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Help wanted: Texas’ superintendent posts becoming political pressure cooker

DALLAS — Even before the new Fort Worth superintendent’s name was announced, skeptics had already combed through Angélica Ramsey’s background and attacked her across social media.

Tribune News Service · Oct 4, 2022

Tiffany Jackson, former Texas standout and WNBA player, dies at 37

Jackson, who was first diagnosed with breast cancer in 2015, died Monday. She was hired as head coach at Wiley College in April.

Chicago Sun-Times · Oct 4, 2022

Harry Styles endorses Beto O’Rourke during Texas concert

The former congressman watched Styles’ show from the pit, where he waved to fans

The Independent UK · Oct 4, 2022

$80,000 and 5 ER visits: An ectopic pregnancy takes a toll

A New York woman seeking to end a dangerous ectopic pregnancy in a fallopian tube finds the procedure more complicated and expensive than expected — even in a state with liberal abortion laws.

WEKU · Oct 4, 2022

Luis Severino tosses seven no-hit innings, Aaron Judge doesn’t hit homer in 3-1 victory over Texas Rangers

ARLINGTON, Texas — Luis Severino was not happy and neither were most of the fans at Globe Life Field Monday night.

Tribune News Service · Oct 4, 2022

Gov. Greg Abbott appoints first school safety chief four months after Uvalde shooting

John P. Scott, a former U.S. Secret Service agent, is tasked with ensuring Texas schools implement statewide safety policies and safeguard against school shootings.

The Texas Tribune · Oct 3, 2022

Woman convicted of killing a woman to take her unborn baby

A Texas woman has been convicted of capital murder for killing a pregnant woman to take her unborn baby

The Independent UK · Oct 3, 2022

Texas Bloodlust Usurps Prosecutorial Discretion

John Ramirez will be executed October 5 over the objections of Mark Gonzalez, the Nueces county district attorney.

Texas Observer · Oct 3, 2022

Texas researchers receive $149 million for large study of Alzheimer’s in racial, ethnic groups

FORT WORTH, Texas — The National Institutes of Health is giving $149 million to researchers at the University of North Texas Health Science Center to pay for researchers to study the biology of Alzheimer’s disease in multiple racial and ethnic groups.

Tribune News Service · Oct 3, 2022

All candidates for Texas 208th District Court in Harris County complete Ballotpedia’s Candidate Connection survey

Both of the candidates running in the November 8, 2022, general election for Texas 208th District Court in Harris County — Beverly Armstrong (D) and Heather Hudson (R) — completed Ballotpedia’s Candidate Connection survey. These survey responses allow voters to hear directly from candidates about what motivates them to run…

Ballotpedia · Oct 3, 2022