Lawsuit: Texas city refused escort to protect Biden bus
SAN MARCOS, Texas (AP) — An updated federal lawsuit alleges that police officials in San Marcos, Texas, refused to provide an escort for a Joe…
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See how many people in Texas live in a maternal health care desert
Stacker investigated the number of people living in maternal health care deserts in Texas using data from the March of Dimes, the Health Resources…
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Braves throw 2-hitter, blank Astros 2-0 for 2-1 Series lead
By RONALD BLUM AP Baseball Writer ATLANTA (AP) — Rookie starter Ian Anderson and the Braves’ bullpen took a no-hit bid into the eighth…
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4 migrants dead, 5 critically hurt in SUV rollover crash in Culberson County
VAN HORN, Texas — Multiple fatalities and severe injuries were reported after an SUV carrying 15 undocumented migrants overturned along a highway in…
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Texas and 10-state coalition file lawsuits challenging Biden’s vaccine mandate for federal contractors
By Amy Simonson, Rebekah Riess and Katelyn Polantz, CNN Texas on Friday filed a lawsuit against the Biden administration over its Covid-19 vaccine…
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Mother of 3 abandoned siblings left in a home with their brother’s body says she checked on them ‘every two weeks’
By Raja Razek, CNN The mother of the three siblings who were found abandoned in a home along with the body of their brother told CNN affiliate KHOU…
Continue Reading NAACP urges athletes to avoid signing with Texas teams due to ‘attacks on voting rights and reproductive care’
By Ben Church, CNN The NAACP sent an open letter to five players’ unions on Thursday, urging their athletes not to sign with teams in Texas.…
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Best colleges in Texas
Stacker compiled a list of the best colleges in Texas using rankings from…
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A Texas lawmaker is investigating 850 books on race and gender that could cause ‘discomfort’ to students
By Nicole Chavez, CNN A Texas Republican lawmaker has launched an inquiry to identify books at public school libraries and classrooms on the subjects…
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World Siri: Rookie propels Astros past Braves to tie Series
By KRISTIE RIEKEN AP Sports Writer HOUSTON (AP) — Rookie Jose Siri sparked a team whose biggest stars took a while to shine, sending the Houston…
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Child whose skeletal remains were found in Houston apartment killed by ‘homicidal violence’ medical examiner says
By Andy Rose, Jennifer Henderson, Ralph Ellis and Raja Razek, CNN The cause of death of the child whose body was found abandoned in an apartment in…
Continue Reading Supreme Court is flooded with briefs as arguments on Texas abortion law approach
By Ariane de Vogue, CNN Supreme Court Reporter The Supreme Court received a flood of legal briefs Wednesday concerning Texas’ six-week abortion…
Continue Reading BBQ and tamales. Peach cobbler and a hammer: The Houston and Atlanta mayors make a World Series wager
By Steve Almasy and Raja Razek, CNN If Houston Mayor Sylvester Turner has a new hammer next week it’s bad news for Atlanta Braves fans. As part…
Continue Reading Houston’s ‘Mattress Mack’ bet big on the Astros and could win almost $39 million if they take World Series
By David Williams, CNN If the Houston Astros win the World Series this year, it will be hard to find anybody happier about it than Jim…
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Soler, Braves overcome Morton injury, top Astros in Game 1
By BEN WALKER AP Baseball Writer HOUSTON (AP) — Making his first start since testing positive for COVID-19, Jorge Soler became the first player to…
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El Paso City Council votes to continue mask lawsuit vs. state of Texas
EL PASO, Texas — A majority of El Paso City Council members told the city attorney to continue with on-going litigation against the state of Texas…
Continue Reading Texas woman killed after a stolen big rig crashes into a mobile home
By Carma Hassan, CNN A suspect in a reportedly stolen 18-wheeler is accused of jumping out of the moving truck moments before it crashed into a…
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Texas law now restricts transgender athletes in school sports
AUSTIN, Texas — Texas’ transgender student athletes will be restricted from playing on K-12 school sports teams that align with their gender…
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Familiar drive pushes migrant caravan through Mexico
By EDGAR H. CLEMENTE Associated Press HUIXTLA, Mexico (AP) — After three days of walking along a scorching highway in southern Mexico, a couple…
Continue Reading Braves vs Astros: World Series pits father versus son
By Jack Bantock. CNN A World Series is not an event that needs additional hyping, but a father versus son dynamic is a welcome subplot nonetheless.…
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Over 30 migrants found hidden in truck trailer at Sierra Blanca checkpoint
SIERRA BLANCA, Texas — U.S. Border Patrol agents over the weekend encountered a large human smuggling scheme along Interstate 10 at the immigration…
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Texas governor approves state voting maps redrawn by GOP
AUSTIN, Texas — Texas Gov. Greg Abbott has signed redrawn voting maps that pave a safer path for the GOP’s slipping majority. Abbott signed the…
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3 children found abandoned in an apartment with another child’s remains in Texas, sheriff says
The eldest child, who is 15, told deputies that no adult has lived in the apartment for several months, and that his room was next door to where he…
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Oil surpasses $85 for the first time in seven years
By Matt Egan, CNN Business The oil rally hit another milestone Monday, with crude topping $85 a barrel for the first time in seven years. US oil…
Continue Reading Texas man charged with murder after shooting someone in a car outside his home. He told police it was self-defense
By Sharif Paget and Claudia Dominguez, CNN A Texas man is facing a first-degree murder charge related to the fatal shooting of a man sitting in a…
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Texas drag race driver slams into spectators, killing 2 kids
KERRVILLE, Texas (AP) — Authorities say a driver lost control during a Texas drag racing event and slammed into a crowd of spectators, killing two…
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Astros’ Valdez to start Game 1 of World Series vs Braves
By KRISTIE RIEKEN AP Sports Writer HOUSTON (AP) — Framber Valdez will start for the Houston Astros in Game 1 of the World Series against the…
Continue Reading What to know for the World Series matchup between the Houston Astros and Atlanta Braves
By Eric Levenson, CNN Major League Baseball’s next champion will soon be crowned as the Atlanta Braves take on the Houston Astros in the…
Continue Reading Texas Gov. Greg Abbott’s anti-migrant plan: Many arrested, many detained, few prosecuted
By Rosa Flores, CNN The 27-year-old man tried to hold it together as he walked to his cell. It was weeks since he had been arrested. Weeks with no…
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Braves defeat Dodgers to advance to World Series, will face Houston Astros
ATLANTA, Georgia — For the first time since 1999, the Atlanta Braves are in the Fall Classic. The Braves knocked out the defending champion Los…
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