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Greg Abbott announces plan to ban TikTok on Texas government devices to stop ‘security risks’

Plan also singles out WeChat and Kaspersky

The Independent UK

Gov. Abbott announces plan to ban TikTok on all state-issued devices in Texas

DALLAS — Texas Gov. Greg Abbott announced Monday a statewide plan to ban TikTok on state-issued devices.

Tribune News Service

U.S. Rep. Troy Nehls’ campaign lost $150,000 in wire fraud theft

The Texas Republican’s campaign, which recouped most of the money, has reported the case to the FBI. The Federal Elections Commission is also looking into it.

The Texas Tribune

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Richard Marcus, the last founding family member to run Neiman Marcus, dies at 84

Richard Cantrell Marcus, who as the last founding family member to run Dallas-based Neiman Marcus led the company at a time of a major expansion outside Texas, died Saturday at his home in Austin from complications associated with Alzheimer’s disease and Lewy body dementia.

Tribune News Service

Purdue remains No. 1 in men’s basketball poll despite loss to Indiana

Houston rose to No. 2 with 22 first-place votes, followed by Alabama, Arizona and Texas to round out the top tier.

Chicago Sun-Times

Texas adds 570,000 to affordable health care plans, leading all states in newly insured

Texas is cutting into its uninsured problem with nearly 570,000 new signups for affordable health plans for 2023 — a nation-leading growth rate for the third straight year.

Tribune News Service

How many minimum wage jobs do you need to work to rent in Dallas?

In both Dallas and Fort Worth, Texas, it takes more than three full-time minimum-wage incomes for a person to comfortably afford the typical one-bedroom rental home, according to new research from Zillow Group.

Tribune News Service

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From Orange County to the Texas border: How Bill Melugin became a Fox News fixture

LOS ANGELES — Right before Fox News correspondent Bill Melugin goes on the air to deliver a live report — these days mostly from the southern border — he looks down for a moment and whispers.

Los Angeles Times

In South Texas, opponents say planned natural gas export facility’s carbon capture promises are “greenwashing”

A company planning to build a massive liquefied natural gas export facility near Brownsville says carbon capture technology will reduce its pollution, but some locals say it’s a “Band-Aid on a bullet hole.”

The Texas Tribune

Texas lawyer who was shot in the face by Dick Cheney – then apologised to the VP for it – dies aged 95

Harry Whittington grabbed national attention in 2006 when Mr Cheney shot him in a dramatic hunting accident

The Independent UK

Texas defense hawks urge Congress away from military funding cuts to raise the debt ceiling

Texas Republicans in the U.S. House are working with their divided party to eke out a path forward on raising the debt limit.

The Texas Tribune

Texas veterans vow to protect the state’s hemp market as one state lawmaker hopes to crack down

The new delta-8 hemp products, which are widely available, can produce a high similar to marijuana’s. State Sen. Charles Perry said he and his peers never intended for such products to reach the market.

The Texas Tribune

A North Texas mom embraces the messiness of life and now has 2.1 million TikTok followers

NORTHLAKE, Texas After she props her iPhone up against a baby blue tumbler and scrawls her recipe on a paper towel, Northlake resident Alissa Nguyen begins filming her latest recipe.

Tribune News Service

Busing migrants was a partisan lightning rod. Here's why Democrats have embraced it

Republican governors started the practice of transporting migrants from the U.S. southern border, but Democratic leaders have run with it. They say it's a humanitarian service, not a political stunt.

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Video Shows Tesla Cybertruck’s Rear-Wheel Steering In Action

The upcoming Tesla Cybertruck puts on a little show at the Texas Gigafactory with its rear axle steering.

Tribune News Service

Harry Whittington, shot by Cheney in hunting mishap, dies at 95

Harry Whittington, the attorney from Texas who survived a hunting accident in 2006 when then-US Vice President Dick Cheney shot him in the face while tracking a passing bird, has died. He was 95.

The Independent UK

‘Still can’t believe it’: Grammys viewers emotional over Quavo tribute to Takeoff

Takeoff was shot dead outside a bowling alley in Houston, Texas last November

The Texas Tribune

Harry Whittington, longtime Texas GOP supporter shot by Dick Cheney in a 2006 hunting accident, dies

Whittington, who was 95, was shot in 2006 during a quail-hunting trip near Corpus Christi. He quickly forgave Cheney.

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Texas lawsuit that seeks to ban abortion drug nationwide sparks fear among advocates

A decision on the lawsuit could come as early as this week.

Tribune News Service

Sen. Ted Cruz says Biden was too slow to order downing of Chinese surveillance balloon

WASHINGTON — U.S. Sen. Ted Cruz on Sunday commended President Joe Biden for having “the guts” to take out a suspected Chinese spy balloon, but said the commander in chief waited too long to pull the trigger.

The Guardian - US

Kyrie Irving teaming with Doncic after Mavericks and Nets agree trade, say reports

The latest stop in the Kyrie Irving roadshow appears to be Texas, after the Brooklyn Nets reportedly agreed to trade the point guard to the Dallas Mavericks

The Guardian - US

Ted Cruz wants two-term limit for senators – and a third term for himself

Texas senator says he ‘never said I’m going to unilaterally comply’ with his own proposed restriction

USA Today Sports Media Group

Texas vs Kansas Prediction, College Basketball Game Preview

Texas vs Kansas preview, prediction, and breakdown for the college basketball game on Monday, February 6

The Guardian - US

‘Can you spell lynching?’: lawyer’s shocking note in Texas execution case

Appeals court submission exposes racial toxicity in case of John Balentine, a Black man sentenced to death for 1999 triple murder

Tribune News Service

US probes close call between FedEx, Southwest jets in Austin

A FedEx Corp. widebody jet flew over the top of a Southwest Airlines Co. plane early Saturday in Texas after an air-traffic controller cleared the passenger plane to take off from the same runway that the cargo aircraft was preparing to land on, aviation authorities said.

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