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Early voting ends Friday Early voting for the March 1 primary ends Friday. Initial reports indicate turnout has been low, as is traditional in midterm primary elections, with less than a fourth of registered voters going to the polls most years.

Canceling Joe

Joe Rogan is amazing. Five years ago, I left Fox to start Stossel TV. I left because I was frustrated by live TV. Guests talked so much but said little. I now produce videos like the ones I used to do on "20/20.
Texas Press Association Capital Highlights

Texas Press Association Capital Highlights

Texas Press Association Capital Highlights

Mail-in ballot applications rejected at high rate Mail-in ballot applications for the March 1 primary are being rejected by almost 40% — largely because of a missing ID number, which is now required after a new voting bill passed the Legislature last year.

Groveling to China

Companies tell us they support justice. "Believe in something, even if it means sacrificing everything," says former 49ers quarterback Colin Kaepernick in a Nike ad. "Speak for the people who may not be able to be heard," says the NBA.

The Best Media China Can Buy—Or Blackmail

In April 2019 the Houston Chronicle, in collaboration with Science magazine, published an article documenting an extensive FBI investigation into communist China's infiltration of major U.S. medical research institutions. One target was the MD Anderson Cancer Center, located in Houston.
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Early primary voting starts on Valentine’s Day Early voting in the March 1 primary begins on Feb. 14 and runs through Feb. 25. The last day to apply for a ballot by mail is Feb. 18.

Views From Panhandle Editors

Last week I was talking to my great friend, Gary, telling him that I do love me a good hat. I had just gotten a beautiful felt camel-colored hat that I think will be instrumental in ruling the world, and told him as much.