Coahoma is home to only about 1,000 residents, but its high school softball program has produced two players for the University of Texas in the last year.
In all, 24 of the 25 House Republicans from Texas voted in favor of the bill to reopen the government. All but one of Texas’ 12 Democratic members were opposed.
Former San Angelo Standard-Times sportswriter Carlos Mendez died at an Arlington hospital Nov. 7, almost two weeks after he was struck by a vehicle while jogging near his home. He was 57.
A state audit has uncovered hundreds of millions of dollars in unauthorized invoices at Texas Southern University, prompting Gov. Greg Abbott to call for a criminal investigation and a freeze on state funding to the historically black institution.
The Texas A&M University System will vote Thursday on whether to prohibit faculty at its 11 universities from teaching “race or gender ideology” unless those lessons are pre-approved.
![Texas A&M University students gather around the statue of former university President Lawrence Sullivan Ross for a protest in defense of academic freedom on Sept. 22, 2025. Texas A&M University System regents on Thursday will vote on a policy that would prohibit faculty from teaching "race and gender ideology."](https://sanangelolive.com/sites/default/files/2025-11/20250922-texas-am-student-protest-ae-17-scaled.jpg "Texas A&M University students gather around the statue of former university President Lawrence Sullivan Ross for a protest in defense of academic freedom on Sept. 22, 2025. Texas A&M University System regents on Thursday will vote on a policy that would prohibit faculty from teaching "race and gender ideology."")
