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Texas state was ruled out for the first time in 19 years, losing 45-0 to Louisiana on Saturday at Cajun Field in Lafayette, Louisiana. Bobcats quarterback Tyler Vitt, a MacArthur product, started for the first time this year and completed 6 of 13 passes for 42 yards with one interception. He added 94 yards on …

State Senator César Blanco, D-El Paso, announced his candidacy for re-election to the Texas Senate for District 29 on Friday. “I am running for re-election to the Texas Senate because El Paso and West Texas need a fighter who can deliver results,” Blanco said in a statement. “When I ran two years ago, I vowed …

Chained dog in the yard Getty It will soon be illegal for Texas dog owners to chain their pets outdoors. Monday, Governor Greg Abbot signed the invoice – passed in the third extraordinary session of the state legislature of the year – after vetoing a previous version this summer. Under the new law, which will …

Community college officials are thinking outside the box when it comes to increasing enrollment through unique efforts such as targeted recruitment by zip code, outreach to women, and revamping online instruction. Community colleges in North Texas have seen a drastic drop in enrollment due to COVID-19. Dallas College saw a 15% drop from fall 2019 …

COO Jesse Gilbert will replace while TSA interviews potential candidates. CORPUS CHRISTI, Texas – The Texas State Aquarium is looking for a new CEO. Tom Schmid is expected to leave the post on November 23. Chief Operating Officer Jesse Gilbert will replace him while TSA interviews potential candidates. Gilbert said the search for a new …

About a month before the 2021 Texas State Japanese Language Contest, Dr. Yuko Prefume (BA ’04, MSED ’06, EDD ’15), a Japanese lecturer at Baylor, asked Matthew Ho, then junior, if he wanted to participate. the competition. A little hesitant at first, and not knowing much of what that would entail, Ho said yes. That …

October 26, 2021 1:02 PM EDT Greg Abbott signs redistribution and anti-trans bills into Texas law Texas Governor Greg Abbott started the week signing several high-profile bills. Austin, Texas – Texas Governor Greg Abbott started the week signing several high-profile bills. Texas Gov. Greg Abbott put his signature on several GOP priority bills on Monday, …

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5Fw73g_CvO0 Oakland News Now – Texas’ new law targets abortion pills – video made by the YouTube channel with the logo in the upper left corner of the video. OaklandNewsNow.com is the original blog post for this type of video blog content. An international group that sends abortion pills to women says demand in Texas …

Texas Governor Greg Abbott (right) signed a bill Monday that will require public school students to play on sports teams based on their sex assigned at birth. Why is this important: Although Texas has proposed more than 40 bills targeting transgender youth, this is the first to become law, reports the 19th News. Texas now …

A new Texas law outlining exactly how social studies can be taught in public schools has introduced widespread confusion due to Republican politicians’ overbroad attempt to ban critical race theory from the classroom. The confusion reached such a level of absurdity that a Dallas-area school interpreted the new law, House Bill 3979, to mean that …

History links Next game: at UT Arlington 23/10/2021 | 7 p.m. ET ESPN+ October 23 (Saturday) / 7 p.m. ET at UT Arlington Story SAN MARCOS, TX – For the first time this season, and the first time since 2019, the Coastal Carolina …

The Legislature adjourned Sine Die for the last time this year, hopefully, after completing our third special session. Although we have accomplished many great things for the state over the past ten months, I am happy to be back in East Texas. Here are five things happening around your condition: 1. Finalized cutting maps, sent …

Sign up for The Brief, our daily newsletter that keeps readers up to date with Texas’ most essential news. The number of students attending Texas community colleges fell below enrollment at four-year universities in the state for the first time since the 1990s, as many two-year schools continue to face strong demand. decline in registrations …

Next game: at Ragin ‘Cajuns 10/24/2021 | 3:00 p.m. ESPN + SAN MARCOS, Texas – Junior Catherine yarbrough, Senior Theoni Zerva and first year student Taylor Henri scored one goal apiece as the ULM football team claimed a key Sun Belt Conference road victory on Friday night over Texas State, 3-1, at the Bobcat Football …

Texas law enforcement, including the North Texas Marshals Fugitive Task Force, ultimately recovered a fugitive and a sex offender who was on the Texas Most Wanted Fugitive List. Police capture two wanted fugitives Dallas police arrested Alberto Mendoza on October 13 in Dallas. He was then placed on Texas’ 10 Most Wanted Fugitives list on …

ABILENE, Texas (KTAB / KRBC) – A businessman from Abilene has been appointed to the Texas State Board of Plumbing Examiners. Darrin Black was one of three Texas men appointed to the board of directors by Governor Greg Abbott with a term set to expire in September 2027. The other two named are Thomas “Tommy” …

TEXAS – Delta-8 THC is considered a chemical cousin to the main intoxicating ingredient in marijuana, and as its popularity has skyrocketed, states have considered its legality. What would you like to know States grapple with the legality of a popular chemical compound called delta-8 Delta-8 has recently gained in popularity and is often marketed …

Sign up for The Brief, our daily newsletter that keeps readers up to date with the most essential Texas news. Amarillo State Senator Kel Seliger, a Republican who has often faced Lt. Gov. Dan Patrick and who was known to be a deciding vote for his party, will not stand for re-election. “After careful consideration …

Austin, Texas, 20 October 2021 – State Senator Kel Seliger (R-Amarillo) has announced that he will not seek re-election in Senate District (SD) 31 in 2022, leaving the seat open for a new member from West Texas or of the Panhandle. “After careful consideration and with the assurance of my family, including my noisy new …

AUSTIN (KXAN) – Law enforcement officers from across central Texas, including police officers from Austin, ran alongside Special Olympics athletes to the Texas Capitol on Tuesday morning for their annual Special Olympics run Texas Torch Run. Police officers and Special Olympics athletes gathered in the Austin American-Statesman’s parking lot at 9 a.m., where they began …

AUSTIN (KXAN) — A high-ranking Texas State Guard officer received the boot because it was deemed too heavy, according to emails — even though other members of the same physical fitness or heavier were allowed to stay, a KXAN investigation found. “I don’t understand why they expel people who have gained weight?” said Lt. Col. …

While Texas isn’t going to take the crown from North Carolina or Vermont, the Lone Star State has a fall leaf season in a few places. We’ve rounded up places where you can experience the full gamut of fall oranges, reds, and yellows near San Antonio. FROM THE EXPRESS-NEWS: Someone vandalized the ancient monkey-shaped rock …

The First Amendment protects us from an overambitious government that dictates what we can say and where. But last month, Texas ignored First Amendment limits in government when Gov. Greg Abbott enacted Bill 20. Presented as a conservative anti-bias law by its supporters, the unconstitutional law is anything but conservative because it allows the government …

SPRINGFIELD, Ill. (AP) – Alarmed and at the same time energized by a Texas law that bans most abortions, abortion rights advocates in the General Assembly are targeting what people on both sides of the contentious issue see as the last restriction on access to abortion in Illinois. What would you like to know Illinois …

Search for Missing Texas State Student Jason Landry Continues Near Luling TEXSAR returned for the eighth time Saturday to the area near Luling where missing Texas State student Jason Landry was last seen last December. LULING, TX – It’s been nearly 10 months since Jason Landry disappeared on his way home from Texas State University …

SAN MARCOS, Texas — Jada Gipson is laying the groundwork for her football dreams. She started out with the equipment team at Texas State University, but for the past two seasons the senior has served as a student assistant coach for the Bobcats. This is her first step in a coaching career that she has …

BIRMINGHAM, MI /ACCESSWIRE/October 12, 2021/M3Linked, the first franchise of its kind dedicated to cultivating business collaboration, continues its rapid expansion into a new state with the announcement of its first community in Texas. The Michigan-based brand that is revolutionizing the act of business collaboration in communities coast-to-coast will now operate in the Dallas market, welcoming …

Updated 6 p.m. ET October 15, 2021 So many states have so severely restricted access to abortion that people in large swaths of the country feel they have no options if they want to terminate a pregnancy. But technically, those who want an abortion still have options. It’s just that few have heard of it. …

PLANTERSVILLE, Texas – Today is the day the people of Grimes County, the Lone Star State and the country have been waiting for. Christopher Ramirez is now at home. “It only rekindles the emotions we felt on Saturday when he was located,” said Grimes County Deputy Chief Todd Greene. “Everyone is thrilled that he’s happy, …

COPPELL, Texas (press release) – The following is a press release from AAA Texas: Dangerous driving activities, including street racing, so-called “side shows” and street takeovers, have increased during the pandemic. AAA Texas and Street Racing Kills, a non-profit road safety education organization, are reminding those wishing to compete in auto races to do so …

CASA for childrenTyler, TexasCASA Community Engagement Coordinator for Kids of East Texas Main duties : Recruit volunteers to serve as court-appointed volunteer lawyers Represent the organization in the community at events, conferences, fairs, meetings, businesses, etc. Contact organizations and groups and schedule presentations Complete background checks Facilitate the training of new volunteers and help with …

AAA Texas partners with multiple law enforcement agencies and organizations in an effort to end dangerous and deadly street racing, street takeover events, and stunts on public streets. On Thursday, the Dallas County Sheriff’s Department, the Dallas Police Department’s Street Racing Task Force and family members of those who died in street racing-related crashes will …

Click to enlarge Twitter / @ProgressTX Advocates are speaking out this week against the latest Texas House bill to limit the participation of transgender children in school sports. The Republican-backed bill barring transgender student-athletes from joining school …

Although she supports the codification of Roe v. Wade, Collins does not support the Democrats’ Women’s Health Protection Act, but instead tries to craft her own bill to achieve the same goal. And while she publicly criticized the Texas law last weekend as being “extreme, inhuman and unconstitutional” and opposed the court’s decision not to …

Women marched by the thousands on Saturday outside the Supreme Court, the Texas Capitol and cities across the United States to protest the state’s growing restrictions on abortion and to advocate for the maintenance of a constitutional right to the procedure. The 660 protests across the United States were largely sparked by a Texas law …

America’s largest bank said it was barred from underwriting Texas municipal bond deals after the state passed a law banning government work with banks that restrict doing business with the industry. fire arms. Due to the legislation, JPMorgan Chase & Co. will not bid with public entities in Texas, a key market where the bank …

Women marched by the thousands on Saturday outside the Supreme Court, the Texas Capitol and cities across the United States to protest the state’s growing restrictions on abortion. (AP) Women marched by the thousands Saturday outside the Supreme Court, the Texas Capitol and cities across the United States to protest the state’s growing restrictions on …

About 200 people gathered in Gibson Park on Saturday morning for a women’s march against Texas’ new abortion law. The law, known as Senate Bill 8, is the nation’s most restrictive abortion law, as it bans most abortions after around six weeks of pregnancy – before most people know. that they are pregnant. The law …

“Let’s talk about the elephant in the womb.” The anger that had built up over the month of September finally boiled over on Saturday. It started on September 1 with Texas effectively banning abortions using a mechanism that sounds a lot like vigilante justice. Then, just a day later, the U.S. Supreme Court’s decision to …

RUSK COUNTY, Texas (KETK) – The Rusk County Peace Officers Association hosted a hamburger on Friday to benefit two MPs, who have been in intensive care with COVID-19 for months. Friends and strangers gathered in the rain to donate and help Jail MP Logan Garrett and Patrol MP Charles Bailey. They both got extremely sick …

Residents of Troup say they were getting calls from what they believed to be the city asking for their financial information. It is in fact a scam. TYLER, Texas – Con artists are always looking for new ways to target victims, and the latest scam, called “identity theft,” is circulating in the town of Troup, …