Plano ISD Could Put Up to $250 Million Into the Stars Arena Tax Zone
Plano's council approved a deal under which Plano ISD could contribute up to $250 million to the tax zone behind a proposed Dallas Stars arena, ahead of a Nov. 3 venue tax vote.
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Pastors Who Opted Out of Social Security at 25 May Get a Second Chance. Trump Has Until Oct. 27.
The bipartisan Clergy Act would let ministers who opted out of Social Security revoke that choice. It now awaits President Trump's signature.
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Hollywood's 'Whalefall' Swallows a Man Whole. Jonah Told That Story First, and Better.
In 'Whalefall,' a diver searching for his late father is swallowed by a sperm whale. Christians know a whale story where the man cries out to God and lives.
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Plano ISD Could Put Up to $250 Million Into the Stars Arena Tax Zone
Plano's council approved a deal under which Plano ISD could contribute up to $250 million to the tax zone behind a proposed Dallas Stars arena, ahead of a Nov. 3 venue tax vote.
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Monarchs Are Funneling Through Texas Now. Here Is Where and How to See Them.
The fall monarch migration is at its height across West-Central Texas, with a coastal flyway still to come. Some have already reached Mexico.
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Texas Youth-Only Deer Season Opens Oct. 30. Here Is What Young Hunters Need to Know.
Hunters 16 and younger get the woods to themselves Oct. 30 through Nov. 1 in 252 of 254 counties, a week before the general season opens.
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Hollywood's 'Whalefall' Swallows a Man Whole. Jonah Told That Story First, and Better.
In 'Whalefall,' a diver searching for his late father is swallowed by a sperm whale. Christians know a whale story where the man cries out to God and lives.
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Al Pacino Gets Actors' Highest Honor. He Says He 'Wondered and Wandered.'
Al Pacino will receive SAG-AFTRA's Life Achievement Award on Feb. 28, 2027. A look at six decades of work and the line in his statement that stands out.
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Netflix Cuts 1,000 Jobs While Saying Business Is Strong. A Thousand Households Feel It.
Netflix is laying off about 6% of its workforce, roughly 1,000 jobs, even as its co-CEOs say the business is strong. Here is why, and what it means.
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Hollywood Rallies Around Tom Cruise's 'Digger.' Audiences Already Voted.
Tom Cruise's "Digger" is tracking to lose $245 million as stars like Anne Hathaway and Jane Fonda defend it. Hollywood should respect the audience it needs.
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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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Longview Library Wins a Rare State Grant to Put a Storybook on a Walking Trail
Longview's library will use a $9,909 Texas Reads grant to install a StoryBook Walk at Broughton Park, where families can read a whole book one page at a time along the trail.
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Beaumont's Museum Madness Weekend Brings a Pumpkin Walk, Dogtoberfest and the Symphony
Ten Beaumont-area museums are hosting events this weekend. Saturday brings Dogtoberfest downtown, a pumpkin walk at a 1845 home and a symphony concert.
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The History of Plantersville, Texas
Plantersville, Texas (ZIP 77363) was a settlement before it had a name. Mrs. J. L. Greene suggested the post office name in 1856, to honor the planters. The Handbook’s later counts do not match its own table.
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Houston Researchers Find Gene Clues to Why Autism Is More Common in Boys
A Baylor and Texas Children's team found small changes near the MECP2 gene, inherited from mothers without autism, that turned the gene down in their sons.
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Nearly Half of Texas Nonprofit Hospitals Bill Patients Before Checking for Financial Aid
An analysis of 166 Texas nonprofit hospitals found most will not fully refund patients who later qualify for free care. A Texas lawmaker plans to try again for a fix in 2027.
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Albertsons Opioid Settlement Could Bring Texas Up to $57.8 Million
Texas joined a multistate settlement in which the grocery chain will pay more than $773 million nationally. Cities and counties must sign on by Dec. 30 to share in the money.
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Texas Plans $78 Million in Grants to 216 Rural Health Providers
The money, part of an estimated $1.4 billion federal rural health program, will go toward chronic disease care, recruiting doctors and medics, and replacing old equipment.
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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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Texas Agriculture Commissioner Race Turns Personal as Sheets and Tucker Trade Eligibility Charges
Republican Nate Sheets and Democrat Clayton Tucker are vying for an open seat that oversees a $1.8 billion agency. Data centers have become a flashpoint, even though the office has no say over them.
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Hollywood's 'Whalefall' Swallows a Man Whole. Jonah Told That Story First, and Better.
In 'Whalefall,' a diver searching for his late father is swallowed by a sperm whale. Christians know a whale story where the man cries out to God and lives.
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Kerrville Clears The Texan Truck Stop and Shelves Its Tivy Mountain Purchase
Kerrville's council approved two permits for The Texan truck stop at Highway 16 and I-10 and agreed to bring back the Tivy Mountain resolution so it can be rescinded.
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Longview Library Wins a Rare State Grant to Put a Storybook on a Walking Trail
Longview's library will use a $9,909 Texas Reads grant to install a StoryBook Walk at Broughton Park, where families can read a whole book one page at a time along the trail.
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Houston Researchers Find Gene Clues to Why Autism Is More Common in Boys
A Baylor and Texas Children's team found small changes near the MECP2 gene, inherited from mothers without autism, that turned the gene down in their sons.
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A Jammed Rifle and a Coworker Who Listened: Police Say Teen Plotted Massacre at Illinois Hindu Temple
Police say a self-described neo-Nazi sat outside an Aurora, Illinois, Hindu temple with a rifle that jammed. A coworker's call stopped him.
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Round Rock Stops Rushing Graffiti Victims and Offers Free Cleanup
Round Rock's council gave property owners 15 days instead of 72 hours to remove graffiti, with free cleanup in the first week. Police say tagging is rising on SH 45 and I-35 bridges.
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Texas Lost 11,100 Jobs in September but Is Still Up 154,300 Over the Year
Texas is still up 154,300 jobs over the year, a 1.1% growth rate that beat the nation, even after shedding 11,100 in September. Unemployment held at 4.4%.
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Shackled in New York, Maduro Won't Plead to Torture Charges. Justice Should Still Be Done Right.
Nicolás Maduro called new U.S. torture charges 'false accusations' and refused to plead, so a judge entered not guilty for him. Trial is set for June 14.
