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SAY Sí's first Creative Youth Summit to give teens a chance to express themselves through arts
click to enlarge Courtesy Photo / SAY Sí The two-day program brings together teen visual artists, performers and filmmakers along with educators and arts organizations. Like a tornado, adolescence hits fast and hard — a chaotic convergence of...

Texas Pediatrician Fired After Blaming Trump Voters for Deadly Floods
HOUSTON, TX- Trump delusion syndrome is real. At least in the case of a pediatrician in Houston who is now a former employee at Blue Fish Pediatrics due to a vile Facebook post (since deleted) in which she implied that Texas voters in a red county...

Music & More Guide for July 10: Local concerts, music, theater, arts and more
Concerts TRo & Johnnie Music Revue featuring Andy Thomas, Royce Montgomery, Steve Young, Raychel Mynarcik Lowe, Steve & Irene Proctor, Terry Roller, Johnnie Bradshaw and others, 7 p.m. Thursday, Lee Lockwood Library and Museum, 2801 W. Waco Drive;...

Texas Heartbreaking Tragedy All About Rainmaker Augustus Doricko?
Rainmaker CEO Agustus Doricko (Left) and flood victims Blair (Left) and Brooke (Right) Harber / Facebook RAINMAKER CEO SPEAKS AFTER DEADLY FLOODS: “Again… I truly…. am... heartbroken about what has happened… but want to make it abundantly clear...

Texas officials try to determine how many people are really missing in the floods
What to Know During the 8 a.m. briefing Thursday, officials said there were 96 confirmed deaths that included 60 adults and 36 children. 161 people are listed as missing or unaccounted for. Five campers and one counselor from Camp Mystic are among...

Houston Astros Swept at Home by Guardians
From ESPN.com by AP HOUSTON — — José Ramírez homered for a third straight game, Angel Martínez also went deep and the Cleveland Guardians got a 4-2 win over the Houston Astros on Wednesday night to complete a three-game sweep. It’s the first time...

Texas Rangers Fall on Road at Angels
From ESPN.com by AP ANAHEIM, Calif. — — Jorge Soler hit a tiebreaking two-run homer in the eighth inning, Mike Trout went deep twice and the Los Angeles Angels beat the Texas Rangers 11-8 on Wednesday night. Trout hit a two-run homer in the third...

‘Together for Texas’: 12 On Your Side partners with Gray Media to help flood victims
RICHMOND, Va. (WWBT/GRAY NEWS) - 12 On Your Side is partnering with our parent company Gray Media to help flood victims in Texas. This week, Gray Media launched Together for Texas, a relief effort for those impacted by the devastating Texas...

Oregon State football early opponent preview: Houston
The Oregon State Beavers will have a short week following their matchup with rival Oregon, returning home to face Houston on a Friday night in the fifth game of the 2025 season. The Cougars went 4-8 in 2024 but pulled some upsets in the Big 12,...

Texas flood deaths rise to 120; search for 160 missing continues
Editor's Note: This page is a summary of news on Texas floods for Thursday, July 10. For the latest news on the Texas flooding, read USA TODAY's coverage for Friday, July 11. The community of Kerrville, Texas, ravaged by the catastrophic flooding...

Crossroads Podcast: Tragedy, Faith And The Texas Floods
It’s hard to describe the Texas Hill Country without experiencing it firsthand. For example: Need a strong cellphone signal during an emergency? Try that in a canyon with walls of solid rock on both sides, four- to five-stories tall. How dark does...

* Central Texas Catastrophic And Devastating Flood *
Greetings and blessings! Today, I have deflected from my planned column to address a horrible nightmare of flashfloods, swift rushing high-water in Central Texas. In the early hours of Friday, July 4th, raging floods swept across Texas Hill...

Rebuilding Pac-12 adds Texas State to secure key 8th football school
SAN MARCOS, Texas — Texas State is joining the Pac-12, giving the rebuilding conference the eighth football-playing school it needed to maintain its status as an FBS conference. The Pac-12 and Texas State announced Monday that the Bobcats from the...

Saving Superman: Shelter hopes story of dog rescued from Texas flood will help save others
(CNN) — Krypto the Superdog may steal the show in the new “Superman” movie, but it’s a dog named Superman who’s stealing the hearts of animal lovers across the country — and rescue workers in Texas hope his story will help save more pets in dire...

New Texas AI Law Spares Employers Sweeping Rules
Texas has made its stance clear: it intends to lead, not wait. TRAIGA may be narrow in scope, but it ... More lays a foundation for future AI governance while protecting space for innovation.getty Texas has officially joined the AI lawmaking race....
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Why Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton's divorce has kicked up a political storm
Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton and State Senator Angela Paxton are officially ending their nearly four-decade-long marriage. Angela Paxton filed for divorce on July 10, 2025, citing religious reasons and referring to “recent discoveries” that...

Soothing shelter animals with sounds: Volunteers play music at nine animals shelters
DENVER — It’s often said music is the universal language of humanity. Now a 12-year-old Houston boy is putting that to the test for an unlikely audience — man’s best friend. Yuvi Agarwal started playing keyboard when he was 4 and several years ago...

Trump Departs for Texas Flood Zone, Calls Disaster 'Horrible'
By Amanda M. Castro is a Newsweek Live Blog Editor based in New York. Her focus is reporting on U.S. politics, breaking news, consumer topics, and entertainment. She specializes in delivering in-depth news and live blog reporting and has...

How Texas Tech is being viewed among Big 12 foes
While social media may have you believing Texas Tech are the new demons in college sports, the Red Raiders are still viewed favorably in the eyes of some of their Big 12 adversaries. The Red Raiders are now the transfer portal darlings looking to...

Trump travels to Texas to get a firsthand look at the flood damage
WASHINGTON (AP) — As President Donald Trump heads to Texas on Friday for a firsthand look at the devastation caused by catastrophic flooding, he has remained conspicuously quiet about his previous promises to do away with the federal agency in...