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Self-proclaimed ‘socialist’ to ‘red pill’ anti-lockdown crusader: What are Elon Musk’s politics?

The Tesla and SpaceX tycoon has donated to both parties and attacked everyone from Joe Biden through Donald Trump to trade unions and ‘pronouns’, but underneath it all there is a consistent ideology, writes Io Dodds

The Independent UK

Watch: Abortion isn’t on the ballot, but here’s how your vote could impact access in Texas

Texans are headed to the polls for the first time since the procedure was essentially banned across the state. Texas Tribune women’s health reporter Eleanor Klibanoff explains how each ballot cast influences the future of abortion policy.

The Texas Tribune

Why all eyes are now on the often ignored Texas Board of Education races

All 15 seats of the State Board of Education are up for grabs in November, and one race in District 7 highlights how critical race theory has become a key issue.

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Brickbat: There for the Taking

Smith County, Texas, Precinct 1 Constable Curtis Harris, Chief Deputy LaQuenda Banks, and Sgt. Derrick Holman have been charged with theft of property between $750 and $2,500, abuse of official capacity, and official oppression. Prosecutors said the three were caught on bodycam video taking cash, ammunition, sunglasses and other items…

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Verstappen Aims to Beat Teammate Perez, Claim Record Win in Mexico

Max Verstappen will be seeking a party-pooping record this weekend when he aims to beat Red Bull team-mate Sergio Perez in front of his passionate home fans at the Mexican Grand Prix, AFP reported. The 25-year-old world champion, whose triumph in Texas last Sunday secured the constructors' world title for…

Asharq Al-Awsat

Cruz lambasts Democrats as he stumps for Ogles in Tennessee

Texas Sen. Ted Cruz on Wednesday lambasted Democrats’ leadership on inflation, crime and foreign policy as he urged Tennessee voters to send Republican Andy Ogles to Congress

The Independent UK

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Texas tumbles further in voting access, report finds

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Texas Supreme Court weighs whether to dismiss abortion funds’ defamation case against anti-abortion activist

Several abortion funds have sued anti-abortion activist Mark Lee Dickson, who called them “criminal organizations,” for defamation.

The Texas Tribune

Republican Mayra Flores rejected from all-Democratic Hispanic caucus

The Congressional Hispanic Caucus bylaws explicitly block Republicans from joining due to major policy differences between members in the past.

The Texas Tribune

Texas tumbles further in voting access, report finds

DALLAS — Voters in Texas face among the most obstacles in the U.S. to cast a ballot, a new academic study says.

Tribune News Service

Man gets death for killing Texas agency's 1st Sikh deputy

A man has received a death sentence for the fatal 2019 shooting of a law enforcement officer who was the first Sikh deputy in his Texas agency

The Independent UK

Cowboys RB Ezekiel Elliott misses practice, has knee sprain

FRISCO, Texas — Ezekiel Elliott writhed on the ground Sunday afternoon after suffering what the Cowboys running back hoped was only a deep bruise to his right knee. He returned in the second half and sure looked OK, hurdling over a Detroit Lions safety on an 18-yard gain during his…

Tribune News Service

Man dies of heart attack after wife calls emergency services but is put on hold

More than 38,000 emergency calls in Austin, Texas are having to wait two-and-a-half minutes on hold to speak to an emergency responder as the city battles with life-threatening job vacancies

Daily Mirror

Super 25 high school football schedule: Next opponents for the top-ranked teams

Who are the next opponents for the nation's top high school football teams?

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Texas man dies of heart attack as wife left on hold with understaffed 911 call centre for 15 minutes

Austin’s 911 call center is suffering a major staffing shortage that leaves one out of every three calls not being answered within 15 seconds, well below the national standard of 90 per cent

The Independent UK

Ten-year-old boy accidentally shoots and kills eight-year-old brother with shotgun in Texas

‘I always struggle to even say it’s accidental because these are truly preventable,’ sheriff says

USA Today Sports Media Group

4 women’s college basketball teams with championship odds so enticing you have to bet on them

Virginia Tech +4000 is pretty tempting.

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Oklahoma State vs Kansas State Prediction, Game Preview

Oklahoma State vs Kansas State game preview, prediction, and breakdown for the Week 9 game on Saturday, October 29

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The doctors leaving anti-abortion states: ‘I couldn’t do my job at all’

Four months after Roe v Wade was overturned, some providers have left states restricting abortions or changed careers

The Texas Tribune

Texas Republicans in tight races open to rape and incest exceptions to abortion ban

In some battleground state legislative races, Republicans have been making overtures to those who believe the ban as too extreme. They have said they are open to revising the ban to include the exceptions — and even voiced confidence that the Legislature will do so when it reconvenes in January.

The Texas Tribune

Inside a bus, East Texans get the health care they can’t afford or find anywhere else

Access to health care is limited in rural Texas. The mobile clinic operated by Beaumont-based TAN Healthcare aims to close that gap.

The Texas Tribune

After suspending political donations post-insurrection, AT&T and Valero fund election-deniers in the midterms

AT&T and Valero were among a handful of political action committees that donated to candidates this cycle who have denied the legitimacy of the 2020 election results.

Tribune News Service

Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton leans into controversy, brushes off scandals as he vies for reelection

AUSTIN, Texas — Ken Paxton settled in across from two Austin police officers and asked them not to turn on their recorder. The attorney general didn’t want the public to hear what he was about to say.

Tribune News Service

Texans' COVID-19 vaccine records might eventually be destroyed because of state law

FORT WORTH, Texas — The COVID-19 vaccination records of at least 9.6 million Texans will be destroyed five years after the statewide public health disaster ends, unless state officials manage to contact all vaccine recipients and ask whether they want the records preserved.

Tribune News Service

Texas revamps ‘active-shooter’ drills at K-12 schools to minimize trauma

AUSTIN, Texas — After Britt Kelly’s son participated in a lockdown drill two years ago in his Lamar, Texas, kindergarten class, he had nightmares and wet his bed. Now 8, he can sleep only with a light on.

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