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AUSTIN — North Texas Sen. Kelly Hancock, one of two Republicans who voted to convict Ken Paxton during the attorney general’s impeachment trial, says he plowed through the evidence presented and concluded Paxton abused his office. “When you put the different events that were presented to us into a timeline, there’s a cluster, you could see where things were happening in clusters,” …

NORTH CHARLESTON, S.C. — A Marine Corps pilot safely ejected from a fighter jet over North Charleston on Sunday afternoon and the search for his missing aircraft was focused on two lakes north of North Charleston, military officials said. The pilot ejected and parachuted safely into a North Charleston neighborhood at about 2 p.m. He was taken to a local …

There are many ways for a small North Texas town to tell married gay dads who adopted a young boy and who live and work in their midst that they are unwanted. But there’s a downside for any bigots who try this. They may feel the wrath of the fathers in ways unexpected. The alleged mastermind of this poisonous attempt …

AUSTIN — Ken Paxton parried the strongest threat to his political career with his acquittal of articles of impeachment on Saturday. With the effort to remove him from office in the rearview mirror, the road ahead for Paxton is ripe with political potential. But even for the ascendant attorney general who has batted away allegations of abuse of power and corruption, looming criminal charges and a federal …

North Texas could again see rain this week, but the temperature is expected to stay in the low 90s, according to the National Weather Service in Fort Worth. An air quality alert had been issued for the Dallas-Fort Worth area on Monday, the weather service said, adding that air quality could be “unhealthy for sensitive groups.” Recently released NASA images showed …

AUSTIN — Ken Paxton’s historic impeachment trial is fodder for history books. On Saturday the attorney general was acquitted on 16 of 20 articles of impeachment by a Republican-controlled Senate; another four articles were dismissed following the verdict. Paxton was allowed to return to work immediately, after having been suspended in May when the House voted to impeach him. The …

DENTON — Judge Steve Burgess hasn’t set foot in his courtroom today, but just thinking about what awaits him there makes him cry. One Wednesday a month, the wood-paneled courtroom of the 158th District Court turns into a graveyard. At least it feels that way to him. Photographs of 250 smiling North Texans — all dead from drugs — hang …

Jessica and Mark Thibodeaux sell carne asada street tacos, stuffed avocados and agua frescas out of their Fresh Mex food truck every weekend at a farmer’s market in McKinney and at special events. They started out in a small food stand in 2018 and have spent the past year searching for the perfect brick-and-mortar to take their Mexican food business to the …

WASHINGTON — It might be time to reconsider fall travel plans if they involve visiting a national park or require a passport renewal. The likelihood of a government shutdown grew last week as internal differences forced House Republicans to at least temporarily abandon consideration of their defense spending bill, typically an area of unity for the party. Conservatives in the House Freedom …

This final week of summer will be on the warm side with highs in the 90s. These numbers are well above normal for mid/late September (normal high in the upper 80s). However, triple-digit heat is not expected to return. In addition, low humidity will keep the comfort level in check. Higher humidity and a disturbance from the west will bring …