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Companies say they’re being denied Texas tax breaks as a state agency is overwhelmed with applications

Hundreds of businesses have sought tax savings from the state before the Chapter 313 program expires. Two companies say they are missing out despite being eligible.

The Texas Tribune

Testimony ends in murder trial of ex-Fort Worth officer Aaron Dean; jury gets case Wednesday

FORT WORTH, Texas — Prosecutors and defense lawyers closed their cases Tuesday in the murder trial of former Fort Worth police officer Aaron Dean, who fatally shot a Black woman in her mother’s home more than three years ago.

Tribune News Service

With billions for broadband on the line, Texas asks federal government for more time to improve access maps

Local officials, echoing Glenn Hegar, say the current maps are flawed and the process to lodge complaints is cumbersome.

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Texas high school accused of ignoring ‘daily’ racist harassment of Black students in federal complaint

Complaint filed with Department of Education’s Office of Civil Rights

The Independent UK

Both sides close their cases in murder trial of ex-Fort Worth officer Aaron Dean

Tribune News Service

Judge: Texas death row inmate should get new, unbiased trial

A court ruling says a Jewish death row inmate who was part of the “Texas 7” should have his conviction overturned and get a new trial because the judge presiding over his case “harbored antisemitic bias.”

The Independent UK

The largest battery storage project in Texas gets sold

Madrid-based renewable energy operator Acciona Energía has swooped in to acquire the largest battery storage project on the Texas grid.

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Judge rules against Oklahoma in attempt to execute inmate

A federal judge in Texas has rejected Oklahoma's attempt to have a federal prisoner transferred to state custody so he can be executed

The Independent UK

How To Prevent the Next Water Crisis

Amid droughts, climate change and development, Todd Votteler has ideas for how Texas can prevent future conflict over resources.

Texas Observer

The Supreme Court Will Hear a Second Challenge Over Biden's Student Loan Forgiveness Plan

As the Court agrees to take up yet another case against the Education Department's loan forgiveness plan, Biden's goal of forgiving billions in student loans seems increasingly doomed.

Reason

Texas Democrats After Beto

Joaquin Castro? Colin Allred? Lina Hidalgo? Clay Jenkins? Can anyone gain a political foothold in the GOP-controlled Lone Star State?

Texas Observer

Defense lawyers rest their case in murder trial of ex-Fort Worth cop Aaron Dean

FORT WORTH, Texas — Defense lawyers rested their case Tuesday in the murder trial of former Fort Worth police officer Aaron Dean, who fatally shot a Black woman in her mother’s home more than three years ago.

Tribune News Service

Vanguard announces exit from net zero climate investment alliance

On December 2, the Federal Reserve’s board of governors released its proposed rule on climate risks for big banks, including its proposed environmental stress tests. The board asked for public comments:

Ballotpedia

A massive storm brings tornadoes to the South and a blizzard threat to central U.S.

A massive storm blowing across the country spawned tornadoes that wrecked homes and injured a handful of people in parts of Oklahoma and Texas, including the Dallas-Fort Worth area.

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PHOTOS: Best images from the Thunder’s 121-114 loss to the Mavericks

The best photos from the Thunder's 121-114 loss to the Mavericks.

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USA TODAY Sports Super 25 high school football rankings

The latest Super 25 as of Dec. 13, 2022.

The Texas Tribune

DACA deal for “Dreamers” fizzling as Texas Republicans prioritize border security

The House passed the American Dream and Promise Act in March 2021, which would allow DACA recipients, or “Dreamers,” to apply for permanent residency and end the legal limbo that has repeatedly jeopardized their ability to stay in the United States.

Tribune News Service

What’s next for top-ranked Texas basketball after coach Chris Beard’s suspension

Chris Beard exited the Travis County Jail in Austin on Monday afternoon, released after posting bond on a felony domestic violence charge.

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Sports Illustrated

Chris Beard Suspended Indefinitely Following Arrest

The second-year Longhorns coach was arrested Monday morning and charged with third-degree felony assault.

Tribune News Service

Cowboys add veteran WR T.Y. Hilton

FRISCO, Texas — One day owner Jerry Jones said the team had not giving up on signing receiver Odell Beckham — “not all with an exclamation point,” Jones said — the Dallas Cowboys have turned their attention to another veteran wide out to bolster a possible Super Bowl run.

Al Jazeera

Asylum seeker crossings into US city of El Paso spike on weekend

Critics warn looming end of Title 42 immigration policy could lead to more crossings along the US-Mexico border.

USA Today Sports Media Group

Michigan State listed in top 4 for former Texas A&M, 4-star DL Tunmise Adeleye

Michigan State football is one of four teams still in the running for a major transfer portal target

The Texas Tribune

After disappointing midterms, Texas GOP votes unanimously for a new national leader

Ronna McDaniel has kept the RNC aligned with former President Donald Trump, who some Republicans have blamed for the party’s underwhelming performance in the midterm elections.

Tribune News Service

Former cop Aaron Dean tells jurors at Fort Worth murder trial ‘the gun was pointed directly at me’

FORT WORTH, Texas — Former Fort Worth police Officer Aaron Dean told a Tarrant County jury Monday morning he saw a gun before he shot and killed a Black woman in her mother’s home more than three years ago.

Reuters

Some 1,500 migrants crossed Rio Grande into El Paso on Sunday - witness

About 1,500 people crossed the Rio Grande overnight from Mexico into El Paso, Texas, a Reuters witness said on Monday, amid an increase in migrant arrivals in the area ahead of the expiry of a pandemic-era order that blocks them at the U.S.-Mexico border.

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