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Texas Tech vs. Texas WCWS finals preview: Will the...

All the plot twists of the last three weeks of softball just brought us all the way back to Texas vs. Texas Tech. Alabama was the most well-rounded team. Tennessee had the wicked pitching.

Joey McGuire calls Steve Sarkisian's bluff, dares Texas to play Texas Tech in Week 1

Texas Longhorns have nothing to gain by answering Texas Tech challenge, would be foolish to accept terms

Texas court sets Sorbsy-NCAA trial for February

A Texas court scheduled Texas Tech quarterback Brendan Sorsby's trial against the NCAA for Feb. 8, 2027, two weeks after the College Football Playoff National Championship is scheduled to be played at Allegiant Stadium in Las Vegas. The 99th District Court in Lubbock County, Texas, where Texas Tech is located, scheduled the trial Monday, the same day a judge granted Sorsby a temporary injunction that might clear him to play for the Red Raiders in 2026 even after the NCAA declared him...

Trump’s chosen Texas Senate candidate loses to Democrat derided as ‘Tofu Talarico’ in election poll shocker

Trump’s chosen Texas Senate candidate loses to Democrat derided as ‘Tofu Talarico’ in election poll shocker A new poll shows James Talarico within the margin of error with Ken Paxton - Bookmark - CommentsGo to comments The Texas Senate candidate whom President Donald Trump propped up to a primary victory over a four-term incumbent Republican is trailing his Democratic challenger, a stunning new poll shows. The Texas Pulse Poll conducted by Texas A&M University's Bush School of Government &...

Karmelo Anthony found guilty of murder in Texas high school stabbing

McKINNEY, Texas — A Texas jury found Karmelo Anthony guilty Tuesday of the 2025 murder of Austin Metcalf, a fellow high school student at a Dallas-area track meet. The verdict, read by Texas District Court Judge John Roach Jr., carries with it a sentence of five years to life in prison. Anthony was 17 at the time, but Texas law allowed him to be charged as an adult.

Texas governor wants to speed up work on a fly-breeding factory to fight a cattle parasite

Texas governor wants to speed up work on a fly-breeding factory to fight a cattle parasite Andrew Zinin Lead Editor Texas Gov. Greg Abbott expressed concern Friday that a new factory isn't expected to start breeding sterile New World screwworm flies for more than a year as a big part of the effort to stop its flesh-eating larvae from threatening the $113 U.S. billion cattle industry. Abbott pledged Texas will help the U.S. Department of Agriculture accelerate construction of the $750 million...

Flesh-eating screwworm found in Texas cow. Are humans at risk?

Flesh-eating screwworm found in Texas cow. USDA announced the detection of a New World screwworm infection in a cow in Texas, marking the state's first confirmed case in decades. A fly that deposits its parasitic, flesh-eating offspring inside cows has been detected in Texas for the first time in decades, the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) reported Wednesday (June 3).

Texas claims second straight WCWS title over TTU

Teagan Kavan struck out five in the final two innings to back a strong start from Citlaly Gutierrez, and Kayden Henry homered to lead Texas to a 4-1 victory over Texas Tech on Thursday night at the Women's College World Series for a second straight national championship. Texas trailed 1-0 after four innings, but a bases-loaded throwing error by shortstop Hailey Toney allowed two unearned runs to score in the fifth for a 2-1 lead. Henry homered off Red Raiders ace NiJaree Canady -- in her...

Nightmare parasite that eats living flesh detected in Texas after disappearing for decades

Nightmare parasite that eats living flesh detected in Texas after disappearing for decades Agriculture Secretary Brooke Rollins said the case was in a 3-week-old calf in LaPryor, Texas, about 50 miles from the Mexico border - Bookmark - CommentsGo to comments A highly destructive parasite, the New World screwworm fly, has been confirmed in south Texas, marking its first appearance in the state since 1966 and only the third time in the U.S. in decades. The U.S. Department of Agriculture...