A Republican lawmaker is looking to make history. Texas Congressman Brandon Gill has announced plans to introduce a bill that would replace Benjamin Franklin with Donald Trump on the $100 bill once Trump’s term in office concludes. Gill, who represents Texas’ 26th Congressional District, believes the redesign would be a fitting tribute to the former…
South Carolina will be the No. 1 seed in the Southeastern Conference women’s basketball tournament after winning a coin flip on Sunday. Source link
Texas will be raising football season ticket prices by $13 per game next season as the program, already one of the richest in the nation, tries to meet rising costs. Source link
A growing measles outbreak in rural West Texas has led to the first U.S. death from the disease in nearly a decade, state health officials confirmed Wednesday. The victim, a school-aged child who was not vaccinated, died after being hospitalized, marking a grim milestone in what has become Texas’ largest measles outbreak in almost 30…
The measles outbreak in rural West Texas has expanded to 90 confirmed cases across seven counties, with 16 people hospitalized, according to the Texas Department of State Health Services. Meanwhile, New Mexico has reported nine cases in Lea County, though officials say there’s no confirmed link between the two outbreaks. The Texas cases are heavily…
The Republican attorney general in Texas wants the NCAA to take its transgender policy a step further and require gender testing for athletes who compete in women’s sports. Source link
Two teenage girls, ages 15 and 16, were arrested Tuesday after the FBI uncovered what they described as a “mass casualty attack” plot targeting Memorial High School in Harris County, Texas. The alleged plan involved the use of pipe bombs and firearms, according to law enforcement sources. The FBI became aware of the threats on…
The University of Texas System Board of Regents approved a raise and contract extension for football coach Steve Sarkisian on Thursday after the Longhorns advanced to the College Football Playoff semifinals for the second consecutive season. Source link
An 11-year-old Texas girl took her own life earlier this month after enduring relentless bullying at school, where classmates mocked her family’s immigration status and even threatened to report them to ICE, according to her family. VIDEO Jocelynn Rojo Carranza, a sixth-grade student at Gainesville Intermediate School, died on February 8, five days after she…
Texas assistant coach Elana Lovato made a bold statement to head coach Vic Schaefer last month after the Longhorns were overwhelmed in a 17-point loss to South Carolina. Source link
