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San Antonio Spurs cut ties with former top 10 pick
14+ hour, 20+ min ago (351+ words) Feb 11, 2026 at 04:37 PM EST The San Antonio Spurs are reportedly finalizing a decision on Jeremy Sochan. According to ESPN's Shams Charania, the organization is cutting ties with its former top 10 pick. Sochan will hit the open market to get an…...
Texas Tops ESPN FPI Rankings as College Football Season Kicks Off
5+ mon, 2+ week ago (270+ words) Heading into Week 1 of the 2025 college football season, ESPN's Football Power Index (FPI) still has Texas sitting at the top, followed closely and rounding out the top 5 are Georgia, Alabama, Ohio State, and Penn State. The FPI, a predictive measure…...
Texas unveils new driver's license
5+ mon, 3+ week ago (478+ words) Texas state officials rolled out a redesigned driver's license and identification card on August 18, 2025, saying the updated cards used new tamper-resistant material and added security features to make counterfeiting and identity theft more difficult. The Texas Department of Public Safety…...
GOP senators worried about losing Republican seat in Texas: What polls show
6+ mon, 9+ min ago (837+ words) Republicans are reportedly planning to spend millions of dollars to boost Senator John Cornyn in Texas to avoid a more competitive'and expensive'general election next November, as polls suggest GOP Attorney General Ken Paxton could be more vulnerable against Democrat Colin…...
Where are all the Texas Democrats? What we know
6+ mon, 1+ week ago (341+ words) Dozens of Texas Democrats have left the state to deny Republicans the quorum needed to advance a GOP-led plan to redraw the state's congressional map. Here's what we know about the current whereabouts of all of the Texas state Democrats…...
How Texas could help Donald Trump thwart Democratic gains in 2026 midterm
8+ mon, 1+ day ago (1023+ words) Texas Republicans are mulling a plan that could help thwart potential Democratic gains in the 2026 midterms. One Democratic strategist told Newsweek the plan could be a "catastrophe" for state Democrats. Newsweek reached out to the White House and Texas Governor…...
Texas faces major housing market correction as prices drop across state
9+ mon, 2+ day ago (769+ words) James Bickerton is a Newsweek U.S. News reporter based in London, U.K. His focus is on covering news and politics in Texas, as well as other general news across the United States. James joined Newsweek in July 2022 from LBC, and previously worked…...
Ryan Blaney Faces Scrutiny Of NASCAR Insiders After Texas
9+ mon, 2+ day ago (529+ words) Lydia Mee is a contributing sports writer located in the West Midlands, England. Her focus is on F1 and NASCAR. She has in-depth knowledge of Motorsport as a whole. Lydia joined Newsweek in March 2024, having previously written Motorsport content for Sports…...
Kevin Harvick Sounds the Alarm After Denny Hamlin's Fiery Texas Nightmare
9+ mon, 4+ day ago (554+ words) Lydia Mee is a contributing sports writer located in the West Midlands, England. Her focus is on F1 and NASCAR. She has in-depth knowledge of Motorsport as a whole. Lydia joined Newsweek in March 2024, having previously written Motorsport content for Sports…...
What Is vote harvesting? Officials indicted in Texas AG Ken Paxton's probe
9+ mon, 4+ day ago (376+ words) Gabe Whisnant is a Breaking News Editor at Newsweek based in North Carolina. Prior to joining Newsweek in 2023, he directed daily publications in North and South Carolina. As an executive editor, Gabe led award-winning coverage of Charleston church shooter Dylan…...