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Greg Abbott Promises to Keep Using Migrants as Political Pawn at RNC
Texas’s border battle with the Biden administration is apparently not going to end anytime soon, at least according to its governor.Speaking at the Republican National Convention on Wednesday, Governor Greg Abbott bragged about the contentious back-and-forth he had with federal border agents earlier this year. That spat ended with the Supreme Court siding in favor of the Biden administration. In a 5–4 decision, the high court ruled that Texas had overstepped its authority by placing razor wire along the Rio Grande section of the U.S.-Mexico border. It also gave the green light to the federal government to snip and move...
Alert! Residents Alarmed by Annoying and Dangerous Mosquito Surge in South Texas
WFCN – Recently, have you seen an increase in the number of mosquitoes?. Standing water increases mosquito populations whenever a hurricane passes through. There is a wide spectrum of mosquito dangers. “They are bothersome, to be sure, but they also spread disease,” Dr. Linda Yancey of Memorial Hermann in...
"It's stretching us," Governor Abbott deploys APD officers to RNC, amidst staffing crisis
AUSTIN, Texas — The Republican National Convention continues this week in Milwaukee, where former President Donald Trump accepted his party's nomination, and made his first public appearance following an attempt on his life on Saturday. Even prior to Trump's assassination attempt, the Department of Homeland Security listed the RNC...
Texas Has a New National Park
On the grounds of the Blackwell School in Marfa in the early 20th century, it was policy that students leave their native Spanish language at the door. If they broke this rule, they faced punishment, ranging from demerits to being placed in a closet. And according to a placard from the Texas Historical Commission, students were even made to scribble down Spanish words on slips of paper they buried in a mock funeral ceremony, vowing not to speak the language again.
Former Texas governor will participate in West Texas Legislative Summit
SAN ANGELO, Texas — Former Texas governor and US Secretary of Energy Rick Perry will be a speaker at the West Texas Legislative Summit, the San Angelo Chamber of Commerce announced late Tuesday. The Chamber and honorary co-hosts Congressman August Pfluger, Texas Sen. Charles Perry and Texas Rep. Drew...
A cold front is moving into North Texas
NORTH TEXAS — A cold front will come through North Texas Wednesday evening. A few showers are possible Wednesday and Thursday along with cooler weather. A front could kick up more storms Wednesday evening as it pushes south overnight.If it slows down, North Texas could end up with very heavy rain across the southeast counties down the I-45 corridor on Thursday. The First Alert Weather team will keep an eye on this possibility. Otherwise, just a few afternoon showers riding in on a north wind.There are not great rain chances for Thursday, but there is great news about cooler...
Texas A&M not as noisy, which is good for the Aggies since Mike Elko replaced Jimbo Fisher
DALLAS (AP) — Texas A&M paid $75 million to fire Jimbo Fisher and hired Mike Elko away from Duke to bring some stability to a program that has been suffering through years of dysfunction. “A lot going on, it made it hard to kind of focus on football at...
Mark Stoops on Aggies job: 'I was pursued pretty aggressively ... we'll leave it at that out of respect for everybody involved.'
DALLAS — Kentucky coach Mark Stoops, now the longest-tenured coach in the SEC at 12 years, ended the media days in Dallas filled with fodder about UT and OU, Saban's retirement and other top storylines. One of those top storylines, fittingly, includes him and the Texas A&M Aggies. Reports...
City of Bryan, Brazos Valley Bombers make cases ahead of special council meeting
BRYAN, Texas (KBTX) - A special city council meeting on Thursday may put an end to a nearly two decade-long relationship between the City of Bryan and the Brazos Valley Bombers. The Bryan City Council will be voting on whether to terminate its agreement with Infinity Sports Entertainment, the Bombers’s...
High school teachers, undergraduate students gain food science experience in AgriLife Research-led project
A new Texas A&M AgriLife Research-led project is engaging teachers and students in food science and nutrition research to help build a greater overall interest in academic and professional opportunities in food science. A cadre of six high school science, career technology and other educators from Texas, Georgia and Indiana...
From Radio Row, Day 4: Sam Acho, Connor O’Gara, Randall Cobb & more
Thursday morning's edition of TexAgs Radio emanated live from the Omni Dallas Hotel, the site of 2024 SEC Media Days. Today's special guests included Nick Roush, Sam Acho, Connor O’Gara, Randall Cobb, John Nabors and Jacob Goins. Key notes from Sam Acho interview. There is no love in the...
SECMD Backstage: A&M contingent meets with Aggieland media in Dallas
Prior to taking the main stage at SEC Media Days 2024 in Dallas on Thursday, Texas A&M representatives Mike Elko, Shemar Turner, Taurean York and Trey Zuhn III took some time to take questions from the assembled local media. Aggieland Chevrolet: Your Premier Dealership in College Station, Bryan, Brenham, and...
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