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Associated Press LOS ANGELES (AP) — Oil company Phillips 66 has been federally indicted in connection with alleged violations of the Clean Water Act in California, authorities said Thursday. The Texas-based company is accused of discharging hundreds of thousands of gallons of industrial wastewater containing excessive amounts of oil and grease, the U.S. Department of

Associated Press DALLAS (AP) — More than 60 years after President John F. Kennedy was assassinated, conspiracy theories still swirl and any new glimpse into the fateful day of Nov. 22, 1963, in Dallas continues to fascinate. President-elect Donald Trump promised during his reelection campaign that he would declassify all of the remaining government records

FORT WORTH, Texas (AP) — Hailey Van Lith scored 19 points and dished out six assists, Sedona Prince had 16 points and 11 rebounds and No. 19 TCU beat Incarnate Word 81-43 on Thursday. TCU (5-0) has won 20 straight nonconference games and 18 consecutive nonleague contests at home. The Horned Frogs were coming off

The Texas Tribune Two decades ago, state Rep. Tom Craddick could ask a room of his West Texas constituents what illness they feared the most and the answer, unfailingly, was always cancer. A few weeks ago, about the time Lt. Gov. Dan Patrick contacted him about a new blockbuster medical research fund idea, Craddick asked

AP Sports Writer ASHBURN, Va. (AP) — When Dan Quinn left the Dallas Cowboys after three years as their defensive coordinator to coach the Washington Commanders, it looked as if he was leaving a perennial playoff contender for a rebuilding project. Instead, Quinn’s Commanders are in the thick of the playoff race even after consecutive

Tennessee (2-8) at Houston (7-4) Sunday, 1 p.m. EST, CBS BetMGM NFL Odds: Texans by 8 1/2. Against the spread: Tennessee 1-9; Houston 5-5-1. Series record: Titans lead 23-21. Last meeting: Texans beat Titans 26-3 on Dec. 31, 2023, in Houston. Last week: Titans lost to Vikings 23-13; Texans beat Cowboys 34-10. Titans offense: overall

The Texas Tribune The University of Texas System is expanding its free tuition program so undergraduate students whose families make $100,000 or less will receive free tuition and fees starting next fall. A committee of the UT Board of Regents gave preliminary approval to expand the Promise Plus Program on Wednesday. The full board will

No. 15 Texas A&M (8-2, 5-1 SEC, No. 15) at Auburn (4-6, 1-5), Saturday, 7:30 p.m. EST (ESPN) BetMGM College Football Odds: Texas A&M by 2 1/2. Series record: Texas A&M leads 8-6. What’s at stake? The Aggies are still in the hunt for their first Southeastern Conference championship and playoff berth but can ill

UTEP (2-8) at No. 10 Tennessee (8-2, No. 11 CFP), Saturday, 1 p.m. EST (ESPN+, SECN+). BetMGM College Football Odds: Tennessee by 41 1/2. Series record: Tennessee leads 3-0. What’s at stake? This is almost a no-win situation for the Tennessee Vols. The primary focus will be playing well enough to convince the College Football

Dallas (3-7) at Washington (7-4) Sunday, 1 p.m. EST, Fox BetMGM NFL Odds: Commanders by 10 1/2 Against the spread: Cowboys 2-8; Commanders 7-4 Series record: Dallas leads 78-48-2. Last meeting: The Cowboys clinched the NFC East title last season by beating the Commanders 38-10 at Washington on Jan. 7. Last week: Cowboys lost to

Associated Press Did stand-up comedians help reelect Donald Trump? Not a joke, as outgoing President Joe Biden might say. Trump has been the butt of countless late-night monologues and “Saturday Night Live” sketches for the better part of a decade, as much of Hollywood tracked the highs and lows of his political career with revulsion

No. 13 SMU (9-1, 6-0 ACC, No. 13 CFP) vs. Virginia (5-5, 3-3), Saturday, 12 p.m. EST (ESPN2) BetMGM College Football Odds: SMU by 9 1/2. Series record: First meeting. What’s at stake? Both teams can reach season goals with a victory. SMU would clinch a spot in the ACC championship game in its first

DALLAS (AP) — Luka Doncic has a right wrist sprain that will sideline the Dallas Mavericks star on a three-game road trip starting Friday night in Denver. The Mavericks said Thursday their five-time All-Star will be re-evaluated in a week. The defending Western Conference champions also visit Miami and Atlanta on the trip, and the

Kentucky (4-6, 1-6 Southeastern Conference) at No. 3 Texas (9-1, 5-1, No. 3 CFP) Saturday, 3:30 p.m. EST (ABC) BetMGM College Football Odds: Texas by 20 1/2. Series record: Texas leads 1-0. What’s at stake? Texas heads into its final home game of the regular season as a top contender for the SEC championship game

SANTA BARBARA, Calif. (AP) — Devon Barnes’ 23 points helped UTEP defeat UCSB 79-76 on Wednesday night. Barnes shot 5 of 12 from the field, including 3 for 7 from 3-point range, and went 10 for 14 from the free-throw line for the Miners (3-1). Otis Frazier III added 21 points while going 9 of

FRESNO, Calif. (AP) — Mor Seck scored 18 points as Fresno State beat Prairie View A&M 94-83 on Wednesday night in a campus game of the Acrisure Holiday Invitational. Seck had 12 rebounds for the Bulldogs (2-2). Jalen Weaver scored 17 points and added five assists. Elijah Price shot 4 of 12 from the field

KENNESAW, Ga. (AP) — Simeon Cottle had 22 points in Kennesaw State’s 84-78 victory over Abilene Christian on Wednesday night. Cottle shot 5 of 13 from the field, including 2 for 6 from 3-point range, and went 10 for 10 from the line for the Owls (4-1). Jamil Miller added 17 points while shooting 5

DALLAS (AP) — Jason Robertson scored for the first time in 10 games and had two assists for his first multipoint game since Oct. 19 as the Dallas Stars beat the San Jose Sharks 5-2 on Wednesday night. Roope Hintz and Wyatt Johnston each had a goal and assist, and Jamie Benn and Evgenii Dadonov

COLLEGE STATION, Texas (AP) — Wade Taylor IV scored 17 points and Zhuric Phelps added 16 as No. 23 Texas A&M erased a 16-point deficit Wednesday night in a 71-54 victory over Southern. The slow-starting Aggies (4-1) shot 23% from the field in the first half (8 for 35) and fell behind 39-25 at the

AP Sports Writer HOUSTON (AP) — Alperen Sengun had a season-high 31 points with 12 rebounds to lead the Houston Rockets to a 130-113 win over the Indiana Pacers Wednesday night. The Rockets used a big run in the third quarter to push the lead to 21 entering the fourth and cruised to their sixth

DALLAS (AP) — The family of a man shot and killed by a Dallas police officer who said she mistook his apartment for her own was awarded nearly $100 million Wednesday in a federal civil trial. The jury found after a three-day trial that ex-officer Amber Guyger used excessive force in the death of Botham

BRISTOL, Conn. (AP) — Mickey Mouse and many of Disney’s iconic characters will be part of the NBA’s first animated alt-cast on Christmas Day. Disney and ESPN announced on Wednesday that the Dec. 25 game between the San Antonio Spurs and New York Knicks will be on ESPN2, Disney+ and ESPN+ as “Dunk the Halls.”

CHICAGO (AP) — The U.S. women’s national team will host Australia, Japan and Colombia in the 2025 SheBelieves Cup. The 10th annual edition of the tournament will be played in Houston, San Diego and Glendale, Arizona, from Feb. 23-26, U.S. Soccer announced Wednesday. The teams, which all played in the Paris Olympics this summer, will

HERNANDO, Miss. (AP) — A man arrested in August after a 15-hour police standoff at a restaurant a few blocks from the Democratic National Convention in Chicago is being returned to Mississippi, where he had escaped from a county jail. Joshua Zimmerman is being extradited, Mississippi Department of Public Safety spokesperson Bailey Martin confirmed Wednesday

FRISCO, Texas (AP) — FC Dallas has hired Eric Quill, who most recently coached New Mexico United in the USL Championship, as the Major League Soccer club’s new head coach. Quill takes over for Peter Luccin, who served as Dallas’ interim head coach after Nico Estevez was dismissed in June after a 3-8-5 start. Estevez

AP Sports Writer COLLEGE STATION, Texas (AP) — With two games left in the regular season, No. 15 Texas A&M has a chance to reach the Southeastern Conference title game for the first time since joining the league in 2012. If the Aggies win their remaining games against Auburn and No. 3 Texas they will

DALLAS (AP) — A Dallas anesthesiologist was convicted Friday for injecting a nerve-blocking agent and other drugs into bags of intravenous fluid at a surgical center where he worked, which led to the death of a coworker and caused cardiac emergencies for several patients, federal prosecutors said. A jury convicted Raynaldo Rivera Ortiz Jr., 60,

DALLAS (AP) — A Dallas anesthesiologist was sentenced Wednesday to 190 years in prison for injecting a nerve-blocking agent and other drugs into bags of intravenous fluid at a surgical center where he worked, leading to the death of a coworker and causing cardiac emergencies for several patients. The emergencies began two days after Raynaldo

Associated Press AUSTIN, Texas (AP) — Madison Booker scored 25 points to lead No. 4 Texas over Tarleton State 83-41 on Wednesday. Booker, an Associated Press preseason All-American, scored 20 in the first half, pacing Texas to a 53-23 lead at the break. Booker played nine minutes in the second half. Shay Holle added 14