AUSTIN, Texas (AP) — Arch Manning has waited for this moment. So have Texas fans. College football fans have too, to see what the hype is all about. No more waiting. Manning leads No. 1 Texas against No. 3 Ohio State on Saturday in a season-opening matchup that will lift the lid off a pair of national title contenders, and …
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With Texas and California redistricting maps, Republicans and Democrats make a 2026 gamble
Facebook Tweet Email Link In redrawing their congressional maps, Democrats in California and Republicans in Texas are making the same bet: Things won’t get much worse for them in next year’s midterm elections than they were in 2024. Both states’ legislatures last week approved new maps aimed at adding up to five more favorable US House districts for the parties …
Read More »As measles exploded, West Texas officials looked to CDC scientists. No one answered.
As measles surged in Texas early this year, the Trump administration’s actions sowed fear and confusion among CDC scientists that kept them from performing the agency’s most critical function — emergency response — when it mattered most, an investigation from KFF Health News shows. The outbreak soon became the worst the United States has endured in over three decades. In …
Read More »What Happens To The Narratives If Ohio State Beats Texas?
Texas enters as preseason number one but analytical systems favor Ohio State in Week One showdown PublishedAugust 26, 2025 10:15 PM EDT•UpdatedAugust 26, 2025 10:15 PM EDT Facebook Twitter Email Copy Link One of the biggest games of the 2025 college football season just so happens to be in Week One. The Texas Longhorns head to Columbus to take on …
Read More »Trump targets art again—this time, a Texas painter's take on immigration – Chron
Trump targets art again—this time, a Texas painter’s take on immigration Chron President Trump Is Right About the Smithsonian The White House (.gov) Smithsonian artists and scholars respond to White House list of objectionable art NPR Trump escalates attacks against Smithsonian museums, says there’s too much focus on ‘how bad slavery was’ CNN Trump is targeting several Smithsonian artworks. Here they are. The Washington Post …
Read More »Voting-rights advocates sue to overturn Texas election map they say is racially biased
AUSTIN, Texas (AP) — Voting-rights advocates sued Tuesday to overturn a redistricting map drawn by Texas Republicans meant to favor the party in the 2026 midterm elections, saying it weakens the electoral influence of Black voters. The NAACP and the Lawyers Committee for Civil Rights Under Law filed the lawsuit in Texas. They accuse Texas legislative leaders of engaging in …
Read More »Texas Rangers starter Nathan Eovaldi likely done for season with rotator cuff strain
ARLINGTON – Nathan Eovaldi’s Cy Young bid, his season and, in all likelihood, the Rangers’ last slim playoff hopes evaporated Tuesday afternoon. Eovaldi is done for the regular season with a rotator cuff strain. Eovaldi pitched seven innings on Friday to lower his ERA to 1.73 and temporarily claim MLB’s top ERA when he pushed his innings count 130. On …
Read More »Trump’s CDC did not respond to help requests in Texas measles outbreak
As measles surged in Texas early this year, the Trump administration’s actions sowed fear and confusion among Centers for Disease Control and Prevention scientists that kept them from performing the agency’s most critical function — emergency response — when it mattered most, an investigation from KFF Health News shows. The outbreak soon became the worst the United States has endured …
Read More »Ohio State Reportedly Bans Barstool Sports Founder, Big Noon Kickoff Analyst Dave Portnoy From Entering Ohio Stadium for Texas Game
Ohio State is banning one of its biggest haters from the Shoe. Barstool Sports founder Dave Portnoy, who is set to be an analyst on FOX’s Big Noon Kickoff this season, has been banned from entering Ohio Stadium for Saturday’s season opener against Texas, according to a report from Front Office Sports’ Ryan Glasspiegel. Portnoy will still appear on FOX’s pregame …
Read More »Presser Bullets: Texas Coach Steve Sarkisian Excited for “Epic Matchup” vs. Ohio State, Says Longhorns Must Minimize Mistakes
Adam Cairns/Columbus Dispatch/USA TODAY NETWORK via Imagn Images Texas coach Steve Sarkisian is glad his team is opening the season with a road trip to Ohio State. He believes the matchup between the No. 1 and No. 2 teams in the Coaches Poll is “great for college football,” describing it as an “epic matchup.” Sarkisian knows his team is in …
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