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HOUSTON (AP) — The daughter of the late U.S. Rep. Sheila Jackson Lee, who died last month after being diagnosed with pancreatic cancer, will seek to finish her mother’s term in office. Erica Lee Carter submitted paperwork by Thursday’s deadline to be a candidate in a special election in which voters will choose who will

Associated Press AUSTIN, Texas (AP) — Texas’ state police chief who came under scrutiny over the hesitant response to the Robb Elementary school shooting in 2022 and has overseen Republican Gov. Greg Abbott’s aggressive efforts to stop migrant crossings on the U.S.-Mexico border said Friday he will retire at the end of the year. Col.

AP Pro Football Writer SANTA CLARA, Calif. (AP) — Kyle Shanahan’s decision to bring in an outsider to run the San Francisco 49ers defense backfired last season when the previously dominant unit took a step back in 2023 under Steve Wilks. The Niners still ended up making it to the Super Bowl but lost to

SAN ANTONIO (AP) — A San Antonio apartment complex has dropped its attempt to collect more than $15,000 from the family of a 91-year-old woman for breaking her lease after she died in June, the woman’s son said Friday. David Naterman said The Lodge at Shavano Park sent the letter after WOAI-TV first reported the

Associated Press Sixteen Republican-led states are suing to end a federal program that could potentially give nearly half a million immigrants without legal status who are married to U.S. citizens a path to citizenship. The coalition filed suit Friday to halt the program launched by President Joe Biden in June, saying in court filings that

TYLER, Texas (AP) — Texas and other GOP-led states sue over Biden program aiming to give legal status to immigrant spouses of US citizens.

AP College Football Writer Boise State has won 83 of 100 Mountain West games and five championships since joining the conference in 2011, and the stage is set for the Broncos to take the next step. The expansion of the College Football Playoff guarantees the Group of Five will be included in the 12-team field.

AP Media Writer Kamala Harris introduced herself to the country she hopes to lead in the climactic moment of the Democratic national convention on Thursday — and despite chatter about potential mystery guests, Beyoncé’s only appearance was over the loudspeakers. In the end, it was the most traditional of convention moments coming through television screens:

AP Baseball Writer BALTIMORE (AP) — On the day their closest challenger fired its manager, the Houston Astros took their biggest division lead of the season. Spencer Arrighetti, Ben Gamel and Shay Whitcomb — not exactly Houston’s biggest stars — led the Astros to a 6-0 victory over the Baltimore Orioles on Thursday night. Houston,

SAN DIEGO (AP) — The San Diego Padres optioned knuckleballer Matt Waldron to Triple-A El Paso on Thursday and recalled right-hander Logan Gillaspie. The move came a day after Waldron allowed a career-high 10 runs on 12 hits in 4 1/3 innings in an 11-4 loss to the Minnesota Twins that prevented a three-game sweep.

AP Sports Writer FRISCO, Texas (AP) — Jacob deGrom has taken his biggest step yet toward getting back on a big league mound this season, something that’s important to Texas’ ace right-hander even with the Rangers essentially out of playoff contention. DeGrom pitched in a game for the first time since April 28, 2023, throwing

AP Baseball Writer BALTIMORE (AP) — Spencer Arrighetti outpitched Corbin Burnes, Ben Gamel drove in two runs in his Houston debut and the Astros extended their lead in the AL West to a season-high 5 1/2 games with a 6-0 victory over the Baltimore Orioles on Thursday night. Arrighetti (6-11) allowed three hits in six

NEW YORK (AP) — Breanna Stewart scored 19 points, Jonquel Jones finished with her third straight double-double and the New York Liberty upped their win streak to eight with a 79-71 victory over the Dallas Wings on Thursday night. Stewart made just 5 of 18 shots from the floor for New York (25-4), missing all

Associated Press SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) — Google will soon give California millions of dollars to help pay for local journalism jobs in a first-in-the-nation deal, but journalists and other media industry experts are calling it a disappointing agreement that mostly benefits the tech giant. The agreement, which was hashed out behind closed doors and announced

AP Sports Writer HOUSTON (AP) — Houston’s C.J. Stroud was excited to talk to Los Angeles Rams quarterback Matthew Stafford on Thursday. But the second-year signal caller tried to play it cool after the Texans and Rams practiced together in advance Saturday’s preseason game. He walked over to where their quarterbacks were standing and greeted

AP Aerospace Writer CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. (AP) — NASA said Thursday it will decide this weekend whether Boeing’s new capsule is safe enough to return two astronauts from the International Space Station, where they’ve been waiting since June. Administrator Bill Nelson and other top officials will meet Saturday. An announcement is expected from Houston once

AP Soccer Writer The National Women’s Soccer League has traditionally experienced increased interest following a successful U.S. run in a major international tournament. NWSL teams are poised to capitalize again as the regular season resumes this weekend in the wake of the reinvigorated U.S. team’s gold medal run at the Paris Olympics. “These international tournaments

AP Sports Writer KANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP) — Chiefs quarterback Patrick Mahomes donated $5 million to Texas Tech, his alma mater, on Thursday to help fund a $242 million renovation of the south end zone of Jones AT&T Stadium and the Dustin R. Womble Football Center. The school in Lubbock, Texas, said it would name

AUSTIN, Texas (AP) — University of Texas regents on Thursday approved a seven-year contract for new baseball coach Jim Schlossnagle that pays him $1 million in each of the first two seasons, then $2.68 million annually over the next five. Texas hired Schlossnagle away from Southeastern Conference rival Texas A&M in June, after the Aggies

Associated Press DALLAS (AP) — From barbecues to getaways to shopping the sales, many people across the U.S. mark Labor Day — the federal holiday celebrating the American worker — by finding ways to relax. This year is the 130th anniversary of the holiday, which is celebrated on the first Monday of September. While actions

DETROIT (AP) — A crash and large fire along a California freeway involving an electric Tesla Semi has drawn the attention of federal safety investigators. The U.S. National Transportation Safety Board said Thursday it’s sending a team of investigators from the Office of Highway Safety mainly to look into fire risks posed by lithium-ion batteries.

Associated Press A suspect arrested in Guatemala has been charged with helping coordinate the 2022 smuggling attempt that ended in the deaths of 53 migrants in Texas, the Justice Department announced Thursday, marking what U.S. officials called a significant expansion of their investigation into the horrific discovery inside an abandoned tractor-trailer on a back road.

Associated Press GUATEMALA CITY (AP) — Guatemalan police on Wednesday arrested seven Guatemalans accused of having smuggled 53 migrants from Mexico and Central America who died of asphyxiation in 2022 in Texas after being abandoned in a tractor trailer in the scorching summer heat. They were the latest arrests after years of investigation into the

GUATEMALA CITY (AP) — Police arrest 7 people in Guatemala accused of trafficking the 53 migrants who asphyxiated in trailer in Texas in 2022.

AP Sports Writer HENDERSON, Nev. (AP) — The Raiders put a top-10 scoring defense on the field last season, added star tackle Christian Wilkins to the lineup and then dominated the Las Vegas offense in the early days of training camp. Then the Raiders played two preseason games and their defense was, well, not top-10

ARLINGTON, Texas (AP) — Rookie Wyatt Langford’s single scored pinch-runner Ezequiel Duran with two out in the ninth inning, giving the Texas Rangers a 1-0 win over the Pittsburgh Pirates on Wednesday. Jonah Heim and Adolis García singled off David Bednar (3-6) to open Texas’ half of the ninth. Duran, running for Heim, advanced to

AP Sports Writer HOUSTON (AP) — Rookie Ceddanne Rafaela doubled twice with two RBIs and fellow rookie David Hamilton added a solo homer in the ninth inning to lead the Boston Red Sox to a 4-1 win over the Houston Astros on Wednesday. Rafaela’s first double off Justin Verlander (3-3) gave Boston a 2-1 lead

Associated Press HOUSTON (AP) — A breakdown in communication, a lack of training, inconsistent protocols and an ineffective records management system were some of the reasons that led to Houston police dropping more than 268,000 cases over nearly the past decade, a committee said Wednesday. The cases, whose existence was made public earlier this year,