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Best colleges in Texas

October 28, 2021 10:58 PM Stacker

Stacker compiled a list of the best colleges in Texas using rankings from…

Texas State Rep. Matt Krause is demanding that school officials identify books at public school libraries and classrooms on the subjects of race or sex that might "make students feel discomfort."

A Texas lawmaker is investigating 850 books on race and gender that could cause ‘discomfort’ to students

October 28, 2021 6:32 PM CNN Newsource

By Nicole Chavez, CNN A Texas Republican lawmaker has launched an inquiry to identify books at public school libraries and classrooms on the subjects…

World Siri: Rookie propels Astros past Braves to tie Series

October 27, 2021 9:28 PM Associated Press

By KRISTIE RIEKEN AP Sports Writer HOUSTON (AP) — Rookie Jose Siri sparked a team whose biggest stars took a while to shine, sending the Houston…

Child whose skeletal remains were found in Houston apartment killed by ‘homicidal violence’ medical examiner says

October 27, 2021 5:22 AM CNN Newsource

By Andy Rose, Jennifer Henderson, Ralph Ellis and Raja Razek, CNN The cause of death of the child whose body was found abandoned in an apartment in…

Supreme Court is flooded with briefs as arguments on Texas abortion law approach

October 27, 2021 7:34 PM CNN Newsource

By Ariane de Vogue, CNN Supreme Court Reporter The Supreme Court received a flood of legal briefs Wednesday concerning Texas’ six-week abortion…

BBQ and tamales. Peach cobbler and a hammer: The Houston and Atlanta mayors make a World Series wager

October 27, 2021 5:39 PM CNN Newsource

By Steve Almasy and Raja Razek, CNN If Houston Mayor Sylvester Turner has a new hammer next week it’s bad news for Atlanta Braves fans. As part…

Houston’s ‘Mattress Mack’ bet big on the Astros and could win almost $39 million if they take World Series

October 27, 2021 11:27 AM CNN Newsource

By David Williams, CNN If the Houston Astros win the World Series this year, it will be hard to find anybody happier about it than Jim…

Soler, Braves overcome Morton injury, top Astros in Game 1

October 26, 2021 10:23 PM Associated Press

By BEN WALKER AP Baseball Writer HOUSTON (AP) — Making his first start since testing positive for COVID-19, Jorge Soler became the first player to…

El Paso City Council votes to continue mask lawsuit vs. state of Texas

October 26, 2021 11:46 AM Dylan McKim

EL PASO, Texas — A majority of El Paso City Council members told the city attorney to continue with on-going litigation against the state of Texas…

Texas woman killed after a stolen big rig crashes into a mobile home

October 26, 2021 2:32 PM CNN Newsource

By Carma Hassan, CNN A suspect in a reportedly stolen 18-wheeler is accused of jumping out of the moving truck moments before it crashed into a…

Texas law now restricts transgender athletes in school sports

October 26, 2021 5:57 PM Texas Tribune

AUSTIN, Texas — Texas’ transgender student athletes will be restricted from playing on K-12 school sports teams that align with their gender…

Familiar drive pushes migrant caravan through Mexico

October 26, 2021 4:32 PM Associated Press

By EDGAR H. CLEMENTE Associated Press HUIXTLA, Mexico (AP) — After three days of walking along a scorching highway in southern Mexico, a couple…

Braves vs Astros: World Series pits father versus son

October 26, 2021 11:11 AM CNN Newsource

By Jack Bantock. CNN A World Series is not an event that needs additional hyping, but a father versus son dynamic is a welcome subplot nonetheless.…

Over 30 migrants found hidden in truck trailer at Sierra Blanca checkpoint

October 25, 2021 8:39 PM Jim Parker

SIERRA BLANCA, Texas — U.S. Border Patrol agents over the weekend encountered a large human smuggling scheme along Interstate 10 at the immigration…

Texas governor approves state voting maps redrawn by GOP

October 25, 2021 2:59 PM Associated Press, KVIA ABC-7

AUSTIN, Texas — Texas Gov. Greg Abbott has signed redrawn voting maps that pave a safer path for the GOP’s slipping majority. Abbott signed the…

3 children found abandoned in an apartment with another child’s remains in Texas, sheriff says

October 25, 2021 7:47 AM CNN

The eldest child, who is 15, told deputies that no adult has lived in the apartment for several months, and that his room was next door to where he…

US oil jumped another 1.2% to trade as high as $85.07 a barrel. Oil pumpjacks are shown here operating at dusk Willow Springs Park in Long Beach

Oil surpasses $85 for the first time in seven years

October 25, 2021 9:01 AM CNN Newsource

By Matt Egan, CNN Business The oil rally hit another milestone Monday, with crude topping $85 a barrel for the first time in seven years. US oil…

Texas man charged with murder after shooting someone in a car outside his home. He told police it was self-defense

October 24, 2021 11:16 PM CNN Newsource

By Sharif Paget and Claudia Dominguez, CNN A Texas man is facing a first-degree murder charge related to the fatal shooting of a man sitting in a…

Texas drag race driver slams into spectators, killing 2 kids

October 24, 2021 8:23 AM Associated Press

KERRVILLE, Texas (AP) — Authorities say a driver lost control during a Texas drag racing event and slammed into a crowd of spectators, killing two…

Astros’ Valdez to start Game 1 of World Series vs Braves

October 24, 2021 2:02 PM Associated Press

By KRISTIE RIEKEN AP Sports Writer HOUSTON (AP) — Framber Valdez will start for the Houston Astros in Game 1 of the World Series against the…

What to know for the World Series matchup between the Houston Astros and Atlanta Braves

October 24, 2021 12:24 PM CNN Newsource

By Eric Levenson, CNN Major League Baseball’s next champion will soon be crowned as the Atlanta Braves take on the Houston Astros in the…

Texas Gov. Greg Abbott’s anti-migrant plan: Many arrested, many detained, few prosecuted

October 24, 2021 7:04 AM CNN Newsource

By Rosa Flores, CNN The 27-year-old man tried to hold it together as he walked to his cell. It was weeks since he had been arrested. Weeks with no…

Braves defeat Dodgers to advance to World Series, will face Houston Astros

October 23, 2021 10:49 PM CNN

ATLANTA, Georgia — For the first time since 1999, the Atlanta Braves are in the Fall Classic. The Braves knocked out the defending champion Los…

Red Sox run out of fight, fall to Astros in ALCS Game 6

October 22, 2021 9:48 PM Associated Press

HOUSTON (AP) — Boston’s bats went quiet for the third straight game and the Red Sox bowed out of the AL Championship Series with a punchless…

Justice Sonia Sotomayor criticizes colleagues for allowing Texas abortion ban to remain in effect

October 22, 2021 5:06 PM CNN Newsource

By Ariane de Vogue, CNN Supreme Court Reporter Justice Sonia Sotomayor sent a strong reminder Friday that she is not a justice looking to carve out…

U.S. Supreme Court doesn’t block Texas abortion law, but will hear case

October 22, 2021 11:00 AM Associated Press, CNN

WASHINGTON, DC — The U.S. Supreme Court is not immediately blocking the Texas law that bans most abortions, but has agreed to hear arguments in the…

Heavy braking event occurred before Texas plane accident, NTSB says

October 21, 2021 4:36 PM CNN Newsource

By Amy Simonson, CNN The investigation into the plane that crashed into a fence before bursting into flames at a Texas airport showed heavy braking…

Texas urges Supreme Court to leave abortion law in place

October 21, 2021 10:07 AM Associated Press

WASHINGTON (AP) — Texas is urging the Supreme Court to leave in place its law banning most abortions and telling the justices there’s no reason…

Texas Governor Greg Abbott has appointed John Scott

Texas Gov. Abbott appoints new secretary of state who briefly represented Trump in PA election challenge

October 21, 2021 11:37 AM CNN Newsource

By Dianne Gallagher and Wesley Bruer, CNN John Scott, the newly appointed top election official in Texas, briefly represented President Donald Trump…

Onions from Chihuahua tied to salmonella outbreak sickening hundreds in Texas

October 21, 2021 11:03 AM Associated Press, CNN

CHIHUAHUA, Mexico — A salmonella outbreak tied to onions from Chihuahua has sickened more than 650 people in 37 states, U.S. health officials…