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In Texas’ most competitive congressional race, neither candidate is running toward the center

Progressive Democrat Michelle Vallejo and conservative Republican Monica De La Cruz face off in a South Texas district long represented by moderate Democrats.

The Texas Tribune

“It’s a living hell”: Scorching heat in Texas prisons revives air-conditioning debate

Texas heat has killed prisoners and cost the state millions in wrongful death and civil rights lawsuits. Prison rights advocates hope a budget surplus next year will finally push lawmakers to invest in air conditioning.

The Texas Tribune

Ballotpedia report provides first-ever comprehensive breakdown of U.S. school board members

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Watch: Dinosaur tracks from T-rex cousin 113 million years ago uncovered due to drought

Dinosaur tracks dating back 113 million years have been exposed after a river dried up in a drought-stricken US state park. The Acrocanthosaurus tracks were discovered in Dinosaur Valley State Park in Texas on Monday. The park said most tracks that have recently been discovered at different parts of the…

Evening Standard

Review: 'Perish,' by LaToya Watkins

FICTION: In this searing debut novel, a Texas family addresses its darkest secrets as its matriarch lies dying.

Tribune News Service

How Uvalde tragedy is affecting some Texas high school football games, stadium security

DALLAS — As Midlothian ISD began gearing up for the start of the school year and high school football season, athletic director Todd York decided it was time for a change.

Tribune News Service

Texas district cracks down on pronouns

The district, located between Dallas and Fort Worth, just added two conservative members in May

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How a $100 box is changing the way people protect themselves against coronavirus

Life in North Texas has largely returned to a pre-pandemic normal. People are tired of masking and remaining socially distant, even though contagious COVID-19 variants show no signs of going away anytime soon.

Tribune News Service

Texas church sorry for unauthorised Hamilton production with biblical rewrite

The unauthorised Hamilton production was rewritten with Christian themes, adding a scene where Alexander Hamilton repents.

ABC News

Taylor Swift course to be offered at Texas university

The Shake It Off singer’s work will feature alongside literary giants such as Chaucer, Shakespeare, Keats and Plath

Liverpool Echo

Cynthia M. Allen: CDC finally admits it botched COVID response. But it still hasn’t addressed the cause: politics

FORT WORTH, Texas — It’s been said that admitting you have a problem is the first step to recovery.

Tribune News Service

Mo, review: Mo Amer’s bittersweet sitcom is exactly the kind of series Netflix should be making more of

Eight-episode comedy focuses on a Palestinian refugee living in Houston, Texas

The Independent UK

Drought Uncovers Dinosaur Tracks in US Park

A drought in Texas dried up a river flowing through Dinosaur Valley State Park, exposing tracks from giant reptiles that lived some 113 million years ago, an official said Tuesday. Photos posted on Facebook show three-toed footprints leading down a dry tree-lined riverbed in the southern US state.

Asharq Al-Awsat

Rockies ride 3-run homers by C.J. Cron, Elias Diaz to win over Rangers

DENVER — The Rockies’ missing mashers returned Tuesday night and led their team to a 7-6 win over Texas at Coors Field.

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10 Best Heisman Trophy Candidates – If It’s Not CJ Stroud or Bryce Young

The 10 best Heisman Trophy candidates going into the 2022 season if it's not CJ Stroud or Bryce Young?

The Guardian - AU

Texas church issues apology for unauthorised ‘Christian’ Hamilton that rewrote bawdy raps

The production changed lyrics, added a ‘repentance’ scene and was followed by a sermon saying God would save people who ‘struggle with homosexuality’

Daily Mirror

Tracks of 60ft dinosaurs from 113 million years ago exposed after severe Texas drought

Dinosaur tracks, including from a 60 feet tall Sauroposeidon, have been found in a river bed at Dinosaur Valley State Park, in Texas, after being exposed by severe drought

The Texas Tribune

Texas officials accuse Harris County of slashing constables’ budgets — but they’re actually going up

Comptroller Glenn Hegar said the state could block the approval of Harris County’s budget because it’s not allowing constables to roll $3 million in unspent funds into next year’s budget — even though the constables’ total funding will go up next year.

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News briefs

Life expectancy in US dropped by nearly 2 years in 2020, CDC says

The Texas Tribune

Abortion-rights groups sue Texas AG, prosecutors to protect ability to help pregnant Texans seek legal abortions in other states

The suit comes two days before the state’s newest abortion ban, triggered by the overturning of Roe v. Wade, goes into effect.

The Texas Tribune

Uvalde school district and a litany of law enforcement agencies could face $27 billion class-action lawsuit over shooting

A lawyer for shooting victims is seeking compensation for victims and families, citing the Texas House committee’s investigative report that found “systemic failures” in response to the tragedy.

Tribune News Service

Texas man found guilty of federal charges for role in US Capitol riot

DALLAS — A Carrollton man was convicted of federal charges Tuesday for his role in the Jan. 6, 2021, breach of the U.S. Capitol.

Tribune News Service

A day after North Texas’ record-breaking flood, officials, residents survey the damage

DALLAS — A day after a record-breaking rainstorm, North Texas residents recounted what the flood left in its wake — boxes of keepsakes destroyed, piles of books soiled, businesses closed for cleanup, and never-to-forget tales of fleeing their homes in lifejackets amid waist-deep waters.

Tribune News Service

Texas Gov. Greg Abbott declares disaster in 23 counties for latest ‘1,000 year’ storm

DALLAS — Gov. Greg Abbott on Tuesday signed a disaster declaration for 23 counties impacted by Monday’s severe flooding, including Dallas County, as the region recovers from what’s been called a “one-in-a-thousand-years” event that flooded roads, submerged cars and left at least one person dead.

Irish Mirror

What does the Rose of Tralee winner actually get as a prize? Jewellery, hotel stays and a car

From jewellery to free hotel stays, there are lots of prizes up for grabs - and one is worth an incredible €25,000

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