Texas

Maps show how Texas, California, Missouri, North Carolina and Utah redistricting could affect congressional seats

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Several states undertook mid-decade redistricting efforts to try to alter the makeup of their congressional delegations this year, after President Trump began last summer to press Republican-led states to increase the number of GOP-friendly districts to help his party hold the House in next year’s midterm elections. Indiana became the first of these to reject … Read more

Texas Rep. Tony Gonzales to retire as he faces expulsion vote

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Republican Rep. Tony Gonzales of Texas announced his retirement Monday as he faces an expulsion vote in the coming days stemming from his affair with a staffer who later died by suicide.  “When Congress returns tomorrow, I will file my retirement from office,” Gonzales said.  This is a breaking story and will be updated.  Source … Read more

Years of drought has Corpus Christi, Texas, wrestling with water crisis

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In parched southern Texas, a yearslong drought has depleted Corpus Christi’s water reserves so gravely that the city is scrambling to prevent a shortage that could force painful cutbacks for residents and hobble the refineries and petrochemical plants in a major energy port. Experts said the city didn’t expect such a bad drought, and new … Read more

Decades after a Texas mom’s disappearance, a tip leads to the location of her secret grave

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It has been more than two decades since 34-year-old Kim Langwell disappeared and former Beaumont, Texas, Detective Joe Ball still relives those early days of the investigation over and over again. Det. Joe Ball: This case, even after I retired … This case has haunted me because I couldn’t find her. Det. Joe Ball:  I … Read more

Texas mom’s remains discovered in a hidden grave decades after her disappearance

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Tiffani McInnis was a teenager in Texas when her mother, Kimberly Langwell, failed to return home from work, leaving her family searching for answers. More than 20 years later, detectives investigating the case received critical information that would finally reveal Langwell’s fate. Peter Van Sant has a preview. Source link

Texas teen’s death linked to caffeine in Alani Nu energy drink, family alleges in lawsuit

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The family of a 17-year-old Texas cheerleader has filed a wrongful death lawsuit against a distributor of a popular energy drink, saying the teenager died from an enlarged heart caused by ingesting large amounts of caffeine. Subscribe to read this story ad-free Get unlimited access to ad-free articles and exclusive content. Larissa Nicole Rodriguez, a … Read more

Texas Dem Talarico’s ‘culture of violence’ remarks resurface as he denies defund police ties

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NEWYou can now listen to Fox News articles! FIRST ON FOX: Texas Democratic Senate candidate James Talarico is pushing back on the idea that he supports defunding the police, calling it a “flat out lie.” Republicans are confronting Talarico with resurfaced comments from a 2019 episode of the Trey Blocker Show, in which he suggests … Read more

Bible stories would be required reading under controversial proposal for Texas public schools

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Biblical stories like Jonah and the whale would be required reading for Texas public schools students under proposals that are putting the state at the center of renewed contentious wrangling over the role of religion in classrooms. Religious leaders, teachers, parents and students spent hours Tuesday before the state education board arguing about the reading … Read more

Bible stories would be part of a new Texas public schools reading list drawing attention

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Biblical stories like Jonah and the whale would be required reading for Texas public schools students under proposals that are putting the state at the center of another contentious wrangling over the role of religion in classrooms. Religious leaders, teachers, parents and students spent hours Tuesday before the state education board arguing about the reading … Read more

Gasoline tanker erupts in flames after hitting power lines in Texas

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A tanker truck in Texas hauling gasoline erupted into a fiery blaze on Sunday morning after colliding with another vehicle and knocking over power lines, leaving the truck driver in critical condition FORT WORTH, Texas — A tanker truck in Texas hauling gasoline erupted into a fiery blaze Sunday after colliding with another vehicle and … Read more