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The 93rd Texas Rose Festival Opens in Tyler With Prayer, Pageantry and a Parade
Tyler's Texas Rose Festival runs Oct. 15-18 with coronations, a Saturday parade and a free Queen's Tea. Here is the schedule and what is free.
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DOJ Sues California to Hold Ballots From 'Likely Noncitizens.' Show the Evidence.
The Justice Department sued California asking a judge to stop it from counting mail ballots from people the federal government says are likely noncitizens until citizenship is verified.
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Shane Gillis Insulted Women on SNL. Christians Should Say Plainly That He Was Wrong.
Shane Gillis used his SNL monologue to call women in workout clothes a crude name for prostitutes. NBC has not commented. Modesty matters, but Jesus put the burden on the man.
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The 93rd Texas Rose Festival Opens in Tyler With Prayer, Pageantry and a Parade
Tyler's Texas Rose Festival runs Oct. 15-18 with coronations, a Saturday parade and a free Queen's Tea. Here is the schedule and what is free.
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View all →DOJ Sues California to Hold Ballots From 'Likely Noncitizens.' Show the Evidence.
The Justice Department sued California asking a judge to stop it from counting mail ballots from people the federal government says are likely noncitizens until citizenship is verified.
Texas Comptroller Bars His Grants From Paying for Flock Cameras
An Oct. 13 order bars future grant money from the comptroller's office from buying or renewing automated license plate readers from Flock, Motorola, Axon or anyone else.
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Shane Gillis Insulted Women on SNL. Christians Should Say Plainly That He Was Wrong.
Shane Gillis used his SNL monologue to call women in workout clothes a crude name for prostitutes. NBC has not commented. Modesty matters, but Jesus put the burden on the man.
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Kelly Clarkson's Posts About a Brooklyn Shop Led to Threats Against Its Workers. Words Are Fire.
After Kelly Clarkson blasted Brooklyn shop Art of Play over a mechanical bird, co-owner Adam Rubin says his staff has faced threats and harassment from her fans.
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'The Chosen' Is Using AI to Speak 600 Languages. Keep the Humans in Charge.
Come and See is using an AI tool with human review to translate "The Chosen" toward a goal of 600 languages, including hundreds with no dubbing industry.
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The Kendricks' First Film Comes Home From Brazil. Its Question Is Still Sharp.
A Brazilian remake of the Kendrick Brothers' 2003 debut "Flywheel" opens in U.S. theaters Oct. 16. Alex Kendrick says, "We do not need more lukewarm Christians."
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Tupac's Killer Gets 40 Years to Life. His Own Bragging Convicted Him.
Duane "Keffe D" Davis, the only person convicted in Tupac Shakur's 1996 killing, was sentenced to 40 years to life. He says he will appeal.
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Lockheed Martin to Add 2,000 Texas Jobs With $300 Million Grand Prairie Expansion
The defense contractor says it will expand its Grand Prairie missile parts plant and add automated machining as it races to build more interceptors.
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Texas Data Center Permit Freeze Faces Its First Deadline Monday
Gov. Greg Abbott told the TCEQ to stop issuing data center permits until state audits are done. The agency owes him an update Oct. 19, and the Legislature is not due back until January.
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Texas Comptroller Moves to End Sales Tax on Medical Records Systems
An Oct. 6 executive order starts the process of removing sales tax from electronic health records and patient portals. The change is not final until rulemaking ends.
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A Pastor Is Charged With Taking $13 Million From His Flock. Asking Questions Is Not Demonic.
Kirkland, Washington, pastor Cristian Popescu pleaded not guilty to wire fraud and money laundering charges in an alleged $13 million scheme targeting his own church members.
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Pew: Trump's Approval Has Fallen in Every Religious Group. Christians Should Read This Carefully.
A new Pew survey finds White evangelicals prefer Republican House candidates 73% to 12%, while Trump's approval has dropped in every religious group Pew studied.
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'In God We Trust' Began With a Preacher's Letter in 1861. It Still Asks a Question.
The national motto traces to a Pennsylvania minister's 1861 letter to Treasury Secretary Salmon P. Chase. Here is how "In God We Trust" got onto our coins and currency.
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The Church That Started Calvary Chapel Will Pay $12 Million. Judgment Begins at God's House.
Calvary Chapel Costa Mesa agreed to pay $12 million to settle a lawsuit by a woman who alleged a former pastor sexually assaulted her and that church leaders ignored warnings.
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Catholic and Evangelical Leaders Speak With One Voice on Immigration for the First Time
Leaders of the U.S. Catholic bishops' migration committee and the National Association of Evangelicals issued the first joint Catholic-evangelical statement on immigration.
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Measles Is Rising Nationally. Texas Has No Active Outbreak, but 192 Cases This Year.
The CDC counts 4,080 U.S. cases this year. Texas has no active outbreak, and a Texas Tech doctor says the early symptoms are easy to miss.
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Shane Gillis Insulted Women on SNL. Christians Should Say Plainly That He Was Wrong.
Shane Gillis used his SNL monologue to call women in workout clothes a crude name for prostitutes. NBC has not commented. Modesty matters, but Jesus put the burden on the man.
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Abilene Voters Will Decide Whether Firefighters Get Collective Bargaining and Binding Arbitration
Two Nov. 3 propositions would change how Abilene negotiates with its firefighters. The city and the firefighters association disagree about the risk to taxpayers.
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Lockheed Martin to Add 2,000 Texas Jobs With $300 Million Grand Prairie Expansion
The defense contractor says it will expand its Grand Prairie missile parts plant and add automated machining as it races to build more interceptors.
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A Pastor Is Charged With Taking $13 Million From His Flock. Asking Questions Is Not Demonic.
Kirkland, Washington, pastor Cristian Popescu pleaded not guilty to wire fraud and money laundering charges in an alleged $13 million scheme targeting his own church members.
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Killeen Hires a New City Manager at $260,000. One Council Member Balked at the Contract.
Killeen's council voted 6-1 to hire Dr. Marie Peoples as city manager. Councilwoman Mellisa Brown objected to the contract's pay and leave terms.
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Counties Clear Texas Voter Registration Backlog as Lawsuit Moves Ahead
More than 500,000 registrations stuck by a DPS software error have been processed, state and county officials say. Voting rights groups are still asking a judge to enforce a 2021 settlement.
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White Powder Letters Hit Election Offices in Three States. Threatening Poll Workers Is No Way to Win.
Election offices in Louisiana and Oklahoma were evacuated after receiving letters with white powder, and a letter to Ohio's secretary of state was intercepted. No one was hurt.
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El Paso Bars New Deals for Fixed License Plate Cameras Without Council Approval
El Paso's council passed a resolution barring the city manager from signing or renewing deals for fixed license plate reader cameras, including Flock's.
