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BYU coach Kevin Young still remembers the day then-Philadelphia 76ers general manager Sam Hinkie pulled the up-and-coming ...

Of the many disheartening results for Democrats in the 2024 election, the single most demoralizing may have been what ...

One thing about surviving under an authoritarian oligarchy is that the circle of life doesn’t change much from how things go down under a democratic republic. My schedule has been erratic this winter ...

Hundreds of civilians are believed to have died while fleeing east to Louisiana during the Texas Revolution 189 years ago.

The Biden administration had challenged a Republican-led redistricting plan that diluted the political power of minorities.

The deregulated Texas electricity market has three separate segments: retail electric providers, transmission and ...

Track wildfire activity across the state with this interactive map. Description: When Texas A&M Forest Service arrived at the scene of the wildfire in Roberts County at noon, March 14, the fire ...