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Undefeated Longhorns blank Bulldogs
Axtell needed little time to find its footing Friday night. Once the Longhorns did, the Bulldogs had little chance of keeping pace.
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Lorena shakes off turnovers in 63-35 explosion
TROY — Lorena quarterback Jaxon Blancett didn't let a few bad plays get him down.
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Aranda fluttering like dust in wind
"Masquerading as a man with a reason, my charade is the event of the season." Kansas sang it originally, and on Saturday that old Kansas tune returned to implant itself in Baylor's helmets like the world's worst earworm. Carry on,…...
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The Fray helps Waco ‘Silobrate’ with old, new rock
By Arden Berry | Arts & Life Editor While preceded by inflatables and followed by fireworks, The Fray’s performance itself was what pumped up and lit up the audience Friday night at Magnolia’s Silobration. Inflatable tube men frame the Silos Stage as Chip Gaines offers to sell a ...
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Sports take: Baylor is squandering best defense in Aranda era
By Bennett Parker | Sports Writer After limping into the second half with seven points, the offense needed a jumpstart. The Baylor defense came through yet again as junior cornerback Devon Jordan took his third interception of the season to the house and put the Bears up by a tou...
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Kansas blocks game-winning FG for 1st win over Baylor in 20 years
By Jeffrey Cohen | Sports Editor Baylor found itself trailing 25-24 with over a minute left in the four th quarter against Kansas. Junior quarterback DJ Lagway completed a miraculous pass to fifth-year receiver Gavin Freeman in triple coverage to give the offense some life. The B...
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Gas leak near Renaissance Festival prompts evacuations
GRIMES COUNTY, Texas (FOX 44) - A gas leak in Grimes County prompted evacuations near the Renaissance Festival. The Todd Mission Volunteer Fire Department was dispatched to a gas leak at a residence on Tuliptree Lane at approximately 8:45 a.m. Saturday. When they arrived, it was ...
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Latest Forecast with Meteorologist Sean Ryan
Quiet weather continues this weekend. Temperatures will remain several degrees above normal, with highs in the 80s and lows in the upper-50s to lower 60s. Winds will be out of the southeast around 10mph. Cloud cover will increase into Sunday, with no precipitation expected....
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Affidavits: 4 local jail inmates attacked 5th, sexually assaulting him
Four McLennan County jail inmates attacked a fifth at the Jack Harwell Detention Center earlier this month, according to arrest affidavits obtained Thursday....
