New all-park option gives nationwide access to Schlitterbahn, Six Flags

   SAN ANTONIO – A new Schlitterbahn season pass add-on will allow guests to access multiple…

North Texas tax preparer sentenced to six years in federal prison for filing hundreds of false tax returns

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Saharan dust coats North Texas sky as sizzling temperatures return tomorrow

    A wave of dust swept across the downtown Dallas skyline on Wednesday night, creating a…

Texas ranks third-worst in this list of top states to move to in 2024. Here’s why.

    ConsumerAffairs ranked Texas among the worst states to move to based on five factors: affordability,…

State Fair of Texas to host sensory-friendly Wednesday mornings for sixth year in a row

    The State Fair of Texas announced Tuesday it will host sensory-friendly mornings every Wednesday for…

4 families displaced, 2 dogs dead after apartment fire in Longview

    No cause has been determined at this time as the investigation remains ongoing, Fire Marshal…

North Texas church pastor resigned after ‘emotional affairs’ with female staff members

    Josiah Anthony, lead pastor of Cross Timbers Church in Argyle, resigned after having “emotional affairs”…

West Texas earthquakes felt in D-FW likely caused by oil and gas work, researcher says

    It’s highly likely recent earthquakes felt in North Texas are related to oil and gas…

5 striking findings from the DOJ’s investigation into Texas juvenile facilities

    Children in the custody of the Texas Juvenile Justice Department are in an environment so…

Dr. Sandra Hansmann: A Visionary Leader for Texas A&M’s Higher Education Center in McAllen

    Dr. Sandra Hansmann. Photo by Roberto Hugo Gonzalez Texas Border Business – Advertisement – By…

Biden administration gives up on Texas border suit, ordered to finish wall

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Texas Senate race zeroes in on border, Hispanic voters

   Both candidates in the race for the U.S. Senate seat in Texas are highlighting the border…

Texas beats Biden Administration in court, border wall construction to continue

    TOPSHOT – A segment of the new border wall is seen in front of the…

Weekly U.S.-Mexico Border Update: crackdown drops July migration, Eddie Canales, border and election updates

    With this series of weekly updates, WOLA seeks to cover the most important developments at…

Strangest State: Lights, Fights, and Frights

(Drue Wagner) The post Strangest State: Lights, Fights, and Frights appeared first on The Texas Observer.…

Exploring Deep Space: NASA Announces 2025 RASC-AL Competition 

     NASA has officially announced the 2025 Revolutionary Aerospace Systems Concepts – Academic Linkage (RASC-AL) competition.…

Texas man pleads guilty to ‘importing protected Australian reptiles’

   AUSTIN (KXAN) — A Texas man pleaded guilty on Thursday after he was accused of…

Historic Prisoner Swap Frees Americans Held in Russia After Years-Long, Multi-Nation Diplomacy

Just before midnight on Thursday evening, a plane touched down in the US carrying several Americans…

How LEGO Is Being Used to Reduce Stress, Combat Childhood Trauma, and Manage PTSD

All the pieces of your life do, or will, fit together, no matter how many are…

Former Pflugerville PD detective charged with tampering with government records

    PFLUGERVILLE, Texas — The Pflugerville Police Department said a former detective was arrested and charged…

DFW Weather: Hot, humid and breezy as we near the weekend

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Mitch Garver’s Ongoing Struggles Headline Mariners’ Series Loss in Boston

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Texas A&M University System reveals new details about plans for Fort Worth campus

  The Texas A&M University System Board of Regents vote on the expansion of the Fort…

WFAA News at 6 p.m.

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8 apartment units damaged after fire engulfs complex

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Paris Rewind, August 1: History-making medals for the U.S.

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Gateway Church announced it’s parting ways with founding Elder

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North Texas police asking for help finding kidnapped toddler

  The 2-year-old girl was last seen wearing turquoise shorts and a floral shirt. Police say…

Villages at Gateway to transform a North Texas city’s shopping scene starting soon

  Initial construction is expected to be completed in March 2028 while the project will reach…

There’s a Last Minute Development That *Could* Derail Josh Shapiro’s VP Chances, But Also Maybe Not

   There was a lot of buzz about Democratic Pennsylvania Gov. Josh Shapiro being Kama Harris’…

Kamala Harris Campaigns at a Funeral, Calls Herself ‘the President’ in Incredibly Weird Scene

   Kamala Harris’ handlers have been carefully curating all of her public appearances since Joe Biden…

The Left Keeps Telling Us This Isn’t Happening: Illegals in GA Apartment Are REGISTERED TO VOTE

   It’s so weird how that thing the Left swears isn’t happening keeps happening. This is the…

Caregiver’s Diary Part 12: Learning to Go With the Flow

   As I wrote in my previous caregiving column, the hurdles that come with caregiving for…

Gretchen Whitmer Reminds a Lot of People of Caitlyn Jenner in New Video

   It looks like Michigan Gov. Gretchen Whitmer is out of the running to be Kamala…

Was JD Vance a Bad VP Pick? Book at the Top of the Bestseller List Would Indicate Otherwise

   The press has been hard at work demonizing JD Vance, Trump’s pick for his running…

JD Vance Says Biden’s Prisoner Swap With Putin Is Actually a ‘Good Thing’—for Donald Trump

   This might sound like an impossible notion at first glance, but please hear this out.…

Police looking for man who shot at apartment complex on Northwest Side

   SAN ANTONIO – San Antonio police are looking for a man who shot at an…

The impact recent South Texas rains could have on local hay production🌾

   GUADALUPE COUNTY, Texas – An active weather pattern brought needed rain to South Central Texas…

Toasty start to the month of August with just an isolated weekend rain chance

   WEATHER HIGHLIGHTS: – Saharan dust is clearing out – Hot and humid this weekend, highs…

Doc Talk: CHRISTUS Children’s physician discusses lice, germs and allergies

   SAN ANTONIO – Dr. Jendi Haug, a pediatric emergency medicine physician with CHRISTUS Children’s Hospital,…

Witnesses describe moments leading up to fatal 2022 crash in Day 2 of Alexander Castro trial

   SAN ANTONIO – In the middle of Highway 281, two gray doors hung off a…

A raise for San Antonio council members and longer terms look likely for November ballot, but details are still in flux

   SAN ANTONIO – The San Antonio City Council appears ready to ask voters to raise…

Justice Department report accuses Texas juvenile facilities of engaging in patterns of physical, sexual abuse

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Son shoots father during fight in North Texas, both arrested

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Telfer Mine, Western Australia

In the arid outback of Western Australia, miners have excavated rust-colored soil to reach the precious…

Keynote Speaker Judge Irma Carrillo Ramirez (State Bar of Texas Annual Meeting 2024)

  In the 12th installment in a series of episodes of the State Bar of Texas…

From classroom to citrus fields

    South Texas College (STC) student Issac Cazares recently secured a prestigious internship at the Texas…

USDA loan Specialists and Contractors sent to Prison for Roles in Loan Bribery Scheme

    Photo Used for Illustration Purposes Texas Border Business – Advertisement – McALLEN, Texas – Three…

Weslaco Fire Chief’s 20-year journey of service, sparked by STC

    Weslaco Fire Chief and Emergency Manager Antonio Lopez Jr. attributes his leadership skills and expertise…

Texas Judge Pauses Border Buoy Trial After 5th Circ. Ruling

   A federal judge on Thursday postponed a bench trial in the Biden administration’s suit against Texas…

Texas attorney general says Biden must continue border wall construct…

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Texas attorney general says Biden must continue border wall construction after court deadline passes

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Trial Challenging Texas’s Rio Grande Border Barriers Delayed

    Aug. 1, 2024, 9:56 PM UTC Ryan Autullo Correspondent Biden lawyers requested delay to review Fifth…

Florida Highway Patrol spent millions sending troopers to Texas-Mexico border

    Published: August 1, 2024 at 6:18 PMUpdated: August 1, 2024 at 6:25 PM Tags: fhp, florida, florida highway…

Texas Senate race zeroes in on border, Hispanic voters

   Both candidates in the race for the U.S. Senate seat in Texas are highlighting the border…

Biden administration gives up on Texas border suit, ordered to finish wall

    (The Center Square) – Texas has won another lawsuit against the Biden administration, this time…

NASA Shares its SpaceX Crew-10 Assignments for Space Station Mission

     NASA’s SpaceX Crew-10 members (pictured from left to right) NASA astronaut Nichole Ayers, Roscosmos cosmonaut…

DOJ accuses Texas of ‘pattern of abuse’ at 5 youth facilities

   AUSTIN (KXAN) — The federal government is calling on Texas to make changes or face…

Texas leaders react to US-Russia prisoner exchange bringing Evan Gershkovich, Paul Whelan, others home

   AUSTIN (KXAN) — Texas leaders are issuing statements of their reactions to a historic prisoner…

‘That’s just stupid.’ Crime victim’s payment woes among worsening wait in Texas

   Investigative Summary: Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton’s office is now finally admitting what a KXAN…

Art Historian Discovers Long-Lost Portrait of Henry VIII in Background of Social Media Post

Social media allows for the darndest things: like this story from the UK where an art…

Lost Dog Finds Way Home Across 150 Miles of Neighboring State, Villages Hold Feast in His Honor

Yamagarni village in the Karnataka state of India recently witnessed a strange sight. A jubilant crowd…

Highlights from Texas A&M Football’s first fall practice

Texas A&M's 2024 season is underway. The Aggies hit the field

Titanium Maglev Heart Implanted Successfully in a Patient for First Time May Help Others Waiting for a Transplant

In a highly-anticipated world-first, the Texas Heart Institute has successfully implanted an artificial titanium heart that…

Accused 9/11 mastermind pleads guilty

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Plano short-term rental home owners required to register their properties

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Former Argyle fire chief charged with embezzling from pension funds

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North Texas teen undergoes brain surgery after sinus infection spread to his brain

  “The spread to your brain is pretty rare,” Dr. Anum Dadwani with Children’s Medical Center…

Turtle Creek neighbors suspect arson after alley fence goes up in smoke, fire seen for blocks

  Security footage shows two people walking away from the fence before it goes up in…

Talked into swimming the 100-meter freestyle, Sarah Sjöström gets a gold that surprises even her

  The 100m freestyle isn’t her race. But after some initial pushback, she agreed to compete…

Texas school district says political parking spots can stay

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Earth Is Still Breaking Heat Records

This story was originally published last week by Grist, and it is republished here with permission. Sign…

NYT Columnist Pretends Democrats Just Got Into the Name Calling Game

   A New York Times editor wrote an op-ed that might cause discerning readers to wonder…

Abraham Hamadeh Wins Republican Primary for Arizona’s 8th Congressional District

   In a close primary race for Arizona’s 8th Congressional District, Republican Abraham Hamadeh earned the…

US Army Seeks Refund from Dwayne The Rock Johnson and the UFL As Sponsorship Led to Recruitment Falling

   Bombs are something familiar to both the U.S. military and football. A recent partnership between…

Liberal Big Tech CEO David Marcus ‘Crosses the Rubicon’ to Endorse Trump for President

   David Marcus is a successful Big Tech entrepreneur (you can read his bio at his…

WATCH: JD Vance Energizes Rallygoers During Western Trail Swing to Glendale, Arizona

   This week, the media and commentators on the Left seemed determined to take a figurative…

Man stabbed four times during robbery attempt on far Southwest Side, San Antonio police say

   SAN ANTONIO – A man was stabbed multiple times during a robbery attempt on the…

Man hospitalized in critical condition after being shot on North Side, SAPD says

   SAN ANTONIO – A man is in the hospital in critical condition after being shot…

Memories preserved in Acadiana Cafe’s military room

   SAN ANTONIO – David Saylor opened Acadiana Cafe in December 1986. Over the years, the…

Man shot, killed on city’s Southwest Side, police say

   SAN ANTONIO – San Antonio police are investigating after a man was shot and killed…

San Antonio Food Bank expects drop in volunteers in August, calls for additional help

   SAN ANTONIO – The San Antonio Food Bank said they often see fewer volunteers in…

Fall Camp, Softball Makes a Splash, & Dragon Talks

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News anchor in Texas accused of breaking boyfriend’s nose after drinking margaritas

    COLLEGE STATION, Texas (KVII) — A TV news anchor in Texas was arrested on domestic…

12News at 6pm

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Public Education – 8/12/2024

     The House Committee on Public Education will meet to hear invited and public testimony on…

Texas teachers stand behind Kamala Harris after years of feeling targeted, neglected by Republicans

   click to enlarge Texas Tribune / Danielle Villasana ent Kamala Harris gave the keynote speech…

Texas AG wins $1.4B settlement from Facebook parent Meta over facial-capture charges

   Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton has won a $1.4 billion settlement from Facebook parent Meta…

Fifth Circuit Rules Texas’ Floating Barrier in Rio Grande Can Stay in Place For Now

   AUSTIN, Texas (AP) — A floating barrier in the Rio Grande meant to discourage migrants…

En Banc Fifth Circuit Rules for Texas in Water Buoy Case, but Doesn’t Resolve Issue of Whether Illegal Migration Qualifies as “Invasion”

   (Illustration: Lex Villena; Free Speech Coalition) Yesterday, in United States v. Abbott, the en banc…

Conservative AGs hope to upend 70 years of law going back to Brown v Board of Education with Texas case

   Texas has been locked in a battle over how it runs its foster care system…

10,000 foreign criminals have slipped through border, congressman says

   As members of violent gangs such as Venezuela’s Tren de Aragua continue to slip scrutiny at…

10,000 foreign criminals have slipped through border, congressman says

   As members of violent gangs such as Venezuela’s Tren de Aragua continue to slip scrutiny at…

Mexican governor touts commerce opportunities with new bridge expansion

   The governor of the Mexican state of San Luis Potosi came to the Rio Grande Valley…

Five Big Ten commits with something to prove as seniors

Whether it was injury, a transfer, or waiting behind other players, these Big Ten commits have…

Texas A&M teams up with Rich Products in Brownsville

The Greater Brownsville Incentives Corporation (GBIC) has announcing what it calls a “groundbreaking training partnership” between…

Mike Elko Gives Texas A&M Injury Update Ahead of Fall Camp

The Texas A&M Aggies started their first fall camp under Mike Elko on Wednesday, hoping to…

A&M Men’s Golfer Maichon No. 10 in PGA Tour University Ranking – WTAW

News release from Texas A&M Athletics: PONTE VEDRA BEACH, Fla. – Texas A&M men’s golf standout…

The greatest basketball player to come out of Texas A&M

From 2009 to 2012, Khris Middleton was an excellent player for Texas A&M University. According to…

Grady Winkler calls it a career after 53 years working at Texas A&M

Grady Winkler is taking his second stab at retirement after 53 years of service in Texas…

How the brief, beautiful existence of ‘Nadalcaraz’ became one of the Olympics’ biggest attractions

The Spanish pairing of Rafael Nadal and Carlos Alcaraz lasted only three matches, but left an…

Governor Abbott Statement On Vice President Harris’ Yearslong Border Failure

Governor Greg Abbott today issued a statement on Vice President Kamala Harris’ continued refusal to address…

Governor Abbott Announces Over $331,000 Career Training Grant To Amarillo College

Governor Greg Abbott today announced that the Texas Workforce Commission (TWC) awarded a Jobs and Education…

Governor Abbott Statement On Fifth Circuit Ruling On Marine Barriers

Governor Greg Abbott today issued a statement following the decision by the U.S. Court of Appeals…

Governor Abbott Congratulates Cedar Park As First Digital Media Friendly Texas Certified Community

Governor Greg Abbott today congratulated the City of Cedar Park on being designated as the first…

Governor Abbott Reappoints Boyd To Gulf States Marine Fisheries Commission

Governor Greg Abbott has reappointed Douglass “Doug” Boyd to the Gulf States Marine Fisheries Commission for…

VP Kamala Harris holds campaign rally in Atlanta

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7 people arrested in luxury car theft ring in North Texas

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Starbucks sales tumble as customers reject high-priced coffee

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Dallas Mayor Eric Johnson set to host 28th annual Back to School Fair this weekend

  In order to be eligible, parents had to register for the event by July 26,…

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Police association rallies to help veteran detective with inoperable brain tumor in North Texas

  “You are buying minutes of Poppy’s World for the grandkids,” Bethany Budgewater said. “You are…

Casino company pitches North Texas policymakers on legalized gambling

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‘No doubt we belong in this league’ | UTSA head football coach believes his team has a chance at CFP despite questions at quarterback

  Head Coach Jeff Traylor enters his fifth season leading the Roadrunners, and now faces arguably…

Casino company pitches North Texas policymakers on legalized gambling

  A presentation from the Sands Corporation of Las Vegas outlined the company’s estimated economic impact…

New Jersey AR-15 Ban Ruled Unconstitutional – but Magazine Ban Upheld

   On Tuesday, a federal judge struck down New Jersey’s ban on the AR-15 rifle but…

Antisemitic Radical Who Donated Almost $1K to Tlaib Calls Assassinated Hamas Leader Haniyeh ‘Martyr’

   Early Wednesday morning brought news of the assassination of Hamas political head, Ismail Haniyeh, thought…

DIPSOLOGY Beyond the Basics: Are Alcoholics Offended By Cartoon Depictions? Disney Believes So…

   The Disney Company has shown over the years to be a particularly woke-prone enterprise, as…

The DNC’s Lack of Faith In Harris Is Evident, but Don’t Let That Comfort You

   The DNC is rolling out the red carpet and spending cash to make Harris look…

Lindsey Graham’s Solution to Trump’s Near Miss Assassination: Give the Secret Service More Money

   The Senate Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee and the Senate Judiciary Committee held a…