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Arch Manning Commits to the University of Texas
The next in the Manning line of greats, Arch Manning, commits to the University of Texas. Nephew to Peyton and Eli Manning, Arch is the top-ranked overall player in the class of 2023.
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No. 1 Recruit Arch Manning, Nephew of Peyton and Eli, Commits to Texas
Five-star recruit Arch Manning, who is the nephew of Peyton and Eli Manning, has committed to the University of Texas.
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Oklahoma Beats Texas, Repeats as Softball National Champs
The Sooner’s strong stretch in the Women’s College World Series continued after sweeping the Longhorns 2-0 in the best-of-three series.
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WATCH: ‘Creepy' Dolls Have Been Washing Ashore for Years
Beachcombers in Padre Island, Texas have been finding ‘creepy’ dolls washing up on local beaches, spanning years.
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Report Finds ‘No Racist Intent' Behind Song ‘Eyes of Texas'
The University of Texas’ long-awaited report on “The Eyes of Texas” has found that the school song has “no racist intent,” but the school president said athletes and band members will not be required to sing or participate when the song is played at games and campus events.
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Ex-Tennis Club Chief Pleads Guilty in College Admissions Scheme
The former president of a private tennis club in Texas has pleaded guilty in the college admissions scandal. Martin Fox entered the plea in Boston’s federal court Friday. The 62-year-old from Houston had previously agreed to plead guilty to a racketeering conspiracy charge in a deal with prosecutors.
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Husband, 106, and Wife, 105, Are Named World's Oldest Living Couple
With a combined 211 years between them, Charlotte and John Henderson, from Austin, Texas, have been named the oldest living couple by Guinness World Records. John Henderson is 106 — he turns 107 next month — and Charlotte Henderson is 105. They will be married 80 years on Dec. 15. The pair met in 1934 as students at the University...
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‘Tonight' in Texas: Jimmy Performs ‘Thank God I'm a Country Boy'
Jimmy Fallon puts a “Tonight Show” spin on “Thank God I’m a Country Boy” as he parades through the streets of Austin with an epic crowd to the University of Texas.
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High School Football Player Prays With Rival Whose Mom Has Cancer
A hard-fought Texas high school football game took a backseat to the realities of life when opponents Gage Smith and Ty Jordan came together for an emotional prayer after the final whistle last week. Smith asked Jordan if the two friends could say a prayer together for Jordan’s mother, Tiffany Jordan, 42, who has stage 4 lung and bone cancer....
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Laser-Scanning Tech Uncovers Huge Network of Ancient Mayan Farms
Deep within a rainforest in Belize, scientists using lasers beamed from an airplane to peer beneath the dense foliage have discovered evidence of a vast network of ancient Maya farms that date back thousands of years, NBC News reports. The findings, part of more than 20 years of research in this part of Central America, show how the ancient Maya...
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Family, Friends of West Texas Shooting Victims Recount Terrifying Moments
As seven families prepare to bury their loved ones, and nearly two dozen more pray for healing, they’re sharing some of the frightening moments Saturday’s shooting victims across Midland and Odessa endured.
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Alright, Alright, Alright: Matthew McConaughey Named Professor at University of Texas
Oscar-winning actor Matthew McConaughey will join the University of Texas as a professor who this fall will teach in the university’s Department of Radio-Television-Film. McConaughey has been a visiting instructor at the flagship campus in Austin since 2015 and the university said in a statement Wednesday that the appointment recognizes his “outstanding work as a teacher and mentor.”
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Decades-Old Deed Restrictions on Race Still Found in Texas
Deed restrictions on race can still be found in some Texas housing documents but are unenforceable after being struck down decades ago by the U.S. Supreme Court
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Fossil Found in 1980s in Texas Declared New Genus, Species
Experts say fossil remains discovered in the 1980s at the Big Bend National Park in southwest Texas have been identified as a new genus and species of duckbilled dinosaur.
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Ex-UT at Austin Coach Admits to Taking Bribe in College Scam
The former men’s tennis coach at the University of Texas at Austin admitted Wednesday to accepting a $100,000 bribe in a wide-ranging college admissions bribery scheme and has agreed to cooperate with authorities investigating the high-profile case. Michael Center, 55, is the third coach to plead guilty in the nationwide scandal that has also ensnared wealthy parents, including executives and...
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UT Arlington Suspends All Social Activities in Fraternities, Sororities
The University of Texas at Arlington on Wednesday announced it has suspended all social activities at its 31 fraternities and sororities.
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Forget Kibbles: US Sales of Fresh Pet Food Are Soaring
Kibbles for Fido? Nope. These days he’s getting diced chicken with sweet potatoes and spinach. U.S. pet owners are increasingly feeding fresh food to their dogs and cats. Some order pre-proportioned meals of meat and vegetables or frozen raw meat online. Others find them in refrigerators at big retailers like Walmart. Later this spring, Petco and its partner, California-based JustFoodForDogs,...
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‘A Beautiful Community': Painting Sends Message of Hope at US-Mexico Border
As drivers cross the U.S.-Mexico border via a bridge near El Paso, Texas, signs surround them. Some are there to provide direction. Others offer a greeting: “Welcome to Mexico.” But one of the largest signs — a towering 26 feet by 72 feet — has little to do with border logistics. Instead, it’s a painting by 23-year-old Mexican artist Paloma…
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Wis. Police Confront White Man and Black Man: Only 1 Is Shot
In the course of 15 months and in the space of one city block, Milwaukee police twice encountered two suspects they believed were armed. One was black; one was white. One was in fact unarmed; one had a gun. One was shot; one was not. That the black man was the one who was shot — though he had no...
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UT's Bevo Charges UGA's Uga Before Sugar Bowl
In what could have been viewed as a sign of things to come on the football field in the first half, the University of Texas’ mascot, Bevo, charged the University of Georgia’s mascot, Uga, during a pregame meet-and-greet between the two animals at the Sugar Bowl Tuesday night.