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Tracking a cold front and a soaking forecast
Good morning, folks! Starting the morning with temps in the 60s to low 70s across the High Plains. One more day of temps in the 80s and 90s. Tracking cooler weather and a more active weather pattern as we approach Labor Day weekend. As of this morning, a cold front is expected to swing through […]
An Awesome Dove Hunting Season Is Expected in Texas This Year
I am avid hunter and a native Texan, I love the great outdoors so, I'm used to the heat in the Lone Star State. When it comes to hunting season, I know I have to be prepared because we've not only had a very hot summer but add to that a very dry summer as well.
Texas Lawyer Caught in Vile Plot to Bribe Pregnant Inmates for Their Children
We, as consumers of news, social media, and radio, are exposed to a lot of information daily. However, every now and then, something extraordinary captures our attention. This is one of those stories. Many people across the state, country, and world want nothing more than to have a child, and...
DPS: Border crossings have decreased 85 percent since start of Operation Lone Star
CORPUS CHRISTI, Texas — Since Operation Lone Star was launched in 2021, the state has spent over $10 billion on the border initiative. Officials say that to date they have been able to stop over half a million migrants from getting through the border area. DPS spokesman Lt. Christopher...
State Fair of Texas Announces Big Tex Choice Awards Winners with Innovative Food Delights
The State Fair of Texas has upped the ante for its food vendors this year, with an overhauled judging system for its annual Big Tex Choice Awards. Houston Chronicle reports that a record 65 entries were initially submitted to the competition by more than 40 different concessionaires. This time around, entries had to pass through a pioneering, strict preliminary round before even reaching the semifinalist stage.
4 key Texas commitments to watch in high school this weekend
Most Texas football commitments in the 2025 and 2026 recruiting classes will be in action this weekend around the country and in the state of Texas for high school football. Many high schools in Texas kick off their 2024 seasons on Thursday and Friday of this week. Top Texas football...
Underage Drinkers in Texas Have More Rights Than You Think
Football season has hit Texas like a blustery "blue norther" sweeping in from the panhandle. The High School Season got underway with games in Dallas, Houston, Beaumont, Austin, and just about every other community in the state last weekend. Do you need some scores? Here you go. Then, we start...
Gas prices down as travel expected to be up for Labor Day weekend
PERMIAN BASIN (KMID/KPEJ) – Gas prices are down across West Texas for the Labor Day holiday, which is expected to be a busy weekend at Midland International Air and Space Port. Ector County is seeing some of the lowest prices in the state with an average of $2.87 per gallon. Howard County is seeing a […]
2026 OL target Pulelei'ite Primus talks OU offer & visits: ‘It’s kind of like home’
Several offers have already been sent out in the 2026 class by Oklahoma as the cycle steps further into the spotlight. On the early target list for OU along the offensive is Pulelei'ite Primus. The 6-foot-4 and 325-pounder out of Midland, Texas is up to nine offers and counting for...
Harris County voter outreach proposal sparks another fight with Texas Republicans
Texas Republicans are clashing again with the state's most populous county over voting. This time, they're criticizing Harris County's plan for outreach to eligible but unregistered voters ahead of the registration deadline.County commissioners were set to consider the proposed outreach effort at a meeting Tuesday, but took it off the agenda without explanation after Lt. Gov. Dan Patrick and state Sen. Paul Bettencourt, a Harris County Republican, put out a statement describing the proposal as an "attempt to bypass" a law passed last year restructuring the county's elections. Bettencourt claimed without evidence that the plan would "have a very high...
Texas high school football scores: El Paso area UIL live updates from Week 1
The high school football season gets underway this week in El Paso and Texas. Mountain View is the lone El Paso team to start play on Thursday at Santa Teresa in New Mexico. There are 17 games on the schedule on Friday. Some big games include El Paso vs. Austin, Pebble Hills vs. Canutillo and Montwood vs. Del Valle. ...
Texas DPS offers travel safety tips for Labor Day weekend
TEXAS (KMID/KPEJ) – To help keep drivers safe this Labor Day weekend, the Texas Department of Public Safety is increasing enforcement efforts August 30 through September 2. Last Labor Day, troopers issued more than 43,179 citations and warnings, including 4,332 for speeding; 990 for no insurance; 421 for individuals without seat belts or child seat restraints; and […]
Texas narrows gas plant projects vying for $5.4 billion in funding
NEW YORK (Reuters) - The Public Utility Commission of Texas selected 17 projects, seeking $5.38 billion in government funding, to advance in a new program aimed at spurring the development of gas-fired power plants, the regulators said on Thursday.
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