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Pope Leo XIV Tells Peru He Is Returning to His Homeland
Pope Leo XIV arrived in Peru and told authorities in Lima that, with gratitude, he is also returning to his homeland. Local authorities estimated a crowd of about three million.
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Democrat Scott Colom Defeats Sen. Cindy Hyde-Smith in Mississippi
Democrat Scott Colom defeated Republican Sen. Cindy Hyde-Smith in Mississippi after a tight count. Hyde-Smith conceded Wednesday. It is the state's first Democratic Senate win since 1982.
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U.S. Bishops Urge Senate to Extend Haiti's Temporary Protected Status
In a Nov. 10 letter, two USCCB chairmen asked the Senate to pass S. 4814, citing violence in Haiti and weekly deportation flights. The letter is a request, not a new law.
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Pope Leo XIV Tells Peru He Is Returning to His Homeland
Pope Leo XIV arrived in Peru and told authorities in Lima that, with gratitude, he is also returning to his homeland. Local authorities estimated a crowd of about three million.
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Katy Council Approves Zoning for a Zipline Drone Delivery Hub
Katy’s City Council unanimously approved a Nov. 9 zoning change for a Zipline drone-charging station in the West Ten Business Park planned development district, the Houston Chronicle reported.
Texas Is Set to Execute John Rubio Today in the 2003 Murders of Three Children
TDCJ has scheduled John Allen Rubio for execution today in the 2003 Cameron County murders of three young children. Last week the Court of Criminal Appeals dismissed a last writ and denied a stay.
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TPWD Drew 14 Big Time Texas Hunts Winners After Entries Raised More Than $1.35 Million
TPWD drew 14 Big Time Texas Hunts winners from 149,114 entries that raised more than $1.35 million for wildlife research, habitat work and public hunting. The next entries go on sale May 15, 2027.
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TPWD Is Taking Applications Through Dec. 31 for Its 70th Game Warden and Park Police Cadet Class
Applications for Texas game warden and state park police cadets opened Nov. 1 and close Dec. 31. The 35-week academy near Hamilton begins Oct. 1, 2027, and there are no lateral transfers.
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TPWD and a Guadalupe River Group Are Working to Conserve Texas' State Fish After the Floods
A Nov. 9 TPWD release says Guadalupe River Trout Unlimited donated $20,000 for hatchery upgrades after recent floods. The state fish is found only in Texas.
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December Lake Conroe Fishing Report
Lake Conroe's December pattern is concentrating fish around winter structure. Butch Terpe explains where to find bass, crappie, hybrids and catfish and which presentations are producing.
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Texas Goose Season Is Open: East and West Zones, Dates and Bag Limits for 2026-27
Regular goose seasons opened Nov. 7. Here are TPWD's East/West zone lines, closing dates, daily bags and the two-bird white-fronted cap in the East.
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Gal Gadot Will Produce Film Adaptation of Don't Feed the Lion
Fox Entertainment Studios and Moriah Media have optioned Bianna Golodryga and Yonit Levi's middle-grade novel about children confronting antisemitism, with Gal Gadot possibly starring.
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Jordan Fisher Will Star as The Kid in Broadway's Purple Rain
Producer Orin Wolf announced that Jordan Fisher will play The Kid in Purple Rain, with previews beginning March 12, 2027, and an April 12 opening at the Majestic Theatre.
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Amanda Seyfried Discusses Her Hidden Role in the Elizabeth Holmes Documentary
The actress, who played Elizabeth Holmes in The Dropout, discussed her previously unadvertised appearance in the documentary You Can See Everything after its theatrical opening.
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Mavria, a Woodlands Startup, Says It Raised $130 Million to Factory-Build Data Centers
The company, which a trade publication said is based in The Woodlands, announced $130 million in funding and a $1 billion valuation. Its first factory-built unit, Terrain 01, is in production in Houston. No customer has been named.
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Railroad Commission Plans to Restore Standing Public Comment at Its December Meeting
Commissioner Wayne Christian said the agency will revise its August public-participation policy in December. The current policy is still posted, and no December agenda has been published.
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Academy Opens in Willis as Magnolia Store Prepares for Saturday
Academy Sports + Outdoors has opened a new Willis store, and its Magnolia location is scheduled to open November 14. Both stores are roughly 55,000 square feet and offer outdoor, hunting, fishing and pickup services.
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SpaceX Seeks Starbase Tax Breaks for a $24 Billion Power Plant and Super-Compute Facility
A City of Starbase notice sets a Dec. 9 hearing on Chapter 312 and Chapter 380 agreements for a gas-fired plant and computer facility on about 444 acres near the Port of Brownsville.
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Wing Will Build Delivery Drones in Fort Worth, Investing Up to $125 Million and Adding Up to 100 Jobs
Wing plans a Fort Worth plant with capacity for tens of thousands of delivery drones annually, up to $125 million in investment and up to 100 jobs. No opening date was given.
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Democrat Scott Colom Defeats Sen. Cindy Hyde-Smith in Mississippi
Democrat Scott Colom defeated Republican Sen. Cindy Hyde-Smith in Mississippi after a tight count. Hyde-Smith conceded Wednesday. It is the state's first Democratic Senate win since 1982.
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U.S. Bishops Urge Senate to Extend Haiti's Temporary Protected Status
In a Nov. 10 letter, two USCCB chairmen asked the Senate to pass S. 4814, citing violence in Haiti and weekly deportation flights. The letter is a request, not a new law.
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Carthage: A Panola County Seat Built at the County's Center
The Handbook of Texas traces Carthage from an 1848 county-seat donation of 100 acres at Panola County’s center to a railroad and oil town that moved its courthouse off the old square in the 1950s.
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TPWD Drew 14 Big Time Texas Hunts Winners After Entries Raised More Than $1.35 Million
TPWD drew 14 Big Time Texas Hunts winners from 149,114 entries that raised more than $1.35 million for wildlife research, habitat work and public hunting. The next entries go on sale May 15, 2027.
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Gal Gadot Will Produce Film Adaptation of Don't Feed the Lion
Fox Entertainment Studios and Moriah Media have optioned Bianna Golodryga and Yonit Levi's middle-grade novel about children confronting antisemitism, with Gal Gadot possibly starring.
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Sweetwater: The Nolan County Seat Named for Its Water
The Handbook of Texas traces Sweetwater from a Kiowa watering place and the 1881 Nolan County seat to a railroad town that trained Women’s Airforce Service Pilots in 1943.
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Mavria, a Woodlands Startup, Says It Raised $130 Million to Factory-Build Data Centers
The company, which a trade publication said is based in The Woodlands, announced $130 million in funding and a $1 billion valuation. Its first factory-built unit, Terrain 01, is in production in Houston. No customer has been named.
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Pope Leo XIV Calls for Reconciliation at Final Argentina Mass in Luján
At the Basilica of Our Lady of Luján, Pope Leo XIV urged Argentines to confess faults, take Scripture as a guide, and go on mission, then left for Peru.
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Lytle Council Approves Sewer Agreement for Project Cinco Data Center
Lytle City Council unanimously approved a sanitary sewer service agreement Nov. 9 for Project Cinco, a $900 million hyperscale data-center campus outside the city limits, The Devine News reported.
