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> Become a PAID subscriber for $5/mo or $50/yr here. | | | “Sylvester Turner carried into Texas Capitol to lie in state,” Houston Chronicle's Taylor Goldenstein and Isaac Yu — “State lawmakers on Thursday formally honored Sylvester Turner, adding to the parade of tributes that have poured out since his death last week and ahead of his memorial on Saturday in Houston.
Turner, who died last Wednesday at age 70, was brought to the state Capitol shortly before noon and was set to lie in state in the House chamber through Friday.
In a memorial resolution Thursday morning, several House members spoke about Turner’s life and legacy. The Houston native had served as a state House member for over two decades before becoming the city’s mayor and, most recently, a U.S. representative for the 18th Congressional District. State Rep. Senfronia Thompson, a Houston Democrat and Turner’s longtime colleague, introduced the resolution.
State Rep. Christian Manuel, D-Beaumont, recalled that when he was 19 and one of few Black staffers at the state capitol, Turner always remembered his name and provided mentorship. Manuel said Turner taught him to work across the aisle for the common good.
“That’s who he was, a person who cared for people, a person who strived to make this legislature better together regardless of whether there was an R or a D or an I in front of your name,” Manuel said. | » BECOME A PAID SUBSCRIBER: $7/mo | State Rep. Barbara Gervin-Hawkins, D-San Antonio, echoed that sentiment, saying that the current Legislature ought to honor his legacy by committing to bipartisanship.
“We remember the legacy of an individual who crossed all boundaries in terms of working with people,” Gervin-Hawkins said. “Let’s make the rest of this session represent that in his honor. Let us also as individuals seek to create a legacy of respect, a legacy of working together.” | » BECOME A PAID SUBSCRIBER: $70/yr | Freshman Rep. Lauren Ashley Simmons, D-Houston, spoke about the lessons she learned from Turner as someone new to politics. Simmons was a union organizer before joining the Legislature.
“I often say, ‘This is not my world, and I’m just visiting,’ and he would really kind of get on to me about that and say, ‘You are more deserving than you realize, and your commitment is to your people, and it’s always been, and you’re just doing it in a different way now,’” she said. “Now I feel shortchanged in a way because I feel like we should have had a lot more time, but I’m so grateful to God that I had an opportunity to know him.”
State Rep. Ann Johnson, D-Houston, talked about Turner’s profound impact on people all throughout the political sphere.
“I do hope that the family knows that when we found out about the passing here last week, you could feel the air leave each one of us,” Johnson said. “Many of the folks that are here, through lobby or anything else, everybody has a Sylvester Turner story. So while he has left this earth, everything about his life is going to remain in all of us.”
Rather than voice their typical “aye,” members who were gathered at the front microphone stood to approve the resolution.
Afterward, a few dozen lawmakers gathered for the arrival of Turner’s body, including including most of the Legislative Black Caucus and Houston-area delegation, as well as Houston’s three Democratic state senators." Houston Chronicle ($) | | PLEASE NOTE: You are receiving the PAID subscriber version of Must Read Texas today only — so you are SEE WHAT YOU ARE MISSING as a FREE subscriber. | » Become paid for $7/mo or $70/yr here. | | | Editorial: “Will Texas finally make it harder for violent people to bond out of jail?” via Dallas Morning News — “A recurring complaint we hear from police in Dallas is that they arrest dangerous people only to see them released from jail days or weeks later. Officers gripe about judges who set low bail amounts and prosecutors who don’t challenge them. Too many people have lost loved ones or been subjected to assault at the hands of people out on bail who shouldn’t have been.
No doubt that the cash bail system in this state has often been too lenient to people accused of serious crimes. Yes, some judges set absurdly low bail amounts for the offense, but it’s also true that certain suspects have the wealth or personal connections to post high bail amounts. And there have been cases where judges set million-dollar bail amounts for violent crimes and drew lawsuits. At the root of the problem is the way the system is designed in Texas.
Under the state Constitution, judges cannot deny bail to people accused of violent felonies except in really extreme and narrow circumstances. It is also typical that the officials setting original bail amounts are not the elected state district judges who will hear the criminal cases and who answer to voters. In fact, bail decisions are usually made by appointed magistrate judges at the county level or municipal judges who consider release conditions for suspects first booked in city jails.
This is why we support two bills from the Texas Senate that would reform the bail system in Texas to protect the public.
Senate Joint Resolution 5 would allow judges to deny bail to people accused of first-degree sexual felonies, serious violent crimes like murder and aggravated assault, or human trafficking. The bill specifies that judges must consider whether there is “clear and convincing evidence” that bail is insufficient to ensure the safety of the community or that the suspect returns to court. A judge who denies bail must issue a written report explaining his or her decision.
If the Legislature approves SJR 5, the proposed constitutional amendment will go to voters for approval.
The other legislation, Senate Bill 9, would correct a recurring issue in Dallas County and other big counties. Dallas County Assistant District Attorney Kim Nesbitt told lawmakers that a long-ago court ruling determined that the judge who originally set the bail (usually a magistrate judge) retains jurisdiction over the bail amount until the suspect is formally charged. In felony cases, that means that district judges can’t raise or modify bail amounts, even at the request of prosecutors, until there is an indictment by a grand jury, which can take weeks or months. SB 9 addresses this problem by authorizing district judges to review requests to change bail amounts for felony suspects before a case is formally charged.
The bill would also allow judges to deny personal bonds — release conditions with no financial requirements — to people accused of violating family violence and sexual abuse court orders, terroristic threats and murder as a result of dealing fentanyl.
We commend Dallas County District Attorney John Creuzot for publicly supporting these measures. We hope his stance will nudge reluctant Democrats in the Texas House to get behind these bills." DMN ($)
“Texas Southern University asks for $120 million to replace aging law school,” Texas Tribune's Jessica Priest — “Texas Southern University is asking lawmakers for $120 million to replace its law school building after the organization that sets standards for law schools deemed it unsafe and ill-suited to serve students with disabilities.
If the university doesn’t address the litany of problems with the building, the school stands to lose its ability to offer federal financial aid to its students.
University officials say storms — from Hurricane Rita in 2005 to Hurricane Harvey in 2017 — have battered the Thurgood Marshall School of Law in the nearly 50 years since it was built in the Third Ward of Houston.
They say they addressed leaks, mold and foundation issues as they arose, but the fixes weren’t enough for the American Bar Association, which evaluates and sets standards for law schools across the country.
In 2021, the organization told TSU the building did not comply with its standards for facilities, equipment and technology. The school was told the building poses health and safety concerns and needs more elevators for people with disabilities as well as more space for students and faculty overall.
The ABA told the university it would need to build a new facility to remain accredited. Accreditation ensures a higher education institution meets basic quality standards. Only students attending accredited institutions qualify for federal student grants and loans.
The ABA does not appear to have given TSU a deadline to meet its facilities standards. The organization declined to comment on this story.
“I cannot speculate on what failing to replace the aging facility would mean. What I would say is we owe our students the best learning and preparatory experience possible,” University President James W. Crawford III said in a statement. “It is very difficult to do so in the current facility.”
This is the second time TSU has requested money for a new law school building.
During the previous legislative session two years ago, the university asked for $415 million for capital projects, but lawmakers denied that request.
In this legislative session, funding to build a new law school is part of TSU’s latest $202 million request for capital projects, which also includes $50 million to upgrade classrooms and address health and safety issues with electrical, mechanical and plumbing systems at other campus buildings.
TSU’s law school was created in the 1940s after a Black student was denied admission to the University of Texas at Austin’s law school. It was renamed after the U.S. Supreme Court’s first Black justice, Thurgood Marshall, in 1978.
Despite only representing 3% of all four-year institutions in the nation, historically Black colleges and universities like TSU graduate 17% of all Black students who obtain a bachelor’s degree and enroll twice as many Pell Grant-eligible students as non-HBCUs, according to a nonprofit that supports HBCUs.
The Thurgood Marshall School of Law is Texas’ No. 1 school in graduating Black attorneys and No. 3 in graduating Latino attorneys." Texas Tribune | | | “Texas AG Ken Paxton opens probe into Dallas’ immigration enforcement,” Dallas Morning News' Aarón Torres and Kelli Smith — “Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton launched an investigation into Dallas, looking into whether the Dallas Police Department is refusing to assist enforcing federal immigration laws.
Paxton announced the investigation Thursday, less than a month after prominent conservatives, including Lt. Gov. Dan Patrick, criticized Dallas officials after a video circulated of interim Dallas police Chief Michael Igo telling community members the police department “is not assisting any federal agency” in detaining individuals for immigration violations.
Local governments cannot “disregard” state or federal immigration laws, Paxton said in the news release. His office said in the release that Igo’s comment “raises serious concerns that the City of Dallas and its police department may be violating Texas law.”
“The law is not optional,” Paxton said in a statement. “The people of Texas expect law enforcement agencies to uphold public safety, not to implement sanctuary policies that put our communities at risk.”
The attorney general’s office sent a letter on March 7 to Dallas City Manager Kimberly Tolbert and Igo requesting all policies, training materials and communications related to the city’s immigration enforcement policies.
Igo referred inquiries on Thursday to the city attorney’s office. The city of Dallas did not immediately respond to a request for comment.
Igo made national headlines last month after the video clip of him speaking about immigration at a community meeting went viral. Igo held a news briefing days later and read a prepared statement clarifying his officers will help federal authorities arrest anyone wanted for a crime.
During the news briefing, Igo said his department has not been asked by state or federal authorities to participate in immigration enforcement efforts. He said officials will monitor changes to state and federal law and “fully comply with all existing and new legal requirements.”" DMN ($) | | | “Fort Worth sues feds, companies for $420M in damages from forever chemicals in water,” Fort Worth Report's Nicole Lopez — “Fort Worth officials are looking to hold the U.S. Department of Defense, industrial conglomerate 3M, chemical company DuPont and other manufacturers liable for $420 million in damages related to water contamination from “forever chemicals.”
The suit was filed Monday in the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Texas.
Fort Worth leaders allege the manufacturers for years knowingly sold and distributed products containing per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances, or PFAS, to customers based in North Texas. These chemicals are commonly referred to as “forever chemicals” and are known for accumulating in the environment rather than breaking down.
“The City of Fort Worth has filed a lawsuit against the U.S. Department of Defense and multiple manufacturers of PFAS chemicals to hold them accountable for contaminating Fort Worth’s drinking water sources. These ‘forever chemicals’ have been linked to serious health risks,” said city spokesperson Reyne Telles.
The products sold by the manufacturers include “aqueous film-forming foam,” a PFAS-containing substance commonly used to suppress fires. The product was sold to federal entities, including the Naval Air Station Joint Reserve Base Fort Worth and Fort Worth-based Air Force Plant 4, operated by major defense company Lockheed Martin.
The suit says the manufacturers were aware that the chemicals in the product presented “unreasonable risks to human health, water quality, and the environment,” and sold them without warning.
“They did so without regard to the health of the City’s residents or the City’s property interests, both of which could foreseeably be damaged once these chemicals infiltrated the environment,” the suit says.
Because of their widespread use, forever chemicals have been found in human and animal bloodstreams, a variety of food products and in the environment. Exposure to forever chemicals is linked to harmful health effects such as decreased fertility, developmental effects and increased risk of some cancers.
The defendants’ negligence of the development and the use of the foaming agent led to contamination in the city’s water supply, Fort Worth officials allege.
Fort Worth had to take on “significant” expenses to conduct water quality testing, construct filtration systems and respond to and mitigate the impacts of forever chemicals in the city, according to the suit. The city is responsible for supplying water to 1.4 million customers.
Under the Biden administration, the Environmental Protection Agency adopted regulations requiring cities to reduce forever chemical contamination in drinking water if levels are above acceptable standards.
When Fort Worth conducted federally required testing in 2023, it found that its North and South Holly water treatment plants would violate limits on at least one PFAS chemical capped at 10 parts per trillion. Sixteen samples at those plants were over the 4 parts per trillion limit for two major chemicals, but the average was not high enough to violate the EPA’s standards. One part per trillion is equal to one drop of impurity in 500,000 barrels of water.
Rather than participating in a 2023 class action settlement that would have “provided inadequate compensation,” Fort Worth leaders chose to pursue legal action and seek $420 million that will be used to respond to contamination, said Telles. The city is paying a firm $9.3 million to explore how to remove PFAS from its water collection system.
“We are committed to protecting our drinking water and public health; this legal action is a necessary step in that effort,” said Telles.
Neither 3M or DuPont immediately responded to requests for comment. A Department of Defense spokesperson declined to comment on the allegations.
The suit comes after Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton sued 3M and DuPont in December, accusing the companies of knowingly selling products, such as common household staples, containing PFAS chemicals that could lead to human health issues.
A DuPont spokesperson told the Texas Tribune in December that the company has never manufactured PFOA and PFOS, two types of forever chemicals, or firefighting foam. The spokesperson added that Paxton’s complaint was “without merit.”" FW Report
“Travis County DA says indictment deadlines are a challenge in Texas but evidence is slim,” Austin American-Statesman's Tony Plohetski — “Late last month when Travis County District Attorney José Garza was under fire for routinely missing a deadline to indict defendants, the Democrat implied that he was not the only local prosecutor struggling to meet the requirement.
“From my perspective, this is a challenge that exists statewide,” he told the American-Statesman in a Feb. 26 interview. “It’s not only true in Travis County, it’s true across the state of Texas.”
It is all but impossible to find out exactly how often Garza’s peers are also failing to bring indictments within the 90-day period specified in state law, which in Travis County has resulted in felony defendants being locked up for weeks or months past the deadline.
That’s because almost no one keeps track of it – and they aren’t required to.
But an American-Statesman examination based on more than a dozen interviews with legal experts, attorneys, advocates and public defenders across Texas found that local prosecutors in other major urban counties do not appear to routinely miss the deadline to secure indictments.
“This is not a statewide problem,” said David Guinn, a Lubbock defense attorney and president of the Texas Criminal Defense Lawyers Association. “But to the extent there is one, it is limited by locale.”
Criminal justice advocates pointed to some isolated examples in specific areas, including in nearby Bastrop County and on the Texas-Mexico border, where they said defendants often remained jailed for lengthy durations with no charges as part of Gov. Greg Abbott’s Operation Lone Star. They also cited a handful of recent lawsuits and court appeals in which defendants successfully argued that they should have been freed after 90 days with no indictment.
But the Statesman could not find anyone who described blown deadlines as a pervasive, widespread issue.
The deadline in question was a provision in a 1977 law that stipulates that a felony defendant must be freed if they are not indicted within a 90-day period.
In Travis County, a spotlight appeared on the required deadline in early February after the Statesman revealed two murder cases in which prosecutors missed the window to bring indictments against defendants, leading to their release. The publication also found that on one particular day last month, 26 felony suspects remained in jail past 90 days without an indictment. The longest was behind bars 220-plus days on a third offense drunk driving charge that resulted in a plea deal on a misdemeanor charge.
Garza, a progressive elected to a second term in November, said in the Feb. 26 interview that he did not think that state law gave prosecutors a deadline to indict; instead, he said the provision is intended to give defendants a path to release.
In a follow-up interview, Garza did not provide evidence to support his claim that this is a statewide challenge but said his office had put measures in place to ensure cases do not go unindicted "due to a lack of care.”
A memo from his office contended that missed deadlines are “extremely rare.”" AAS ($)
Louis Benavides guest column: “San Antonio needs let go of Willow Springs Golf Course,” via San Antonio Express-News — “How many times have the people of San Antonio City Council District 2 heard a council candidate promise to bring development to that side of town?
Too many to count.
What has really happened is outside money bought inexpensive land and housing, and turned it into expensive land and housing. The result is an increase in property taxes.
Thank you for nothing, candidates.
If you drive on Frost Bank Drive and look east from the Frost Bank Center, you see a lot of industry, vacant land and an unattractive golf course.
When the Frost Bank Center was built, the city promised not only the county but, more importantly, East Side residents that it would improve the Willow Spring Golf Course, the municipal course that sits across the street from the arena. That has yet to happen.
The city of San Antonio did nothing for the long term to support the Bexar County investment in the Frost Bank Center. Now, San Antonio is requesting a nearly $500 million investment from Bexar County from its venue tax revenue to help the city with its Project Marvel downtown dream.
But what is going to help maintain the Frost Bank Center? County Judge Peter Sakai has suggested that the golf course could be used as part of a plan to revitalize the Frost Bank Center and the surrounding coliseum grounds, and to boost the East Side.
This is where the city can finally do its part: Turn over the golf course and other nearby property to Bexar County.
The county would then have substance for a destination center with a multilevel parking garage, creating a top-of-the-line sports bar and restaurant on the top floor with a sky view, and making it affordable and open to the public.
The golf course would have to be updated, but that could easily be done by creating a challenging course that golfers want to play and conquer. They will return until they feel that they have met that challenge. The course would have to be maintained and challenging holes updated. Additionally, the county could work to develop ties with a first-class hotel nearby.
Bexar County also could develop some of the vacant land into a small outdoor mall to hold other businesses that would support the venues and a hotel 24/7.
City Council members should stop giving lip service to residents on the East Side and make up for their lack of economic development around the Frost Bank Center.
Turning over Willow Springs Golf Course is only a start.
Louis Benavides, retired, was a bank examiner with the Office of the Comptroller of the Currency, served on the 50-year water plan committee for Taylor County, and was a consultant to the USDA for distressed assets. After 9/11, he focused on STEM and developed a program for college and career readiness." SAEN ($) | | | “U.S. Rep. Tony Gonzales has a plan to rally centrists on Capitol Hill,” San Antonio Report's Andrea Drusch — “After narrowly surviving the Texas GOP’s efforts to purge its moderates in the primary last year, U.S. Rep. Tony Gonzales (R-San Antonio) has a new plan to promote his centrist values on Capitol Hill.
Gonzales, 44, has regularly butted heads with Congress’ conservative wing, which exercised tremendous influence in D.C. after Republicans took control of the House in 2022.
When lawmakers returned after the November election, however, Gonzales took over chairing the GOP’s Congressional Hispanic Conference (CHC) — which added members as Hispanic voters swung hard toward the Republican Party.
Republicans have a razor-thin 218-214 majority in the House, setting the stage for Gonzales’ CHC to be a deciding factor in any legislative priorities they intend to pass without Democrats’ help.
“We’ve seen what [conservative groups] have been able to do as a bloc,” Gonzales said in a March 10 interview with the San Antonio Report. Going forward, “the Congressional Hispanic Conference is going to have a seat at the table.”
Last month the CHC previewed that approach in a letter to House Speaker Mike Johnson (R-Louisiana), calling on Congressional Republicans to support President Donald Trump’s border security and immigration efforts, while also preserving elements of the social safety net — like SNAP food stamp benefits and Pell Grant funding for college students with financial need — that have been singled out for cuts in the GOP’s ongoing spending fight.
“Hispanic Americans stood with us because we stood up for them on the issues that matter,” eight of the CHC’s members said in the letter. “… They are closely watching to see if we will govern in a way that honors their values and delivers results.” | Though the 11-member CHC is still smaller than some of the other caucuses on the Hill, Gonzales said it still has plenty of potential to be influential.
The Trump administration is quite proud of the inroads its made with Hispanic voters, and Gonzales, who represents the largest stretch of the U.S.-Mexico border, was already recently invited to join Vice President J.D. Vance on a trip to Del Rio and Eagle Pass.
“A lot of people across all parties like to talk about the Hispanic vote. We actually are Hispanic members, and many of us are in Hispanic districts,” Gonzales said. “In my eyes, who better to be that voice than the person that’s actually in the seat?”
This week Gonzales sat down with the San Antonio Report to talk about his vision for the CHC chairmanship, the Republican Party’s evolving relationship with Hispanic voters and the Department of Government Efficiency’s (DOGE) spending cuts." SA Report | | | > TX TRIB: "Robert Morris, Texas megachurch pastor and former Trump adviser, indicted for child sex crimes" TX TRIB | > TX TRIB: "Texas Senate majority unveils bill requiring voters to prove their citizenship" TX TRIB | > TX TRIB: "A Republican effort to set deadlines to plug orphan wells in Texas hits resistance" TX TRIB | > TX TRIB: "Texas House bill would weaken renters’ rights, advocates say" TX TRIB | > AP: "FEMA launches review of migrant shelter aid, suggesting smuggling laws were violated" AP | > TX TRIB: "DOJ drops lawsuit against company over alleged abuse at child migrant shelters in Texas, other states" TX TRIB | > TX TRIB: "Casinos and sports betting won’t win approval in Texas House, group of GOP members say" TX TRIB | > TX TRIB: "In Texas, private firms cash in on property tax late fees, piling debt onto struggling homeowners" TX TRIB | > TX TRIB: "These four Texas counties are among the fastest growing in the country" TX TRIB | > AP: "Trump administration resumes detention of immigrant families after Biden-era pause" AP | > TX TRIB: "Texas Tech University closes Lubbock campus after fires, power outages cause evacuations" TX TRIB | > TX TRIB: "U.S. Rep. Keith Self cuts short committee hearing after colleague objects to him misgendering trans member" TX TRIB | > AP: "Former Texas megachurch pastor indicted in Oklahoma on child sexual abuse charges" AP | > TX MONTHLY: "DOGE Has Reinvigorated the Right-Wing Crusade Against Texas Media" TX MONTHLY | > HOU CHRON: "Texas workers are miserable. Here’s what one survey found." HOU CHRON | > COMMUNITY IMPACT: "House lawmakers, Texans debate education savings account proposal for 20+ hours" COMMUNITY IMPACT | > AP: "Immigrants fuel growth in major US urban counties" AP | > HOU CHRON: "Houston’s housing market just flipped. Is now the time to buy?" HOU CHRON | > TX TRIB: "Debate on House’s school voucher bill centers on a question: Should wealthy Texans be included?" TX TRIB | > AP: "This ‘Dune’ isn’t fiction. It’s the longest conveyer belt in the US and moving sand in Texas" AP | > TX TRIB: "How state lawmakers are trying to crack down on illegal immigration" TX TRIB | > TX TRIB: "Two Texans in Congress defend CHIPS Act in the face of Trump’s criticism" TX TRIB | > AP: "Measles cases are still rising in Texas. Here’s what you should know about the contagious virus" AP | > HOU CHRON: "Texas bill to curb squatting would make it easier to evict any renter" HOU CHRON | > TX TRIB: "One year after devastating Panhandle wildfires, Canadian resident reflects on the work of rebuilding" TX TRIB | > TX TRIB: "Stay granted for Texas death row inmate two days before scheduled execution" TX TRIB | > AP: "Court stays execution of Texas man days before he was set to die by lethal injection" AP | > TX MONTHLY: "With the End of “Bags Fly Free,” Southwest Airlines Breaks Another Promise to Customers" TX MONTHLY | > COMMUNITY IMPACT: "City of Richardson partners with CBRE for DART Arapaho Center Station redevelopment" COMMUNITY IMPACT | > COMMUNITY IMPACT: "New cell tower set to bring expanded coverage to southwest McKinney" COMMUNITY IMPACT | > TX TRIB: "In Guadalupe County, an elections academy aims to strengthen residents’ trust in voting" TX TRIB | | | Last night's Texas sports scores:
> NBA: Houston 111, Phoenix 104
> NBA: San Antonio 126, Dallas 116
> NCAAM: Charlotte 64, Rice 61
> NCAAM: Texas 79, Vanderbilt 72
> NCAAM: McNeese 63, Lamar 54
> NCAAM: Baylor 70, Kansas State 56
> NCAAM: SMU 73, Syracuse 53
> NCAAM: Grand Canyon 98, UT-Arlington 75
> NCAAM: Liberty 81, UTEP 60
Tonight's Texas sports schedule:
> 1pm: NCAAM: Alabama St. vs. Texas Southern (College Park, MD)
> 2pm: NCAAM: Colorado vs. #2 Houston (Kansas City, MO) (ESPN2)
> 2:30pm: NCAAM: Texas vs. #13 Texas A&M (Nashville, TN) (SEC Network)
> 6pm: NCAAM: Baylor vs. #9 Texas Tech (Nashville, TN) (ESPN)
> 8:30pm: NCAAM: SMU vs. #10 Clemson (Charlotte, NC) (ESPN2)
> 8:30pm: NCAAM: UTSA vs. East Carolina (Fort Worth, TX) (ESPNU)
> 10:30pm: NCAAM: Tarleton State vs. California Baptist (Las Vegas, NV) (ESPN+)
DALLAS MAVERICKS / HOUSTON ROCKETS: "Mavericks-Rockets represents cruel reminder of what could have been" DMN ($)
TEXAS RANGERS: "Texas Rangers LHP Cody Bradford to open season on IL" DMN ($)
HOUSTON MEN'S BASKETBALL: "UH basketball: J'Wan Roberts has one last NCAA title run for Cougars" Houston Chronicle ($)
TEXAS MEN'S BASKETBALL: "Texas basketball: What is coach Rodney Terry's salary, buyout? USA TODAY details contract" AAS ($)
TEXAS MEN'S BASKETBALL: "What we're hearing on Rodney Terry's job at Texas. Quin Snyder and Billy Donovan potential candidates" Houston Chronicle ($)
TEXAS BASEBALL: "UT baseball: Ready or not, Longhorns start SEC season" Houston Chronicle ($) | |
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