Texas

University of Kentucky mistakenly sends 500,000 acceptances

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LEXINGTON, Ky. — The University of Kentucky mistakenly sent acceptance emails to 500,000 high school seniors for a program that usually accepts about three...

Texas church gunman likely planned mass shooting for months

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SUTHERLAND SPRINGS, Texas — The man who killed more than two dozen people at a Texas church in 2017 appeared to have been planning...

Mexico expects a ‘constant and growing’ flow of migrants

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MEXICO CITY — Mexico’s top diplomat said Thursday his country expects to see “constant and growing” flows of migrants in coming years and estimated...

Son of slain jeweler pleads guilty, sentenced to 35 years

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AUSTIN, Texas — The son of a slain Texas jeweler was sentenced to 35 years in prison Wednesday after admitting he hired someone to...

Thousands gather to honor slain Texas trooper

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GROESBECK, Texas — About 5,000 people gathered Wednesday at a Texas high school football stadium to pay their respects to a state trooper who...

Texas governor bans mandated COVID-19 ‘vaccine passports’

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AUSTIN, Texas — Texas Gov. Greg Abbott used his executive power Tuesday to ban state government and some private entities from requiring COVID-19 “vaccine...

Police: Texas woman confesses to killing her 2 young kids

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IRVING, Texas — A woman who called 911 from the lobby of a suburban Dallas police department and said she had killed her two...

Suit seeks to reverse Trump changes to sea turtle protection

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NEW ORLEANS — Conservation groups sued on Tuesday to reverse changes made under former President Donald Trump to rules protecting sea turtles, even though...

Texas, Louisiana sue US government over deportation holds

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DALLAS — Texas and Louisiana sued the federal government Tuesday alleging immigration authorities have declined to take custody of people who have been convicted...

Woman alleges she was terrorized by assault from Texans QB

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HOUSTON — The first woman to accuse Houston Texans quarterback Deshaun Watson of sexual assault and harassment in a lawsuit spoke publicly on Tuesday,...