CNN By Dan Merica, CNN Former President Donald Trump was booed by a portion of an audience in Dallas on Sunday when he said he had received a Covid-19 booster shot, according to video of the closed press event that was shared on social media. The comments by Trump — who, despite championing his administration’s
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FAIRVIEW, Texas — A statewide Amber Alert was issued for a 14-year-old girl who was abducted in the Collin County town of Fairview, according to ABC affiliate WFAA. The Texas Department of Public Safety alert was issued Sunday evening for Hayley Giandoni, who was last seen around 6 p.m. Saturday in Fairview, a north Texas
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EAST RUTHERFORD, New Jersey — The Dallas Cowboys are a good football team. At times this season, they have looked like a great football team. Right now is not one of those times. But perhaps they’re getting closer, reports ABC affiliate WFAA, as the Cowboys easily defeated the New York Giants 21-6 on Sunday. The
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RIO GRANDE CITY, Texas — Texas Gov. Greg Abbott visited Starr County on Saturday to inaugurate the first stretch of a border wall being built by the state, calling it an “unprecedented” investment in border security. Construction crews on site said about 880 feet of barrier have been installed as of Saturday afternoon. Abbott has made immigration
Continue Reading By Veronica Stracqualursi, CNN The US Senate overnight confirmed more than three dozen of President Joe Biden’s nominees to ambassador posts, ending a months-long Republican-led blockade on quick consideration of the diplomatic nominations. Rahm Emanuel, the former mayor of Chicago and White House chief of staff for President Barack Obama, was confirmed early Saturday as
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A school bus crashed on a rural southeast Texas road, killing an adult bus aide and injuring the driver and three students, one seriously. The Texas Department of Public Safety says the Hempstead school district bus with four students and two adults aboard rolled over at 12:10 p.m. Friday on Farm-to-Market Road 1887, about 45
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By Jake Tapper and Jamie Gangel, CNN Members of the House Select Committee investigating the January 6 attack on the US Capitol believe that former Texas Governor and Trump Energy Secretary Rick Perry was the author of a text message sent to then-White House chief of staff Mark Meadows the day after the 2020 election
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Zinnia Health investigated overdose deaths in Texas during COVID-19 using provisional data from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention’s National Center for Health Statistics.
Continue Reading By Rosa Flores and Mallika Kallingal, CNN The 10 Astroworld Festival victims died from “compression asphyxia” in what was determined to be an accident, the medical examiner said Thursday. The music event on November 5 in Houston turned deadly after the packed crowd surged toward an outdoor stage where headliner Travis Scott was performing. Those
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EL PASO, Texas – The Texas Department of Transportation has been working on a project to warn drivers about wrong-way driving on the Cesar Chavez border highway. The most recent deadly crash happened Wednesday night when a driver going the wrong way on Loop 375 turned deadly after crashing head-on into a FedEx semi-truck. Police
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Stacker compiled a list of the highest-earning cities in Texas according to the U.S. Census Bureau.
Continue Reading By Raja Razek, CNN Williamson County, Texas, announced Tuesday a $5 million settlement has been approved to settle a lawsuit in the wrongful death of Javier Ambler II, a 40-year-old Black man who died during an arrest in 2019, according to a post from the county’s official Twitter account. The county will pay about $1.6
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HOUSTON (AP) — Witnesses say a crime defendant punched and attacked a bailiff, prosecutor and judge after being denied bond in his fraud case in Houston. The Houston Chronicle reports Joseph Catarineau was making a routine appearance Tuesday before state District Judge Danny Lacayo when Lacayo asked if he needed an attorney. Witnesses say Lacayo
Continue Reading By KEVIN McGILL Associated Press NEW ORLEANS (AP) — A federal appeals court has dealt another blow to the Biden administration’s attempt to undo former President Donald Trump’s policy requiring people seeking asylum in the United States to remain in Mexico while their asylum claims are processed. In a Monday night ruling, the 5th U.S.
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Stacker compiled a list of the best private high schools in Texas using rankings from Niche.
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Stacker compiled a list of famous actresses from Texas from IMDb.
Continue Reading By Sara Smart, CNN An early morning boat ride on the river was supposed to lead to a day of fishing but instead turned into hours of rescue attempts requiring a helicopter for two Texas men. Around 6:30 a.m. on December 4, Bart Giles and Stevie Rodriguez hopped in Giles’ boat and headed to a
Continue Reading By Joe Sutton, CNN One person has died and at least 13 others were injured after shots rang out during a vigil in a Houston suburb where around 50 people had gathered, police said. Harris County Sheriff Ed Gonzalez identified the fatality as a woman in her mid-20s. Gonzalez said in a series of tweets
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GREATER LANDOVER, Maryland — Rookie linebacker Micah Parsons and Dallas Cowboys defenders must have been paying attention when their head coach Mike McCarthy guaranteed a victory over the Washington football team, because they came out in dominating fashion at FedEx Field for a 27-20 victory on Sunday. ABC affiliate WFAA reports Parsons did his best
Continue Reading CNN’s Jessica Schneider explains the Supreme Court decision that allows the controversial Texas abortion law to continue, but also allows providers to sue.
Continue Reading By ADAM BEAM Associated Press SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) — California Gov. Gavin Newsom says he wants to empower private citizens to enforce a ban on the manufacture and sale of assault weapons in the state. Newsom’s proposal is similar to a Texas law that outlaws abortions after a fetal heartbeat is detected. The U.S. Supreme
Continue Reading Click here for Complete Coverage of the Race To Space UPDATE #3: VAN HORN, Texas — Football star and TV celebrity Michael Strahan caught a ride to space with Jeff Bezos’ rocket-launching company Saturday, sharing the trip with the daughter of America’s first astronaut. “TOUCHDOWN has a new meaning now!!!” he tweeted after landing. Blue
Continue Reading By Nadeem Muaddi, CNN The US Marshals Service announced the end of a 26-long-week, multiagency crime sweep, resulting in the arrest of more than 350 people on the Gulf Coast. The action, dubbed “Operation Triple Beam – Third Coast,” targeted documented gang members and violent offenders, and sought to identify targets and collect criminal intelligence,
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LOS ANGELES, California — Mike Nesmith, the Houston, Texas native who was a founding member of The Monkees and went on to become a respected songwriter, producer and pioneer in the nascent field of music video, has died at the age of 78. The Monkees’ manage Andrew Sandoval confirmed the news on Facebook, writing, “It is with deep sadness that
Continue Reading By MARK SHERMAN Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — The Supreme Court is leaving in place Texas’ ban on most abortions. And the decision on Friday offers only a glimmer of daylight for clinics in the state to challenge the nation’s most restrictive abortion law. The justices ruled that Texas abortion providers can sue over the
Continue Reading Sidecar Health investigated rural hospital closures in Texas using data from the University of North Carolina Sheps Center for Health Services Research.
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Stacker investigated cities and towns named after Christmas in Texas using data from the U.S. Census Bureau.
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By SCHUYLER DIXON AP Pro Football Writer FRISCO, Texas (AP) — Dallas Cowboys coach Mike McCarthy is declaring his team will beat Washington as he returns from a 10-day absence because of a positive COVID-19 test. McCarthy’s confidence about winning Sunday comes after a long answer about the team’s offense. Washington is responding as expected.
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MCALLEN, Texas — A report Wednesday from Army Times details problems that plagued the National Guard in patrolling the U.S.-Mexico border in 2021. Among the Army Times’ findings, when troops weren’t on duty, they were mostly at hotels and remote locations. Incidents of alcohol and drug abuse became so persistent senior leaders issued breathalyzers and
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DALLAS, Texas — Dallas Cowboys quarterback Dak Prescott joins Green Bay Packers running back Aaron Jones, an El Paso native, among the 32 men chosen as finalists for the Walter Payton NFL Man of the Year award. Each of the teams nominates one player for the prestigious honor named for the late Payton, a Hall
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