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Meet Franz Lozano Jr., the Texas student who returned to education after more than a decade away; he is now part of a national award-winning student organisation recognised for leadership, service and community engagement

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Meet Franz Lozano Jr., the Texas student who returned to education after more than a decade away; he is now part of a national award-winning student organisation recognised for leadership, service and community engagement

The national conference offered students an opportunity to exchange ideas with aspiring educators from across the country while attending workshops focused on recruitment, advocacy and issues affecting students and educators Returning to college after more than a decade away can be daunting enough. For Franz Lozano Jr., it became the beginning of an unexpected leadership … Read more

Who was Jamaal Howard? Texas kills death row inmate by lethal injection days after Christa Pike’s failed execution

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Who was Jamaal Howard? Texas kills death row inmate by lethal injection (Texas Department of Criminal Justice)

Texas executed a death row inmate by lethal injection on Wednesday evening, October 7, which became the first execution in the United States after Christa Pike’s failed execution in Tennessee. Lawyers for 46-year-old Jamaal Howard had asked a judge to pause the execution after Pike’s botched execution attempt, CBS News reported. Who was Jamaal Howard? … Read more

Why is Trump returning to Texas? Paxton Senate race becomes key 2026 midterm test

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Donald Trump campaigns for Ken Paxton at a Texas rally ahead of the 2026 midterm elections. (Photo by Mandel NGAN / AFP) (AFP)

Trump is making another major push in Texas as the November 3 midterm elections get closer. President Donald Trump visited Texas for the third time in less than a month to campaign for Republican Senate candidate Ken Paxton. Paxton has privately questioned Trump’s political strength, while Trump has also publicly insulted him in the past. … Read more

In 2024, Texas’ largest wildfire burned about 46,000 acres of the 77,721-acre Turkey Track Ranch; after rebuilding 65 miles of fencing, its owners have put it back on the market for $180 million

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In 2024, Texas’ largest wildfire burned about 46,000 acres of the 77,721-acre Turkey Track Ranch; after rebuilding 65 miles of fencing, its owners have put it back on the market for $180 million

Turkey Track Ranch, a historic Texas Panhandle property spanning 77,721 acres, is back on the market, asking $180 million after recovering from the devastating Smokehouse Creek Fire of February 2024. The ranch, which stretches from the Caprock country to the Canadian River, was already up for sale when the wildfire swept through it. The fire … Read more

Texas ranchers blocked well operators from a 1,604-acre tract in 2004; on October 1, an appeals court ruled an oil company may cross the land to plug a shut-in well 15 to 20 yards from the San Antonio River

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Texas ranchers blocked well operators from a 1,604-acre tract in 2004; on October 1, an appeals court ruled an oil company may cross the land to plug a shut-in well 15 to 20 yards from the San Antonio River

A long-running dispute between a South Texas ranch owner and an oil company over access to a shut-in well took another turn October 1, when a Texas appeals court ruled that state law allows the operator to cross neighboring private land to reach the well for plugging work. The ruling came from the Texas Thirteenth … Read more

Taylor Sheridan bought a 600-acre Texas ranch in 2013 as a family home; years later, Bosque Ranch is a film and TV production base, equine competition hub and concert venue with more than 150 horses

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Taylor Sheridan bought a 600-acre Texas ranch in 2013 as a family home; years later, Bosque Ranch is a film and TV production base, equine competition hub and concert venue with more than 150 horses

Taylor Sheridan/Image: Getty Images American filmmaker, screenwriter, and actor Taylor Sheridan bought a 600-acre ranch in Weatherford, Texas, in 2013 as a family home. More than a decade later, the property has become a production location for his television projects.Known as Bosque Ranch, the property is about 40 miles from Fort Worth and serves as … Read more

A box of old games donated to a Texas Goodwill contained a rare 1982 Air Raid cartridge for the Atari 2600; Goodwill said only 13 copies were known at the time, and the game sold for $10,590.79

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A box of old games donated to a Texas Goodwill contained a rare 1982 Air Raid cartridge for the Atari 2600; Goodwill said only 13 copies were known at the time, and the game sold for $10,590.79

Representational photo of an Atari 2600 Game – SVG.com A box of old video games donated to a Goodwill store in Texas turned out to contain a rare 1982 Atari game that collectors had been searching for. The game, Air Raid for the Atari 2600, was sold at auction for $10,590.79 after a bidding war … Read more

A Texas man used this Civil War relic as a paperweight for years; bomb experts later found it was actually a live explosive

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A Texas man used this Civil War relic as a paperweight for years; bomb experts later found it was actually a live explosive

The Civil War-era shell sat on a Texas man’s desk for years as a conversation piece. (Atascosa County Sheriff’s Office) A Texas man kept a Civil War-era artillery shell on his desk for years, believing it was nothing more than a harmless dummy round. The object had become a conversation piece in his home, with … Read more

Ken Paxton: Wife, children, net worth, allegations and controversies as he faces James Talarico in Texas Senate race

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Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton faces Democrat James Talarico in the US Senate race. (Bloomberg)

Ken Paxton has faced years of political battles, investigations and controversy. Now, the Texas attorney general is heading into another major fight, this time for a US Senate seat. Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton faces Democrat James Talarico in the US Senate race. (Bloomberg) Paxton will face Democrat James Talarico in one of the closely … Read more

Texas landowners feared border barriers would cut off access to the Rio Grande; an October 2 court order now blocks construction in the Big Bend sector while the legal challenge continues

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Texas landowners feared border barriers would cut off access to the Rio Grande; an October 2 court order now blocks construction in the Big Bend sector while the legal challenge continues

Texas landowners feared border barriers would cut off access to the Rio Grande; an October 2 court order now blocks construction in the Big Bend sector while the legal challenge continues/Image: Getty Images A federal judge has blocked further construction of border barriers in Texas’ Big Bend region after landowners and local groups warned that … Read more