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PETA says it plans meeting with fashion executive who restrained protesters at NY Fashion Week
A prominent animal rights group is planning to meet with a top fashion executive who was filmed physically restraining two protesters during an altercation at a New York runway show, an incident that stunned many in the fashion world. Moira Colley, senior director of media relati...
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House panel recommends contempt charge for billionaire Leon Black in Epstein probe
The House Oversight Committee voted Tuesday to recommend that billionaire Leon Black be held in contempt of Congress for failing to comply with a subpoena for testimony in the investigation of Jeffrey Epstein . Republicans and Democrats joined unanimously in the bipartisan vote a...
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ERCOT quickly backtracks after approving contract that would let CEO earn $6.4 million in 2027
The president and CEO of the Electric Reliability Council of Texas secured approval for a contract Tuesday that documents suggested could pay up to $6.4 million next year. But after Lt. Gov. Dan Patrick publicly criticized the move, Pablo Vegas told The Texas Tribune that the con...
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Emmy Awards ratings down nearly 10% from last year
Ratings for the Emmy Awards were down nearly 10% from last year, with the viewer numbers dipping again after a couple of years of growth. About 6.7 million viewers tuned in to watch the 78th primetime Emmy Awards on NBC , according to data released Tuesday by the network. “Widow'...
government
A sweeping college sports overhaul bill clears early hurdle in Senate vote
A bill that proposes to fix some of the biggest problems in college sports — spiraling spending, constant lawsuits and a transfer portal run amok — cleared a major hurdle Tuesday when the Senate voted 74-24 to halt debate and move the measure one step closer to a final up-or-down...
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SAPD: Woman told stranger she no longer wanted baby before abandoning child at bus stop
A woman accused of giving away her baby to a stranger at a downtown bus stop reportedly told that person she no longer wanted the child, according to a preliminary report from San Antonio police. Karla Ibarra , 18, was arrested Sunday night on a child abandonment charge after she...
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Aw shucks: Dolly Parton corn mazes crop up in fields nationwide
Dolly Parton ’s megawatt smile and big wavy locks are gracing fields across the U.S. and Canada this fall. Twenty farms have carved out large corn mazes to honor the late country music icon, actor and philanthropist and raise money for her Imagination Library, which provides free...
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Real Madrid pulls off late La Liga win after squandering 2-goal lead at Elche. Mbappé scores again
Carlos Espí scored in stoppage time after a nifty move by Jude Bellingham and an assist by Kylian Mbappé to help Real Madrid salvage a 3-2 win at Elche in the Spanish league after it relinquished a two-goal lead on Tuesday. Bellingham used a neat long touch to get past an opponen...
safety
Somerset elementary student brought weapon to school; No injuries reported, district says
A far Southwest Side elementary school student brought a weapon to class Tuesday, according to a news release sent to parents. One student told Somerset Independent School District police about another student on campus with a firearm around 12:45 p.m., according to the release. ...
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U.S. Rep. Brandon Gill seeks top Republican oversight post
First-term U.S. Rep. Brandon Gill , R-Flower Mound, is seeking to become the top Republican on an influential oversight committee, a key position another Texan also has in mind. The youngest Republican in the House, GIll has risen fast, drawing praise from senior colleagues and b...
government
Trump's push to restrict mail ballots has failed. Other efforts to reshape the midterms are ongoing
The Supreme Court this week closed the chapter on one of President Donald Trump’s boldest efforts to reshape November’s elections — a plan that would have demanded a dramatic overhaul of the nation’s mail voting processes on what most election officials agreed was an impossibly s...
schools
Texas General Land Office to explore power plant development on state lands
The Texas General Land Office (GLO) leases state land for oil and gas development, farming, solar and wind farms and other commercial uses, allocating the money to fund state schools....
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Texas won’t release first maternal death report since overturning of Roe v. Wade until after midterms
The report, which has traditionally been released every other year on or near Sept. 1 will now not be released until Dec. 1.
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Big, bigger, biggest: The case of the planned residential tower that keeps on getting taller
The long-delayed project recently made headway when a city panel approved changes that took it from 12 stories to a proposed 17 in plans approved by a city panel. Big, bigger, biggest: The case of the planned residential tower that keeps on getting taller was first posted on Sept...
safety
1 teen hospitalized after Northeast Side shooting; Suspects still on the loose, SAPD says
A teenager was hospitalized after shots were fired near a Northeast Side apartment complex, the San Antonio Police Department said. Police said they responded to a reported shooting in the 8000 block of Midcrown Drive before 2 p.m. An officer said two groups of people exchanged g...
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Trump and the court: If he wins, he's happy. When he loses, he ridicules justices he appointed
President Donald Trump has taken his wins, and more notably his losses, at the U.S. Supreme Court quite personally. It is a court he shaped with three nominees during his first term and he has frequently expressed admiration when the court rules his way, only to turn sharply crit...