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By ACACIA CORONADO Report for America/Associated Press AUSTIN, Texas (AP) — A Texas Democratic senator who spoke for more than 15 hours against GOP…

HOUSTON (AP) — Texas has declared the genital mutilation of a child for purposes of gender confirmation, a surgery almost never performed on…

By MORGAN LEE Associated Press SANTA FE, N.M. (AP) — New Mexico has retained its title as the nation’s most heavily Hispanic state, with…

By CAROLYN THOMPSON Associated Press School systems across the U.S. are setting up their own virtual academies in growing numbers to accommodate…

By PAUL J. WEBER and ACACIA CORONADO Associated Press AUSTIN, Texas (AP) — Republican officials in Texas say law enforcement has now been enlisted…

By STEPHEN HAWKINS AP Sports Writer The NCAA infractions committee decided against punishing Baylor for its mishandling of sexual assault allegations…

By CHRIS TALBOTT Associated Press SEATTLE (AP) — Luis Torrens hit a ninth-inning single to score the winning run, and the Seattle Mariners beat the…

By RANDALL CHASE Associated Press DOVER, Del. (AP) — An attorney for the Boy Scouts of America says the group’s national board never adopted a…

By WILL WEISSERT Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — Top Republicans are battling school districts in their own states’ urban, heavily Democratic…

By DAVID A. LIEB and ACACIA CORONADO Associated Press The once-a-decade battle over redistricting is set to be a showdown over the suburbs, as new…

By MICHAEL BALSAMO Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — The NAACP is urging the Justice Department to investigate whether a federal crime was being…

By STEPHEN HAWKINS AP Sports Writer Former Baylor football coach Art Briles has avoided NCAA penalties. But the former coach was far from unscathed…

By TERRY WALLACE Associated Press DALLAS (AP) — Dallas police officials have reported a massive amount of information has been lost from its…

By JUAN A. LOZANO Associated Press HOUSTON (AP) — Defiance of Gov. Greg Abbott’s ban on mask mandates is continuing as another Texas school…

CHICAGO (AP) — The Chicago Bulls have finalized a sign-and-trade deal with the San Antonio Spurs for high-scoring small forward DeMar DeRozan.…

By KRISTIE RIEKEN AP Sports Writer HOUSTON (AP) — Aledmys Díaz had three hits and drove in three runs to lead the Houston Astros to 5-1 win over…

By DENNIS WASZAK Jr. AP Pro Football Writer FLORHAM PARK, N.J. (AP) — Denzel Mims is done with salmon. The New York Jets wide receiver doesn’t…

By ANDREW DALTON AP Entertainment Writer LOS ANGELES (AP) — Real estate heir Robert Durst testified at his murder trial that he has changed his…

By STEPHEN HAWKINS AP Sports Writer The NCAA infractions committee says its investigation into the Baylor sexual assault scandal would result in four…

HOUSTON (AP) — Former NCAA national champion sprinter Cameron Burrell has died. He was 26. The University of Houston, where he starred from…

By NICHOLAS RICCARDI and MIKE SCHNEIDER Associated Press Almost 120 years ago, African American domestic workers settled in the Como neighborhood of…

By PAUL J. WEBER and ACACIA CORONADO Associated Press AUSTIN, Texas (AP) — Texas Republicans are ratcheting up efforts to end a 31-day standoff…

By DOUG FEINBERG AP Basketball Writer LAS VEGAS (AP) — Becky Hammon can’t wait for the time when it’s normal for women to interview for head…

WACO, Texas (AP) — NCAA says Baylor’s failed handling of sexual assault allegations against athletes did not violate NCAA…

By RANDALL CHASE Associated Press DOVER, Del. (AP) — Attorneys recently reached a tentative agreement that could help pave the way for the Boy…

DALLAS (AP) — A Texas man accused of kidnapping a 4-year-old boy who was found dead on a Dallas street has been indicted on a capital murder…

By MICHELLE CHAPMAN and DAVID KOENIG AP Business Writers Southwest Airlines says it no longer expects to be profitable in its third quarter. Its…

AUSTIN, Texas (AP) — Three men won’t serve any additional jail time after reaching plea deals in an assault on a gay couple in downtown Austin,…