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Aggregated Texas News Articles

• Barnwell debunks the debate around Dak's deal: Just pay him already, Dallas
  
  The Cowboys and their quarterback are locked in the highest-stakes game of chicken in NFL history.
  ESPN.  Mon, 1 Jun 2020 20:57:42 EST.
• Alex Bregman: 'If hating the KKK loses me fans, then I hope I lose them'
  
  Houston Astros third baseman Alex Bregman expressed his views on the countrywide protests against social injustice during an exchange with people on Twitter on Monday.
  Daniel Canova.  Fox News.  Tue, 02 Jun 2020 00:58:24 GMT.
• Bank alleges Houston health care co. misrepresented finances while obtaining loan
  
  The Houston health care firm filed for bankruptcy in October 2019, according to court documents.
  Chris Mathews.  American City Business Journals.  Mon, 01 Jun 2020 23:39:15 +0000.
• Mom shoots dead her two kids, aged 3 and 5, and her mother in murder-suicide after losing custody
  
  The bodies of Karina Dietering, 37, of San Antonio, Texas, her two kids, Clara, 3, and Robert, 5, and her 68-year-old mother Galina Tenzeyevna Taypina were found inside their apartment April 27.
  Daily Mail.  Mon, 01 Jun 2020 21:52:47 GMT.
• Campaign Funds for Judges Warp Criminal Justice, Study Finds
  
  Judges in Harris County, Texas, were far more likely to appoint lawyers who had donated to their campaigns to represent poor criminal defendants.
  Adam Liptak.  New York Times.  Mon, 01 Jun 2020 21:09:22 +0000.
• George Floyd's funeral set for Tuesday, June 9, in Houston
  
  George Floyd will also be memorialized during two other events across the country before he will be laid to rest.
  Wls.  ABC News.  Mon, 01 Jun 2020 20:38:16 +0000.
• Texas architects earn national, state design awards for Columbus, N.M., port of entry
  
  Beyond Trump's border wall, a New Mexico port of entry wins awards for its welcoming architecture. It was designed by a Corpus Christi-based firm.       
  Lauren Villagran, El Paso Times.  El Paso Times.  Mon, 01 Jun 2020 19:38:08 +0000.
• California developer says state reopening has shined a light on Texas
  
  The company is working on a number of local projects, including a 320-acre industrial park in south Fort Worth.
  Ryan Salchert.  American City Business Journals.  Mon, 01 Jun 2020 19:36:57 +0000.
• Longtime Cowboy Cole Beasley opts to shed Texas home
  
  NFL wide receiver Cole Beasley is asking $1.2 million for his remodeled home in Texas, where he spent seven seasons with the Dallas Cowboys.
  Jack Flemming.  Los Angeles Times.  Mon, 1 Jun 2020 14:03:20 -0400.
• McIlroy, Rahm favored in PGA's return at Colonial
  
  Rory McIlroy is the 7.5-to-1 favorite to win the Charles Schwab Challenge at Colonial when the PGA Tour resumes June 11 in Texas.
  Reuters.  Mon, 01 Jun 2020 13:13:50 -0400.
• Owner of Dallas boutique ransacked during protests asks for community to come together: 'I have worked so hard'
  
  Looters ransacked a boutique owned by a black woman during George Floyd protests in Dallas, according to a report Monday.
  Robert Gearty.  Fox News.  Mon, 01 Jun 2020 16:48:28 GMT.
• 'My heart is really touched': George Floyd's children attend protest, denounce violence
  
  George Floyd's son and daughter attended a protest in Bryan, Texas on Sunday.
  KETV - Omaha, Nebraska.  Mon, 01 Jun 2020 16:27:00 GMT.
• George Floyd's son joins Texas protesters in peaceful demonstration
  
  "Everybody's coming out and showing love. I love this, my heart is really touched by all of this," Quincy said.
  Ktrk.  ABC News.  Mon, 01 Jun 2020 14:14:27 +0000.
• George Floyd's body to be returned to Houston, mayor says
  
  "This is the same city that George Floyd grew up in, and his body will be returning to this city," Houston Mayor Sylvester Turner said.
  CBS News.  Mon, 01 Jun 2020 06:59:00 -0400.
• Most Protesters Leave Downtown, Dozens Detained as Dallas Curfew Takes Effect
  
  Hundreds gathered at Freedman's Memorial Cemetery in Uptown Dallas on Sunday afternoon for a vigil to recognize African American people who have been killed by police in the United States.
  Chris Blake.  NBC.  Sun, May 31 2020 09:16:49 PM.
• Ex-boyfriend forces entry at party shot to death by woman's new boyfriend
  
  A celebration turned into tragedy in what authorities called a home invasion in SW Houston.
  Yahoo.  Sun, 31 May 2020 09:17:06 -0400.
• CHC says George Floyd death shows 'tiny fraction' of what people of color confront in their daily lives
  
  Congressional Hispanic Caucus (CHC) Chairman Joaquin Castro (D-Texas) condemned the death of George Floyd, an unarmed black man who was killed this week by Minneapolis police."America witnessed a murder this ...
  Marty Johnson.  The Hill.  Sat, 30 May 2020 22:11:58 +0000.
• Jackson speaks at rally; cop faces murder charge
  
  Stephen Jackson, a 14-year NBA veteran who became friends with George Floyd while growing up in Texas, spoke at a rally in memory of Floyd, a handcuffed black man who died in police custody after pleading that he could not breathe.
  ESPN.  Sat, 30 May 2020 12:47:06 EST.

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