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College Football’s Most Sought-After Seats for Week 6 Games

Counting down the 10 most intriguing matchups and the most in-demand tickets for Saturday’s slate of games.

Sports Illustrated · Oct 6, 2022

Uvalde school hires ex-trooper who responded to massacre

A former Texas state trooper who was part of the law enforcement response now under investigation for its actions during the deadly school shooting in Uvalde has been hired by the school district as a campus police officer

The Independent UK · Oct 6, 2022

Federal judge hands Texas a win in lawsuit over protections for gay, transgender workers

DALLAS — A federal judge in Texas has ruled that employment protections for gay and transgender workers do not extend to policies regarding dress codes, preferred pronouns or bathroom usage.

Tribune News Service · Oct 6, 2022

Woman, 21, shot dead by embarrassed friend after she beat him in basketball game

According to victim Asia Womack's family, she was shot to death after beating a friend at a game of basketball in Dallas, Texas, in the US, leaving her loved-ones grieving

Daily Mirror · Oct 6, 2022

2 indicted after imported jaguar cub was left on doorstep of Southern California animal rescue

LOS ANGELES — A jaguar cub was illegally bought, sold, transported and ultimately abandoned outside an animal sanctuary in Southern California, resulting in federal charges for a Riverside County man and a Texas woman, prosecutors said.

Los Angeles Times · Oct 6, 2022

Border chief says GOP governors’ migrant relocation campaign is stoking migration to US

WASHINGTON — A few days after Daniel got off a plane in Martha’s Vineyard, Massachuseetts, where he had been flown from San Antonio with other migrants by Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis, his phone buzzed.

Los Angeles Times · Oct 6, 2022

FACTBOX - Past school shootings and mass killings of children around the world

A former policeman killed 34 people, including 23 children, during a knife and gun rampage at a daycare centre in northeast Thailand on Thursday, police said, before later shooting dead his wife and child at home and turning his weapon on himself.

Reuters · Oct 6, 2022

Strangest State: Heat Waves, Emus, and Prairie Dogs

Dog weddings, record-breaking temperatures, creepy dolls on the beach and more: notes from far-flung Texas.

Texas Observer · Oct 6, 2022

$80,000 and 5 ER visits: An ectopic pregnancy takes a toll despite New York's liberal abortion law

When Sara Laub’s period was late, the New York City resident shrugged it off. She’d used an intrauterine device, or IUD, for three years and knew her odds of getting pregnant were extremely slim. But after 10 days had passed, Laub, 28, took a home test in early July and…

Tribune News Service · Oct 6, 2022

Democrat-led Texas city steps up migrant busing to New York, outpacing Republican effort

The Democrat-led border city of El Paso, Texas, has sent more migrants on buses to New York City and Chicago than a campaign by Texas' Republican governor, a twist in an ongoing partisan battle over U.S. border security.

Reuters · Oct 6, 2022