By JAMIE STENGLE and MICHAEL GRACZYK | Associated Press H UNTSVILLE (AP) — A Texas man who fatally shot a convenience store clerk was put to death Wednesday evening, becoming the 30th person executed in the U.S. this year and the first since Tennessee’s failed attempt to administer a lethal injec...
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By Dr. Vanessa Corriher-Olson, Professor and Extension Forage Specialist, Texas A&M AgriLife Extension A good system of grazing is one that uses livestock behavior to sustain forage and animal production at a low cost. No single grazing system will be suitable for all locations o...
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Nestor Eduardo Flores A Mercedes man’s murder case was dismissed after state prosecutors determined there wasn’t enough evidence to proceed with the charge. Nestor Eduardo Flores, 29, was charged with the murder of his brother, Jose Gabriel Flores, 43, after allegedly stabbing hi...
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I mmigration courts in various parts of the country are employing various methods to try to reduce the massive case backlog that sometimes add years to the process without good reason. Those efforts have had varying degrees of success, but at least the courts are working to addre...
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By Karen Brooks Harper | The Dallas Morning News (TNS) T exas agencies are warning state leaders that a mandatory budget cut ordered by Republican leaders to help pay for property tax changes next year will cost the state hundreds of millions of dollars in revenue and the taxpaye...
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By Maria Salette Ontiveros | The Dallas Morning News (TNS) U sers who filed approved claims in a Cash App $15 million data security settlement could receive payments this month. Cash App users who filed claims in a $15 million class-action settlement over alleged security failure...
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By Berenice Garcia | The Texas Tribune P resident Donald Trump railed against U.S. Rep. Henry Cuellar in a post on Truth Social Wednesday night, calling the South Texas congressman “disloyal” and “ungrateful” for sticking with the Democratic Party after Trump pardoned him last ye...
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HARLINGEN, Texas (ValleyCentral) — The mother of a slain Border Patrol agent who was killed during a failed robbery attempt in Willacy County 12 years ago took the podium at President Donald Trump's rally in San Antonio on Wednesday. Marie Vega, who said she's from La Feria, is t...
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HARLINGEN, Texas (ValleyCentral) — A Texas mother and daughter have been found guilty of attempting to smuggle a Mexican citizen under a blanket while crossing the Falfurrias checkpoint earlier this year. Charisma Vidal, 22, of Lubbock, was found guilty following a two-day trial....
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B ROWNSVILLE — Jurors who are deciding the case of a 21-year-old Brownsville man of fatally shooting a San Benito police officer following an hourslong pursuit three years ago began deliberating at 11:10 a.m. Thursday. The deliberations come on the fourth day of testimony in the ...
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The first three days of the earliest leaguewide start in NHL history delivered scores straight out of the 1980s. Edmonton and Vancouver played 6-5 and 9-7 games. Pittsburgh routed Philadelphia 7-0. Colorado beat Los Angeles 8-4. “There’s a lot of goals being scored, which tells y...
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ATLANTA (AP) — The New York Liberty opted not to advance the ball for a better shot at a tying 3-pointer, then said after their loss Wednesday night that officials told them they didn't have a reset timeout left. The Liberty inbounded the ball under the basket, forcing them to go...
