ODESSA — The Public Utility Commission of Texas on Friday gave its approval to a controversial, 370-mile-long transmission line project, pending two transmission companies work with landowners to make modifications.
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Israelis are voting in a pivotal election Tuesday as their country wrestles with unresolved wars, continues to reel from Hamas' 2023 attack and is deeply divided over the character of the state and the right person to lead it. Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, who voted just aft...
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If you are an early riser, you may have seen some light rain grace your area. A light line passed through McLennan, Coryell, Bell, Lampasas, Burnet, and Hill counties. The accumulation is barely measurable. Basically, moisture is returning to Central Texas, and all the comfortabl...
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President Donald Trump is set to speak at a campaign rally in Corpus Christi on Tuesday ahead of the midterm election next week. The president has rallies scheduled in Corpus Christi and Lubbock. Trump is trying to shore up support for U.S. Senate candidate Ken Paxton, who is loc...
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Banks are repossessing more homes across the country, but housing experts say the eye-catching increase needs some context. Lenders repossessed nearly 5,800 homes in August, up 42% from a year earlier. But that doesn't mean overall foreclosure activity jumped by the same amount. ...
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President Donald Trump and Secretary of State Marco Rubio on Tuesday plan to show off a newly arrived oil tanker filled with Venezuelan crude to be processed in Texas refineries, according to a congressional aide and two U.S. officials. The visit to Port Arthur, Texas, comes on t...
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Three Robinson ISD school board seats are on the ballot, with candidates focusing on a junior high bond issue, taxes and maintaining district excellence as issues for voters to consider....
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Crews have been digging up Franklin at New Road seemingly forever, installing cable and utility lines. But it's just the opening act for a much larger project—or headache—beginning next year....
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ICYMI — If you're interested in commercial goings-on around the Waco area, here are some local building permits of interest from recent weeks.
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Plain old water could be responsible for making plastics harmful to people, according to a new study that portends significant consequences for human health....
