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An 80-mile horseback ride connects Black families with their Texas roots
10+ hour, 59+ min ago (1002+ words) Mia Johnson, 56, grew up riding the trail with her parents and now is riding the trail with her wife and their extended families. A Prairie View trail rider gets his horse ready to start the journey. Ryder Menzer, 7, center, plays…...
Houston routs Idaho 78-47 in return to March Madness after losing in last year's championship game
2+ day, 11+ hour ago (285+ words) Breaking news and analysis on politics, business, world, national news, entertainment and more. In-depth DC, Virginia, Maryland news coverage including traffic, weather, crime, education, restaurant reviews and more. OKLAHOMA CITY " Kingston Flemings scored 18 points, Emanuel Sharpe added 16 and Houston routed…...
Tracking Trump: Comey pleads not guilty; Trump calls for Illinois governor’s arrest; Texas troops arrive in Illinois; and more
5+ mon, 2+ week ago (57+ words) Breaking news and analysis on politics, business, world, national news, entertainment and more. In-depth DC, Virginia, Maryland news coverage including traffic, weather, crime, education, restaurant reviews and more. The 7 follows President Donald Trump's second term. James Comey pleaded not guilty....
NAACP asks court to block new Texas congressional map
6+ mon, 3+ week ago (218+ words) Breaking news and analysis on politics, business, world, national news, entertainment and more. In-depth DC, Virginia, Maryland news coverage including traffic, weather, crime, education, restaurant reviews and more. The NAACP, the nation's largest civil rights organization, asked a court Tuesday…...
Texas plan to redraw maps could protect GOP House majority
7+ mon, 4+ week ago (612+ words) The legislature is meeting in special session to draft plans that could give the party five more seats in Congress. Worried they could face a difficult 2026, Republicans are taking steps now to shore up their House majority even if voters…...
Divorce, adultery allegations against Paxton jolt Senate race in Texas
8+ mon, 23+ hour ago (1362+ words) In one of the biggest GOP primaries of the midterms, Sen. John Cornyn and his allies are attacking Ken Paxton over his personal life, and some backers are rethinking their support. Firebrand Texas Republican Ken Paxton's long record of political…...
Texas inspectors approved Camp Mystic’s disaster plan 2 days before deadly flood, records show
8+ mon, 1+ week ago (961+ words) Texas inspectors approved Camp Mystic's emergency plan just two days before devastating floods killed over 27 people, mostly children, at the Texas summer camp HUNT, Texas " Texas inspectors signed off on Camp Mystic's emergency planning just two days before catastrophic flooding…...
He seeded clouds over Texas. Then came the conspiracy theories.
8+ mon, 1+ week ago (1064+ words) Cloud seeding couldn't have caused the floods that killed more than 100 people, experts say. But rumormongers suggested a link to one company's work. Augustus Doricko knew when he founded a cloud-seeding start-up in 2023 that he'd have to contend with misunderstandings…...
Trump’s NOAA pick appears in confirmation hearing days after Texas floods
8+ mon, 1+ week ago (543+ words) In the five months since Trump chose Neil Jacobs as NOAA administrator, hundreds of NOAA scientists and meteorologists have left the agency through a combination of firings, buyouts and retirements. U. S. senators are set to interview President Donald Trump's pick to…...
Texas governor signs MAHA bill to add warning labels to food products
8+ mon, 4+ week ago (484+ words) The measure applies to 44 dyes or additives commonly found in baked goods, candy and drinks, and could force the food industry to change what it sells.. Texas Gov. Greg Abbott (R) signed sweeping legislation Sunday to slap warning labels on potentially…...