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In 1984, while Ronald Reagan was securing a landslide reelection and Apple introduced the Macintosh, the Railroad Commission ...

The Jared Goff chant was born that night, and in the year since, would go on to spring up at Lions road games, and Pistons games, and a high school cheerleading competition, and a Green Day concert.

The issue is relevant. Carter was a devout Christian evangelical when he was elected in 1976 and remained so until his death. Trump claimed the Bible was his second favorite book, right behind “ ...

The latest Health And Human Services Commission news from The Texas Tribune. By Terri Langford Jan. 17, 2025 Seven human services employees were fired after a string of fraud and theft — and the ...

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Goetz speaks highly of the Texas Railroad Commission, whose employees worked diligently to ensure timely processing of the permits once all requirements and notifications were met. “We operate ...

Get the poll delivered straight to your inbox with AP Top 25 Poll Alerts. Sign up here. Texas A&M-CC Islanders (9-7, 1-4 Southland) at Houston Christian Huskies (4-11, 1-5 Southland) Houston; Thursday ...

Texas A&M-CC averages 64.3 points per game, 0.3 more than the 64.0 Houston Christian allows to opponents. The Huskies and Islanders face off Thursday for the first time in conference play this season.

Far-right conservatives took a loss in Tuesday’s vote for speaker of Texas’ House of Representatives. But the story of the day, from my vantage point, was the scenes of Christian extremism that ...

In response, John Litzler, general counsel and public policy director for the Texas Baptists Christian Life Commission, said in an X post that the separation of church and state is indeed part of ...

Lions quarterback Jared Goff, in his ninth NFL season, set a new career-high for touchdown passes with 37 and threw for 4,629 yards. While Goff put up bigger numbers than the rookie, FOX Sports 1 ...