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The latest local and regional news from Texas Public Radio
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China on Monday said its economy grew 4.5% for the July-September quarter from a year ago fueled by robust exports, moving closer to meeting its official annual growth target as the year nears its end at a time when its trading partners felt an increased urgency in balancing thei...
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Hundreds of NICU graduates and their families reunited with doctors and nurses from Baptist Health System Sunday, celebrating the milestones reached since leaving the neonatal intensive care unit. “We take care of the tiniest patients and they can be very sick at times,” said Dr....
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Drew Rasmussen allowed one run over seven innings for his second postseason win, Tampa Bay’s offense kept on constant pressure and the Rays beat the Cleveland Guardians 3-1 Sunday night to take a 3-2 lead in the AL Championship Series. The Rays have won the last two games and wil...
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FORECAST HIGHLIGHTS CHILLY SUNDAY START: San Antonio breaks the low temperature record from 1895, 2007, and 2025. This morning started at 44 degrees. WARMING THIS WEEK: 80s return Monday and Tuesday, with upper 80s to near 90 possible later in the week STAYING DRY: No rain is exp...
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The American Conference said its decision to continue UTSA football’s game against Navy was in part due to the desire to “mitigate speculation” about the medical status of an airman who fell while rappelling from the ceiling of the Alamodome . The conference said it made the deci...
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For 23 years, a Japanese American family lived as on-site caretakers, but after the attack on Pearl Harbor they were removed from the property.
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The Arizona Cardinals had been through a month of drama and disappointment since they opened their season with a surprising victory at SoFi Stadium. When the Cards returned to the home of the next Super Bowl on Sunday with a four-game losing streak and a badly struggling defense,...
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Ben Simmons tore his right Achilles tendon in practice on Sunday, ending his comeback attempt this season with the Sacramento Kings before the season even started. The Kings said Simmons hurt himself during a live drill and will need to undergo surgery three days before the seaso...
government
House Democratic leader Hakeem Jeffries said Sunday the election climate is holding firm for Democrats as he campaigned for Rep. Marcy Kaptur in a heavily contested Ohio congressional district that is crucial for majority control of the House. Jeffries also slapped back at Presid...
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Tyler Reddick had a late surge on Sunday to earn his sixth win of the season in a NASCAR playoff race at Phoenix Raceway, rising up the Cup Series standings to give himself a shot at the championship. He's not the only one who benefited from Kyle Larson's very, very bad day. Redd...
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Baptist Health System’s annual Neonatal Intensive Care Unit (NICU) Family Reunion brings together healthcare teams and families with children who previously received NICU care for a day of camaraderie, reflection and connection....
safety
The Republican candidate for lieutenant governor in Massachusetts dropped out of the race on Sunday hours after he was arrested in a suspected drunk driving crash. Shawn Oliver, a city councilor in New Bedford and a corrections officer, said in a post on X he was ending his campa...
