Texas News

Aggregated Texas News Articles

• Men's Final Four predictions, previews for Auburn-Florida, Duke-Houston
  
  Here's how each 1-seed reached San Antonio and their key to reaching the final, plus disagreement on one game.
  Myron Medcalf and Jeff Borzello.  ESPN.  Sun, 30 Mar 2025 23:28:12 EST.
• Final Four to feature rare matchups of only No 1 seeds as Auburn outlasts Michigan State to secure final spot
  
  Auburn knocked off Michigan State on Sunday evening to complete a Final Four of exclusively top seeds. Duke will meet Houston, while Florida will face Auburn in San Antonio.
  Fox News.  Sun, 30 Mar 2025 21:25:08 -0400.
• Duke heads into Final Four as betting favorites
  
  Duke (+105) leads Florida (+275), Houston (+450) and Auburn (+500) as the favorite to win the national championship.
  David Purdum.  ESPN.  Sun, 30 Mar 2025 20:19:17 EST.
• Houston dominates Tennessee, punches ticket to Final Four
  
  The Houston Cougars have now won 17 consecutive games, the longest active winning streak in college basketball in the nation. Houston will face Duke in the Final Four.
  Fox News.  Sun, 30 Mar 2025 18:51:43 -0400.
• Lee holds off Scheffler & Woodland to win Houston Open
  
  Australia's Min Woo Lee claims his first PGA Tour win with victory at the Houston Open in a dramatic finish.
  BBC News.  Sun, 30 Mar 2025 22:38:44 GMT.
• Texas private school slammed for 'covering up' piano teacher's abuse as 16 girls, as young as 6, come forward
  
  Trent Muse, a former teacher at Trinity Valley High School in Fort Worth, is accused of sexually abusing 16 students ranging in age from six to 11 years old.
  Daily Mail.  Sun, 30 Mar 2025 15:13:15 GMT.
• Houston-area home designed by local architect sells for at least $5M (PHOTOS)
  
  Robert Dame, the local architect who designed a number of Houston's more high-end homes, has two on this week's list of priciest sales.
  Wyatt Loy.  American City Business Journals.  Sun, 30 Mar 2025 15:00:00 +0000.
• United flight from Houston appeared to hit a kite near D.C. airport
  
  A United flight from Houston appeared to have struck a kite while landing at Washington Reagan National Airport on Saturday.
  CBS News.  Sat, 29 Mar 2025 23:32:17 -0400.
• Suitor reportedly bids for bankrupt Tex-Mex chain On the Border
  
  The Tex-Mex chain filed for Chapter 11 protection earlier this month, reporting more than $25 million in debt. Now there appears to be a suitor interested in buying the chain out of bankruptcy, and it's a well-known name in Texas dining.
  Sydney Asher.  American City Business Journals.  Sat, 29 Mar 2025 21:19:40 +0000.
• Dallas police locate missing 33-year-old woman
  
  Dallas police said the missing 33-year-old woman was located on Sunday night.
  Sara Hummadi Sara Hummadi.  NBC.  Sat, Mar 29 2025 10:41:13 AM.
• 3 dead, more than 200 rescued in South Texas after flooding
  
  At least three people have died due to severe storms in South Texas this week as rescues were still ongoing Friday.
  CBS News.  Fri, 28 Mar 2025 20:58:47 -0400.
• No timetable from Texas governor on filling late Democratic congressman's vacant seat
  
  The race to fill a Texas congressional seat has candidates but no election date more than three weeks after Rep. Sylvester Turner's death left a vacancy in a stronghold for Democrats, who are eager to cut into Republicans' narrow U.S. ...
  Nadia Lathan.  Washington Times.  Fri, 28 Mar 2025 17:54:39 -0400.
• Texas measles outbreak surges to at least 400 cases
  
  The measles outbreak in Texas has reached 400 cases, the state announced Friday, an increase of more than 20 percent since the last update on Tuesday. Officials have said the numbers are likely an undercount. ...
  Nathaniel Weixel.  The Hill.  Fri, 28 Mar 2025 21:02:45 +0000.
• Granderson: Why isn't the El Paso mass shooter facing the death penalty?
  
  Texas plans to execute two others this year. There's a conspicuous difference between their cases and this mass murderer's.
  Lz Granderson.  Los Angeles Times.  Fri, 28 Mar 2025 20:15:37 GMT.
• For Some Measles Patients, Vitamin A Remedy Supported by RFK Jr. Leaves Them More Ill
  
  After the health secretary promoted vitamin A as a cure, parents in West Texas began giving their children high doses, sometimes to prevent infection.
  Teddy Rosenbluth.  New York Times.  Fri, 28 Mar 2025 18:04:12 +0000.
• Watch: Historic Late Comeback and Overtime Heroics Foil March Madness Sweet 16 Upset
  
  Darrion Williams could barely make a shot for the first 30 minutes. He didn’t miss when it mattered most, sending Texas Tech to an improbable spot in the Elite Eight. ...
  The Associated Press.  Western Journal.  Fri, 28 Mar 2025 14:00:41 +0000.
• Cal State Dominguez Hills to play for NCAA Division II men's basketball title
  
  Jeremy Dent-Smith scored 33 points to lead the Cal State Dominguez Hills men's basketball to a 94-83 overtime Division II semifinal victory over Dallas Baptist.
  Nick Leyva.  Los Angeles Times.  Fri, 28 Mar 2025 04:47:17 GMT.
• Woman who killed music icon Selena denied parole in Texas
  
  The music icon was shot and killed by the founder of her fan club, who has been denied her first attempt at parole in Texas.
  BBC News.  Fri, 28 Mar 2025 03:02:04 GMT.

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