Killeen Voters Decide Today on Eight Charter Changes, Including New Limits on Recalls
Killeen's charter propositions would limit recall grounds, slow petition timelines, move city elections to November and let the council fill all vacancies.
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Control of Congress Is on the Ballot Today. Here Are the Races to Watch and When Polls Close. Choose Character, Then Be Patient.
A guide to Election Day: the seat math for the House and Senate, the tossup Senate races from Michigan to Texas, the House districts that could offer early clues, and when polls close.
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Killeen Voters Decide Today on Eight Charter Changes, Including New Limits on Recalls
Killeen's charter propositions would limit recall grounds, slow petition timelines, move city elections to November and let the council fill all vacancies.
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Texas Sales Tax Revenue Jumped 13% in October to $4.8 Billion. Construction and Manufacturing Led the Way
Texas collected $4.8 billion in state sales tax in October, the second straight month of double-digit growth. Business spending led, restaurants lagged and oil and gas fell.
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Port Houston Will Study Deepening the Ship Channel Itself as Its Container Docks Near Capacity
With Project 11 widening done, Port Houston is launching its own study of a deeper channel and weighing a 318-acre container terminal on Spilman Island. Its current terminals could hit their limit by 2033.
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Luling Moves to Seek Bids for an Aquatics Center After a $1 Million Gift
Luling's council will consider putting a pool and splash pad out for bids Thursday. The city says it has slightly over $3 million available, including a $1 million gift.
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Melvin Turns Down a Deal to Pay for Brady Ambulance Service. Brady Must Decide What Comes Next
Melvin declined an EMS agreement with Brady, leaving the Brady council to decide Tuesday whether to keep answering calls unpaid. RV rules and sirens are also up.
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The History of Gonzales, Texas
Gonzales, Texas (ZIP 78629) was founded twice as the capital of Green DeWitt’s colony, refused to give a cannon back in 1835, sent thirty-two men to die at the Alamo and was burned by Sam Houston’s retreating army. Here is the fuller record, including the parts the slogan leaves out.
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What's Being Cleared Beside Meating Place BBQ? Legacy Grove Is Moving Toward SH 105
City records point to Legacy Grove Section 2 as the project behind the clearing near Meating Place BBQ on Eva Street. Here's what has been approved, what is still preliminary, and what the neighborhood rumors got right—and wrong.
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All Nine Aboard a Jet From Austin Die in a Florida Crash. Grieve First, and Let Investigators Work.
A Learjet 60 that left Austin-Bergstrom for the Bahamas crashed in Palm Beach County, Florida, Sunday, killing all nine aboard. The pilot had reported ice and turbulence before declaring a mayday.
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Energy Drinks and Stimulant Supplements Show Up Far More Often in Reports of Cardiac Arrest in Young Adults. Temperance Is Not Old-Fashioned.
A preliminary study of FDA adverse-event reports found energy drinks and stimulant supplements were linked to cardiac arrest and heart attacks far more often than other products, especially among adults 18 to 34. It does not prove cause.
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Texas Plans $87 Million More for 129 Rural Health Providers. Here Is Where the Money Is Meant to Go
A new round of Rural Texas Strong grants targets chronic disease, small-town doctor and EMS recruiting, and worn-out equipment. It is federal money, and no dollar flows until a contract is signed.
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Sen. Chris Murphy Is Hospitalized After a Stroke That Began With a Numb Arm. Pray for Him, Then Learn the Signs.
Sen. Chris Murphy was hospitalized Saturday after a stroke that began with arm numbness at his son's hockey game. Here are the CDC's warning signs and what to do.
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Martha Stewart Says She Is Distressed by Backlash to Her Homeless Halloween Costume. The Poor Are Not a Costume.
Martha Stewart said she meant to raise awareness of homelessness with a Halloween costume many saw as mocking the poor. More than 745,000 Americans were homeless on one night in January 2025.
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Netflix's Matthew Perry Docuseries Tells a Sad Story Honestly. His Prayer for Fame Is the Warning.
Netflix's three-part "The One About Matthew Perry" revisits the Friends star's addiction through his sister and friends. No Friends castmates took part. Critics call it sincere but padded.
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Patrick Stewart, Star Trek's Captain Picard, Dies at 86. He Played the Father He Never Had.
Sir Patrick Stewart, Star Trek's Capt. Jean-Luc Picard and the X-Men's Professor X, died Oct. 28 at 86 after Alzheimer's disease and Lewy body dementia.
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Brewers Win Their First World Series, Beating the Rays 4-1 in Game 5. The Race Is Not Always to the Rich.
The Milwaukee Brewers beat Tampa Bay 4-1 in Game 5 on Oct. 28 to win their first World Series. Their only earlier trip, in 1982, ended in a Game 7 loss.
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The Brewers Lead the Rays 2-0 in the World Series. A Team That Does Not Quit Is Worth Watching.
The Brewers, chasing their first title, came back from a four-run deficit to beat the Rays 5-4 and take a 2-0 World Series lead.
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Dallas County Voters Decide Today on a 2.4-Cent Tax for Homelessness Programs
Proposition A would fund about $100 million a year in homelessness, housing and mental health programs. It would cost $84 a year on a $350,000 home over the alternative rate.
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Beyond the Top of the Ticket: The Texas House, Senate and Congressional Races Most Likely to Change Hands Today
The governor and Senate races get the headlines, but Texas has its biggest slate of competitive legislative and congressional contests in years. Here is where the closest fights are.
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Texas Sales Tax Revenue Jumped 13% in October to $4.8 Billion. Construction and Manufacturing Led the Way
Texas collected $4.8 billion in state sales tax in October, the second straight month of double-digit growth. Business spending led, restaurants lagged and oil and gas fell.
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Voting Today? What Federal Guidance Says About ID, Provisional Ballots, Accessibility and Reporting Problems. Vote With Integrity
An Election Day guide drawn from official federal guidance: polling places, voter ID, the first-time voter rule, provisional ballots, accessibility rights and how to report intimidation or fraud.
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Comal ISD Asks Voters for $567 Million in Bonds. The Interest Would Cost More Than the Loan
Comal ISD's $567 million bond would build two I-35 corridor elementary schools. The district says its debt rate would hold, but interest would top the principal.
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Texas Deer Season Opens Saturday With 5.64 Million Whitetails. Here Is the Outlook Region by Region
Three good fawn years pushed the Texas whitetail herd to an estimated 5.64 million. State biologists expect a good season, with the best odds in the Hill Country, Cross Timbers and Rolling Plains.
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Abortion Is on the Ballot in Four States Tuesday. Protect the Child, Care for the Mother and Tell Voters the Whole Truth
Voters in Idaho, Missouri, Nevada and Virginia decide abortion measures on Election Day, including a Missouri amendment that shares a number with the 2024 measure it would repeal.
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Poetry Moves to Repeal Its Zoning Code After Finding a Map Nobody Approved
Poetry will hold a Nov. 19 hearing on scrapping its 2024 zoning ordinance after leaders found the map was never approved. Voters also decide a road sales tax Tuesday.
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Dan Patrick Seeks a Fourth Term Running the Texas Senate. Here Is Where He and Vikki Goodwin Differ
The lieutenant governor decides which bills live or die in the Texas Senate. Patrick and Democrat Vikki Goodwin split on property taxes, school choice, THC, library books and data centers.
