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New Texas laws favor parents in child abuse investigations as legislators try to limit number of kids in foster care

Legislators also passed bills that will provide foster kids entering the troubled system with duffel bags or backpacks and those aging out of the system with help setting up bank accounts.

The Texas Tribune

John Clay: The NCAA is trying to force a legal showdown on NIL. Its strategy is shaky.

Apparently weary of waiting on Congress to clean up its mess, the NCAA has reportedly finally taken action on name, image and likeness. In true NCAA fashion, the action doesn’t appear rooted in reality.

Tribune News Service

We’re older than we used to be, especially in these states

The median age rose in almost every state last year, census estimates show, continuing a long-term trend that is pushing states to prepare for aging populations.

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Police release body camera video of an officer killing the gunman who killed 8 at a Texas mall

Police have released video footage of an officer killing a neo-Nazi gunman and quickly ending a mass shooting that left eight people dead and seven others wounded at a Dallas-area shopping mall

The Independent UK

Tigers' tough month continues with 10-2 loss to Rangers

ARLINGTON, Texas — Only two more days left in this misbegotten month for the Tigers.

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Texas nun is accused of having sex with a priest. Here’s what we’ve learned about him

FORT WORTH, Texas — The priest identified in a recorded interview as the man with whom a nun from Arlington broke her chastity vow is from North Carolina and recently spent time in Montana contemplating his vocation, according to Catholic officials.

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Think it’s hot now? This study says Texas could reach 125-degree temps within 30 years

FORT WORTH, Texas — Over the next 30 years, Texas and other parts of the central U.S. are at risk of being exposed to extreme heat — temperatures exceeding 125 degrees.

Tribune News Service

Texas death row inmate Rodney Reed, who says he's innocent, asked for a new trial. A court said no

An appeals court has denied a new trial request from a longtime Texas death row inmate whose supporters say there is evidence to back his claims of innocence

The Independent UK

Collin County grand jury clears officer who killed gunman in Texas mall mass shooting

DALLAS — The police officer who took down the gunman during last month’s mass shooting at Allen Premium Outlets was cleared Tuesday of any wrongdoing.

Tribune News Service

What Texas’ new NIL law means for college sports, NCAA oversight

When Cody Campbell co-founded The Matador Club, Texas Tech’s exclusive Name, Image and Likeness collective, he and his partners consulted attorneys and NCAA experts to ensure they did everything by the book.

Tribune News Service

With second special session underway, Texas lawmakers offer opening property tax-cut proposals

A stalemate among Texas’ top Republicans has dragged on for months. Tax-cut proponents in the House and Senate made their first pitches to end the impasse Wednesday.

The Texas Tribune

Ra’Shaad Samples Is Ready to Be College Football’s Next Big Success Story

The 28-year-old has a pathway to becoming the youngest head coach in the sport.

Sports Illustrated

Changes on horizon for Big 12 as BYU, Cincinnati, Houston, UCF set to officially join league

KANSAS CITY, Mo. — The Big 12 is entering a new era.

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Nat-Gas Prices Fall on Forecasts for a Break in Texas Heat

Aug Nymex natural gas (NGQ23 ) on Wednesday closed down -0.121 (-4.34%), adding to Tuesday's decline of -3.56%. July futures expired on Wednesday. Nat-gas prices on Wednesday fell sharply for a second day on forecasts that excessive heat in Texas will start to moderate this weekend, according to Atmospheric G2,...

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What is a heat dome and why is it making Texas so unbearably hot?

It’s excruciatingly hot in North Texas, and a weather phenomenon called a “heat dome” is to blame.

USA Today Sports Media Group

All-time high school QB rankings: Southwest region

For this group we pulled the all-time great high school quarterbacks from teams in the following states: Arkansas, Louisiana, Mississippi, New Mexico, Oklahoma and Texas.

Texas Observer

June Heat Wave Sends Hundreds to Texas ERs

Prolonged 100-plus degree weather has caused hundreds in Texas to seek emergency medical assistance during June's heat wave.

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Warm Audio's new ODD Box and Mutation Phasor II pedals look familar

The Texas company is channeling classic effects again

The Guardian - US

Record-setting Texas heat sends hundreds of people to emergency rooms

Emergency medical providers respond to heat-related illnesses as extreme temperatures become more frequent and prolonged

The Texas Tribune

Texas’ highest criminal court emphatically rejects death row inmate Rodney Reed’s claim of innocence

Reed, a Black man on death row for more than 25 years, has gained international support for his claims that he did not kill 19-year-old Stacey Stites, a white woman. Another appeal over DNA testing of evidence is still pending.

The Guardian - US

Texas heatwave blamed for 13 deaths as scorching temperatures and smoke spread across US – as it happened

Detroit extends air quality alert through Thursday while evacuation orders in effect in Arizona as crews fight Diamond fire

Fortune

It could be hotter in Texas today than 99% of the rest of the world

"Only the Sahara Desert & Persian Gulf area will be as hot or hotter than the Lone Star State,” according to meteorologist Ben Noll.

The Independent UK

Nearly a dozen West Texas deaths blamed on heat, which is expected to ease by the weekend

A National Weather Service meteorologist says West Texas could see scorching temperatures that are blamed for nearly a dozen deaths return to a more typical level by the weekend as a heat dome is expected to move eastward

Los Angeles Times

Internal report details rampant diarrhea among children at overcrowded border facility

Diarrhea was rampant, children were losing weight, and parents had to clean soiled clothing in sinks because guards would not provide them with clean items, mothers at an overcrowded Texas border facility in Laredo told Department of Homeland Security investigators last month, according to an internal report obtained by The…

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