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Think it’s hot now? This study says Texas could reach 125-degree temps within 30 years

FORT WORTH, Texas — Over the next 30 years, Texas and other parts of the central U.S. are at risk of being exposed to extreme heat — temperatures exceeding 125 degrees.

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Texas death row inmate Rodney Reed, who says he's innocent, asked for a new trial. A court said no

An appeals court has denied a new trial request from a longtime Texas death row inmate whose supporters say there is evidence to back his claims of innocence

The Independent UK

Collin County grand jury clears officer who killed gunman in Texas mall mass shooting

DALLAS — The police officer who took down the gunman during last month’s mass shooting at Allen Premium Outlets was cleared Tuesday of any wrongdoing.

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What Texas’ new NIL law means for college sports, NCAA oversight

When Cody Campbell co-founded The Matador Club, Texas Tech’s exclusive Name, Image and Likeness collective, he and his partners consulted attorneys and NCAA experts to ensure they did everything by the book.

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With second special session underway, Texas lawmakers offer opening property tax-cut proposals

A stalemate among Texas’ top Republicans has dragged on for months. Tax-cut proponents in the House and Senate made their first pitches to end the impasse Wednesday.

The Texas Tribune

Ra’Shaad Samples Is Ready to Be College Football’s Next Big Success Story

The 28-year-old has a pathway to becoming the youngest head coach in the sport.

Sports Illustrated

Changes on horizon for Big 12 as BYU, Cincinnati, Houston, UCF set to officially join league

KANSAS CITY, Mo. — The Big 12 is entering a new era.

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Nat-Gas Prices Fall on Forecasts for a Break in Texas Heat

Aug Nymex natural gas (NGQ23 ) on Wednesday closed down -0.121 (-4.34%), adding to Tuesday's decline of -3.56%. July futures expired on Wednesday. Nat-gas prices on Wednesday fell sharply for a second day on forecasts that excessive heat in Texas will start to moderate this weekend, according to Atmospheric G2,...

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What is a heat dome and why is it making Texas so unbearably hot?

It’s excruciatingly hot in North Texas, and a weather phenomenon called a “heat dome” is to blame.

Tribune News Service

All-time high school QB rankings: Southwest region

For this group we pulled the all-time great high school quarterbacks from teams in the following states: Arkansas, Louisiana, Mississippi, New Mexico, Oklahoma and Texas.

USA Today Sports Media Group

June Heat Wave Sends Hundreds to Texas ERs

Prolonged 100-plus degree weather has caused hundreds in Texas to seek emergency medical assistance during June's heat wave.

Texas Observer

Warm Audio's new ODD Box and Mutation Phasor II pedals look familar

The Texas company is channeling classic effects again

MusicRadar

Record-setting Texas heat sends hundreds of people to emergency rooms

Emergency medical providers respond to heat-related illnesses as extreme temperatures become more frequent and prolonged

The Guardian - US

Texas’ highest criminal court emphatically rejects death row inmate Rodney Reed’s claim of innocence

Reed, a Black man on death row for more than 25 years, has gained international support for his claims that he did not kill 19-year-old Stacey Stites, a white woman. Another appeal over DNA testing of evidence is still pending.

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Texas heatwave blamed for 13 deaths as scorching temperatures and smoke spread across US – as it happened

Detroit extends air quality alert through Thursday while evacuation orders in effect in Arizona as crews fight Diamond fire

Fortune

It could be hotter in Texas today than 99% of the rest of the world

"Only the Sahara Desert & Persian Gulf area will be as hot or hotter than the Lone Star State,” according to meteorologist Ben Noll.

The Independent UK

Nearly a dozen West Texas deaths blamed on heat, which is expected to ease by the weekend

A National Weather Service meteorologist says West Texas could see scorching temperatures that are blamed for nearly a dozen deaths return to a more typical level by the weekend as a heat dome is expected to move eastward

Los Angeles Times

Internal report details rampant diarrhea among children at overcrowded border facility

Diarrhea was rampant, children were losing weight, and parents had to clean soiled clothing in sinks because guards would not provide them with clean items, mothers at an overcrowded Texas border facility in Laredo told Department of Homeland Security investigators last month, according to an internal report obtained by The…

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Border Patrol officials complained of 'overuse of hospitalization' as 8-year-old died

As an 8-year-old was dying in Border Patrol custody last month, officials at the Texas detention center where she had been held were complaining about the facility's "overuse of hospitalization," according to an internal report obtained by The Times.

The Independent UK

Malaria alert issued as two US states report first cases in 20 years

Five cases of malaria have been detected in the US in the last two months

The Texas Tribune

A property tax deal has eluded Texas lawmakers. Here’s where things stand at the start of another special session.

Top Republicans promised property tax cuts, but have been locked in standoffs on how to achieve it. Gov. Greg Abbott has called another overtime legislative session in hopes of solidifying a plan.

The Texas Tribune

Solar power proves its worth as heat wave grips the state

Texas has seen a boom in solar power in recent years, and experts say that’s helped the state grid weather an intense June heat wave.

The Texas Tribune

Inmates are dying in stifling Texas prisons, but the state seldom acknowledges heat as a cause of death

Since a heat wave gripped Texas, at least nine inmates, including two men in their 30s, have died of heart attacks or unknown causes in prisons lacking air conditioning. It’s been 11 years since the state last classified a death as heat-related.

Tribune News Service

Mac Engel: Cowboys’ Dak Prescott 'sees it.' Except when he doesn’t. That’s the issue.

FRISCO, Texas — Re-watching the Dallas Cowboys’ final game of their 2022 season is an exercise in self-harm, or a refusal to do something more useful with your time.

WEKU

In Texas, a rare program offers hope for some of the most vulnerable women and babies

Many pregnant people struggling with substance abuse don't want to get help for fear of losing their children to the state. Casa Mía offers safe harbor.

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