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July 21, 2023

Texas Army base vehicle accident kills 1 soldier, injures 5 others

A Texas Army base accident left one soldier dead and five others injured at Fort Bliss, the 1st Armored Division confirmed in a social media post late Friday.

July 21, 2023

Houston Independent School District to cut more than 2300 staff positions amid plummeting student enrollment

The Houston Independent School District, the largest school district in Texas, slashed over 2300 jobs amid a drop in student enrollment, according to a new report.

July 21, 2023

Texas A&M president out after hiring journalist with controversial DEI past

Texas A&M University announced Friday that the school's president, Katherine Banks, resigned after prominent new hire Kathleen McElroy resigned over "negative press."

July 21, 2023

DOJ to sue Texas over floating border barrier; Abbott says 'see you in court'

The Department of Justice says it intends to sue Texas Gov. Greg Abbott over the use of a floating border barrier, which it says is in violation of federal law and raises humanitarian concerns.

July 21, 2023

Timberview High School shooter found guilty of attempted capital murder

Timberview High School shooting suspect Timothy Simpkins was found guilty of attempted capital murder on Thursday by a jury in Tarrant County.

July 21, 2023

Brother of ex-NFL player Aqib Talib pleads guilty to murder in fatal shooting at Texas youth football game

The brother of former NFL cornerback Aqib Talib, Yaqub Salik Talib, has entered a guilty plea for murder in connection with the 2022 shooting death of a youth football coach in Texas.

July 21, 2023

Texas becomes 9th GOP state to exit national, bipartisan effort to prevent voter fraud

Another state has resigned from the ERIC organization, a national and bipartisan effort to prevent voter fraud. Texas is now the largest and ninth Republican state to exit.

July 21, 2023

Texas school board invokes eminent domain, could raze century-old family home to build parking lot

A family in Aldine, Texas, is fighting to prevent a local school district from taking their property through eminent domain that's been in their family for more than a century.

July 21, 2023

Kidnapped Texas teen rescued by Good Samaritans in California after waving 'help me' sign

A 13-year-old girl who was allegedly kidnapped in Texas and repeatedly sexually assaulted was rescued in California after a Good Samaritan came to her aid.

July 20, 2023

First lease auction for Gulf of Mexico wind development set for late August

The first auction of offshore wind energy leases in the Gulf of Mexico is set to take place on August 29, with over 300,000 acres of space up for grabs.