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Aggregated Texas News Articles

• Trump, Biden in dead heat in hypothetical 2020 matchup among Texas voters
  
  President Trump and former Vice President Biden are in a dead heat in a hypothetical 2020 matchup among Texas voters, according to ...
  Aris Folley.  The Hill.  Sat, 16 Feb 2019 00:42:58 +0000.
• Teen given 25 years in custody for friend's fatal stabbing
  
  A Texas jury has convicted a 14-year-old girl in the fatal stabbing of her friend.
  Fox News.  Sat, 16 Feb 2019 00:13:53 GMT.
• Chief: Officer lied in affidavit before deadly Houston raid
  
  Houston's police chief says a lead investigator lied in an affidavit justifying a drug raid on a home in which two residents were killed and four officers were wounded during a gun battle.
  Juan A. Lozano.  Fox News.  Fri, 15 Feb 2019 23:56:25 GMT.
• Fears gate at border wall could lead to the abandonment of a Texas cemetery with two dozen veterans
  
  The Santa Rosalia Cemetery has already suffered from neglect and is beyond a section of the wall. Some locals fear a gate will put off visitors already unsure if they can access the cemetery.
  Daily Mail.  Fri, 15 Feb 2019 22:22:09 GMT.
• Looking Back at Texas License Plate History
  
  We like to say "Texas Connects Us" around here. So, too, does our Texas license plate. There's a good chance yours is the basic black-and-white design, which is a throwback to the plates ...
  NBC.  Fri, 15 Feb 2019 15:52:45 -0600.
• WATCH: Rep. Will Hurd calls President Trump's national emergency declaration 'unnecessary'
  
  The Texas lawmaker weighs in on the border wall funding debate.
  ABC News.  Fri, 15 Feb 2019 15:03:09 -0500.
• Pioneer Shows Progress with Permian Well Efficiencies, FT Agreements
  
  Pioneer Natural Resources Co., which is using innovative drilling techniques on vintage and new wells in the Permian Basin, expects to increase volumes from its West Texas holdings by 16% year/year even on lower spending.
  Natural Gas Intel.  Fri, 15 Feb 2019 14:47:00 -0500.
• $3B bank from Beaumont is taking on the Dallas commercial real estate game
  
  CommunityBank of Texas, a firm based in Beaumont with about $3.1 billion in assets, has opened a new office in Dallas with plans to take on the crowded market for financing commercial real estate deals and lending to businesses here. ...
  Jon Prior.  American City Business Journals.  Fri, 15 Feb 2019 16:51:07 +0000.
• San Juan Basin Royalty Trust Declares February Cash Distribution
  
  FORT WORTH, Texas - The San Juan Basin Royalty Trust will distribute $0.056701 per Unit on 3/14/19 to holders as of 2/28/2019.
  Business Wire.  Fri, 15 Feb 2019 14:00:00 UTC.
• Judge dismisses Tiguas tribe's countersuit against Texas over alleged illegal gambling
  
  The ruling is a large defeat for the Ysleta Del Sur Pueblo as they continue their tense decades-long battle with the Texas Attorney General's Office.        
  Aaron Martinez, El Paso Times.  El Paso Times.  Fri, 15 Feb 2019 08:00:04 -0500.
• Will Cowboys spend big? Barnwell predicts moves for NFC East
  
  Will Dallas extend the contracts for three stars? What will Philly do with Nick Foles? Let's make offseason moves for the NFC East.
  ESPN.  Fri, 15 Feb 2019 07:42:49 EST.
• Naval air station security kills driver who allegedly charged at them after crash
  
  Naval air station security personnel in Texas opened fire on a driver who crashed into a barrier and then allegedly charged at them.
  ABC News.  Fri, 15 Feb 2019 07:40:34 -0500.
• Officer shot in Dallas police ambush sues social media giants
  
  Transit police officer Jesus Retena claims Twitter, Facebook and Google aided in radicalizing the gunman who opened fire in July 2016
  CBS News.  Fri, 15 Feb 2019 10:13:33 +0000.
• NHL roundup: Lightning slam Stars, win fourth straight
  
  Steven Stamkos scored two power-play goals and assisted on another tally to help the Tampa Bay Lightning, the NHL's top team, stroll past the visiting Dallas Stars 6-0 on Thursday to win their fourth consecutive game.
  Reuters.  Fri, 15 Feb 2019 02:58:45 -0500.
• ICE Halts Force-Feeding Of Detained Hunger Strikers In Texas
  
  Immigration and Customs Enforcement has come under pressure to explain why it was force-feeding detained asylum-seekers protesting their detention. Nine of the 12 hunger strikers are from India.
  Richard Gonzales.  NPR.  Fri, 15 Feb 2019 02:00:39 -0500.
• Winning numbers drawn in 'Daily 4 Night' game
  
  AUSTIN, Texas (AP) _ The winning numbers in Thursday evening's drawing of the Texas Lottery's "Daily 4 Night" game were: 8-8-4-7, Sum It Up: 27 (eight, eight, four, seven; Sum It Up: twenty-seven)
  By The Associated Press.  San Antonio Express News.  Fri, 15 Feb 2019 04:28:15 UTC.
• Woman charged in husband's stabbing death at Houston apartment
  
  Cynthia Johnson, 56, is charged with murder in the death of her common law spouse in the 4300 block of Phlox Street in Sunnyside, records show.
  Nicole Hensley, Houston Chronicle.  Houston Chronicle.  Fri, 15 Feb 2019 04:10:59 UTC.
• U.S. judge rules former Venezuelan oil minister owes $1.4 billion
  
  A federal judge in Houston ordered a former Venezuelan oil minister this week to pay the owners of a defunct Houston oil company $1.4 billion in damages in a fraud suit, although it is unclear if or how the payment will ever be made.
  Reuters.  Thu, 14 Feb 2019 22:06:55 -0500.

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