The Latest Breaking News from Texas

Johnathan Hankins acquired to bolster Dallas Cowboys defense

FRISCO, Texas — On Sunday, Dallas Cowboys owner Jerry Jones said the team would only make a trade to bolster their chances if a difference-making player like Hall of Famer Deion Sanders was available.

Tribune News Service · Oct 25, 2022

Rappers Keep Getting Murdered in Texas

TakeOff, of the popular Atlanta group Migos, became the latest hip-hop performer killed in Texas, as the tragic body count grows in 2022.

Texas Observer · Oct 25, 2022

These are the most expensive contested elections in the Texas Senate

Elections for all 31 seats in the Texas State Senate will take place on Nov. 8, 2022. Republicans hold an 18-13 majority heading into the election.

Ballotpedia · Oct 25, 2022

PGA Tour Champions 2023 schedule features return to Coachella Valley and Morocco — and a record $66 million in prize money

The 2023 PGA Tour Champions schedule features the first event in Coachella Valley since 1993.

USA Today Sports Media Group · Oct 25, 2022

Clarence Hill: Dallas Cowboys defense one of best, needs Dak Prescott to not mess it up

ARLINGTON, Texas — That the Dallas Cowboys were a defense-led team was first made evident in training camp when the offense rarely made any plays in practice.

Tribune News Service · Oct 25, 2022

Editorial: Drills, quick response minimized tragedy. But is this where America should be?

The active-shooter scene this time wasn’t from a school in a faraway town like Uvalde, Texas, but rather right down the street at the Central Visual & Performing Arts dual high school complex right across the street from Tower Grove Park. The scenes of ambulance gurneys carting away victims and…

St. Louis Post-Dispatch · Oct 25, 2022

Editorial: A third term for Texas Gov. Greg Abbott

Texas is a strong and prosperous state.

Tribune News Service · Oct 25, 2022

After controversy, Vanderbilt’s Gordon Sargent takes East Lake Cup stroke play; Texas A&M’s Blanca Fernández García-Poggio also wins

The drama in deciding the men's individual winner occurred not on the course, but in the scorer's tent.

USA Today Sports Media Group · Oct 25, 2022

Texas natural gas drops toward zero as output swamps pipelines

Natural gas prices in the Permian Basin of West Texas are plunging toward zero as booming production overwhelms pipeline networks, creating a regional glut of the fuel.

Tribune News Service · Oct 25, 2022

Texas students’ math scores saw a sharp decline during pandemic

State math scores on the National Assessment of Educational Progress dipped significantly between 2019 and 2022, but reading scores for fourth and eighth graders held steady.

The Texas Tribune · Oct 24, 2022