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Politics
Defiant Texas AG will repay investors to resolve securities fraud charges—’There will never be a conviction in this case nor am I guilty’
By Juan Lozano, Jim Vertuno, Acacia Coronado and The Associated PressMarch 26, 2024
Texas rancher
Environment
‘These cows you see dead are worth between $2,500 and $3,000 apiece’: Texas ranchers pick up the pieces after wildfire
By Sean Murphy, Jim Vertuno and The Associated PressMarch 1, 2024
Texas Panhandle wildfire hits nearly 800 square miles, second-largest in state history, shutting down nuclear weapons facility
Environment
Texas Panhandle wildfire hits nearly 800 square miles, second-largest in state history, shutting down nuclear weapons facility
By Jim Vertuno and The Associated PressFebruary 28, 2024
Texas A&M pays $1 million to Black journalism professor who was only briefly on staff, saying ‘mistakes were made during the hiring process’
Politics
Texas A&M pays $1 million to Black journalism professor who was only briefly on staff, saying ‘mistakes were made during the hiring process’
By Jim Vertuno and The Associated PressAugust 3, 2023
Texas A&M University president resigns after hiring of a Black journalist devolves into ‘anti-woke hysteria’
Politics
Texas A&M University president resigns after hiring of a Black journalist devolves into ‘anti-woke hysteria’
By Jim Vertuno and The Associated PressJuly 21, 2023
John Goodenough, co-creator of the lithium battery that ushered in the mobile phone and electric car revolutions, dies at 100
Tech
John Goodenough, co-creator of the lithium battery that ushered in the mobile phone and electric car revolutions, dies at 100
By Jim Vertuno and The Associated PressJune 26, 2023
Nate Jones
Politics
The businessman at the center of the Texas AG scandal is a millennial real estate developer from Austin
By Jake Bleiberg, Paul J. Weber, Jim Vertuno and The Associated PressJune 9, 2023
Red Bull’s Dietrich Mateschitz, the Austrian billionaire who transformed F1, soccer, and energy drinks, dies at 78
Leadership
Red Bull’s Dietrich Mateschitz, the Austrian billionaire who transformed F1, soccer, and energy drinks, dies at 78
By Jim Vertuno and The Associated PressOctober 23, 2022
Lewis Hamilton, of Britain, steers through a turn during the first practice session for the Formula One U.S. Grand Prix auto race
Lifestyle
Formula One signs extension deal with ESPN, calls sports broadcaster ‘first to believe’ in America’s now booming interest
By Jim Vertuno and The Associated PressOctober 22, 2022
Alex Jones ordered to pay $49.3 million total over Sandy Hook lies
Politics
Alex Jones ordered to pay $49.3 million total over Sandy Hook lies
By Jim Vertuno and The Associated PressAugust 5, 2022
Alex Jones, host of Infowars.
Politics
Alex Jones ordered to pay Sandy Hook parents more than $4 million for claiming the deadliest U.S. school shooting was a hoax 
By Jim Vertuno and The Associated PressAugust 4, 2022
Conspiracy theorist Alex Jones’ media company files for bankruptcy amid trial
Politics
Conspiracy theorist Alex Jones’ media company files for bankruptcy amid trial
By Jim Vertuno and The Associated PressJuly 30, 2022
Uvalde elementary school shooting
Politics
Texas elementary school shooting leaves 19 children and 2 teachers dead
By Acacia Coronado, Jim Vertuno and The Associated PressMay 25, 2022
Texas Gov. Greg Abbott prohibits private companies from mandating COVID vaccines for employees
Politics
Texas Gov. Greg Abbott prohibits private companies from mandating COVID vaccines for employees
By Jim Vertuno and The Associated PressOctober 11, 2021
Vanilla Ice
Arts & Entertainment
Vanilla Ice’s Texas concert plans come to a halt over coronavirus concerns
By Jim Vertuno and The Associated PressJuly 2, 2020
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