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Texans and Mexicans gang up on Apaches
Mount Pleasant Tribune - Texas
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July 30, 2025
Victorio was beaten in a Big Bend battle on Jul. 30, 1880, but the Chiricahua Apache still had plenty of fight left in him. Three months later, several companies of West Texas cavalry reinforced the international expedition against the Apaches...
Léon Marchand of France led Texas-flavored moment at swim worlds
The Morning Journal - Ohio
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July 31, 2025
SINGAPORE — Léon Marchand of France won gold in the 200-meter individual medley at the swimming world championships on July 31 — and it had a Texas flavor to it. American swimmer Shaine Casas claimed the silver and Hubert Kós of Hungary took the...
Houston’s CURVchella empowers plus-size women to thrive in fashion, business
Defender Network - Texas
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July 30, 2025
Houston-based stylist Kimberly Williams was quietly battling stage 4 breast cancer in 2022. Instead of going public, she kept the diagnosis within a tight inner circle. But before stepping away from the spotlight, she wanted to leave the city she...
ICE Arrests 214 Illegal Immigrants in Houston Texas Area for Sex Crimes Involving Minors
CNSNews
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DONATE U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) revealed in a press release on Monday that they had successfully arrested 214 illegal immigrants in the Houston, Texas area in the past six months who have been charged with, or convicted of, a...
Local officials grilled over response to deadly Texas flooding
NBC News
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July 31, 2025
IE 11 is not supported. For an optimal experience visit our site on another browser. Now Playing Local officials grilled over response to deadly Texas flooding 01:45 UP NEXT Family of Virginia Giuffre speaks out 02:12 Teacher arrested for double...
Searching for answers after Texas' deadly floods brings lawmakers to devastated Hill Country
Canada's National Observer
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July 31, 2025
Texas lawmakers will take their search for answers following the deadly July 4 floods to the heart of the devastation in Kerr County, where local officials were expected to face questions over their response to the disaster that swept away homes...
As Texas Floods Swept Campers Away, A Top Official Didn't Show Up. Another Was Asleep.
HuffPost
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July 31, 2025
Texas officials involved in the deadly Kerr County flood response testified to lawmakers Thursday about the many failures made during the tragedy. In the early morning of July 4, the Guadalupe River rose around 26 feet, causing flash floods that...
A queer author moved to Maryland to dodge discrimination. Book bans have followed.
Baltimore Banner - Maryland
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August 3, 2025
The year that Indiana banned “obscene” books from school libraries, Saundra Mitchell fled the state she had known her entire life. The author, with books banned in 16 states, said she sought refuge in Maryland, thinking its Freedom to Read law...
Texas Gun Shows Embrace The Growing Female Customer Base
105.1 KEAN Radio - Texas
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July 29, 2025
Texas Women Are Changing the Gun Industry, One Caliber at a Time For the past few years, more women in Texas have been stepping up to the firing line, literally. According to the National Shooting Sports Foundation (NSSF), women are now outpacing...
Texas Redistricting: How we got here and where we are headed
Defender Network - Texas
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July 30, 2025
Everything truly is bigger in Texas — including redistricting drama. According to state lawmakers and community leaders, the current GOP-led effort to redraw Texas’ congressional voting maps—five years ahead of schedule—threatens to silence the...
K-State women's basketball sets 2025-26 non-conference schedule
The Manhattan Mercury - Kansas
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Kansas State women's basketball head coach Jeff Mittie announced the complete non-conference schedule for the upcoming 2025-26 season on Thursday.The Wildcats' non-conference slate features six home games, including a visit from SEC foe Texas A&M,...
State Representative Houston Gaines announces campaign for Georgia’s 10th Congressional District seat
WUGA - Georgia
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July 31, 2025
State Representative Houston Gaines has announced his campaign for Georgia’s 10th Congressional District Seat, which is currently held by U.S. Rep. Mike Collins. On Thursday, Houston Gaines posted a video on X, formerly Twitter, announcing his...
Devil's Den murder suspect James Andrew McGann was North Texas elementary teacher
FOX 7 Austin - Texas
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The suspect who is accused of killing a married couple who were hiking with their children at Devil's Den State Park in Arkansas was a teacher in Flower Mound, according to an Associated Press report. DALLAS - The suspect accused of killing a...
Poth Independent School District enrolled total of 949 students in 2023-24 school year
SC Texas News
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August 3, 2025
There were 949 students enrolled in Poth Independent School District during the 2023-24 school year, 1.5% more than the previous year's 935 students welcomed, according to the Texas Education Agency. Among the student body, 51.4% were boys and...
When Passion Becomes a Career Ally
Jordan News
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August 3, 2025
In today’s fast-paced world and under the weight of daily work pressures, personal hobbies are often seen by some as a “luxury” or a form of distraction. In some circles, they might even be perceived as a sign of lacking seriousness or...
In an emotional hearing, Texas lawmakers hear from flood survivors, local officials
NPR
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July 31, 2025
Attendees look at a marked-up map of the Guadalupe River during a public hearing in Kerrville, Texas. Eric Gay/AP hide caption toggle caption Eric Gay/AP KERRVILLE, Texas — Texas lawmakers and flood survivors criticized local officials for...
Historic Athens and Texas: Governors Speak at the Fiddlers Event
Athens Daily Review - Texas
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For a long time the Athens Fiddlers’ Reunion program has been a part of Athens culture and history as every year the toe-tappin' music sets the courthouse square alive. Of course the music is always the main attraction but in the past there were...
Air Force Veteran Convicted of Killing Wife and 2 Children Set to Be 9th Person Executed in Florida This Year
Military.com
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July 31, 2025
STARKE, Fla. -- A man convicted of the 1994 machete killings of his wife and their two children was put to death Thursday, becoming the ninth person executed in Florida this year and setting a state record for a single-year total since the Supreme...
Miracle Treat Day brings sweet support to Hendrick Children's Hospital
KXVA - Texas
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July 31, 2025
Dairy Queen's Miracle Treat Day will donate $1 from each Blizzard sold to support Hendrick Children's Hospital. ABILENE, Texas — Thursday, July 31 is Miracle Treat Day at Dairy Queen (DQ), and it's more than just an excuse for a Blizzard Treat....
How a tribal religion of a tribal god is in charge in America
Baptist News Global
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July 31, 2025
I am in a state of theological outrage. It has to do with how Donald Trump’s narrow escape from an assassin’s bullet has been used to claim divine intervention to save his life, a claim that no doubt aided his campaign. Mike Johnson, speaker of...