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Trump Urges Senate Republicans to Pass $350 Billion Defense Bill
Trump called on Senate Republicans Thursday to pass $350 billion in defense spending before January. Several GOP senators said they need to see the bill first.
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Texas Awards Texas Tech $19,108,579 From the Semiconductor Fund for a Lubbock Computing Cluster
Gov. Greg Abbott announced today a $19,108,579 Texas Semiconductor Innovation Fund grant to Texas Tech University for a next-generation computing cluster in Lubbock.
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ERCOT Will Now Text Grid Alerts and Has Published Six Official Notification Levels
ERCOT said Nov. 10 that its public grid-alert system, TXANS, can now send text messages. The operator listed six official notification levels, from a Weather Watch to an Energy Emergency Alert Level 3.
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A Five-Year CDC Grant That Sent $29.2 Million to Texas HIV Prevention Groups Has Expired
Texas community groups received $29.2 million under a five-year CDC HIV prevention grant that expired Sept. 30. A one-time DSHS award of $5,242,163 follows, according to compiled figures.
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MD Anderson Plans a $3.4 Billion Expansion of Its Texas Medical Center Campus
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Texas Forensic Psych Bed Lists Still Held 1,626 People at Fiscal Year's End, HHSC Reports
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Texas Child Seat Law: Younger Than 8 Unless Taller Than 4'9", Buckle Up Before Holiday Travel
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Flu Often Peaks in Winter. What Texas DSHS Says About Symptoms, Spread and Who Is Most at Risk
Flu season usually peaks December through February. State health officials explain the symptoms, how flu spreads before you feel sick and simple ways to protect family.
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America's Fastest Ocean Liner Is Now the World's Largest Artificial Reef
On November 11, the SS United States slipped beneath the Gulf off Florida, ending a long second life at a Philadelphia pier and beginning a third — as the world's largest artificial reef and an unusually large scientific experiment.
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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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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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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 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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Pope Leo XIV Urges Argentines to Pursue Holiness and Reject Idols
Pope Leo XIV celebrated Mass in Córdoba before about 650,000 people, then told a Buenos Aires vigil of about one million to reject modern idols and become saints.
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91 Lawmakers Ask House Leaders to Invite Pope Leo XIV to Address Congress
A bipartisan Oct. 30 letter signed by 91 members of Congress asks House leaders to invite the first American-born pope to a joint session in January. No invitation has been announced.
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Northwest ISD Approves High School Zones Ahead of Davis Opening
Northwest ISD trustees voted unanimously Nov. 9 to adopt 2027-28 high school attendance zones for the opening of Davis High School, Community Impact reported.
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IKEA Is Coming to The Woodlands Mall. Here's What the $18 Million Plan Reveals
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A Five-Year CDC Grant That Sent $29.2 Million to Texas HIV Prevention Groups Has Expired
Texas community groups received $29.2 million under a five-year CDC HIV prevention grant that expired Sept. 30. A one-time DSHS award of $5,242,163 follows, according to compiled figures.
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Russia and Ukraine Agree to a Large Prisoner Exchange After U.S.-Mediated Talks
U.S.-mediated talks in Abu Dhabi ended with a Russia-Ukraine agreement on a large prisoner exchange, but not a peace settlement. Envoys were set to meet Putin and Zelenskyy.
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America's Fastest Ocean Liner Is Now the World's Largest Artificial Reef
On November 11, the SS United States slipped beneath the Gulf off Florida, ending a long second life at a Philadelphia pier and beginning a third — as the world's largest artificial reef and an unusually large scientific experiment.
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Four Bills Filed to Ban or Limit Automatic License Plate Readers, or Restrict Their Funding
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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.
