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Texas truck driver sentenced to life in federal prison for kidnapping and killing Army veteran
WFAA 8 - Texas
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June 12, 2025
The victim's body was found in 2024 in a wooded area in East Texas with a black plastic bag tied around her head, court documents revealed. DALLAS — A federal judge on Tuesday sentenced a Texas truck driver to life in prison for the 2024...
2023-24 School Year: 88% of the 673 students at Oak Forest Elementary School not on "college track"
SE Texas Times
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June 12, 2025
Of the 673 students at Oak Forest Elementary School in Vidor, 592 (88%) weren’t on track for college in the 2023-24 school year, according to SE Texas Times' analysis of STAAR scores from the Texas Education Agency (TEA). The TEA considers...
Local woman who formerly lived in her car for months is fighting Idaho's public camping ban set to take effect July 1
KTVB 7 - Idaho
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Former unhoused woman who lived in her car for 9 months fights Idaho's July 1 public camping ban with a petition. BOISE, Idaho — Cassidy Landry spent nine months living in her car in 2019, parking in spots around Boise, searching for help to get...
Texas prisoners’ witness of faith makes prison visit ‘a highlight’ of Eucharistic pilgrimage
OSV News
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June 12, 2025
(OSV News) — The eight young adults traveling the full route of this year’s National Eucharistic Pilgrimage had expected to witness their faith to inmates of James Lynaugh Prison Unit near Fort Stockton, Texas, during their June 9 visit. Instead,...
In Texas’ pushback against a Muslim planned community, a retread of old fears
Religion News Service
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June 12, 2025
(RNS) — In their plans to create a neighborhood of 1,000 homes, a K-12 faith-based school, apartments, shops, a community college and a mosque, the developers of a 400-acre planned Muslim community near Dallas made one crucial misstep: They...
Texas A&M Women’s Basketball Gets Georgia Tech at ACC-SEC Challenge
WTAW - Texas
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June 12, 2025
News release from Texas A&M Athletics: BRISTOL, Conn. – The Texas A&M women’s basketball team is set to host Georgia Tech in the 2025 ACC-SEC Women’s Basketball Challenge Wednesday, Dec. 3 inside Reed Arena, ESPN announced Thursday. Tip time and...
ACC-SEC Challenge opponents announced for Texas A&M basketball teams
KBTX - Texas
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June 12, 2025
(KBTX) - For the 2025 edition of the ACC-SEC Challenge, the Texas A&M men’s basketball team will make its first trip to Pitt, while the women’s basketball squad will host Georgia Tech. The men’s team’s bout at Pitt’s Peterson Events Center will...
A Houston, Texas Travel Guide for Art Lovers
W Magazine
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June 12, 2025
As Houston works its way toward becoming the third-largest major city in the U.S. in the next decade, the city has never been more full of opportunities for discovery, especially within arts and cultural spaces. On September 19, 2025, Houston will...
Texas national park ranked as the deadliest, new study says
KDAF - Texas
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June 11, 2025
BIG BEND, Texas (KDAF) — America’s national parks are often seen as places of wonder, escape, and natural beauty, but they can also become sites of real danger. Whether it’s the blistering desert heat of Texas, slippery cliff edges in California,...
Texas National Guard officer charged with online solicitation of a minor
FOX 26 Houston - Texas
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Jonathan Grant Beyleveld, 42, was arrested near his home in Richmond by detectives with Precinct One’s Internet Crimes Against Children Unit. (Source: Harris County Constable, Pct.1) RICHMOND, Texas - A Texas Army National Guard officer has been...
Texas Roots Shape The Stars Before They Hit Nashville
Fox Sports 1510 KMND - Texas
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June 12, 2025
Nashville may be where country music stars end up getting their polished looks and produced audio tracks, but it is often the Lone Star state that finds them when their young and raw. From honky-tonks to dance halls, from radio stations to rodeos,...
Houston weather: Flood Watch extended for some; floods, storms still a threat
FOX 26 Houston - Texas
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Some counties close to the Gulf are under a Flood Warning until 9 p.m. Thursday. Waves of rain are expected again Friday and Saturday. Street flooding still a threat HOUSTON - This morning, the National Weather Service placed several areas under...
Texarkana Staycation Guide: Day Trips & Local Adventures
Eagle 106.3 - Arkansas
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June 12, 2025
It's summer vacation time. If you aren't planning on a big vacation but still want to have some fun, we found some great places to check out in Texarkana and some that are a short drive away for great day trips the whole family will enjoy. First...
Grapevine recognized as Tourism Friendly Texas Certified Community
Austin News - Texas
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June 13, 2025
Governor Greg Abbott has extended his congratulations to the City of Grapevine for achieving the status of a Tourism Friendly Texas Certified Community. This designation, awarded by Travel Texas, acknowledges Grapevine's efforts in promoting...
Traveling abroad? | CDC recommends getting vaccinated against measles
KXTV, ABC 10 - California
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Most measles cases in the U.S. come from people not vaccinated who traveled internationally then returned home to the states, the CDC says. SACRAMENTO COUNTY, Calif. — Millions of people are expected to travel out of the country this summer, but...
Video shows wall of dust looming near Texas town
USA Today - Virginia
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A large wall of dust, or a haboob, painted a brown streak across a gloomy skyline in West Texas earlier this week. Juan Cisneros captured the exact moment when the dust, driven by strong winds, rose from the ground to meet thunderstorm clouds in...
Civil deportation lawsuit for family of Boulder attack suspect moved to West Texas
The Gazette - Colorado
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A federal judge in Denver on Thursday ruled that deportation case for the wife and five children of Mohamed Soliman, charged with a hate crime after the June 2 firebomb attack on marchers in Boulder, will be heard in the Western District of Texas,...
"What did we do to deserve this" - Texas A&M fans in disbelief over 2025 season schedule for Mike Elko's Aggies
Sportskeeda
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June 12, 2025
Mike Elko's Texas A&M has a challenging 2025 season schedule. The times and TV schedule for most of the Aggies' games were announced on Wednesday, leading to some wild reactions from fans. "TV windows are locked in," a fan tweeted. TV windows are...
North Texas woman detained after honeymoon faces deportation to unknown location, husband says
KERA - Texas
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June 12, 2025
A North Texas woman who's in the process of applying for a green card could be deported to an unknown location as soon as tonight, her husband told reporters Thursday. Immigration and Customs Enforcement officials took Ward Sakeik, a 22-year-old...
Texas Tech basketball teams get Big 12 conference schedule format
Times Record News - Texas
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The Texas Tech's men's basketball team will play Brigham Young, Colorado and Houston both home and away this coming season under the Big 12's conference schedule plan released on Thursday, June 12. The Red Raiders will play home games only against...