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Demonstrators with two very different messages clashed outside the Dearborn City Council meeting Tuesday night as anti-Islam activist activist Jake Lang came to town....
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Some drivers are paying nearly $7 for a gallon of fuel.
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SXSW 2026 looked a lot different from previous years and organizers say there will be some more changes in 2027.
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Multiple families in Hickman County, Tennessee, are devastated after learning someone bulldozed a 19th-century cemetery containing the remains of their loved ones and then discarded the headstones in the woods....
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The Justice Department (DOJ) has finalized a way for people convicted of certain, nonviolent felonies to restore their gun rights, Attorney General Todd Blanche announced on Monday....
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A woman told Nexstar's WKRN that her mother-in-law was left paralyzed following a medical mistake during a routine knee surgery at a Nashville hospital, and she’s apparently not the only one....
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“For too long, outdated restrictions have kept tens of millions of forested acres off-limits to the very treatments that improve forest health and reduce wildfire risk to our communities,” Agriculture Secretary Brooke Rollins said in a written statement....
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The space agency credits professionals and hobbyists with locating the crash site.
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Panettiere wrote candidly about experiencing postpartum depression after giving birth to her daughter.
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Texas Longhorns starting left tackle Trevor Goosby has avoided a potentially serious injury, but his status for the start of the 2026 season remains uncertain....
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The road to White Collar Fight Night is officially underway as participants reported for day one of training, transitioning from professionals to amateur boxers for one night....
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Georgetown ISD Superintendent Devin Padavil discussed efforts to reduce student screen time, proposed teacher salary increases, and the postponement of new campus openings due to budgetary constraints....
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Robert Russell alleges he was the victim of retaliation after he shared his belief that a racial discrimination complaint he was investigating could be legitimate....
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WASHINGTON (AP) — President Donald Trump said Tuesday he was delaying the 50% U.S. tariffs on $20 billion worth of Canadian imports after the two countries reached a last-minute deal less than two hours before the sanctions were to go into effect. The announcement, which Trump ma...
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An Austin man has been arrested for allegedly critically injuring a 79-year-old man in an “unprovoked and random" hatchet attack at a Hutto Home Depot last week....
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The Harvest Trauma Recovery Center, a major provider of violence intervention services in Austin, is at risk over uncertain funding.
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Texas public schools couldn’t sponsor H-1B visas to hire foreign workers under a ban Gov. Greg Abbott proposed Tuesday.
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A man wanted for attempted first-degree murder in Tennessee has been arrested in Hapeville, according to the Fulton County Sheriff's Office.
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Migrant deaths along Arizona’s border with Mexico increased this summer, with July recording the highest monthly total in two years, according to the humanitarian organization Humane Borders....
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The child reportedly crashed after mistaking the gas pedal for the brake while trying to stop, according to deputies.
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A high school student carrying two pistols shot to death a fellow student before killing himself Tuesday in an attack in a southern Philippine high school campus that he livestreamed using a body-worn camera, police and other officials said. It was the second fatal school shootin...
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Investigators responded to desert discovery amid active search.
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A group of cities and counties alleges the Trump administration is threatening to withhold anti-terrorism funding unless they adopt strict election rules....
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A police report details who was at the scene when Hayden Panettiere was pronounced dead, as well as new information about the investigation.
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Former Penn State University students and fraternity members were arrested as part of "Operation Drugs Unlimited," Pennsylvania Attorney General Dave Sunday announced....
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Dogs infected with salmonella could potentially suffer from symptoms such as vomiting, dehydration and severe watery or bloody diarrhea.
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A match does not mean someone was under investigation — only that the plate was searched.
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Blanche also said he would “of course” take the president’s view into consideration before taking action, noting he hoped “every attorney general in history would not answer that question differently.”...
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Data centers have become a hot-button issue over the summer, leading Republican leaders to call on the state to slow down the pace of data center development in Texas....
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One person died and three others suffered non-life-threatening injuries in a crash involving three passenger vehicles and a dump truck at Chandler Road and County Road 119, Round Rock police said....
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An Ohio couple was arrested after authorities said they forced their way into a family's cruise ship cabin and attacked two adults and their 9-year-old child after being asked to quiet down....
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A person is dead after a three-vehicle crash involving a dump truck in Round Rock, police said.
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The 22nd Annual Big Tex Choice Award winners were announced Tuesday, with four winners coming from the 15 finalists.
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Car seat maker Evenflo is recalling one of its products after determining that it did not meet federal standards and offering a repair kit to families who would like to fix the issue....
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CAIR-Texas blasted Gov. Greg Abbott’s criticism of proposed ablution stations at DFW Airport as an “anti-Muslim political stunt.”
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- For some families, the school day starts long before the first bell, and it can begin with a battle at home. Experts have some tips for parents to help their kids transition back into the school year smoothly and avoid what they call the "morning meltdown."...
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Peoples Pharmacy Inc., a compounding pharmacy, announced Tuesday morning that it's being sold to Kimberli Wiley, owner of CPRx Pharmacy, another locally owned compounding pharmacy....
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Class is now in session in Austin ISD and that means drivers are once again sharing the road with buses, crossing guards, and children heading to and from schoo...
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School districts across Central Texas are looking for ways to bridge growing budget gaps. Now, some are turning to voters.
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Gov. Greg Abbott says he will push to ban Texas public school districts from employing H-1B visa holders.
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CBP officers in San Diego seized 553 pounds of fentanyl, cocaine and methamphetamine worth $67 million during 144 smuggling attempts in July.
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A South Texas man was sentenced to more than nine years in federal prison for receiving and distributing child sexual abuse material.
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A man was arrested for peering into windows near UT Austin's West Campus this month.
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A newly formed Texas House Select Committee on General Aviation held its first public hearing Tuesday, bringing lawmakers and aviation industry leaders together to discuss the future of general aviation and regional air service across the state....
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More than 1,600 pounds of pickled goat and chicken products sold nationwide have been recalled over federal inspection concerns.
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Far-right, anti-Islam activist Jake Lang is expected to make comments at the Dearborn City Council meeting scheduled for 7 p.m. Tuesday at the Henry Ford Centennial Library....
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Leander ISD voters will have the opportunity to consider raising the district's Maintenance & Operations tax rate by 3-cents on the November ballot.
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Popular frozen fruit bars are being recalled over a risk that they could be contaminated with glass, according to a media release.
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“The band of which he was part for six decades is going to keep on keeping on as he had wished," founding member Billy Gibbons said.
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Frank Beard, the longtime drummer for Texas rock band ZZ Top, died this week. He was 77.
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ST. PAUL, Minn. (AP) — Minnesota's attorney general sued the governor of Texas on Tuesday, seeking to compel the extradition of an Immigration and Customs Enforcement agent charged with wounding a man and then lying to justify the shooting during the agency's crackdown in Minneap...
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A Texas mom was arrested after police say her 6-year-old son was found alone and scared at a Florida park.
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As a new school year starts, Texas students in need receive free breakfast and lunch; but when cafeterias closed for the summer, those kids lost access....
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The U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement agency has proposed an insurance plan that could protect local police officers who make immigration arrests....
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A proposed Hays County healthcare district will not appear on the November ballot after commissioners failed to reach a quorum during a special meeting Monday....
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Today, we announce our full program for the 2026 Texas Tribune Festival, and it comes at one of the most consequential moments in our state and our country’s future....
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Civil rights groups are asking the U.S. Supreme Court to review Texas’ law requiring Ten Commandments displays in public school classrooms.
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As summer goes on, West Nile virus continues to be detected across Hays County, with health officials confirming another positive mosquito sample in Kyle....
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Williamson County is now under an immediate burn ban due to increased drought conditions. The ban is in effect for the next 90 days.
