Tag: Texas

Top 25 Roundup: No. 11 OK State Stuns No. 20 Texas

Spencer Sanders threw for 391 yards and hit Bryson Green on the game-winning, 41-yard touchdown pass as No. 11 Oklahoma State rallied to beat No. 20 Texas 41–34 on Saturday in a Big 12 Conference game in Stillwater, Okla. Oklahoma State (6–1, 3–1 Big 12) held the Longhorns to just three points after halftime in…


2 Nurses Dead After Shooting at Dallas Hospital, Suspect in Custody

Two nurses were killed in a shooting at a hospital in Dallas, Texas, on Saturday. The shooting occurred about 11:15 a.m. inside the Methodist Dallas Medical Center, located in the 1400 block of North Beckley Avenue. The hospital said in a news release Saturday afternoon that Methodist Health System police, Dallas police, and Dallas Fire-Rescue responded to the…


Doorbell Video Shows Malnourished Texas Twins Seeking Help

CYPRESS, Texas—CYPRESS, Texas—A teenager who told Texas police that he and his twin sister were handcuffed and endured horrific abuse escaped their family’s home after he found a handcuff key and hid it in his mouth, authorities said in court records. The twins, barefoot and holding handcuffs, were seen on doorbell video as they sought…


Teachers, Staff Say Schools Trained Them to Hide Students’ Gender Identity From Parents

Teachers and staff from Texas to Florida are blowing the whistle on school districts training them to keep a children’s transgender identity a secret from parents. In Texas, past and present teachers at Conroe Independent School District (ISD) said they were told by training staff to affirm a student’s gender identity by using preferred pronouns…


Judge Agrees to FBI Request to Delay Production of Seth Rich Records

A U.S. judge has agreed to allow the FBI to delay production of records on late Democratic National Committee (DNC) staffer Seth Rich. U.S. District Judge Amos Mazzant, an Obama appointee, granted on Oct. 18 the government’s request, which U.S. lawyers said was unopposed. Mazzant had ordered in September the FBI to produce information from…


Musk Confirms Tesla’s Plans to Build Lithium Refinery in Texas

Tesla CEO Elon Musk has confirmed that the company is pressing ahead with plans to build a lithium refinery in Texas to boost domestic production of the key commodity used in electric vehicle batteries. Musk made the remarks during a Tesla earnings call on Oct. 19, during which he called battery-grade lithium “crazy expensive” and…


Uvalde Superintendent’s 30-Year Career Ends as School Board Accepts His Retirement

Hal Harrell, superintendent of the Uvalde Consolidated Independent School District (UCISD) in Texas, has officially retired after the Uvalde school board unanimously voted to accept his decision on Wednesday. The board on Wednesday voted for Gary Patterson to serve as the interim superintendent until a permanent replacement is found. Harrell, a 30-year employee of the school district, announced on Oct….


For Every Dead Body Found, 5 to 10 More Out There: Texas Sheriff on Illegal Alien Deaths

In Texas, 70 miles north of the U.S.–Mexico border, a rural sheriff’s office spends more than 85 percent of its time on border-related issues. Often it’s to search for illegal immigrants who have called 911 and are lost, dehydrated, or injured as they walk on private ranchland in an attempt to skirt the nearby highway…


No Laws Broken at Texas Drag Show Even With Child in Audience, Say Police

A drag show in Texas reportedly took place at a Plano diner in the presence of a child and a local politician alleges the event broke state obscenity laws. Texas is among the most conservative and Republican states in the country. “You have liberal Democrat extremists that are trying to push the edges to see…


Texas Schools Handing out DNA Kits to Parents to Help Identify Kids in Emergencies

Texas public schools will soon be sending students home with DNA and fingerprint identification kits in an effort to help parents identify them in case of an emergency. Approximately 3.8 million students in Texas are expected to bring home a kit, ABC13 reported, with some schools set to begin distributing them as early as this week. The decision comes…