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Texas officials release dashcam video believed to be of missing Texas woman case
4+ hour, 11+ min ago (188+ words) Texas officials are continuing the urgent search for Camila Mendoza Olmos, a 19-year-old woman who disappeared on Christmas Eve. NBC News" Ryan Chandler provides updates on the investigation as officials release new dashcam video from the morning she went missing....
Texas widow receives immigration approval letter months after husband's death in ICE shooting
1+ week, 5+ day ago (374+ words) What was supposed to be a moment of joy turned into heartbreak for a North Texas widow. A letter addressed to Miguel Garcia arrived in the mail this week, approving his request to move forward with obtaining legal status in…...
Texas braces for heavy rain and flash flooding as storm continues
1+ mon, 1+ week ago (203+ words) Storm conditions are expected to continue in Texas, where the state has already seen impressive rainfall this week. A flash flood watch is in effect for 12 million people in parts of north-central Texas, including Dallas and stretching all the way…...
Texas Republicans in some counties are pushing to count ballots by hand in next year's primary
1+ mon, 1+ week ago (1318+ words) Republicans in at least a half-dozen counties in Texas are considering or have made plans to count ballots by hand in next March's primary elections, a move that's financially costly and could inject uncertainty into key contests. Texas Republicans who…...
Residents of rural community in southern Texas ordered to evacuate as firefighters battle blaze
1+ mon, 4+ week ago (262+ words) GREGORY, TX " Thick smoke blanketed a rural community in southern Texas and many residents were ordered to evacuate as firefighters worked to contain a blaze Wednesday evening, officials said. The Mill Fire in Gregory, Texas, about 150 miles southeast of San…...
Texas mom charged after allegedly shooting her 4 children, killing 2 of them, authorities say
2+ mon, 3+ week ago (221+ words) Morning Rundown: No shutdown end in sight, NFL's final unbeaten record ends, and judge halts National Guard deployment " twice ANGLETON, Texas " A Texas mother who allegedly shot her four children over the weekend, killing two of them, faces murder charges,…...
Robert Morris, Texas megachurch pastor, pleads guilty to sexually abusing a child
2+ mon, 3+ week ago (630+ words) BREAKING: Former Texas megapastor Robert Morris pleads guilty to sexually abusing a 12-year-old PAWHUSKA, Okla." Robert Morris, the Texas megachurch pastor who built Gateway Church into one of the largest congregations in the country, pleaded guilty Thursday in Osage County…...
Texas Tech chancellor directs faculty to recognize only two sexes in classroom instruction
3+ mon, 3+ day ago (360+ words) The five public universities within the Texas Tech University System must "recognize only two human sexes" in their classroom instruction, according to a memo released Thursday by the system's chancellor. "Therefore, while recognizing the First Amendment rights of employees in…...
Texas doctor returns home to Malawi to open clinic, school and orphanage
3+ mon, 1+ week ago (195+ words) Dr. Anne Alaniz, who grew up in Malawi in southeast Africa, returned home to open an orphanage, school and clinic that trains midwives. NBC News" Kate Snow tells of how Alaniz got the chance to come to the U.S. to study…...
The Texas high schooler racing to shock the running world, again
3+ mon, 2+ week ago (1018+ words) All the racers in the men's 800 meters at track and field's world championships in Tokyo this week share a few qualities. Each is lithe but strong. And each possesses the high-tech spikes and huge aerobic capacity that, over the past…...