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The Texas Tribune Aspiring Texas psychologists hope to earn certification and start work faster under a new licensing examination that would be created by the state. The plan, which is catching the eye of other states, calls for Texas boards to conduct state certification tests, eliminating the need for more expensive and time-intensive national certification

Associated Press U.S. Border Patrol agents who rushed to the school shooting in Uvalde, Texas, in 2022 failed to establish command and had inadequate training to confront what became one of the nation’s deadliest classroom attacks, according to a federal report released Thursday. But investigators concluded the agents did not violate rules and no disciplinary

WASHINGTON (AP) — Border Patrol response to Uvalde, Texas, school attack marred by breakdowns and deficient training, federal report says.

Chicago (1-0) at Houston (1-0) Sunday, 8:20 p.m. EDT, NBC BetMGM NFL Odds: Texans by 7. Against the spread: Chicago 1-0; Houston 0-1 Series record: Texans lead 4-2. Last meeting: Bears beat Texans 23-20 on Sept. 25, 2022, in Chicago. Last week: Bears beat Titans 24-17; Texans beat Colts 29-27. Bears offense: overall (32), rush

AP Sports Writer MADISON, Wis. (AP) — Alabama and Wisconsin will both play the first half of Saturday’s intersectional matchup without a linebacker who was penalized for targeting a week earlier. Wisconsin coach Luke Fickell would prefer a scenario in which both the fourth-ranked Crimson Tide’s Justin Jefferson and the Badgers’ Jake Chaney could have

Associated Press BOSTON (AP) — Members of a Senate committee looking into the Steward Health Care bankruptcy said they plan to adopt two resolutions next week to hold Steward CEO Ralph de la Torre in contempt — one for civil enforcement and another for certification to the United States Attorney for criminal contempt — after

FORT WORTH, Texas (AP) — Flight attendants at American Airlines voted Thursday to ratify a new contract, ending a long dispute that got the attention of President Joe Biden after the cabin crews threatened to go on strike. The Association of Professional Flight Attendants said that the five-year contract includes pay increases of up to

AP Basketball Writer A’ja Wilson has been scoring at a record pace all season long and now she owns the all-time mark for points in a single year. It has been an impressive run, but it is also unlikely that the record will stand very long. Wilson broke the year-old record of 939 held by

Prairie View A&M (1-1) at Michigan State (2-0), Saturday, 3:30 p.m. ET (Big Ten Network) BetMGM College Football Odds: No line Series record: First meeting. WHAT’S AT STAKE? Michigan State is seeking its first 3-0 start since the 2021 season and focusing on improvement without looking ahead to its game against Boston College on Sept.

New Orleans (1-0) at Dallas (1-0) Sunday, 1 p.m. EDT, Fox. BetMGM NFL Odds: Cowboys by 6 1/2. Against the spread: Saints 1-0, Cowboys 1-0. Series record: Cowboys lead 18-13. Last meeting: Cowboys beat Saints 27-17 on Dec. 2, 2021, in New Orleans. Last week: Saints beat Panthers 47-10; Cowboys beat Browns 33-17. Saints offense:

North Texas (2-2) at Texas Tech (1-1), Saturday, 12 p.m. ET (FS1) BetMGM College Football Odds: Texas Tech by 10 1/2. Series record: Tied 4-4. WHAT’S AT STAKE? Texas Tech opens a three-game homestand by playing North Texas for the first time since meeting in five consecutive seasons from 1997-2001. Second-year Mean Green head coach

Associated Press MORGAN CITY, La. (AP) — Francine weakened Thursday after striking Louisiana as a Category 2 hurricane that knocked out power to hundreds of thousands of utility customers, sent storm surge rushing into coastal communities and raised flooding fears in New Orleans and beyond. As the system moved inland, crews began clearing roads and

Associated Press Georgia Democratic Sen. Kim Jackson has two boys — a 3-year-old and a 4-month old. Her older son attends daycare but finding someone to watch him when Jackson is campaigning for reelection in the evenings and on weekends is a tricky scheduling and financial puzzle. “It’s really hard to be accessible to your

HOUSTON (AP) — Kyle McCann hit a two-run homer, Brent Rooker had two hits and two RBIs and the Oakland Athletics beat the Houston Astros 5-4 on Wednesday night. The Astros have lost three straight games and their lead in the AL West has narrowed to 3 1/2 games over Seattle with 17 to play.

HOUSTON (AP) — Houston Astros second baseman Jose Altuve exited Wednesday’s game against the Oakland Athletics after the fifth inning with right side discomfort, but neither he nor manager Joe Espada seemed too concerned about it. Altuve called Espada and the trainer out of the dugout after a swing during his at bat in the

DALLAS (AP) — The Mavericks are bringing back forward Markieff Morris, a 13-year veteran who has played sparingly since joining Dallas but brings leadership that is valued by the defending Western Conference champions. The deal announced Wednesday comes after Morris played 26 regular-season games in 2023-24 before the Mavericks made a run to the NBA

AP Sports Writer METAIRIE, La. (AP) — New Orleans Saints coaches decided to spend Wednesday night at team headquarters as Hurricane Francine struck southeast Louisiana, figuring it would be safer and more productive than trying to commute home right when the worst weather was arriving. “We’ll probably find a corner of the room to lay

AP Sports Writer PHOENIX (AP) — Ketel Marte homered and had four RBIs, Eugenio Suárez hit two homers and the Arizona Diamondbacks routed the Texas Rangers 14-4 on Wednesday. The Diamondbacks won the series opener between last year’s World Series’ teams 6-0 and jumped on Cody Bradford (5-3) early in the series finale. Randal Grichuk

MORGAN CITY, La. (AP) — Francine makes landfall in south Louisiana as a Category 2 hurricane with powerful winds and dangerous storm surge.

PHOENIX (AP) — The Arizona Diamondbacks took steps last season to prevent pitcher Merrill Kelly from cramping up, a plan that allowed the right-hander to play a key role during their World Series run. A right hamstring cramp derailed Kelly’s start in the fifth inning against the Texas Rangers on Wednesday, but neither the Diamondbacks

AP Sports Writer BEREA, Ohio (AP) — Just one game in, Deshaun Watson’s third season with the Browns is already headed in a bad direction. In addition to talking about his shaky performance in the season opener, Cleveland’s quarterback was confronted Wednesday with questions connected to new sexual assault allegations brought against him in a

AP Sports Writer One unknown to scheduling non-conference opponents years in advance is whether those future foes are as attractive when game day finally arrives as they were when the contract was signed. So-called “cupcake” guarantee games against overmatched lower-tier foes often end up providing a lopsided win along with valuable experience for reserves and

COMMERCE CITY, Colo. (AP) — American right back Reggie Cannon signed a 3 1/2-year contract with Major League Soccer’s Colorado Rapids on Wednesday after leaving Queens Park Rangers of England’s second-tier League Championship. The 26-year-old from Chicago played for Dallas from 2017-20, joined Portugal’s Boavista in September 2020 and joined QPR in September 2023. He

Associated Press BOSTON (AP) — Vermont U.S. Sen. Bernie Sanders said Wednesday he is prepared to pursue contempt charges against Steward Health Care CEO Ralph de la Torre if he fails to show up at a hearing Thursday despite being issued a subpoena. Sanders said de la Torre needs to answer to the American people

Arizona State (2-0) at Texas State (2-0), Thursday (ESPN) BetMGM College Football Odds: Arizona State by 1 1/2. Series record: first meeting WHAT’S AT STAKE The Sun Devils play their final non-conference game before starting their first Big 12 schedule, and staying unbeaten sends them into their new league with momentum. For Texas State and

The Texas Tribune Officers at a juvenile detention center in Dallas kept kids isolated for days and falsified logs of observation checks and school attendance, an investigation from the Texas Juvenile Justice Department found. State investigators say that staffers at the Dr. Jerome McNeil Jr. Detention Center used the Special Needs Unit to circumvent state

AP Sports Writer CLEMSON, S.C. (AP) — Quarterbacks come and go, especially these days where several ACC teams have had quick success with new passers who have had only a few months on campus. Several first-year passers with experience are making an immediate impact: Syracuse’s Kyle McCord, Miami’s Cam Ward and Wake Forest’s Hank Bachmeier

The Texas Tribune The day before Patrick Womack was found face-down and unresponsive in a hot prison cell in August 2023, he asked a correctional officer to let him take a cold shower so he could cool down. The officer said no, according to court documents. The reason: There weren’t enough guards at the H.H.

Beaumont, Texas (AP) — A Texas man has been sentenced to more than three years in prison after pleading guilty to kicking a cat that court records say was later set on fire. Documents in U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Texas show Donaldvan Williams of Beaumont was sentenced Tuesday to 40 months