barriers. Experts say walls alone won’t stop migrants.

The House Appropriations Committee passed House Bill 6 on Monday. If it becomes law, the bill would fund an estimated 50 miles of new barriers at the 1,200-mile Texas-Mexico border.

The Texas Tribune

College Football Week 8 Winners and Losers: Virginia stuns North Carolina, Penn State fails yet another major test

We had some close calls in Week 8, but Virginia ultimately came through to take down a top-10 team on the road.

USA Today Sports Media Group

Lubbock County becomes latest to approve “abortion travel ban” while Amarillo City Council balks

Lubbock is now the fourth, and largest, county to pass the ordinance which would punish people through civil lawsuits for aiding pregnant women seeking abortions outside of Texas.

The Texas Tribune

GOP conference ready to vote for speaker Tuesday - Roll Call

House Republicans on Monday night expressed some cautious optimism that their time without a leader is nearly over.

Roll Call

Ohio State football recruiting recap: Highlights, crystal balls, visits and offers

The Buckeyes won off the field as well this past weekend #GoBucks

USA Today Sports Media Group

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Mary Lou Retton Discharged From Hospital After Pneumonia Battle, per Daughter

The American gymnastics legend had been in the ICU at a Texas hospital for weeks.

The Texas Tribune

Dan Patrick to use $3 million from Defend Texas Liberty to buy Israeli bonds

More than two weeks after the influential PAC’s leader met with a Hitler admirer, Lt. Gov. Patrick said the GOP must ”root out” antisemitism. Patrick had initially said he’d keep the PAC’s money.

Sports Illustrated

Forde-Yard Dash: LSU, Florida Among Teams Waking Up in October

Following slow starts, these teams’ latest play sets them up to cause chaos across conference races and perhaps even the College Football Playoff picture.

The Texas Tribune

Who is Pete Sessions and why is he running for House Speaker?

Sessions is the longest-serving representative running to become U.S. House Speaker. He previously led the House Republican campaign arm through a record-breaking victory, but he still faces a steep battle to secure the gavel.

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The Guardian - US

Axel the border collie saves life of teen boy having stroke in Texas

Gabriel Silva, 17, was saved by his family’s dog, who alerted his parents that he was having a stroke in the early morning

USA Today Sports Media Group

The Eagles’ Tush Push doesn’t need to be banned. Other teams just need to stop it

Don't ban the tush push. Just get a stop.

Sports Illustrated

SI:AM | What Their Win Over the Dolphins Revealed About the Eagles

... and what it said about Miami’s place in the league.

Autosport

10 things we learned from the 2023 F1 United States Grand Prix

Everything's bigger in Texas, according to popular belief and brass-plated belt buckles. While the on-track spectacle across Formula 1's sprint and grand prix races at the Circuit of the Americas largely did not deliver on such hyperbole, the post-race ramifications certainly did as the theatre ensued in the stewards' room.

Texas Observer

Texas Still Issues Thousands of Permits for Natural Gas Flaring

Advocates say the Texas Railroad Commission process is more of a "rubber stamp" for oil and gas companies to keep polluting indefinitely.

The National (Scotland)

K-Pop girl group stun Texas crowd after donning Rangers tops in hilarious mix-up

A girl group has gone viral after performing in Rangers tops in a hilarious mix-up.

Sports Illustrated

Scherzer’s Redemption, Abreu Suspension Loom Over Enticing ALCS Game 7

After the Rangers’ 9–2 win over the Astros in Game 6, the fate of two pitchers may hold the key to Monday’s American League Championship Series finale.

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