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Nearly $100 million awarded to Dallas family of a man fatally shot in his apartment by an officer
Posted 6:56 PM 11/20/2024
DALLAS (AP) — The family of a man shot and killed by a Dallas police officer who said she mistook his apartment for her own was awarded nearly $100 million Wednesday in a federal civil trial.
The jury found after a three-day trial that ex-officer Amber Guyger used excessive force in (More)
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Feds approve Texas’ plan for $3 billion to expand broadband access
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UT System will expand free tuition and fees to all undergraduates whose families make $100,000 or less
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Approval of Texas' Bible-infused curriculum will likely depend on Abbott appointee
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Donald Trump boosted mental health efforts in Texas in his first term. Will he do it again?
11/18/2024
Texas board advances plan to allow Bible material in elementary school lessons
Posted 2:30 PM 11/19/2024 by NADIA LATHAN Associated Press/Report for America
AUSTIN, Texas (AP) — Texas' education board on Tuesday advanced a new Bible-infused curriculum that would be optional for schools to incorporate in kindergarten through fifth grades, one of the latest Republican-led efforts in the U.S. to incorporate more religious teaching into (More)
11/17/2024
Company affiliated with Alex Jones seeks to disqualify The Onion's auction bid on Infowars
Posted 11:44 AM 11/18/2024 by DAVE COLLINS Associated Press
A company affiliated with conspiracy theorist Alex Jones asked a federal judge on Monday to disqualify a bid by the satirical news outlet The Onion to buy Jones' Infowars at a bankruptcy auction, alleging fraud and collusion.
The company, First United American Companies, which is (More)
11/16/2024
Texas can schedule Robert Roberson’s execution — but lawmakers still expect his testimony first
Posted 9:35 AM 11/17/2024 by KAYLA GUO | THE TEXAS TRIBUNE
11/15/2024
Bullet strikes Southwest Airlines plane without injuries at Dallas airport
Posted 2:55 PM 11/16/2024
DALLAS (AP) — A bullet struck the body of a Southwest Airlines airplane preparing for departure from a Dallas airport, forcing the cancellation of the Friday evening flight, the airline said.
No injuries were reported and law enforcement was contacted after the bullet struck the (More)
11/14/2024
Texas Supreme Court rules against lawmakers who stopped execution with last-minute subpoena
Posted 10:13 AM 11/15/2024 by NADIA LATHAN Associated Press/Report for America
The Texas Supreme Court on Friday ruled that a legislative subpoena cannot be used to stop an execution after Republican and Democratic lawmakers used the novel maneuver to pause Robert Roberson's lethal injection at the last minute.
The ruling addressed a subpoena issued for Roberson by (More)
11/13/2024
FBI arrests Houston man who allegedly wanted to commit a ‘9/11’ style attack in the US
Posted 1:21 PM 11/14/2024 by Holmes Lybrand, CNN
(CNN) — The FBI announced on Thursday the arrest of a Texas man who allegedly created and disseminated ISIS propaganda and wanted to commit a (More)
