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SpaceX booster explodes during ground testing in South Texas
A SpaceX rocket booster exploded during ground testing early Friday at the
companysStarbase complex in South Texas.
There were no injures in the mishap, which involved the first in the newest
generation of Starship lower stages.
Video of the eventshows a…
Texas redistricting defeat reveals the limits of political forecasting
If there were a pari-mutuel window in the federal courthouse in El Paso,
it’s likely the smart money would have been on the three-judge panel ruling
in favor of the state of Texas in the politically charged lawsuit over the
congressional redistricting plan…
Thanksgiving travel in Texas expected to break records this year
Thanksgiving travel could be busier than ever this year.
The American Automobile Association predicts a record number of Texan and
Americans will hit the road, while the Federal Aviation Administration
estimatesthebusiest Thanksgiving travel season in 15…
The Supreme Court faces a test: Protect Texas voters or politicians
This weeks federal court ruling rejecting Texas redistricting
maps earned cheers from Democrats and jeers from Republicans and
places the U.S. Supreme Court precisely where it doesnt want to be:
At the crossroads of an effort to engineer the outcome of…
Crockett: Polling Says I Can Win Texas Senate Seat
Sunday on CNNs State of the Union,- Rep. Jasmine Crockett (D-
TX) said her polling indicated she can win the Texas U.S. Senate seat in
the 2026 election.
Host Jake Tapper said, So you are, were told, weighing a decision
on whether to jump into this Texas…
New Crash Dummy Reflects Biological Differences Between Men and Women
Women are different than men including crash test dummies
according to federal transportation officials who this week rolled out a
female design they believe will make cars safer for females.
Called THOR-05F, the female dummy is designed to reflect the…
If we cant build a H-E-B off the interstate, where can we?
H-E-B, the San Antonio-based grocery chain, is making moves in North Texas.
New stores opened to excited crowds in Rockwall and Prosper earlier this
year, and now Dallas is poised to join in on the action.
In September, the City Plan Commission voted to…
Texas Christian University to close race, gender studies departments next year
Texas Christian University will close departments for comparative race and
ethnic studies and women and gender studies next year, consolidating the
programs into the English department.
University officials cited financial reasons and low numbers of…
Tricolor fails, and critics probe what its collapse means for subprime auto loans
Cynthia Jackson came to me a year ago with a complaint about how she was
treated by Tricolor, a huge used car business based in Dallas. Warning
signs were everywhere.
We had no way of knowing that Tricolor was about to crash into bankruptcy,
come under…
U.S. Supreme Court blocks lower court ruling finding Texas congressional map was illegal
AUSTIN The U.S. Supreme Court on Friday night blocked a lower court
ruling that found Texas new congressional map was likely a racial
gerrymander, allowing the map to stay in effect for now.
The brief order by Justice Samuel Alito came after Texas…
‘Contrary to values’: US Rep. Escobar opposes border czar’s UTEP visit
U.S. Rep. Veronica Escobar has condemned the announcement that U.S. Border
Czar Tom Homan will be speaking at the University of Texas at El Paso.
“As a loving, welcoming community, the invitation of Tom Homan is contrary
to the valuesmost El…
Tarrant County Republicans elect new chair after opponents concede in runoff
Tim Davis is the newly elected chair of the Tarrant County Republican Party
after his opponents threw their support behind him in the runoff.
In the first round of voting, Davis earned the majority with 87 votes. John
OShea was second with 58 votes.…
‘Never-ending summer’: Is climate change driving Houston’s unseasonably warm fall weather?
As Houston rounds out its third month of unseasonably warm fall weather,
many residents have joined a chorus of complaints over the citys
never ending summer- and wonder whetherclimate change is to
blame.
Experts say carbon emissions trapped in the…
From cartels to corporate fraud: How accurate is Landmans second season?
You think you understand how this business works, but you dont.
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Tommy Norris, the fast-and-foul-talking titular character of the second
season of Paramount+s Texas oilfield drama Landman, is back in all his
chain-smoking and heavy-sighing glory because…
Greg Abbott and Texas Republicans ramp up anti-Sharia rhetoric. Religion scholars call it a distortion.
When Gov. Greg Abbott branded the Council on American-Islamic Relations a
foreign terrorist organization, he claimed its executive director boasted
Muslims were ready to hold public office and advance Sharia law-
in the U.S.
The following day, he urged an…
Houston remembers Greta Toranzo, who died at Camp Mystic. Will our leaders?
Greta Toranzos birthday party had everything. It was a perfectly sunny
day, summers warmth lingering well into November. Children and parents
sprawled across the garden, blacktop and covered pavilion at Sinclair
Elementary, bopping from friendship-bracelet…
Jasmine Crockett takes aim at GOP while backing Christian Menefee at Houston town hall
U.S. Rep. JasmineCrockett, the Dallas Democrat,doubled down on
her endorsement of Christian Menefee for Houstons 18th Congressional
District at a packed town hall meeting the pair co-hosted
atMenefees home church on Saturday.
Crockett, who is considering…
Texas A&M committee rules professor’s firing over gender identity lesson was unjustified
A Texas A&M committee agreed that the university was wrong to fire a
professor earlier this year after a controversy over a classroom video that
showed a student objecting to a childrens literature lesson about
gender identity.
The internal committee…
Wealthy People Have Always Shaped Universities. This Time Is Different.
The ultrawealthy have long lorded their money and might over university
presidents, pelting them with ideas and demands, promises and threats.
Now they have an ally in the White House.
President Trump embraced a billionaires strategy to try to…
Abbott, Republican lawmakers comments cited in court order overturning Texas congressional gerrymander
In mid-August, amid Texas high-profile redistricting fight, CNNs
Jake Tapper pressed Gov. Greg Abbott on why the state was suddenly
redrawing its congressional map.
You are doing this to give Trump and Republicans in the House of
Representatives five…
Brandon Herrera raises $1 million, swipes at Rep. Tony Gonzales over alleged affair
Gonzales recently made his first public remarks about the death of his 35-year-old aide who died after lighting herself on fire. He vigorously denied reports that the two were engaged in an extramarital affair.
Faculty panel: Texas A&M wrongly fired professor after gender lesson
Texas A&M University did not have good cause to fire Melissa McCoul, an
English professor thrust into the spotlight after a video of her discussing
gender identity circulated online and drew political backlash, a faculty
committee unanimously found in a…
Gov. Greg Abbott, long a defender of states rights, embraces Trumps push to expand presidential power
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Just last year, Texas Gov.…
Proposed data center project for Waco area would be paradigm-changer-
WACO Texas AI boom and the tide of data center companies chasing
it have arrived in the Waco area.
Lacy Lakeview, a suburban town five miles north of downtown Waco, and
McLennan County are negotiating the areas first large-scale data
center project,…
Some DACA recipients have been arrested in Trump’s immigration crackdown
As immigrants have faced increased vetting, the arrests this year signal a change in how the U.S. is handling “Dreamers” amid a reshaping of policy.
Supreme Court temporarily restores Texas new congressional map
Texas is back to using its 2025 congressional map, at least temporarily,
after Supreme Court Justice Samuel Alito granted the states request to
pause a court ruling that would have required using the lines legislators
drew in 2021.
The high court has not…
Texas adds new ID restrictions on vehicle registrations and renewals
The restrictions, which went into effect on Nov. 18, could upend the ability of many undocumented residents to legally own vehicles.
Texas finalizes private school voucher rules, will let families put $10,300 toward preschool
Texas will let some families use public funds for private schools or homeschooling starting next year. Most families can apply starting Feb. 4.
TribCast: Redistricting goes to the Supreme Court
Which congressional map will Texas be using for the fast-approaching 2026 midterms? It’s up to the U.S. Supreme Court to decide.
Some DACA recipients have been arrested in Trump’s immigration crackdown
As immigrants have faced increased vetting, the arrests this year signal a change in how the U.S. is handling “Dreamers” amid a reshaping of policy.
Texas adds new ID restrictions on vehicle registrations and renewals
The restrictions, which went into effect on Nov. 18, could upend the ability of many undocumented residents to legally own vehicles.
Texas education chief met with Turning Point USA to discuss group’s expansion in high schools
The meeting happened days before Lt. Gov. Dan Patrick pledged $1 million to help establish chapters of the conservative student group on every Texas college and high school campus.
Texas finalizes private school voucher rules, will let families put $10,300 toward preschool
Texas will let some families use public funds for private schools or homeschooling starting next year. Most families can apply starting Feb. 4.
TribCast: Redistricting goes to the Supreme Court
Which congressional map will Texas be using for the fast-approaching 2026 midterms? It’s up to the U.S. Supreme Court to decide.