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Delta-8 hemp and Texas medical marijuana industries to face off in the upcoming legislative session

Oct. 23, 2024 12:15 PM EDT

Jack Stinnett got life-changing news in 2020 when he learned the lump that appeared on the side of his neck was tongue and mouth cancer. He and his wife Karen quickly enrolled him at MD Anderson Cancer Center in Houston, where he underwent five and a half rounds of chemotherapy and 33 treatments of...

SEC quarterbacks fade from Heisman front-runners to Heisman afterthoughts during league play

Oct. 23, 2024 11:57 AM EDT

GAINESVILLE, Fla. (AP) — Southeastern Conference quarterbacks may have played themselves out of the Heisman Trophy race for now. Well, maybe not Vanderbilt’s Diego Pavia. But he could be next. Alabama’s Jalen Milroe has more interceptions than touchdown passes in...

Harris ad shows a Texas woman who lost baby and nearly died from sepsis amid strict abortion ban

Oct. 23, 2024 10:24 AM EDT

WASHINGTON (AP) — A new series of Kamala Harris campaign ads seek to highlight increasingly perilous medical care for women since the fall of Roe v. Wade by telling the story of a Texas woman who got a life-threatening infection when she couldn't get proper treatment after she miscarried and how...

College football Week 9: No. 8 LSU visits No. 14 Texas A&M to battle for first place in the SEC

Oct. 23, 2024 08:13 AM EDT

No. 8 LSU's visit to No. 14 Texas A&M this weekend gives us an improbable, late October battle for first place in the Southeastern Conference. The Tigers were picked fifth in the preseason media poll and the Aggies ninth. Both have won six straight since season-opening losses...

Texas Tech going into 100th season coming off 23 wins in coach Grant McCasland's debut

Oct. 23, 2024 07:32 AM EDT

Texas Tech (23-11, 11-7 Big 12) The program's 100th season will be the second for coach Grant McCasland, who took the Red Raiders to a top-four Big 12 finish in his debut. While leading scorer Pop Isaacs (15.8 ppg) transferred to Creighton, the Red Raiders still have a roster filled...

Mr Cooper: Q3 Earnings Snapshot

Oct. 23, 2024 07:25 AM EDT

COPPELL, Texas (AP) — COPPELL, Texas (AP) — Mr. Cooper Group Inc. (COOP) on Wednesday reported third-quarter net income of $80 million. The Coppell, Texas-based company said it had profit of $1.22 per share. Earnings, adjusted for non-recurring costs, came to $2.84 per share. ...

Lennox: Q3 Earnings Snapshot

Oct. 23, 2024 06:53 AM EDT

RICHARDSON, Texas (AP) — RICHARDSON, Texas (AP) — Lennox International Inc. (LII) on Wednesday reported third-quarter earnings of $239 million. The Richardson, Texas-based company said it had profit of $6.68 per share. The results exceeded Wall Street expectations....

No. 19 Texas says hello to the SEC as Terry and the Longhorns join new league with rebuilt roster

Oct. 23, 2024 06:23 AM EDT

Texas (21-13 overall, 9-9 Big 12) No. 19 Texas joins the Southeastern Conference from the Big 12 with a rebuilt roster. The Longhorns lost all five starters and four more lettermen from last season's NCAA Tournament team. Coach Rodney Terry signed a load of transfer talent, most...

No. 13 Texas A&M looks to build on success after advancing to second round of NCAA Tournament

Oct. 23, 2024 06:23 AM EDT

Texas A&M Aggies (21-15, 9-9 SEC) No. 13 Texas A&M returns much of its roster from a team that advanced to the second round of the NCAA Tournament last season. Coach Buzz Williams, who is entering his sixth season at the school, will look to take the Aggies to March Madness...

Harris will campaign in Texas to highlight state's abortion ban in a pitch to battleground voters

Oct. 22, 2024 21:17 PM EDT

WASHINGTON (AP) — Vice President Kamala Harris will head to reliably Republican Texas just 10 days before Election Day in an effort to refocus her campaign against former President Donald Trump on reproductive care, which Democrats see as a make-or-break issue this year. Her...