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Auburn fires football coach Gus Malzahn after 8 seasons

24-10 victory over Mississippi State. Auburn is 6-4 in a pandemic-shortened season of all Southeastern Conference opponents, losing by double digits to highly ranked teams Alabama, Georgia and Texas A&M.They were also upset by a struggling South Carolina, which wound up firing coach Will Muschamp during the season.

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AP Top 25: Coastal breaks into top 10; Alabama still No. 1

The first top-10 shakeup in more than a month pushed Coastal Carolina to No. 9 in The Associated Press college football poll on Sunday.Alabama was a unanimous No. 1, followed by Notre Dame, Ohio State, Clemson and Texas A&M as those teams held their spots for a sixth straight week.Surprising losses by Florida and Miami shuffled the rest of the top 10.

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El Paso elects former mayor, defeating incumbent in runoff

EL PASO, Texas – El Paso residents have elected a new mayor, handing a defeat to incumbent Mayor Dee Margo in favor of his predecessor, Oscar Leeser, in a runoff race defined by the city’s coronavirus crisis.Leeser, who was mayor of the West Texas city on the Mexican border from 2013 through 2017, won with an overwhelming 82% of the vote, according to El Paso County's unofficial tally.

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CMA Awards Respond to Backlash After Charley Pride's Death From Coronavirus, One Month After Attending Indoor Ceremony

The death of country music legend Charley Pride shocked his fans only one month after he was in attendance at the 2020 Country Music Association Awards, which were held indoors in November.

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More US churches are committing to racism-linked reparations

NEW YORK – The Episcopal Diocese of Texas acknowledges that its first bishop in 1859 was a slaveholder. An Episcopal church in New York City erects a plaque noting the building's creation in 1810 was made possible by wealth resulting from slavery.And the Minnesota Council of Churches cites a host of injustices — from mid-19th century atrocities against Native Americans to police killings of Black people — in launching a first-of-its kind “truth and reparations” initiative engaging its 25 member denominations.These efforts reflect a widespread surge of interest among many U.S.

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'Saturday Night Live' mocks Trump over Supreme Court's refusal to hear Texas case, coronavirus vaccine rollout

“Saturday Night Live” sounded off on the Supreme Court’s decision to decline to hear a Texas case seeking to overturn the election results that was backed by Donald Trump. During the highly popular sketch show’s “Weekend Update” segment, hosts Colin Jost and Michael Che mocked the president’s ongoing efforts to overturn the results of the 2020 presidential election. “Guys, I gotta be honest, I’m beginning to think Donald Trump didn’t win this election,” Jost joked during the segment before discussing the Supreme Court decision. The court denied a Texas effort Friday that would have essentially nullified the presidential election in Pennsylvania, Michigan, Georgia and Wisconsin, all states where Joe Biden won a narrow victory over the

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Tributes paid to country music star Charley Pride after coronavirus death

direct to your inboxTributes have been made to country music star Charley Pride following his death aged 86 from coronavirus complications.Pride, from Sledge in Mississippi, was one the genre’s first black stars and the first black member of the Country Music Hall Of Fame.A statement from his representative said: “Pride, whose rich baritone voice and impeccable song-sense altered American culture, died Saturday, December 12, 2020 in Dallas, Texas of complications from Covid-19 at age 86.”Widely considered a trailblazer, he was also one of only three African-Americans to become a member of the prestigious Grand Ole Opry club.Fellow country star Dolly Parton, 74, said on Twitter: “I’m so heartbroken that one of my dearest and oldest friends,

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Texas State University holds in-person graduation ceremonies

SAN MARCOS, Texas - Texas State University held in-person graduation ceremonies late this week, and over the weekend. The ceremonies honor fall graduates.

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‘He was a trailblazer’: Charley Pride, country music’s first Black superstar, dies from Covid complications

Covid complications. Pride, 86, who was the first Black member of the Country Music Hall of Fame, died in Dallas, Texas on Saturday, his publicist confirmed. Dolly Parton and a string of celebrities took to Twitter to pay tribute to the musician.

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Country Music Legend Charley Pride Has Died at 86 from COVID-19 Complications

Charley Pride, a legend in the country music world, has passed away at the age of 86.

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Oklahoma State running back Chuba Hubbard opts out

ran for 139 yards and a touchdown against Iowa State in the Cyclones’ only conference loss.Hubbard's 2019 season was the best by an Oklahoma State back since Barry Sanders' 1988 Heisman-winning season.Hubbard led the nation in rushing last season with 2,094 yards and finished eighth in the Heisman Trophy balloting. He rushed for 221 yards against Oregon State, 256 against Tulsa, 296 against Kansas State and 223 against TCU.

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Herman returning in 2021 for 5th season with Texas Longhorns

AUSTIN, Texas – Texas has ended widespread speculation about coach Tom Herman’s future, announcing Saturday he will return in 2021 for his fifth season with the No. 23 Longhorns.“My policy is to wait until the end of the season before evaluating and commenting on our program and coaches.

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Dog recovering in Lakeway after near-death experience with Mexican cartel

LAKEWAY, Texas - A woman in Mexico risked her life to save a dog left for dead by the cartel. Thanks to an Austin rescue organization, that dog is now making a miraculous recovery at a vet's office in Lakeway, but he isn't out of the woods just yet. Two weeks ago the pup didn't have much of a chance.

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Wisconsin high court to hold rare weekend session for Trump election challenge

Donald Trump’s lawsuit seeking to overturn his loss to Democrat Joe Biden in the battleground state.The high court agreed to take the case at Trump’s urgent request Friday, soon after a state judge ruled against him and with Monday’s Electoral College vote bearing down and the state’s 10 electoral votes about to go to Biden. U.S.

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U.S. election: Supreme Court rejects Texas-led bid to overturn results for Trump

The U.S. Supreme Court rejected a lawsuit led by the Texas attorney general and backed by President Donald Trump to overturn the results of the presidential election on Friday evening.

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U.S. Supreme Court rejects Texas-led bid to overturn election results for Trump

Donald Trump to overturn Joe Biden’s election victory, ending a desperate attempt to get legal issues rejected by state and federal judges before the nation’s highest court and subvert the will of voters.The high court’s order was a stark repudiation of a legal claim that was widely regarded as dubious, yet embraced by the president, 19 Republican state attorneys general and 126 House Republicans.Trump had insisted the court would find the “wisdom” and “courage” to adopt his baseless position that the election was the product of widespread fraud and should be overturned.

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EXPLAINER: Dismissed election case pushed debunked claims

unanimously ruled in October that state law makes it clear only that the ballot envelope requires the voter’s signature, but not a matching signature.Among the states that changed voting practices without legislative action this year is Texas, which extended early voting by six days due to the pandemic. ___THE LAWSUIT CLAIMS: Given Trump's lead in the four states “as of 3 a.m." the morning after the election, Biden's chances of winning all four was “less than one in a quadrillion.”THE FACTS: What sounds like a statistically significant figure isn't grounded in what experts before the election predicted: In-person votes counted more quickly would likely favor Trump and mail-in votes counted later would favor Biden.

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Moving to Texas: Why Tesla’s Elon Musk, Oracle and HPE are leaving California

FILE: Tesla CEO Elon Musk speaks during the unveiling of the new Tesla Model Y. (FREDERIC J. BROWN/AFP via Getty Images)With the recent news of SpaceX and Tesla CEO Elon Musk moving to Texas, Hewlett Packard Enterprise relocating its headquarters from the San Francisco Bay Area to the Houston area, and today’s announcement that Austin would now be home to Oracle, the classic California exodus to the Lone Star State has been brought to the forefront again.RELATED: Tesla CEO Elon Musk critical of California, leaves the state and moves to TexasTexas is the most popular relocation destination for Californians, according to the U.S.

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Texas GOP chair says 'law-abiding states' should 'form a union' after SCOTUS rejects election suit

AUSTIN, Texas - The chairman of the Texas Republican Party is reacting to the Supreme Court's rejection of Texas' lawsuit to overturn Joe Biden's election victory.In a statement, Chairman Allen West said that by tossing out the lawsuit, the Supreme Court "has decreed that a state can take unconstitutional actions and violate its own election law".DOWNLOAD THE FOX 7 AUSTIN NEWS APPAllen West SIGN UP FOR FOX 7 AUSTIN EMAIL ALERTS"This decision establishes a precedent that says states can violate the US constitution and not be held accountable," West said.

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Oracle says it will move HQ from Silicon Valley to Texas

REDWOOD CITY, Calif. – Tech giant Oracle Corp. said Friday it will move its headquarters from Silicon Valley to Austin, Texas, and let many employees choose their office locations and decide whether to work from home.The business software maker said it will keep major hubs at its current home in Redwood City, California, and other locations.“We believe these moves best position Oracle for growth and provide our personnel with more flexibility about where and how they work,” the company said in a regulatory filing.

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Supreme Court rejects Texas lawsuit to overturn Biden's election victory

(LEFT) President Donald Trump looks on during a ceremony presenting the Presidential Medal of Freedom to wrestler Dan Gable in the Oval Office of the White House in Washington, D.C. on Dec.

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Oracle relocates Redwood City headquarters to Austin, Texas

Oracle Office Buildings at Redwood City Headquarters (Photo by Christopher J. Morris/CORBIS/Corbis via Getty Images) REDWOOD CITY, Calif. - Oracle Corporation, a multi-billion dollar software and technology company, is the latest tech giant to announce they're leaving Silicon Valley for Texas.The company is by far the largest employer in Redwood City, with over 6,500 employees, representing 13.5% of the jobs in that city, according to city data.Oracle made the announcement Friday afternoon and was first reported by Bloomberg.Oracle was founded in 1977 by Larry Ellison in Santa Clara.

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EXPLAINER: Baseless claims fill Trump-backed election case

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Trump returns to court in Wisconsin as time running out

MADISON, Wis. – President Donald Trump's campaign was returning to a Wisconsin court on Friday to argue for the state's election results to be overturned, with the Electoral College vote just three days away and a skeptical federal judge nearing a ruling on a similar case.Trump was pushing to overturn Joe Biden's narrow win in Wisconsin with both a state and federal lawsuit in courts there and as part of a broader lawsuit filed with the U.S. Supreme Court by the Texas attorney general.

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Over 100 GOP members of Congress sign onto Texas-led election lawsuit

election is demonstrating U.S. President Donald Trump’s enduring political power even as his term is set to end.

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Hundreds of GOP members sign onto Texas-led election lawsuit

HOUSTON – The Texas lawsuit asking the U.S. Supreme Court to invalidate President-elect Joe Biden’s victory has quickly become a conservative litmus test, as 106 members of Congress and multiple state attorneys general signed onto the case even as some have predicted it will fail.The last-gasp bid to subvert the results of the Nov.

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U.S. election: More than 100 GOP members of Congress sign onto Texas-led election lawsuit

More than 100 Republican members of Congress signed onto a Texas-led election lawsuit, which is asking the U.S. Supreme Court to invalidate president-elect Joe Biden’s victory in four swing states.

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Pennsylvania blasts Texas’ bid to overturn Bidens' election win

HARRISBURG - Lawyers for Pennsylvania responded in the U.S.

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Trump to meet state attorneys general joining in suit to overturn election results

President Donald Trump speaks in the Diplomatic Room of the White House on Thanksgiving on November 26, 2020 in Washington, DC. (Photo by Erin Schaff - Pool/Getty Images) WASHINGTON - President Donald Trump on Wednesday asked the Supreme Court to let him join an improbable lawsuit challenging election results in Pennsylvania and other states that he lost, a day after the justices rejected a last-gasp bid to reverse Pennsylvania’s certification of Democrat Joe Biden’s victory.The high court has asked for responses by Thursday.

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Coronavirus crippling emergency response agencies: ‘What if you call EMS and nobody comes?’

DALLAS, Texas – The coronavirus pandemic has strained the country's hospital systems and pushed front-line workers mentally and physically as the number of cases spikes upward again. Some agencies dealing with budget issues due to demand in personal protective equipment (PPE) and an uptick in calls have been forced to shutter, begging the question of who will respond in the event of an emergency? Ryan Snow, a paramedic and firefighter with the Dallas Fire and Rescue in Texas has been working on the front lines since the beginning of the coronavirus pandemic. “Initially there was obviously a fear factor when responding to COVID calls because there was that unknown factor,” Snow told Fox News.

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Anti-vaxxers are using a photo of a Covid vaccine trial patient's foot to spread fake news

After months of anticipation, the first coronavirus vaccines have finally started being rolled out in the UK this week.

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Trump, 17 states join Texas’ attempt to overturn U.S. election loss at Supreme Court

Donald Trump and 17 states on Wednesday threw their support behind a long-shot lawsuit by Texas seeking to overturn his election loss by asking the U.S. Supreme Court to throw out the voting results in four states.Trump, defeated by President-elect Joe Biden in the Nov.

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US set to execute 1st of 5 inmates before Biden inauguration

CHICAGO – The Trump administration is planning an unprecedented five more federal executions before President-elect Joe Biden's inauguration, starting with a Texas street-gang member set to be put to death Thursday for his role in the 1999 slayings of an Iowa religious couple whose bodies he burned in the trunk of their car.Brandon Bernard was 18 when he and four other teenagers abducted and robbed Todd and Stacie Bagley on their way from a Sunday service in Killeen, Texas.

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SpaceX Starship crash-lands during highest test flight

CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. (AP) - SpaceX launched its shiny, bullet-shaped, straight-out-of-science fiction Starship several miles into the air from a remote corner of Texas on Wednesday, but the 6 1/2-minute test flight ended in an explosive fireball at touchdown.It was the highest and most elaborate flight yet for the rocketship that Elon Musk says could carry people to Mars in as little as six years.RELATED: NASA reveals 18 astronauts on Artemis Team, includes first woman, next man on moonThis latest prototype — the first one equipped with a nose cone, body flaps and three engines — was shooting for an altitude of up to eight miles (12.5 kilometers).

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Trump looks past Supreme Court loss to new election lawsuit

WASHINGTON – President Donald Trump said Wednesday that his campaign will join an improbable case before the Supreme Court challenging election results in Pennsylvania and other states that he lost as he tries to look past the justices' rejection of a last-gasp bid to reverse Pennsylvania’s certification of Democrat Joe Biden’s victoryThe high court has asked for responses by Thursday. Out of the roughly 50 lawsuits filed around the country contesting the Nov.

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Tide, Irish, Tigers, Buckeyes hold steady atop CFP rankings

For the third straight week, Alabama, Notre Dame, Clemson and Ohio State held on to the top four spots in the College Football Playoff rankings.The selection committee's second-from-last rankings had only a little movement in the top 10. Texas A&M is still fifth and Florida held at sixth.Iowa State moved up a couple of spots to seventh after earning a spot in the Big 12 title game.

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Tesla CEO Elon Musk critical of California, leaves the state and moves to Texas

PALO ALTO, Calif. - Tesla CEO Elon Musk has left California and is now a resident of Texas.In an interview with The Wall Street Journal on Tuesday, Musk said that the move made sense, amid plans underway for a new Tesla factory in the Austin area.Tesla CEO Elon Musk talks to the media about the condition of the factory workers who were injured at the Tesla plant earlier in the day, outside of Santa Clara Valley Medical Center in San Jose, Calif. on Wednesday, Nov.

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Texas sues 4 states claiming unconstitutional voting changes

AUSTIN, Texas - Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton sued battleground states Pennsylvania, Georgia, Michigan, and Wisconsin on Tuesday to challenge their 2020 presidential election results."Using the COVID-19 pandemic as a justification, government officials in the defendant states of Georgia, Michigan, and Wisconsin, and the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania (collectively, 'Defendant State'), usurped their legislatures’ authority and unconstitutionally revised their state’s election statutes," Paxton's complaint says. "They accomplished these statutory revisions through executive fiat or friendly lawsuits, thereby weakening ballot integrity."Paxton is asking the U.S.

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Oil dips as COVID-19 cases, lockdowns outweigh vaccination news

Oil prices edged lower on Tuesday, extending the previous session's losses after the US state of California tightened its pandemic lockdown through Christmas and COVID-19 cases surged in the United States and Europe.Brent crude fell 3 cents to $48.76 a barrel by 10:34 a.. EST (1534 GMT), while US West Texas Intermediate (WTI) crude futures lost 21 cents to $45.55.

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14 Fort Hood soldiers fired, suspended over violence at base

WASHINGTON – Army leaders are firing or suspending 14 officers and enlisted soldiers at Fort Hood, Texas, and ordering policy changes to address chronic leadership failures at the base that contributed to a widespread pattern of violence including murder, sexual assaults and harassment. Two general officers are among those being removed from their jobs, as top Army leaders on Tuesday announced the findings of an independent panel's investigation into problems at the Texas base.The actions, taken by Army Secretary Ryan McCarthy, come in the aftermath of a year that saw 25 soldiers assigned to Fort Hood die due to suicide, homicide or accidents, including the bludgeoning death of Spc.

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WATCH LIVE: SpaceX attempts test flight of Starship SN8

BOCA CHICA, Texas – SpaceX on Tuesday plans to launch a test flight of its latest Starship prototype spacecraft from the company’s Texas location.SpaceX will hold a live webcast starting at 11 a.m. EST for its “high-altitude flight test” of the Starship SN8 vehicle.

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AP source: Rangers trading RHP Lance Lynn to White Sox

The Chicago White Sox are set to acquire right-hander Lance Lynn in a trade with the Texas Rangers, according to a person with direct knowledge of the deal. The person spoke on condition of anonymity to The Associated Press on Monday night, at the end of the first day of Major League Baseball's virtual winter meeting, because there was no announcement from either team.Lynn would be reunited in Chicago with manager Tony La Russa.

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Army to fire, suspend Fort Hood troops over violence at base

WASHINGTON – U.S. Army leaders are expected to fire or suspend a “significant number” of officers and enlisted soldiers at Fort Hood, Texas, in a dramatic purge to correct a command culture they believe failed to address leadership failures and a pattern of violence that included murders, sexual assaults and suicides, U.S.

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Adam Wainwright wins MLB's Roberto Clemente Award

NEW YORK – Longtime St. Louis Cardinals pitcher Adam Wainwright has won the Roberto Clemente Award, given annually by Major League Baseball for community involvement and philanthropy.Wainwright’s Big League Impact foundation and recording artist Garth Brooks’ Teammates for Kids Foundation teamed for a Home Plate Project with Texas pitcher Kyle Gibson, and raised money from more than 150 big leaguers that let to the donation of about $5.8 million donated to 94 charities.

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Amid pandemic, grants keep Army veteran's business afloat

FAYETTEVILLE, N.C. – Nicole Walcott’s lip started to quiver as she turned her misty gaze away from a reporter’s question. “I don’t want to cry on camera,” the 33-year-old said when asked why she’s fought tooth and nail to keep her small business open amid a pandemic that’s crushing countless others.Three years ago, Walcott, a U.S.

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Man, 39, killed in freak accident at Irving car wash

IRVING, Texas - Police say a man was killed in a freak accident while trying to get a car through a car wash in Irving.The accident happened at the Wash Masters Car Wash in Irving around 3:40 p.m. Friday.Irving police say the 39-year-old man got trapped in the car washing machine.

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No. 12 Villanova hands No. 17 Texas first loss 68-64

AUSTIN, Texas – Jermaine Samuels and Jeremiah Robinson-Earl each scored 19 points and No. 12 Villanova held on late to beat No.

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AP Top 25: No. 1 Tide runs poll streak to 210, 3rd-best ever

The Associated Press college football poll.The Crimson Tide were the unanimous No. 1 for the third straight week and the top seven teams were unchanged for a fifth consecutive poll.Notre Dame was No.

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United States	Cases: 46 252 513 Deaths: 750 423 Recovered: 0
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Brazil	Cases: 21 835 785 Deaths: 608 235 Recovered: 0
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