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He was born in Pleasanton, TX. He grew up in church ... daughter Valencia (Timothy M. Phillips) Jackson Phillips, grandson Timothy M. Phillips, Jr.; sister-in-law Grace King; niece’s Olympia ...

Temperatures are expected to climb higher Friday for Dallas-Fort Worth, reaching up to the low 90s and the heat index ...

LBJ’s Pentagon reforms through Trump’s budget focus show decades of federal efforts to streamline and cut costs ...

Mississippi State’s newest mural, spanning 21.6 X 6.6 feet, adds color and creativity to Harned Hall near the university’s ...

Ashlon Jackson and Jordan Wood will return to Durham to help Duke in the 2025-26 season. Jackson, the second leading scorer on the team, will be a senior while Wood will be a junior.

LSU’s Tima Godbless dashed 10.91 in the first round in the East, then ran 11.11w for 3rd in her quarterfinal, as JaMeesia ...

EXCLUSIVE: Intrigue continues over the destination of Lionsgate’s flagship IP, The Hunger Games: Sunrise on the Reaping with ...

Years of turmoil had left Southwestern Baptist Theological Seminary with a tarnished reputation and a financial crisis. David ...

Watch Jackie Burns sing 'Memory from final production of Casa Mañana's 2024/25 season, which puts a Texas twist on a Broadway ...

A West Virginia prosecutor has said women who hide evidence of their miscarriages could face criminal charges under laws about disposing of a body.