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Sizzling sidewalks, unshaded playgrounds pose risk for surface burns over searing Southwest summer

Young children, older adults and homeless people are especially at risk for contact burns.

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Plans to demolish Texas church where gunman opened fire in 2017 draws visitors back to sanctuary

Leaders of First Baptist Church of Sutherland Springs have not publicly announced when it plans to demolish the sanctuary.

Tuesday, Jul 2

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Seven times July hurricanes caused major damage

A few of the most devastating occurred in recent years.

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Austin Animal Center pauses intake as adoptions slow down

The shelter said it has struggled since the pandemic.

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Texas woman indicted nearly 23 years after allegedly abandoning newborn

Shelby Stotts is accused of abandoning her newborn in Johnson County, Texas, in 2001.

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Tesla sales fall for second straight quarter despite price cuts, but beat analyst expectations

It's another sign of weakening demand for the company's products and electric vehicles overall.

The Supreme Court will hear an appeal to upend Texas' age verification law for porn websites

The justices will review an appellate ruling that allowed the age verification to go into effect.

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Meet Hezly Rivera, the 16-year-old 'underdog' on the heavily favored U.S. Olympic gymnastics team

It's a moment Rivera didn't exactly anticipate after a shaky start in the run-up to the Olympic trials.

Klay Thompson is leaving the Warriors and will join the Mavericks, AP sources say

Thompson will change franchises for the first time in his 13-year NBA career.

Monday, Jul 1

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Chris Paul signing with Spurs, to be paired with Wembanyama

One-year deal for around $11 million, reports say.

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Sha'Carri Richardson finishes 4th, won't have spot in 200 meters at Olympics

Richardson finished in 22.16 seconds, her slowest of three races through the rounds in the 200.

Under pressure on plane safety, Boeing is buying stressed supplier Spirit for $4.7 billion

Concerns about safety came to a head after the Jan. 5 blowout of a panel on an Alaska Airlines 737 Max 9.

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U.S. wants Boeing to plead guilty to fraud over fatal crashes, lawyers say

They say Boeing will have until the end of the week to accept or reject the offer

Sunday, Jun 30

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Bye to the Big 12 and hello SEC: It's party time for Texas and Oklahoma

But first, it’s time to party with Bevo (the longhorn) and Pitbull (the human).

Saturday, Jun 29

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Simone Biles moves closer to 3rd Olympic trip as injuries mount behind her at U.S. trials

The list of contenders hoping to join her in Paris is thinning quickly.

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How charges against 2 Uvalde school police officers are still leaving some families frustrated

For some Uvalde families, who have spent the last two years demanding police accountability, the indictments brought a mix of relief and frustration.

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Federal judge temporarily stops Oklahoma from enforcing new anti-immigration law

The law makes it a state crime to live in Oklahoma without legal immigration status

Friday, Jun 28

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Houston couple missing in Utah after flash flooding

A GoFundMe was started by the children of the couple to help fund the search efforts

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Oklahoma state superintendent orders schools to teach the Bible in grades 5 through 12

State Superintendent Ryan Walters issued a memo Thursday to school superintendents across the state.

Thursday, Jun 27

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The first legal objection to the $2.8B NCAA antitrust settlement plan comes from Houston Christian

Houston Christian filed its motion in federal court in California

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Judge stops parents' effort to collect on $50M Alex Jones owes for saying Newtown shooting was hoax

Scarlett Lewis and Neil Heslin won a defamation lawsuit in Texas in 2022 over his claims that the 2012 shooting that killed 26 people was a hoax.

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Texas added more Hispanic, Asian and Black residents than any other state last year

Texas also the had the biggest jump last year in the overall population, adding 473,000 people.

Reed Sheppard, Rob Dillingham selected in top 10 of 2024 NBA Draft

It marks the seventh time in University of Kentucky history that two players were selected within the NBA Draft's first 10 picks.

Wednesday, Jun 26

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Texas court denies request to reconsider governor's pardon in BLM demonstrator's killing

He was released from a 25-year prison sentence after the pardon in May.

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Texas native George Strait to get star on Hollywood Walk of Fame

Strait among the best-selling music artists of all time.

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Move over, Cheddar Bay Biscuits! Texas Roadhouse rolls hit select Walmart stores

The rolls will be available June 29 in Walmart stores in Ohio, Indiana and Kentucky.

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WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange pleads guilty

Assange is expected to plead guilty to a charge of conspiring to unlawfully obtain and disseminate classified national defense information.

Tuesday, Jun 25

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3 Fort Worth firefighters injured battling house blaze

House fire broke out Monday evening on East Cannon Street.