Community Voices for Public Education organizes the effort, which includes a "mini-lobbying day" at the Texas Capitol.

The Miami Heat are on a "short list" of preferred teams for Sacramento Kings star De'Aaron Fox in the event he's traded, according to Yahoo Sports'

The Mountaineers put up a hard fight during the second half of their matchup against No. 6 Houston Wednesday evening. While the first half started slow with defensive struggles, the Mountaineers

That’s because the Spurs — reportedly Fox’s preferred trade destination — currently have nine tradeable first-round picks that they can include in a deal to the Heat’s one tradeable first-round selection. San Antonio also has young talent such as Keldon Johnson, Devin Vassell and others who it can add to any trade package for Fox.

Local officials are investigating after discovering 14 stolen cattle, including eight dead cows, in an abandoned trailer in Houston County.

1936: The new owners of the Boston Braves conduct a survey of newspaper reporters, asking them to come up with a new nickname for the franchise. The reporters select the Bees, which will be used throughout the 1940 season. The new name fails to catch on, and the team will eventually decide to switch back to “Braves”

Showers and a few embedded thunderstorms will continue to move through the area today, the National Weather Service said. The heaviest rain will be this morning into this afternoon in far south-central Missouri, it said.

The Missouri State Highway Patrol says a Mansfield man faces several charges following an early Thursday incident in Texas County.

The “new school Mediterranean” restaurant serves customizable wraps, bowls and plates as well as kebabs, salads, fries, hummus and falafel. Some halal and vegetarian options are available.

Wade began writing books to fill the time when he was away from the game. He published his second novel in November.

A police officers' union called a man a "snitch" for posting a video of police doing doughnuts in a parking lot.

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