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Aggregated Texas News Articles

• Home theater, bowling alley and more highlight Deion Sanders' former home listing
  
  Sanders' former mansion, which includes a number of impressive amenities, sits on 5.95 acres of land in Texas.
  Kalan Hooks.  ESPN.  Tue, 29 Apr 2025 19:38:37 EST.
• Texas jury returns verdict in 2022 stabbing death of high school classmate: report
  
  A jury has found a Texas teen accused of killing a classmate in a school bathroom following an altercation in May 2022 not guilty of murder, but instead of a lesser charge.
  Fox News.  Tue, 29 Apr 2025 19:50:27 -0400.
• Priscilla Pointer, 'Dallas' and 'Carrie' actor and mom to Oscar nominee Amy Irving, dies at 100
  
  Priscilla Pointer, the 'Dallas' actor who was prolific on stage, big screen and TV, died Monday at 100. She was mother to 'Crossing Delancey' actor Amy Irving.
  Christie D'zurilla.  Los Angeles Times.  Tue, 29 Apr 2025 23:43:28 GMT.
• Decommissioned Kansas City, Kansas, power plant eyed for data center redevelopment
  
  A Houston company that specializes in converting old power plants is eyeing the old Quindaro power plant as a site for a data center.
  Sydnie Savage.  American City Business Journals.  Tue, 29 Apr 2025 22:57:32 +0000.
• Trump diplomats to Turkey, UK confirmed as Houston Rockets owner awaits late Senate vote
  
  On Tuesday, Tom Barrack, Tilman Fertitta and Warren Stephens three of President Trump's top ambassador nominees, faced their Senate confirmation votes.
  Fox News.  Tue, 29 Apr 2025 18:27:03 -0400.
• Dallas star Priscilla Pointer dead at 100: Hollywood actress was once Steven Spielberg's mother-in-law
  
  Her passing was announced this Tuesday by her actress daughter Amy Irving, who was married to Steven Spielberg from 1985 to 1989.
  Daily Mail.  Tue, 29 Apr 2025 22:02:30 GMT.
• Dallas PD task force arrests 90 this year in ongoing fight to curb street takeovers
  
  Two years after a statewide task force was created to address street takovers, drivers performing dangerous stunts on Dallas city streets continues.
  Alicia Barrera.  NBC.  Tue, Apr 29 2025 04:08:55 PM.
• Houston banks change tune on M&A outlook, but still optimistic for deals in 2025
  
  Some Houston banks were all but certain they would make an M&A deal in 2025. Their outlook has changed following the first quarter.
  Chandler France.  American City Business Journals.  Tue, 29 Apr 2025 19:50:52 +0000.
• Why Lennar is betting on a startup building backup batteries for Texas homes
  
  Base Power is a Texas-based startup, backed by Lennar, that rents batteries to homeowners and then manages the power going into and out of the home.
  CNBC.  Tue, 29 Apr 2025 18:27:28 GMT.
• SpaceX loses bid to control beach access near launch facility in Texas
  
  SpaceX may soon have its company town along the Texas Gulf Coast, but lawmakers have declined to give it control over a public beach.
  CNBC.  Tue, 29 Apr 2025 17:20:55 GMT.
• Map shows measles cases across U.S.
  
  CBS News is tracking a outbreak of measles in West Texas that has led to the deaths of two children, and a growing number of cases around the country.
  CBS News.  Tue, 29 Apr 2025 12:04:16 -0400.
• RandBall: Vikings get awful NFL Draft grades, but context is needed
  
  A small draft haul in 2025 came as a result of what the Vikings did last year, putting even more pressure on J.J. McCarthy and Dallas Turner in Year 2.
  Star Tribune - Minneapolis, Minnesota.  Mon, 28 Apr 2025 16:30:08 GMT.
• Giants' Ramos walks it off with little league HR
  
  Heliot Ramos gave the Giants a walk-off 3-2 win over the Rangers with a Little League home run added by two errors from Texas.
  ESPN.  Sun, 27 Apr 2025 23:00:09 EST.
• Eye on America: Clean water access, a coastal restoration project and more
  
  We travel to Texas to learn how one nonprofit is on a mission to give every American access to clean water. Then, we go to the Gulf Coast, where two Louisiana natives are restoring the coastline with recycled glass. ...
  CBS News.  Sat, 26 Apr 2025 16:00:07 -0400.
• Judge temporarily stops west Texas immigrant deportations under Alien Enemies Act
  
  A federal judge in west Texas has joined other courts in temporarily blocking the deportations of Venezuelan immigrants under an 18th-century wartime law known as the Alien Enemies Act
  KETV - Omaha, Nebraska.  Sat, 26 Apr 2025 18:08:00 GMT.
• Federal Judge in West Texas Stops Immigrant Deportations Under Alien Enemies Act
  
  A federal judge in west Texas joined other courts in temporarily blocking the deportations of Venezuelan immigrants under an 18th-century wartime law known as the Alien Enemies Act. U.S. ...
  The Associated Press.  Western Journal.  Sat, 26 Apr 2025 17:37:38 +0000.
• Gophers tackle Aireontae Ersery, cornerback Justin Walley selected on Day 2 of the NFL draft
  
  Ersery went 48th overall to the Houston Texans, while Walley was a third-round pick by the Colts on Friday night.
  Star Tribune - Minneapolis, Minnesota.  Sat, 26 Apr 2025 02:41:46 GMT.
• Measles confirmed in L.A. County resident who recently returned from Texas
  
  Measles has been confirmed in a Los Angeles County resident who recently returned from Texas, health officials said Friday.
  Rong-gong Lin Ii.  Los Angeles Times.  Sat, 26 Apr 2025 01:15:38 GMT.

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