Today: September 21, 2024
Today: September 21, 2024

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Arch Manning to get first start for No. 1 Texas as Ewers continues recovery from abdomen strain

Texas coach Steve Sarkisian says freshman quarterback Arch Manning will get his first career start Saturday against Louisiana-Monroe

Arch Manning to get first start for No. 1 Texas as Ewers continues recovery from abdomen strain
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Injured Texas QB Quinn Ewers is questionable to return for the No. 1 Longhorns for next game

Texas coach Steve Sarkisian says injured starting quarterback Quinn Ewers is considered “questionable” for the No. 1 Longhorns game this week against Louisiana-Monroe

Injured Texas QB Quinn Ewers is questionable to return for the No. 1 Longhorns for next game
Education|Sports

Older Texas players enjoying return to No. 1 after 16 years and memories of 5-7 in 2021

The Texas Longhorns returned to class Monday as the No. 1 team in the country for the first time in 16 years and with college football buzzing about hotshot backup quarterback Arch Manning

Older Texas players enjoying return to No. 1 after 16 years and memories of 5-7 in 2021
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Arch Manning takes over for injured Quinn Ewers, leads No. 2 Texas to 56-7 rout of UTSA

Arch Manning passed for four touchdowns and ran 67 yards for another after taking over for injured starter Quinn Ewers in the second quarter to lead No. 2 Texas over UTSA 56-7 on Saturday night

Arch Manning takes over for injured Quinn Ewers, leads No. 2 Texas to 56-7 rout of UTSA
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Texas QB Quinn Ewers departs with strained abdomen and Arch Manning leads win over UTSA

Texas quarterback Quinn Ewers departed the No. 2 Longhorns’ 56-7 win over UTSA in the second quarter with a strained abdomen

Texas QB Quinn Ewers departs with strained abdomen and Arch Manning leads win over UTSA
Americas|Crime|News

The former Uvalde schools police chief asks a judge to throw out the charges against him

The former Uvalde, Texas, schools police chief is asking a judge to throw out the criminal indictment against him over the slow law enforcement response to the 2022 school shooting massacre

The former Uvalde schools police chief asks a judge to throw out the charges against him
Crime|Health|News|Political

Texas sues to stop a rule that shields the medical records of women who seek abortions elsewhere

Texas is suing to try to block a federal rule that shields the medical records of women from criminal investigations if they cross state lines to get an abortion where it is legal

Texas sues to stop a rule that shields the medical records of women who seek abortions elsewhere
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Arch Manning throws 1st career TD pass in Longhorns' rout of Colorado State

Arch Manning threw his first career touchdown pass and ran for his first score in mop-up duty in No. 4 Texas’ 52-0 victory over Colorado State on Saturday in the season opener

Arch Manning throws 1st career TD pass in Longhorns' rout of Colorado State
Crime|News|Opinion|Political

Former prisoners describe suffocating heat in Texas lockups as they plead for air conditioning

Advocates for Texas prisoners are asking a federal judge to declare the state's lack of air conditioning in most facilities as unconstitutional cruel and unusual punishment

Former prisoners describe suffocating heat in Texas lockups as they plead for air conditioning
Health|News|Political

Biden praises longtime US Rep Sheila Jackson Lee of Texas, who died of cancer

President Joe Biden is calling longtime U_S_ Rep_ Sheila Jackson Lee of Texas “a towering figure in our politics.”

Biden praises longtime US Rep Sheila Jackson Lee of Texas, who died of cancer
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Brooks and defense lead No. 3 Texas into final Big 12 season with dominant 38-6 win at Baylor

Jonathon Brooks ran for two touchdowns and No. 3 Texas got a dominant game from its defense to overpower Baylor in a 38-6 win Saturday night to launch the Longhorns into their final Big 12 season

Education|News|Opinion

How charges against 2 Uvalde school police officers are still leaving some families frustrated

Two indictments against former Uvalde, Texas, schools police officers were the first charges brought against law enforcement for the botched response that saw hundreds of officers wait more than an hour to confront an 18-year-old gun who killed 21 at an elementary school

How charges against 2 Uvalde school police officers are still leaving some families frustrated
News|Political

Texas AG Ken Paxton's impeachment trial is over. Here's what led to his acquittal and what's next

The GOP-dominated Texas Senate has acquitted fellow Republican Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton

Texas AG Ken Paxton's impeachment trial is over. Here's what led to his acquittal and what's next
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No. 3 Texas a dominant second half team as Longhorns head into Big 12 play

Slow starts and big finishes

No. 3 Texas a dominant second half team as Longhorns head into Big 12 play
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Rival revival: Texas snags baseball coach Schlossnagle from Texas A&M after Aggies finish 2nd at CWS

Texas A&M baseball coach Jim Schlossnagle is leaving the Aggies for rival Texas

Rival revival: Texas snags baseball coach Schlossnagle from Texas A&M after Aggies finish 2nd at CWS
Health|News|Political

Texas Supreme Court upholds ban on youth gender transitions. It's the largest state with such a law

The Texas Supreme Court has upheld the state’s ban on gender-affirming medical care for transgender youths and rejected pleas from parents that it violates their right to decide on and seek care for their children

Texas Supreme Court upholds ban on youth gender transitions. It's the largest state with such a law
Education|News|Opinion

Indictment accuses former Uvalde schools police chief of delays while shooter was 'hunting' children

An indictment alleges the police chief for schools in Uvalde, Texas, failed to identify an active shooting, did not follow his training and made critical decisions that slowed the law enforcement response to stop a gunman who was “hunting” victims

Indictment accuses former Uvalde schools police chief of delays while shooter was 'hunting' children
Education|News

Former Uvalde police chief indicted over response to Robb Elementary shooting

Uvalde’s former school police chief has been booked and released from jail following a grand jury investigation into the police response during the Robb Elementary School shooting in 2022

Former Uvalde police chief indicted over response to Robb Elementary shooting
Arts|Entertainment|News

Singer, songwriter, provocateur and politician Kinky Friedman dead at 79

Kinky Friedman, the singer, songwriter, satirist and novelist who also dabbled in Texas politics with a campaign for governor, has died

Singer, songwriter, provocateur and politician Kinky Friedman dead at 79
Sports

Schlossnagle says Texas needs to get ready for 'major leagues' of college baseball in the SEC

New Texas baseball coach Jim Schlossnagle says he’s ready to lead the Longhorns into the “major league” of college baseball in the Southeastern Conference

Schlossnagle says Texas needs to get ready for 'major leagues' of college baseball in the SEC
Business|Sports

Liberty Media to add MotoGP to a global racing portfolio that already includes F1

The American company that owns Formula 1 is adding to its global racing portfolio with the purchase of the MotoGP motorcycle racing series by the end of the year

Liberty Media to add MotoGP to a global racing portfolio that already includes F1
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Pole to checkered flag: Byron dominates NASCAR's 1st road course race of season, wins at COTA

William Bryon started on pole and delivered a dominant drive Sunday to win NASCAR’s first road race of the season at the Circuit of the Americas

Pole to checkered flag: Byron dominates NASCAR's 1st road course race of season, wins at COTA
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Ford still winless in 2024 as NASCAR heads to first road race of the season at COTA

Five races into NASCAR’s 2024 season and Ford is in a funk

Ford still winless in 2024 as NASCAR heads to first road race of the season at COTA
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Texas regents approve Sarkisian contract extension and raise to more than $10 million

Steve Sarkisian is college football’s latest $10 million man

Texas regents approve Sarkisian contract extension and raise to more than $10 million
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Big money: Texas coach Sarkisian getting salary increase to more than $10 million per year

Texas football coach Steve Sarkisian’s contract extension will push his guaranteed salary to $10.3 million this year under details released by the school's Board of Regents

Big money: Texas coach Sarkisian getting salary increase to more than $10 million per year

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