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

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Hunter's 21 points and buzzer-beating layup send Texas over No. 9 Baylor 75-73

Tyrese Hunter’s driving layup at the buzzer sent Texas to a 75-73 win over No. 9 Baylor, handing the Bears their second straight loss in the Big 12 Conference

Hunter's 21 points and buzzer-beating layup send Texas over No. 9 Baylor 75-73
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Texas gives coach Sarkisian a four-year contract extension after Big 12 title and CFP appearance

Texas will give football coach Steve Sarkisian a four-year contract extension through 2030

Texas gives coach Sarkisian a four-year contract extension after Big 12 title and CFP appearance
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Struggling Sergio Perez of Red Bull says return to Mexico his most important race of the season

Sergio Perez was still in Texas when he declared his return to the Mexico City Grand Prix his most important race weekend of the season

Struggling Sergio Perez of Red Bull says return to Mexico his most important race of the season
Sports

Verstappen earns hard-fought 50th career F1 victory at the US Grand Prix; Hamilton DQ from 2nd

Red Bull’s Max Verstappen charged to his 15th win of the season and the 50th of his Formula One career at the United States Grand Prix

Verstappen earns hard-fought 50th career F1 victory at the US Grand Prix; Hamilton DQ from 2nd
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Hamilton and Russell trying to avoid more drama to finish F1 season strong for Mercedes

Lewis Hamilton walked away from his damaged car after a wreck he caused while Mercedes teammate George Russell zoomed by in the background in the Qatari desert

Hamilton and Russell trying to avoid more drama to finish F1 season strong for Mercedes
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American Logan Sargeant trying to hang on in F1 through difficult rookie season

It was one year ago this week that a Formula One team announced a future with an American driver

American Logan Sargeant trying to hang on in F1 through difficult rookie season
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Ricciardo back on track and grinning again at Formula One's U.S. Grand Prix

The biggest grin in Formula One is back on the racing grid

Ricciardo back on track and grinning again at Formula One's U.S. Grand Prix
Business|Sports

Patrick Mahomes says he 'jumped' at the chance to invest in Formula One's Alpine team

Patrick Mahomes says he “jumped” at the chance to invest in a Formula One team when he was asked to join a group of celebrity backers behind the Alpine team

Patrick Mahomes says he 'jumped' at the chance to invest in Formula One's Alpine team
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Texas defense emerging as a dominant group for No. 4 Longhorns after 2 games

After a routine win over Rice to start the season, Texas coach Steve Sarkisian noted there had been little talk about how good the No. 4 Longhorns’ defense could be. A road win at No. 10 Alabama should change the conversation. The Longhorns were dominant at times against the Crimson Tide as they chased, sacked and intercepted Alabama quarterback Jalen Milroe all night in a 34-24 statement victory. Texas had five sacks, two interceptions and nine total tackles behind the line of scrimmage. The Longhorns held Alabama to 107 yards rushing. “Our speed is an advantage

Texas defense emerging as a dominant group for No. 4 Longhorns after 2 games
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Appointed by Trump, Hunter Biden trial judge spent most of her career in civil law

The judge presiding over Hunter Biden’s federal gun trial in Delaware is a former corporate civil lawyer with a background in biology who was nominated to the bench by former President Donald Trump

Appointed by Trump, Hunter Biden trial judge spent most of her career in civil law
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Texas sheriff says 7 suspects arrested, 11 migrants hospitalized after sting near San Antonio

Seven migrant smuggling suspects have been arrested and 11 migrants are hospitalized after a law enforcement sting near San Antonio

Texas sheriff says 7 suspects arrested, 11 migrants hospitalized after sting near San Antonio
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Prosecutor asks Texas court to reverse governor's pardon of man who fatally shot demonstrator

A prosecutor says he is asking the Texas Court of Criminal Appeals to reverse the governor’s pardon of a former Army sergeant who was convicted of fatally shooting a Black Lives Matter demonstrator

Prosecutor asks Texas court to reverse governor's pardon of man who fatally shot demonstrator
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US Rep. Tony Gonzales of Texas fights off challenge from gun-rights activist in GOP runoff

Republican Rep. Tony Gonzales of Texas has won his primary over a gun-rights activist who forced the border congressman into a runoff and threatened to unseat a House incumbent

US Rep. Tony Gonzales of Texas fights off challenge from gun-rights activist in GOP runoff
News|Political

Roughly halfway through primary season, runoffs in Texas are testing 2 prominent Republicans

The 2024 primary season is roughly halfway over and there have been few shakeups so far

Roughly halfway through primary season, runoffs in Texas are testing 2 prominent Republicans
Business|Education|Entertainment|News|Opinion|Technology

Uvalde families sue Meta and Call of Duty maker on second anniversary of school attack

The families of a group of victims of the Uvalde school shooting have announced new lawsuits against Instagram parent company Meta Platforms, the maker of the video game Call of Duty and the gun company that made the assault rifle used in the shooting

Uvalde families sue Meta and Call of Duty maker on second anniversary of school attack
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Texas governor pardons ex-Army sergeant convicted of killing Black Lives Matter protester

Texas Gov. Greg Abbott has pardoned a white ex-Army sergeant convicted of murder for fatally shooting an armed demonstrator in 2020 during nationwide protests against racial injustice

Texas governor pardons ex-Army sergeant convicted of killing Black Lives Matter protester
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Justice Kavanaugh says unpopular rulings can later become 'fabric of American constitutional law'

Supreme Court Justice Brett Kavanaugh says U_S_ history shows court decisions unpopular in their time later can become part of the “fabric of American constitutional law.”

Justice Kavanaugh says unpopular rulings can later become 'fabric of American constitutional law'
Economy|News|Political

Former aide and consultant close to U.S. Rep. Cuellar plead guilty and agree to aid investigation

A top former aide to U.S. Rep. Henry Cuellar and a political and business consultant have agreed to plead guilty to conspiring to help the Democratic congressman from Texas launder more than $200,000 in bribes and to assist prosecutors in a federal criminal investigation

Former aide and consultant close to U.S. Rep. Cuellar plead guilty and agree to aid investigation
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Convicted murderer charged in two new Texas killings offers to return to prison in plea

A convicted murderer who was released early from a Texas prison in 1993 and now faces two new murder charges has offered to enter a plea and to return to prison for 50 years in exchange for avoiding going to trial and facing a possible death sentence

Convicted murderer charged in two new Texas killings offers to return to prison in plea
News|Political

Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton beat impeachment. Now he wants Super Tuesday revenge on his foes

Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton beat impeachment, and now he wants political revenge

Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton beat impeachment. Now he wants Super Tuesday revenge on his foes
News|Political

A shooter opened fire in a Houston church. Gunfire has also scarred other Texas places of worship

The shooting at the Lakewood megachurch in Houston that left the alleged female shooter dead and two others wounded is just the latest deadly incident at a Texas house of worship

A shooter opened fire in a Houston church. Gunfire has also scarred other Texas places of worship
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Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton gets temporary reprieve from testifying in lawsuit against him

The Texas Supreme Court has agreed to temporarily halt state Attorney General Ken Paxton’s scheduled testimony in a whistleblower lawsuit at the heart of impeachment charges brought against him in 2023

Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton gets temporary reprieve from testifying in lawsuit against him
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Killer of pro cyclist Mo Wilson was captured with help of want ad for yoga instructor in Costa Rica

Federal investigators say a local want ad for a yoga instructor in Costa Rica helped them capture the killer of rising pro cyclist Anna Moriah Wilson in 2022

Killer of pro cyclist Mo Wilson was captured with help of want ad for yoga instructor in Costa Rica
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Woman convicted of killing pro cyclist Anna 'Mo' Wilson gets 90 years in prison. What happened?

A 35-year-old Texas woman found guilty in the May 2022 shooting death of rising professional cyclist Anna “Mo” Wilson has been sentenced to 90 years in prison

Woman convicted of killing pro cyclist Anna 'Mo' Wilson gets 90 years in prison. What happened?
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A Texas woman convicted of killing pro cyclist 'Mo' Wilson is sentenced to 90 years in prison

A Texas woman convicted of fatally shooting rising professional cyclist Anna Moriah “Mo” Wilson has been sentenced to 90 years

A Texas woman convicted of killing pro cyclist 'Mo' Wilson is sentenced to 90 years in prison

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