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News of Abdul Niazi’s death arrived in a chilling phone call. It was March 26, nearly the end of Ramadan, and his wife wanted to know when to expect her husband, a former U.S. military interpreter who lost both legs in a bomb blast in Afghanistan and became one of Houston’s most well-known advocates for new Afghan migrants. It was …

Long before he relaxed on a $500 million yacht or launched into space, 10-year-old Jeff Bezos was sweating under the Texas sun, tightening barbed-wire fences on his grandfather’s 25,000 acre ranch. He worked tirelessly and now owns more land than L.A.  Luxurylaunches Source link

As Texas Republicans battle with state House Democrats, who fled to block the GOP’s ability to pass new congressional maps, there’s an intraparty skirmish proceeding just as fiercely on the sidelines: the state’s contentious Republican Senate primary. Sen. John Cornyn and state Attorney General Ken Paxton, who is challenging Cornyn in a primary, have spent the last week making appeals …

In a remarkable discovery following recent flooding, ancient dinosaur footprints that had been hidden beneath layers of Texas soil for millions of years were revealed. According to a report from ABC News, the tracks were uncovered in Northwest Travis County, Texas, after floodwaters swept away sediment and brush, bringing the prints to light. This unprecedented find allows paleontologists to gain …

Texas’ much anticipated first scrimmage of preseason camp concluded moments ago. This is report No. 1, designed to satiate the masses until we can get more comprehensive notes in our following updates. A lot of the notes in here are “plays” that don’t tell the full story. We’ll be working for the full story.  Source link

Cartoon: Everything’s bloodier in Texas  Daily Kos Source link

Jenna Bush Hager Reveals Plans To Move Back to Home State of Texas  Realtor.com CT resident and ‘Today’ host Jenna Bush Hager eyes an exit from the state  New Haven Register Is Jenna Bush Hager Leaving the ’Today’ Show? Read What She Said About Her Future  Good Housekeeping Today Host Jenna Bush Hager Hints At Moving Out Of Connecticut  Patch Jenna Bush Hager Shares …

The battle over redistricting in Texas has been one of the biggest stories in politics over the past week. Republicans in the Lone Star State are hoping to approve new congressional maps that could secure the GOP five additional seats in the House of Representatives if they’re in place in time for the 2026 midterms. That plan is stalled at …

What can the FBI do in Texas redistricting fight? Not much, experts say.  The Washington Post Opinion | What Greg Abbott and the Texas GOP can learn from Wisconsin in 2011  The Washington Post Party of ‘crazies’: Dems comply with outrageous redistricting stunts due to primary threats, state rep says  Fox News Paxton and Cornyn, facing off for Senate, use their official powers …

SACRAMENTO — California became center stage for the national political fight over House seats Friday when Gov. Gavin Newsom welcomed Democratic lawmakers from Texas who fled their home state to foil President Trump’s plans to redraw congressional districts. California lawmakers plan to respond with their own plan to gerrymander districts to favor Democrats and neutralize any Republican seats gained in Texas in …