Viral video shows Texas pitcher tackle opponent who hit homer
SAN ANTONIO - Tackling is usually reserved for football, but a viral video shows just that occurring in a junior college baseball game in north Texas. The video, which has been viewed 5.1 million times as of this writing, was taken during the top of the sixth inning in an April 20 game between North…
lakefrontollu.comMan convicted of shooting student in school cafeteria dies
A man who pleaded guilty to shooting a classmate in a North Texas high school cafeteria in 2018 has died in prison, officials said Wednesday. Chad Padilla, 20, was found unconscious shortly before 2 a.m. Monday in his cell at the Telford Unit prison near Texarkana, Texas, according to a statement from the Texas Department of Criminal Justice. Padilla was serving a 40-year prison term for the Jan. 22, 2018, shooting of a classmate in the Italy High School cafeteria in Italy, Texas, when he was 16 years old.
news.yahoo.comBobcats conclude season in first round of NIT, falling to UNT in OT 67-63
It’s too early to say goodbye for Terrence Johnson.He’s been coaching senior guard Shelby Adams for the past five years. Senior forward Isiah Small’s been on the Texas State roster for three.[San Marcos, TX] [Hays County news] Sports San Marcos News, San Marcos Record [Texas State]
sanmarcosrecord.comConfronting a Teacher Shortage in Texas: Governor Asks Task Force for Answers
Gov. Greg Abbott has directed the Texas Education Agency to create a task force to examine the state’s teacher shortage problem. In a letter to TEA Commissioner Mike Morath on Monday, Abbott said the task force should investigate why these shortages exist, recommend policy changes to the state education agency and consider more flexibility in […]
news.yahoo.comFamily of Trevor Reed, Marine Corps veteran jailed in Russia, pushes for release as health declines
As the invasion of Ukraine continues to intensify in its third week, Reed’s family and U.S. lawmakers are calling for the former Marine’s release at a time when his parents say his health is worsening. “They feel like this is a fairly desperate situation for Trevor right now,” Jonathan Franks, a family spokesman, told The Washington Post.
washingtonpost.comApple, Google among dozens of corporations condemning Texas’ order to investigate families of trans kids
The letter, published as a full-page ad in The Dallas Morning News, was also signed by Salesforce, Johnson & Johnson, Dow and Capital One. The companies said they do business, create jobs and serve customers in Texas and are committed to creating safe communities for LGBTQ people.
Texas police officer indicted for shooting suspect dead
A North Texas police officer was indicted Thursday on a murder count in the fatal shooting last year of a murder suspect. The Tarrant County grand jury indicted Forest Hill police Officer Logan Barr, 24, on Thursday for the fatal June 9 shooting of knife-wielding Michael Lee Ross Jr.
news.yahoo.comFighting care for transgender kids shifts from a fringe issue to a litmus test for Texas Republicans
The issue is no longer contained to just the party’s fringes — and it is unlikely to go away any time soon as the national fervor grows, Gov. Greg Abbott’s directive faces legal challenges and it factors prominently into a slew of GOP primary runoffs.
State GOP leaders win big in Texas legislative primaries
Almost all the preferred candidates of Lt. Gov. Dan Patrick and House Speaker Dade Phelan nabbed enough votes to head into the November general election. And nearly all sitting House and Senate members seeking to return to the Texas Capitol kept their seats.
Texas primary sets up Abbott-O’Rourke race as midterms begin
Abbott is now in a commanding position as he seeks a third term, beginning his run with more than $50 million and campaigning on a strongly conservative agenda in America’s largest Republican state. This is on all of us.”A more competitive race was taking shape in the GOP primary for state attorney general. Texas’ rapid growth — driven by more than 4 million new residents — has shifted once solidly red suburbs away from Republicans. The Republican now faces four primary challengers who have largely refused to accept Biden’s victory and have tried to minimize the insurrection. A 28-year-old immigration attorney who supports Medicare for All, Cisneros nearly toppled Cuellar during Texas’ 2020 primary.
myrgv.comTexas State hires pair of coaches, announces spring schedule
Texas State Football announced the hiring of two new assistant coaches and released its schedule for spring camp.The team is bringing in Chris Buckner as its co-wide receivers coach and Clay Jennings [San Marcos, TX] [Hays County news] Sports San Marcos News, San Marcos Record [Texas State]
sanmarcosrecord.comHead of Texas DMV resigns amid pressure to stop widespread sale of fake paper license plates
The head of Texas Department of Motor Vehicles has resigned amid pressure on the agency to address security vulnerabilities that have allowed criminals to create and sell hundreds of thousands of fake[San Marcos, TX] [Hays County news] News San Marcos News, San Marcos Record [Texas State]
sanmarcosrecord.comTexas Gov. Greg Abbott unveils "Parental Bill of Rights"
Gov. Greg Abbott unveiled the outline of a proposed “Parental Bill of Rights” that would give parents — and not schools — the right to decide if a student should repeat a grade.Why it matters: Abbott said he wants to amend the Texas Constitution to make parents the “main decision makers in all matters” involving their children, which mirrors a national push from conservatives fueled by contentious battles over how race and sexuality are addressed in public schools.Stay on top of the latest marke
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