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Democrats decry Republican bill banning foreign land investment in Texas as racist

AUSTIN — Democratic state Rep. Gene Wu stood inside the Texas Capitol holding a photo of the childhood home in which he grew up in Houston after emigrating from China.

Tribune News Service

‘Appalled’: Dozens of Democrats slam Biden’s border policies

New US restrictions on asylum ‘will not solve’ challenge at country’s border with Mexico, Democratic legislators say.

Al Jazeera

Quebec woman pleads guilty to mailing poisonous ricin to Donald Trump

Pascale Ferrier made the toxic substance herself and sent it with letters to Trump and Texas law enforcement officials in 2020

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Bracket Watch: Texas Makes Under-the-Radar Case for No. 1 Seed

Recent results have brought about plenty of movement lately, including a pair of wins for a rising Baylor squad and a loss for No. 1 Houston.

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Daughter watched in horror as mum plunged from 75ft rollercoaster to her death

The daughter of Rosa Ayala-Gaona Esparza, 52, saw her mum falling to her death from the Texas Giant ride at Six Flags and her husband yelled "She fell, she fell", according to witnesses

Daily Mirror

Most Texas schools passed intruder detection audit but hundreds needed corrective action

DALLAS — Most Texas public schools reviewed this fall passed random inspections meant to detect whether an intruder could gain access to campuses, but more than a quarter of them still need to make improvements.

Tribune News Service

Sen. John Cornyn blames White House for some judicial vacancies - Roll Call

Republican Sen. John Cornyn put the blame Thursday on the White House — and not his office — for delays in filling federal judgeships in Texas.

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Texas freshman Christiaan Maas well on his way to be next South African star

“Playing with Ernie was a dream come true."

USA Today Sports Media Group

China's first African debt rodeo is playing out in a land-locked country bigger than Texas

China is new to painful negotiations about taking a haircut on any of its loans.

Axios

Homelessness among veterans has been cut in half since 2010, VA says

In Texas, the number of homeless veterans has dropped 65% between 2007 and 2020, according to the National Alliance to End Homelessness.

The Texas Tribune

Texas heat-related deaths reached a two-decade high in 2022 amid extreme temperatures

A Texas Tribune analysis of state data found that at least 268 people in Texas were killed by heat last year, and a large portion of those deaths were likely migrants who died after crossing the border.

The Texas Tribune

Boeing pleads not guilty to fraud in criminal case over deadly 737 Max crashes

A top executive entered the plea on behalf of the company in federal court in Texas Thursday, as relatives of those killed in two crashes push to overturn deal giving Boeing immunity.

WEKU

Boeing faces a criminal charge of fraud related to deadly 737 Max crashes

The airplane manufacturer will be arraigned in federal court in Texas Thursday as relatives of those killed in two plane crashes seek to overturn an agreement that gave Boeing immunity.

WEKU

Boeing to be arraigned in court over two Max jet crashes

Boeing representatives and relatives of some of the passengers killed in two crashes of Boeing 737 Max jets will meet face-to-face in a Texas courtroom Thursday, where the aerospace giant will be arraigned on a criminal charge that it thought it had settled two years ago

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Longhorns Assistant Jokes That He’ll Recruit Giant Brazilian Baby

The 16-pound baby caught the attention of Texas offensive coordinator Kyle Flood.

Chicago Sun-Times

Willie Nelson to celebrate 90th birthday at all-star concert

Friends and family will join the Texas troubadour Willie Nelson for a two-day celebration of his 90th birthday April 29-30 at the Hollywood Bowl.

Salon

Texas GOP pushes new voting bills

Democrats are seeking to expand voting access and Republicans pledge to make elections more secure

Tribune News Service

‘Economy on fire:’ Texas adds nation-topping 650,000 jobs in 2022

Texas added 650,100 jobs in 2022, more than any state and more than double its historical average, as the economy continued to expand and leave the pandemic hangover behind.

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The Independent UK

Woman pleads guilty to sending ricin in 2020 letter to Trump

A Canadian woman has pleaded guilty in federal court in Washington to mailing a threatening letter containing the poison ricin to then-President Donald Trump at the White House

Daily Mirror

Book thief escapes $1,600 fine despite returning to library 44 YEARS late

An employee of the city’s water department took out Chilton's Auto Repair Manual 1954-1963 from Abilene Public Library in Texas, US, in 1979, but never returned the item

WEKU

30 years after the siege, 'Waco' examines what led to the catastrophe

Writer Jeff Guinn draws on new interviews with federal agents and surviving Branch Davidians in his account of the confrontation, which left scores of people dead, including more than 20 children.

Texas Observer

‘Colossal Waste of Money’: Texas Nears $1 Billion in Border Wall Contracts

The Webb County coalition that opposed Trump’s boondoggle is now scrambling to oppose the state’s expanded construction plans.

Los Angeles Times

California already has nation's strictest gun laws. Mass shootings could spur push to go further

After a deadly wave of mass shootings in the United States last year — including one in Buffalo, New York, and another at a school in Uvalde, Texas — that collectively killed 31, California's Democratic-controlled Legislature responded by quickly passing more than a dozen laws meant to prevent gun violence…

Daily Mirror

Overdue library book finally returned after 44 years and racking up £1300 fine

A team of librarians at Abilene Public Library in Texas, America, couldn't help but laugh when a man came to return an auto repair manual overdue by a massive 44 years

The Independent UK

Severe weather threat moves east after tornadoes hit Texas

A winter storm that brought severe weather to the Gulf Coast is heading east a day after tornadoes caused widespread damage and injured three people

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