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Evacuations ordered in rural Texas as wildfire mushrooms within hours

By John Seewer, Associated Press

Evacuations were being ordered Tuesday in rural Texas where a wildfire has ballooned in size, burning through ranchland and forcing schools to delay or cancel classes.

U.S. border reopens to Mexican cattle imports, but economists doubt the move will reduce high beef prices

By John Hanna, Sarah Raza, Associated Press

The U.S. Department of Agriculture has said concerns about the New World screwworm's spread lessened enough to allow the movement of cattle from Mexico at a crossing in Douglas, Arizona.

Texas judge denies Karmelo Anthony's request for new trial in deadly stabbing at track meet

By Jamie Stengle, Associated Press

Judge Michael Chitty denied the retrial motion in a half-page order following a two-day hearing this week near Dallas, citing a review of the evidence and arguments. He did not elaborate.

Paramount's Warner Bros. bid and threat to leave California divide Hollywood

By William Brangham, Karina Cuevas

The proposed $111 billion merger between Paramount and Warner Bros. Discovery hit a roadblock after California's attorney general and 11 other states sued to stop it. That move was followed by Paramount Skydance CEO David Ellison threatening to take his…

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Karmelo Anthony's lawyer asks for new trial over track meet killing as new details emerge

By Jamie Stengle, Associated Press

The Texas prosecutor who oversaw Karmelo Anthony's conviction in a deadly stabbing at a high school track meet said Thursday that both sides had agreed to hold back evidence that risked further inflaming a case already boiling with racial tensions and death threats.

Judge removed from Texas track meet stabbing case as defendant Karmelo Anthony seeks a new trial

By Jamie Stengle, Associated Press

The judge in the case of a Texas teenager convicted of fatally stabbing a 17-year-old athlete at a high school track meet was ordered removed Wednesday, as the defendant seeks a new trial in a case that drew national attention.

Minnesota AG sues Texas governor to extradite ICE agent for trial

By Mark Vancleave, Russ Bynum, Associated Press

Attorney General Keith Ellison says Texas Governor Greg Abbott has not signed papers to extradite Immigration and Customs Enforcement agent Christian Castro since his arrest in Texas in May.

Trump administration pauses border construction project in Big Bend National Park

By Rebecca Santana, Associated Press

The Trump administration says it is temporarily pausing construction of a controversial border construction project in the Big Bend National Park while the head of the agency tasked with building the wall visits Texas to do an “on-the-ground evaluation.”…

Kay Granger, first Republican woman from Texas to serve in the House, has died at age 83

By Jamie Stengle, Associated Press

Granger was the first woman elected mayor of Fort Worth, Texas, and the first Republican woman to chair one of the most powerful committees in Congress, the House Appropriations Committee.

ICE extends no-bid contract for major detention center in Texas, rejecting calls for closure

By Ryan J. Foley, Associated Press

U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement plans to keep one of its largest detention facilities open for at least another year. This decision comes despite reports of human rights abuses.