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Houston ’Canes Alumni share stories and advice
The Miami Hurricane - Florida
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August 2, 2025
“The ’Canes community is real, and I’m happy to be a part of it,” said Kamilah Rodriguez, recent UM graduate and vice president of communications for the Houston ’Canes. Rodriguez graduated in 2022 with degrees in public relations and sports...
Sherman shopping center bringing in new business after makeover
KXII - Texas
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August 2, 2025
SHERMAN, Texas (KXII) - There’s a big red sign in South Sherman that calls back to a different time. “Westwood Village has been a part of Sherman’s history for for decades,” Courtney Fussell, Senior Property Manager for Bluestone Partners LLC,...
Pramila Jayapal criticizes Texas redistricting and calls for action on Sudan and Gaza
Seattle City Wire - Washington State
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July 31, 2025
U.S. Representative Pramila Jayapal, who has represented Washington’s 7th district in Congress since 2017, posted a series of statements on July 31, 2025, addressing issues ranging from domestic politics to international humanitarian crises.In her...
As offense has another rough day against Texans’ elite defense, Nick Caley maintains big-picture perspective
KPRC - Texas
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August 2, 2025
HOUSTON – When the Texans hired Nick Caley as their new offensive coordinator, the defending AFC South champions put their trust in a strategist with a successful background who’s versed in two different offensive systems. Caley, 42, absorbed a...
Texas flood hearings reveal widespread failures in response and prevention while leaving Abbott and Trump blameless
World Socialist Web Site
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August 2, 2025
A man surveys debris and flood damage along the Guadalupe River, Sunday, July 13, 2025, in Kerrville, Texas. [AP Photo/Eric Gay]A joint legislative hearing was held Thursday in the town of Kerrville, Texas to review the response to the July 4...
Emanuel Cleaver criticizes Trump administration's stance on Social Security and economic policy
SE Kansas City News - Missouri
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August 1, 2025
Rep. Emanuel Cleaver, a U.S. Congressman representing Missouri’s 5th district since 2005, has voiced concerns on social media about recent federal economic and social policy developments under the Trump administration.On July 31, 2025, Cleaver...
Researchers track baby alligators in North Texas
CBS Dallas - Texas
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Alligators are thriving in North Texas, and researchers at the Fort Worth Nature Center and Refuge are tracking their growth. Crews are conducting groundbreaking research to tag and monitor baby alligators across thousands of acres, helping to...
Texas Standard for Aug. 1, 2025: The parrots of the Rio Grande Valley
Texas Standard
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August 1, 2025
Here are the stories on Texas Standard for Friday, Aug. 1, 2025: Kerr County emergency officials were sleeping when flood hit July 4 Kerr County’s emergency management coordinator acknowledged Thursday that he was ill and asleep when rain...
Ghislaine Maxwell moved to Texas prison amid Epstein case scrutiny
The Sun Daily
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August 2, 2025
WASHINGTON: Ghislaine Maxwell, convicted accomplice of disgraced financier Jeffrey Epstein, has been relocated from a Florida prison to a minimum-security federal facility in Texas, according to the Bureau of Prisons. The transfer follows a rare...
Texas House committee considers newly proposed congressional district map
KVUE - Texas
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August 2, 2025
The redrawn map shifts around voters in Austin, Houston, North Texas and the Rio Grande Valley in hopes of creating five more Republican seats in the U.S. House. AUSTIN, Texas — Hundreds of Texans gathered at the Texas Capitol on Friday to provide...
Texas redistricting plan sparks debate, could reshape Nueces County's voice in Congress
KIII - Texas
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August 2, 2025
The new map would keep a chunk of Corpus Christi's west side with District-27 currently represented by Congressman Cloud. The rest of the city would go south. CORPUS CHRISTI, Texas — One of our local lawmakers found himself answering tough...
Texas redistricting hearing raises concerns over El Paso's political representation
KFOX - Texas
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EL PASO, Texas (KFOX14/CBS4) — A congressional redistricting hearing in Austin has sparked concerns over potential changes to El Paso's political representation. The proposed map, pushed by Texas Republicans following encouragement from former...
Protesters rally at Texas Capitol over proposed congressional redistricting
CBS Austin - Texas
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AUSTIN, Texas — The Texas Capitol saw both protest and testimony on Friday during the only public hearing on a mid-decade effort to redraw the state’s congressional district lines. Dozens of protesters gathered in the Capitol rotunda before the...
USPS and UPS job cuts spark concerns over mail and passport delays in Texas
CBS Austin - Texas
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AUSTIN, Texas — The U.S. Postal Service is cutting thousands of jobs this year as part of a plan to save billions amid changing mail demand, and it’s not the only mail carrier making changes. UPS and USPS are both shrinking their workforces this...
Austin Pride scales back festival amid funding challenges, cites political climate impact
CBS Austin - Texas
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AUSTIN, Texas — Austin Pride is scaling back its annual festival this year, the organization announced on Thursday. In a post on social media, the organization says its funding has taken a hit, in part due to "the current political climate." This...
Texas is redrawing congressional map for GOP gains, House Republicans acknowledge
KETR - Texas
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August 1, 2025
Texas legislators are redrawing the state’s congressional map to advantage Republican candidates, GOP lawmakers said at a state House hearing Friday, setting aside a legal justification offered by the U.S. Department of Justice and making their...
Mathews grad keeps swimming for cancer research
Tribune Chronicle - Ohio
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Mathews High School Class of 1989 graduate Andy Rieger has done a lot of swimming in his life to raise funds and awareness for cancer research. This summer, he is taking on a new challenge. Later this month, he will embark on a new journey,...
Houston congressman calls Texas redistricting plan a 'gross injustice' during heated Austin hearing
KHOU - Texas
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August 1, 2025
Texas lawmakers discuss effort to redraw congressional maps as protesters voiced opposition at a state Capitol hearing. AUSTIN, Texas — Texas lawmakers continued debates over efforts to redraw the state's congressional maps during a House...
Texas A&M Professor Uses Immersive Technology To Push The Limits Of Teaching
Texas A&M Today
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August 1, 2025
How do you teach an ER nurse how to palpate the abdomen of a pregnant patient or learn where to position a stethoscope when listening to their lungs if you don’t have an actual patient readily available to practice on? You create one using...
Tiny Houses, Big Mission: Texas Churches Collaborate To Serve Patients And Families
Religion Unplugged
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History of hesitancy The collaboration between a faith-based nonprofit and local churches of various ilk typifies efforts to serve across boundaries in Jesus’ name. Many Churches of Christ once rejected such efforts but now embrace them through...