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Inside a bus, Deep East Texans get the health care they can’t afford or find anywhere else

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Ex-bookkeeper arrested for stealing more than $185,000 from San Antonio homebuilder, records show

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Day 2 of early voting included 31,930 voters in Bexar County. See list of busiest, slowest polling locations

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Inside a bus, East Texans get the health care they can’t afford or find anywhere else

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Teen inside home wounded in drive-by shooting, police say

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Mother, teenage son shot in front of home north of downtown, San Antonio police say

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Preteen student arrested after making terroristic threats in Converse, police say

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Javier Cazares draws inspiration for election bid from his daughter

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Rising costs stand in way of reopening popular restaurant destroyed by fire in San Antonio, owners say

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Feds go after malware-for-lease operation with Texas victims, including in San Antonio

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BGC Scores and Schedules: Week 10, High School Football in San Antonio, South Texas, Hill Country

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Registration sticker expired for 13 years leads to fugitive arrest, Jourdanton police say

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Mansfield ISD board secretary arrested on assault, family violence charge

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FBI Dallas Special Agent in Charge Matthew DeSarno reflects on tenure as he retires from agency

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Governor Abbott Congratulates FUJIFILM Diosynth Biotechnologies On College Station Expansion

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Woman shot, killed outside downtown area convenience store identified

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County commissioners allocate the last of 389 million dollars in federal COVID relief funds

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More WNBA players, including Dallas Wings’ Allisha Gray, to play in AU basketball league in Dallas

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Prop A: Understanding the ballot measure that could reshape Dallas

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Biden receives updated COVID-19 booster shot, promotes vaccine

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Drought conditions require LCRA to cut off Highland Lakes water for agricultural customers

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Brittney Griner’s prison sentence is upheld in a Russian court

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Burglary suspects arrested after crashing into a BCSO patrol vehicle

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Students, community come together to build altar for Muertosfest

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Ash Carter, the U.S. defense secretary who opened combat jobs to women, dies at 68

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Police searching for suspect who wounded man during robbery after hours at Northeast Side business

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LCRA urges visitors to ‘Be LakeWise’ and play it safe on the lakes

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Man shot, critically wounded during possible robbery inside Northeast Side business

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Teen suspects face capital murder charges in deadly double shooting

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North Texas school district approves hiring 8 ‘armed school safety officers’

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This Startup Uses Volcanic Rock Dust to Capture Carbon on Farms

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Russian court rejects Brittney Griner appeal against 9-year sentence

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Harvard school: Ash Carter, Obama defense chief, dies at 68

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Plan to expand city non-discrimination ordinance scaled back

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Father killed protecting his son from attackers at California party, wife says

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Did anyone win Powerball’s $625M jackpot?

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‘Unacceptable, hateful and dangerous’: Adidas ends partnership with Ye

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Man arrested after shots fired, nails dropped outside Toyota HQ in Plano, police say

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Judge in Barrientes Vela sentencing weighing whether to allow testimony of ex-captain

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DPS suspends Texas Ranger amid investigation into Robb Elementary response

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2 wounded in shooting during altercation at East Side home, San Antonio police say

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Comal ISD hosting job fair on Tuesday night

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New city program targets high crime, crash prone areas

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Vassell and Spurs top Timberwolves 115-106

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Grapevine-Colleyville ISD names current district leader as interim superintendent

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Texas Ranger suspended, under investigation for Uvalde school shooting, CNN reports

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‘I chose God’: Hobby Lobby CEO says he’s giving away company

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‘Failure of our justice system’: Reactions to Dallas hospital shooting include mourning, anger

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San Antonio hospitals see surge of children’s respiratory illness. One mother shares her story

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West Side altar honors 53 migrants who died in tractor-trailer

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Popular dry shampoos recalled over potential cancer-causing chemical

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8-year-old shot, killed by 10-year-old brother playing with shotgun, sheriff says

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New Fort Worth ISD superintendent is on a serious mission to improve learning

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County judge candidates spar over significance of ‘Dr. No,’ DeBerry’s critical nickname for Sakai

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Ye dropped by talent agency, documentary on him scrapped

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Governor Abbott Activates State Resources Ahead Of Severe Storm Threats

Governor Greg Abbott today activated state emergency resources ahead of severe storms and potential flash flooding…

Astros sweep Yankees in ALCS, advance to World Series again

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Both victims who were shot, killed at Dallas Methodist Hospital identified

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Rackspace Technology to exit Windcrest and relocate company headquarters

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