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Texas governor names second interim attorney general ahead of Ken Paxton's impeachment trial

Texas Gov. Greg Abbott has picked a longtime aide to serve as the state’s second acting attorney general following Republican Ken Paxton’s historic impeachment on allegations of misconduct and crimes

The Independent UK

Conjunto music enjoys a resurgence, bridging a divide between old and new musicians

Known for its thumping backbeat, vocals and shimmering accordion riffs, Conjunto has been around for more than a century. Now more young musicians are picking up the beat.

WEKU

Nat-Gas Prices Jump on Forecasts for Significant Heat in the Western U.S.

Aug Nymex natural gas (NGQ23 ) on Monday closed +0.087 (+3.37%). Nat-gas prices Monday closed sharply higher on forecasts for hot weather across most of the western U.S. and Texas, boosting nat-gas demand from electricity providers to power air conditioning. Forecaster Atmospheric G2 said significant heat will be seen in...

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New Mexico Football: First Look At The Texas A&M Aggies

The Lobos will hit the road to open 2023 in SEC country against the Aggies. Here's a first look at Texas A&M.

USA Today Sports Media Group

“I’ve put my life back together, but it’s all a growing process. If you stop growing, what good is it musically?” Stevie Ray Vaughan's In Step, and the new beginning that should have been

In this 1988 conversation, SRV discusses his affinity for the Fender Strat, how he approached learning Clapton and Hendrix, and the healing powers of the guitar

Guitar World

Extreme heat will smother the South from Arizona to Florida

Parts of Arizona, Texas and South Florida are forecast to see dangerous temperatures again after a weekend of extreme heat. Forecasters warn against spending time outdoors.

WEKU

Texas House and Senate reach a deal on how to cut property taxes

The deal would channel $12 billion to reduce the school property tax rate for homeowners and business properties, increase the homestead exemption, and create a pilot program to reduce taxes on certain residential and commercial properties. The legislation is expected to pass later this week.

The Texas Tribune

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Texas Sen. Roland Gutierrez enters Democratic primary targeting U.S. Sen. Ted Cruz in 2024

Known for pushing gun restrictions after the Uvalde school shooting in his district, Gutierrez will vie for the opportunity to take on Republican Cruz in the general election. U.S. Rep. Colin Allred, D-Dallas, is already running in the primary.

The Texas Tribune

Rudy Farias: A timeline of the bizarre case of the Texas man ‘missing’ for eight years

Rudy Farias was reported missing on 7 March 2015, sparking an eight year search. In reality, police say he was at his mother’s house all along

The Independent UK

With no new funding from the state, Texas schools are breaking the bank to pay for teacher raises

Lawmakers this year didn’t approve extra money to help schools pay for raises despite having an unprecedented $32 billion surplus — even after Gov. Greg Abbott commissioned a task force last year to improve teacher pay and retention.

The Texas Tribune

Tesla Seeks Temporary Workers For Three-Month Test-Driving Program

EV automaker aims to gather valuable data on performance, offering competitive pay and flexibility.

Zenger

Texas Amarillo shooting: Tributes paid to two party goers shot dead after fight broke out

Police say a fight broke out at the party in Amarillo, Texas, before some started shooting. Two people were killed and have been identified as Semagea 'Smitty' Smith, 32, and DeQuincton Taylor, 28

Daily Mirror

Two shot dead at booze-filled party as nine hospitalised in horror shooting outside bar

Three shocking mass shooting incidents on the same night have rocked communities across the US. Seven shot in Amarillo, Texas, with two dead. Nine shot in Cleveland, Ohio. Three shot in Los Angeles with one dead

Daily Mirror

AP News Digest 5:30 a.m.

Here are the AP’s latest coverage plans, top stories and promotable content. All times EDT. For up-to-the minute information on AP’s coverage, visit Coverage Plan.

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Admire the 'blue button jellyfish' washing ashore on Texas beaches, but don't touch

A tentacled summer visitor has arrived on the shores of the western Gulf. It looks like a jellyfish, but it's not. Look at the beautiful blue creatures — but don't touch, say state officials.

Tribune News Service

American states once awash in cash see their fortunes suddenly reversed

California Governor Gavin Newsom for years had an enviable problem. His state was awash in cash.

Tribune News Service

Campus diversity will be a struggle without race-based admissions, history shows

States that have tried to enroll more Black and Hispanic students in state universities without using race-based admissions policies have seen the numbers of those students slip — especially at elite institutions.

The Independent UK

Takeaways from AP's investigation of a Texas sheriff's history of alleged corruption and dysfunction

Sheriff Greg Capers was the picture of a Texas lawman as he announced the capture of a suspected mass shooter

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Deputies accused a Texas sheriff of corruption and dysfunction. Then came the mass shooting

Sheriff Greg Capers was the picture of a Texas lawman as he announced the capture of a suspected mass shooter

Tribune News Service

‘Secretive world.’ ACLU database to track conditions at California’s immigration centers

Jose Ruben Hernandez Gomez hopes a new grievance database recently launched by the ACLU Foundation of Northern California for the state’s six immigration detention centers — including three in the Central Valley — will help provide “more of a concrete proof ... of how unsafe these detention centers are.”

The Independent UK

Rudy Farias ‘plans to avoid mother’ as abuse claims swirl after fake missing case exposed - latest update

Houston activist Quanell X maintained in an interview with The Independent that Rudy Farias is a ‘victim’ of his mother’s abuse

The Independent UK

Texas prepares to deploy Rio Grande buoys in governor's latest effort to curb border crossings

Texas has started rolling out what is set to become a new floating barrier on the Rio Grande

Chicago Tribune

Civilian Office of Police Accountability acknowledges complaint against Chicago officers for alleged sex with migrant housed at station

CHICAGO — For months, migrants bused to Chicago from Texas have found themselves housed in Chicago police stations in difficult circumstances, leaving city and state leaders stunned Friday by allegations that officers at one of the police facilities may have had sexual contact with at least one of those seeking…

The Independent UK

2 men arrested in shooting that killed 3 people and injured 8 in Texas

Authorities say two men have been arrested in a shooting that killed three people and injured eight others as hundreds gathered in a Texas neighborhood on the eve of the Fourth of July

Tribune News Service

El Paso Walmart shooter sentenced to 90 life terms

EL PASO, Texas – PPatrick Crusius, the confessed mass shooter who pleaded guilty to killing 23 people at an El Paso Walmart nearly four years ago, was sentenced Friday to 90 consecutive life terms in federal prison.

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