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Regent Wallace Hall of Dallas told the AP he spoke by telephone with agent Jimmy Sexton a few days after the Jan. 7 game. Tom Hicks, a former regent who is the brother of current Regent Steve Hicks, also was on the call. HAYES: Storm swirling in Texas and everyone wants piece of Brown Tom Hicks, the former owner of the Texas Rangers, the Dallas Stars and the English professional soccer club Liverpool, was a regent in 1997 when Brown came to Texas and was instrumental in hiring him away from North Carolina....

In a Friday appearance on CNN, Leach said he was “not happy about” Cruz’s trip and urged elected officials in the state to “show up and be present.” “I wasn’t happy about it and it was a mistake on his part. I’m glad to hear that he admitted last night that it was a mistake when he returned,” he said. “I’ll tell you this, in this country right now, we’ve got a lot of challenges....

Line: Texas -4.5 Total: 124.5 MORE: College hoops live odds | ATS standings Trends: Texas 20-12 SU, 16-15 ATS, 13-16 O/U. NIU 22-12 SU, 19-14 ATS, 13-19 O/U. KenPom efficiency ratings: Texas 30 (overall), 43 (offense), 33 (defense). NIU 70, 133, 45 Effective FG percentage: Texas 49.3, NIU 53.3 EFG% against: Texas 47.3, NIU 48.6 What to like about Texas — It’s hard not to like Shaka Smart, given his success at VCU in the tournament (9-3 ATS)....

During her conversation with Vulture, Newton claimed that the producer used racial stereotypes during their meeting, which contributed to her decision to refuse the opportunity. “One of the biggest movies I didn’t end up doing was because the director said to me, ‘I can’t wait for this. The first shot is going to be … You’re going to think it’s like yellow lines down a road, and you pull back and you realize it’s the stitching, because the denim is so tight on your ass it’s going to look like tarmac....

Pet insurance comparison site Protect My Paws has been trying to find out, using Instagram analysis to rank “naughtiest dog breeds in the world.” In a light-hearted study, it analyzed more than 87,000 posts in June 2021, counting those mentioning a breed along with a popular behavior hashtag, such as #gooddog, #baddog, #naughtypuppy, #cheekydog and #muddydog. Hashtags denoting misdemeanors were then weighed against the others. Graeme John Cole, writer at Protect My Paws, told Newsweek there is, of course, “no definitive answer” about which is the naughtiest breed; however: “It turns out the Korean Jindo is the most obedient pooch out there—and their pawrents love to boast on social media....

Moreover, it is not always the big developers that bring out an interesting game; even the indie developers sometimes manage to craft brilliant games that deliver a breath-taking experience. Without further ado, let us dive in deeper and look closer at the top-10 Android games that you could play in November 2018. Also, read Top 10 Offline Games for Android that don’t Need Internet #10 Framed 2 Framed 2 is a beautifully-crafted neo-noir puzzle game that is poised to keep the user engaged for countless hours....

Sure, many smartphone cameras can give traditional cameras a run for their money. However, a good camera alone is often not enough to provide you with perfect snaps. Thankfully, there are face filter apps that will help you level up your selfie game and make you look flawless even on bad days. If you want to look picture-perfect in your selfies, here are the best face filter apps for Android and iPhone that you can download right now....

RELATED: 10 Most Innovative Indie Platformers One thing that tends to divide gamers when it comes to sequels is whether they would like the next game to be similar to an esteemed predecessor or whether they would rather the developers be ambitious and implements a ton of fresh ideas and mechanics. Although the first option is safer, it’s the ambitious games that tend to be the best. So, to give acknowledgment to some of gaming’s most ambitious sequels, here are 10 of the best....

RELATED: League Of Legends: The 10 Best Top Laners In The Game Right Now Most of the items on this list have been removed or changed massively. We will also only look at items when they were at their most powerful and not going through a life cycle of possible changes. Here are our top picks for some of the most impactful items in League of Legends history. 10 ZZ’Rot Portal A somewhat recent item that is no longer in the game for several reasons....

However, soda sales have lost their fizz to look relatively flat in recent years, as consumers look to caffeinated and low-calorie alternatives. Newsweek counts down the best-selling soda beverages in the U.S. 10. 7-Up Just under $1 billion This lemon and lime-flavored, non-caffeinated soft drink was launched in 1920. 7-Up’s market share has since fallen from being ranked as America’s third best-selling soda brand in the early 1970s. It is part of the Keurig Dr Pepper group....

Mourinho’s decisions to pick Marouane Fellaini over Paul Pogba and move Marcus Rashford away from the left side of attack following his match-winning display against Liverpool have rightly courted criticism, and some have even gone as far as to demand he be fired from his position as United manager. Their case was only bolstered afterwards when the 55-year-old boasted of his past Champions League achievements when eliminating United as coach of both Porto and Real Madrid....

RELATED: The 10 Worst MMORPGs (According To Metacritic) These, however, are legendary platformers that influenced the entire genre after their releases, with both even getting their own remasters years later! This list will be covering some of the worst platformers of all time, according to the pros at Metacritic. These titles left players feeling unchallenged and unfulfilled, and we definitely won’t be seeing a remake of any of them in the near future....

And now the time is here, the curtain has risen. Microsoft is all set to offer a goodie bag with some super amazing updates to users. These lists updates that might drop your jaw. Starting from security improvements to new added features, visual enhancements and a lot more, Microsoft seems to rejuvenate Windows experience to users. Windows 10 Anniversary Update- At a glance Android Notification Center: Apart from all other combos and updates Windows would coming up, this one is a bang on update!...

Police said a man in a dark-colored two-door coupe fired at the victim’s vehicle in the 11200 block of Richmond Avenue, near Wilcrest Drive, in west Houston on Sunday afternoon, KHOU11 reported. The 22-year-old woman, who was six months pregnant, was in the car with her boyfriend and young son at the time, according to KRPC-TV. A bullet went through the rear of the vehicle and struck the woman, who was sitting in the front passenger seat, in the back....

This came on the day that Texas A&M coach Jimbo Fisher spoke on behalf of the Aggies at the media day in Birmingham, Alabama. Texas A&M was a member of the Big 12 along with Oklahoma and Texas from 1996-2012, when the Aggies moved to the SEC with Missouri, who was also a former Big 12 school. Texas and Texas A&M have not played since the end of the 2011 regular season, won by the Longhorns, 27-25, on a last-second field goal by Justin Tucker....

A statement shared to the governor’s website outlined his office’s plan to delegate “substantial statewide resources” toward efforts to reduce violence and destruction of property amid ongoing demonstrations–which have taken place in major Texas cities as well as others across the United States in the aftermath of George Floyd’s police-involved death in Minneapolis. “Texans’ First Amendment rights are absolute and will always be protected,” Abbot said in the statement. “But violence, vandalism, and looting will not be tolerated in this state and those found in violation of the law will be arrested and prosecuted....

The mandate, which President Joe Biden announced in September, required over 3.5 million federal workers to get the vaccine. There were no alternate options such as weekly testing for the virus. The only exceptions were made for approved religious and medical exemptions. Judge Jeffrey Brown, who former President Donald Trump appointed to the District Court for the Southern District of Texas, made the ruling on the basis that current challenges to the mandate are likely to succeed at trial, the Associated Press reported....