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Beto O’Rourke blows up the 2020 Democratic primary
POLITICO - By DAVID SIDERS
Top party donors and operatives are eager to see the Texas congressman jump into the presidential race. Sparked by his narrow defeat in a Texas Senate race, Beto O’Rourke is scrambling the 2020 presidential
The Washington Post
San Antonio
Democrat Gina Ortiz Jones concedes Texas congressional race
The Washington Post
By Associated Press SAN ANTONIO — Democrat Gina Ortiz Jones has conceded her Texas congressional race against Republican incumbent Will Hurd, nearly two weeks after the midterm elections. Jones made the
News (U.S.)
Big Latino turnout in midterms raises stakes for 2020
whyy.org - Joel Rose
Election after election, pundits predict that Latinos will be a powerful voting bloc. And Latino voters consistently underperform those expectations …
The Dallas Morning Newsadded this to High schools
Texas
UIL region predictions: Championship matchups, state title winners and dark horses for Dallas-area teams
dallasnews.com - Greg Riddle
Class 6A Div. II, Region I Best first-round matchup Update: Click on the matchups to see the box scores from the games. Riddle: Haltom vs. Arlington …
CNBC
West Texas
Beto O'Rourke's donors and supporters are prodding him to run for president or against GOP Sen. John Cornyn in 2020
CNBC - Brian Schwartz
Rep. Beto O'Rourke, who became a Democratic superstar during his competitive but ultimately losing campaign against GOP Sen. Ted Cruz, is being …
Inside Editionadded this to Top Stories
Human Interest
Texas Woman Now in Hospice Care After Plastic Surgery at Mexican Clinic Went Wrong
insideedition.com - MAYA CHUNG
A Texas real estate agent suffered severe brain damage after traveling to Mexico to undergo plastic surgery, and her family said her fate is now “in …
Chicago Sun-Timesadded this to Chicago News
Chicago
'Build the wall' toy says Trump's wall would protect against 'mob' of migrants
suntimes.com - ByUSA TODAY
Conservative gift retailer Keep and Bear will soon begin shipping a “build the wall” toy which resembles a LEGO product and extols the virtues of …
U.S. Army
Rethinking Enlisted Education: Expanding the Professional Military Education Debate
warontherocks.com - Matthew Reed
In the wake of the 2018 National Defense Strategy’s bleak assessment of American professional military education, authors on this site and others have …
The Wall Street Journal.
Border Crossings
Protests in Tijuana as Caravan Migrants Arrive to Seek Asylum in U.S.
The Wall Street Journal. - Alicia A. Caldwell and Santiago Pérez
‘Our poor come first!’ demonstrators chant as new arrivals fill shelters and beaches TIJUANA, Mexico—Hundreds of residents of this border city took to the streets to protest the arrival of the largest
Live Music
Phil Lesh & Friends Wrap 'Day In Dead History' Run With Grateful Dead Performance From 1972 [Videos]
liveforlivemusic.com - Tom Shackleford
Phil Lesh & Friends completed their “On This Day In Dead History” concert series on Sunday evening, which had started on Wednesday and continued over …
Texas
With 453 rushing yards and six scores in the playoff opener, Euless Trinity continued this dominant trend
dallasnews.com - Callie Caplan
Scroll through the list of the Dallas area’s best performances in the first round of the playoffs to find this: Euless Trinity had two running backs …
Elections
Analysis: Texans who barely won in 2018 will be top targets in 2020
texastribune.org - by Ross Ramsey
Winning an election by just a little bit can make a candidate a target in the next election. And this year's ballots in Texas were full of close …
San Diego
Last Call has fresh offering for West Siders
abqjournal.com - ABQJournal News Staff
ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. — West Siders have a new option for satisfying that Baja taco craving. The Last Call, a popular taco/burrito/fries restaurant that …
San Antonio
Ruiz-Healy Art opens a solo exhibition of the work of Hills Snyder
artdaily.com - Ignacio Villarreal
SAN ANTONIO, TX.- Ruiz-Healy Art is presenting its first solo-exhibition for the work of Hills Snyder, Altered States (Part Four), an ongoing visual …
Boston College
Syracuse loss to Notre Dame opens the door for NC State to make a better bowl game
newsobserver.com - By Joe Giglio
Syracuse’s loss to Notre Dame will likely leave the ACC with only one team in a major bowl game this season. The only way to avoid a second team being …
West Texas
A Visit to the Border
guernicamag.com - By Francine Prose, with photographs by Judy Linn
In July, 2018, I went to Brownsville Texas, on the U.S.-Mexico border, with two friends. That spring had seen the implementation of the Trump …
San Antonio
Padres' Franmil Reyes remains hot in winter ball
sandiegouniontribune.com - Jeff Sanders
The Padres have too many outfielders for two few spots, a conundrum they could solve on the trade market this winter. One asset – Franmil Reyes – isn’t …
$Sidney Eisenshtat, Temple Mount Sinai El Paso, Tex. 10 by Julius Shulman on artnet$
Temple Mount
Sidney Eisenshtat, Temple Mount Sinai El Paso, Tex. 10 by Julius Shulman on artnet
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• Julius Shulman• Sidney Eisenshtat, Temple Mount Sinai (El Paso, Tex.) (10), 1965 • 8 x 10 in. (20.3 x 25.4 cm.) Julius Shulman• Sidney Eisenshtat, Temple …
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Broward County election chief resigns amid Florida's fraught recount effort
AOL - Nick Visser
Brenda Snipes, the supervisor of elections for Broward County, Florida, reportedly submitted her resignation on Sunday after a tumultuous two-week recount effort following this month’s midterms. Snipes,
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Marriott International
Marriott settles with Boston hotel workers, strikes continue in Hawaii, San Francisco
USA TODAY - Nancy Trejos
Marriott has new contracts with many of its employees. Marriott International agreed to terms with striking workers at its Boston hotels over the weekend. The strike lasted 46 days. The largest hotel in
Dallas
Buffalo Soldiers hanged after 1917 race riot should be pardoned, advocates say
star-telegram.com - By Mitch Mitchell
In 1917, 118 black soldiers were charged with murder, mutiny, aggravated assault and disobeying orders after a race riot in Houston. Nineteen of the …
The New Yorker
Obama Administration
The Current
The New Yorker - Eric Lach
The detention camp for migrant kids in Tornillo, Texas, was supposed to be gone by now. Set up as a temporary “emergency influx shelter” in June, when the government was running out of places to put the
The Guardianadded this to US News
Orange County
Monday US briefing: Sackler family members face opioids investigation
Guardian US - Tim Walker
Good morning, I’m Tim Walker with today’s headlines. If you’d like to receive this briefing by email, sign up here. Top story: Multi-billionaire philanthropists facing litigation Members of the Sackler
U.S.-Mexico border
A place that we're joined, not separated
abqjournal.com - Jerry Pacheco | Business Across the Border
A couple of weekends ago, I drove to the Pink Store in Palomas, Mexico, directly across the border from Columbus, N.M., to search for some Mexican …
The Washington Postadded this to Politics
U.S. Politics
In a year of political logos, campaigns of all stripes preferred blue
The Washington Post - By Chris Alcantara
More than 900 congressional logos from the 2018 midterms, grouped by their predominant color. Each line represents one logo. Oranges 20 Yellows 21 Blacks 22 Greens 35 Purples 51 Reds 147 Blues 610 More
The Guardianadded this to US News
West Texas
'A dangerous precedent': Texans outraged at prospect of tent cities for migrants
Guardian US - Edwin Delgado in El Paso
This is not a step but a stride in the completely incorrect direction Eli Beller, the Hope Border Institute The military base of Fort Bliss is so sprawling that it is bigger than Rhode Island and almost
Sports Illustratedadded this to Top Stories
College Football
Bowl Projections: How the Playoff and New Year's Six Look With One Regular Season Week Left
Sports Illustrated - By Eric Single
Week 12 was guaranteed to see one team drop from the top 12—which turned out to be Syracuse after Notre Dame shut down the Orange offense at Yankee …
West Texas
El Paso punk band rocks Paper Tiger
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West Texas
Catholic Extension gives emergency funding to help migrants at border
cruxnow.com - Catholic News Service
CHICAGO — Catholic Extension has given $25,000 in emergency funding to a facility in the Diocese of El Paso, Texas, and is urging donors around the …
Lego
Fox News Promoted A Racist Toy, Because Of Course They Did
mommyish.com - Jayme Kennedy
Image: Keep and Bear Ah, nothing captures the spirit of the holidays quite like a super racist toy! Leave it to Fox News to promote just a toy, and …