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 · Oct 26, 2022
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 · Oct 26, 2022
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 · Oct 26, 2022
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 · Oct 26, 2022
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? USA Today Sports Media Group · Oct 26, 2022
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 · Oct 26, 2022
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 The Independent UK · Oct 26, 2022
4 women’s college basketball teams with championship odds so enticing you have to bet on them Virginia Tech +4000 is pretty tempting. USA Today Sports Media Group · Oct 26, 2022
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 USA Today Sports Media Group · Oct 26, 2022
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 Guardian - US · Oct 26, 2022
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 · Oct 26, 2022
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 · Oct 26, 2022
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. The Texas Tribune · Oct 26, 2022
Editorial: Circling the wagons is good for electing Texas Republicans, but bad for the long run True democracy requires participation. Not just from voters, but from politicians. Tribune News Service · Oct 26, 2022
Tribune News Service · Oct 26, 2022 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 · Oct 26, 2022 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.
Tribune News Service · Oct 26, 2022 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.
The Independent UK · Oct 26, 2022 Low-wage workers bear financial brunt of denied abortions It has always been difficult to be pregnant on the job and to raise a child, but especially so for low-wage workers
The Independent UK · Oct 26, 2022 Texas doctor tells Biden students being forced to practice abortions on papayas after Roe v Wade ban A Texas doctor told Joe Biden that medical students were being forced to practice abortions on papayas as an “unintended consequence” of the overturning of Roe v Wade.
USA Today Sports Media Group · Oct 26, 2022 Top two in Golfweek/Sagarin rankings Vanderbilt, Arizona State set to meet in men’s final at East Lake Cup On the women's side, Hailee Cooper's walk-off eagle on the 18th hole in her match led Texas A&M into Wednesday's championship.
Ballotpedia · Oct 25, 2022 Nineteen Republican governors oppose proposed Project Labor Agreement rule Nineteen Republican governors wrote a letter to President Biden (D) on October 17, 2022, opposing a proposed federal rule to mandate the use of Project Labor Agreements (PLAs) for federal construction projects. The letter was signed by governors from Arkansas, Alabama, Arizona, Georgia, Iowa, Massachusetts, Mississippi, Missouri, Nebraska, New Hampshire,…
Tribune News Service · Oct 25, 2022 Athens longs to see Florida return as Georgia home game ATHENS, Ga. — With all due respect to Georgia coach Kirby Smart, the city of Athens is looking ahead to the Tennessee game.
USAFacts · Oct 25, 2022 How many people die crossing the US-Mexico border? Our nation, in numbers. USAFacts provides a comprehensive, nonpartisan view of the state of our union.
Tribune News Service · Oct 25, 2022 Texas high-school student detained after 911 call asking how many years he’d get for a killing FORT WORTH, Texas — An Eaton High School student was detained Tuesday after he called 911 and said he wanted to find out how many years he would get for killing someone because he felt like slaying others, according to a police call log.
The Independent UK · Oct 25, 2022 Dodge, deny or fib: Candidates vague on plans for '24 Presidential aspirants running for reelection to their current jobs while dreaming of the highest office in the land often face an uncomfortable question: Will they commit to serving a full term — should they win one — when their best moment to take a shot at the White House may…