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Veteran college football coach Franchione dies at 75
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Longtime college football coach Dennis Franchione has died at 75 after a battle with cancer. Across a 40-year career, he won more than 200 games and led TCU, Alabama, Texas A&M and other programs, helping revive TCU before its rise under Gary Patterson.
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Arizona State, TCU Swimmers Win Big 12 Awards
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Arizona State and TCU athletes earned Big 12 swimming and diving weekly honors after the season’s opening competition. Howard will host its fifth annual Battle at the Burr on Oct. 10, part of a busy week of college meets that also includes Tennessee’s season opener and a Texas-Indiana-Northwestern tri-meet.
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Texas Redistricting Creates Unexpected House Race Contests; Colorado Considers Rules
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Texas Republicans’ mid-decade redistricting has reshaped South Texas districts and produced unexpectedly competitive races, even as candidates make affordability and voter outreach central themes. The map changes have fueled broader partisan redistricting battles, including Colorado’s proposed Amendment 86, which would set rules for drawing congressional boundaries outside the census cycle.
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Supreme Court Rejects Surrogate’s Custody Appeal
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— Sep 20, 2026
The Supreme Court declined to intervene in a multi-state surrogacy dispute over a baby with a severe heart defect, letting a California court’s ruling that the genetic parents are the child’s legal guardians stand, while the surrogate sought involvement in the child’s medical decisions. Texas and California courts remain involved in determining the child’s care, with transfers and emergency orders reflecting the life-saving needs of the infant and ongoing legal battles between the surrogate and the genetic parents.
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Anthropic Launches New ‘Don’t Be Mean To The Clankers’ Policy
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Alaska Surrogate Appeals Newborn Custody to Supreme Court
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— Sep 13, 2026
Surrogate McKenna West is appealing to the U.S. Supreme Court to challenge a California court’s recognition of the intended parents as legal guardians and a Texas court’s dismissal in a custody dispute over a baby born with hypoplastic left heart syndrome, arguing she should retain authority over the child’s medical care. The case centers on who has the right to decide life-saving treatment—the surrogate or the intended parents—amid allegations of pressure to abort, with involvement from Texas authorities and ongoing legal battles across states.
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Most Influential Women in World History
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From ancient queens who ruled empires to modern activists who changed laws, these women left indelible marks on politics, science, and culture. Vote for who you think shaped history most profoundly.
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Greg Abbott Warns Biden He’s Walking Right Into the ‘Biggest’ Blunder in Border Battle With Texas
Opinion
— Jan 30, 2024
Blundering Joe Biden appears to have gotten himself in another pickle. He’s pushed himself into a corner concerning the invasion at the southern border crisis and the standoff with Texas GOP Gov. Greg Abbott. Some Texas…
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The Votes Are In For Texas’ Hotly Contested Elections
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— Mar 5, 2026
Texas voters kicked off the 2026 midterm election season Tuesday night with a series of high-stakes primary battles that are already sending shockwaves through both parties. The biggest fight of the night centered on…
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Texas, California Governors Take Heat in Battle Over School Reopenings
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— Aug 13, 2020
Texas Governor Greg Abbott on Thursday sought to reassure parents he is doing all he can to keep students safe as most schools in the state prepare to reopen next week. But a top adviser to Democratic presidential…
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Texas Lt. Gov. Fires Back at Cuomo Over GOP Handling of Pandemic as Texas Cases Surge
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— Jun 26, 2020
Texas Lt. Gov. Dan Patrick (R) is firing back at New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo’s (D) criticism of states now battling soaring coronavirus infection rates. During an interview on Fox News Thursday night, Patrick was asked…
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The Conservative Desk
DOJ sues Denver to block unconstitutional curb on federal agents
The Justice Department filed suit October 8 challenging Denver’s mask and ID ordinance as a Supremacy Clause violation that endangers officers and federal operations.
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Federal Court Blocks Biden Admin from Removing Texas’ Border Protection Measures
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— Dec 21, 2023
Texas has won a round in its court battle to keep Biden administration officials from cutting through barbed wire the state has placed along the Rio Grande to keep out illegal immigrants. The state had appealed a lower…
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Lawmakers Headed To Illinois As Political Battle Heats Up
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— Aug 4, 2025
Here we go again — the party that loves to chant about “saving democracy” is once again sprinting out the back door because… democracy didn’t go their way. That’s right. Texas Democrats, faced with the harsh reality…
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Quentin Tarantino vs Martin Scorsese
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The video store savant versus the film-school don — two visions of American violence, guilt, and cool.
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Chet Brooks, Two-Time Super Bowl Champion and Texas A&M Legend, Dies at 60
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— Jan 19, 2026
Chet Brooks, a celebrated defensive back who won two Super Bowls with the San Francisco 49ers and made his mark at Texas A&M, has died at the age of 60 following a battle with cancer, the school announced. Brooks’…
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Rangers Take Weekend Series vs Mariners in AL West
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— Jul 24, 2026
The Seattle Mariners and Texas Rangers are in a tight AL West battle with a four-game series in Texas shaping the division playoff picture, as Seattle holds the favorites odds to win the division despite Texas leading a slim margin. With Bryce Miller facing MacKenzie Gore and the Mariners’ road struggles versus Texas’ hot home form, the series could swing tiebreakers and wild-card implications depending on how the pitching and offense perform.
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Texas Court Lowers Sandy Hook Damages for Jones
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— Aug 21, 2026
The Texas Third Court of Appeals cut Alex Jones and Free Speech Systems’ damages in the Sandy Hook defamation case from $50 million to $1.5 million, ruling that a post-verdict amendment allowed damages beyond the state cap. The decision does not affect the separate $1.4 billion Connecticut judgment, and represents Jones’ first notable victory in Texas after years of legal battles over his hoax claims about the 2012 shooting.
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White House Suspends Microsoft From Green Card Program Over H-1B Fraud
Dylan Kresak · 4 min · 14h
Mexican Drug Cartels ‘Escalate’ Violence Along Southern Border
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— Feb 5, 2025
Violence continues on the U.S.-Mexico border after Mexican drug cartels have been engaged battles against the Mexican military. During an interview with Fox Business host Stuart Varney, Texas Department of Public Safety…
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The grammar gatekeeper test
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Twelve spelling and grammar traps that catch almost everyone. Pass, and the AI knights you. Fail, and it's gentle about it. Mostly.
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Court Rules in Favor of Ted Cruz in Lawsuit Against Federal Election Commission
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— Jun 4, 2021
On Thursday, Republican Sen. Ted Cruz of Texas won his battle with the Federal Election Commission over a law that limits a candidate’s ability to pay off personal loans made to a campaign. The ruling came from a…
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Redistricting Ousts Trump Foe Al Green
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— May 26, 2026
Veteran Texas Democrat Al Green lost his reelection bid Tuesday after a redistricting battle forced him into a high-stakes runoff against fellow Democrat Christian Menefee. According to Fox News , Menefee defeated Green…
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Colbert Hits Back at CBS, Calls Network Statement on Talarico Interview ‘Crap’
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— Feb 18, 2026
The battle between Stephen Colbert continued Tuesday night after CBS pulled Colbert’s interview with Texas state representative James Talarico (D). Talarico was supposed to be on “The Late Show”Monday, but the airing…
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Psaki Battles With Fox News Reporter About Voting Restrictions
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— Jul 14, 2021
White House Press Secretary Jen Psaki went back and forth with Fox News correspondent Peter Doocy over voting restrictions. During a White House press briefing on Wednesday, Psaki mentioned the Texas Democratic…
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Money success is behavior, not spreadsheets or IQ
Housel shows most of Buffett’s roughly hundred-billion fortune piled up after age sixty because time, not brilliance, does the compounding.
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Texas Case: Surrogate, Parents in Parental-Rights Battle
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— Aug 11, 2026
Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton has intervened in a Dallas County surrogacy dispute to secure life-saving treatment for unborn baby Gabriel, diagnosed with hypoplastic left heart syndrome, by asking the court to direct postnatal care, prevent removal from Texas, and expedite a hearing if parents refuse treatment. He also instructed UT Southwestern and Dallas Children’s Medical Center of their duty to treat and to resist any attempts to move the child out of state, even amid the parentage dispute.
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Border Seat Erupts as Scandal, Booing and Brutal Polls Rock GOP Incumbent
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— Mar 2, 2026
A bitter Republican primary in Texas’ sprawling 23rd Congressional District has turned into a political knife fight, with Rep. Tony Gonzales battling for survival as controversy, collapsing support, and a high-profile…
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Incumbent GOP Senator In Brutal Primary Battle In Hot Water Over Gun Control Stance
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— Aug 15, 2025
Republican Texas Sen. John Cornyn on Wednesday appeared to suggest that he does not remember spearheading an effort to help pass gun control legislation during former President Joe Biden’s term. Cornyn wrote in a…
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Red State GOP’s Decades-Long Battle For School Choice May Soon Be Over
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— Feb 27, 2025
Republican Texas Gov. Greg Abbott has signaled that a monumental school choice measure may soon pass in the state after decades of turmoil and intraparty debate. Two competing bills have been proposed for a universal…
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4 Days After Trump Campaign Kickoff, Ted Cruz Drops Major 2024 Announcement
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— Nov 21, 2022
On Saturday, Republican Sen. Ted Cruz of Texas unveiled his plans for the 2024 elections. “I’m running for re-election in the Senate. I’m focused on the battles in the United States Senate,” Cruz said after addressing…
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Republican Infighting Derails GOP Plans To Lower Gas And Diesel Prices Before Election Day
Simon August · 5 min · 15h
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