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San Antonio-area priest removed after misconduct allegations

San Antonio-area priest removed after misconduct allegations

San Antonio (AP) – A Roman Catholic priest has been removed from the pastorate of a suburban San Antonio church after the archdiocese received two allegations of sexual misconduct. The San Antonio archdiocese says Monsignor Carlos Davalos has been removed as pastor of Our Lady of Guadalupe Catholic Church in Helotes and suspended from the…MORE

New border wall contract awarded

New border wall contract awarded

Houston (AP) – The U.S. government has awarded a $275 million border wall contract for construction that would begin in South Texas in January, at the start of President Donald Trump’s second term if he is re-elected. Caddell Construction Company, based in Montgomery, Alabama, won the contract to build 14 miles (22.5 kilometers) of barriers…MORE

The number of COVID-19 cases statewide is pushing 38,000

The number of COVID-19 cases statewide is pushing 38,000

Austin (AP) – Texas health officials say the number of COVID-19 related deaths reported in the state increased by 45 on Saturday to a total of 1,049. The Texas Department of State Health Services reported 1,251 new cases of the coronavirus on Saturday, bringing the state’s total number of cases to 37,860. There were 1,219…MORE

Father of Rock N Roll Little Richard Dies

Father of Rock N Roll Little Richard Dies

ASSOCIATED PRESS; ROLLING STONE MAGAZINE – He was known as the flamboyant father of rock and roll; broke barriers of race, music and society, and died at the age of 87 after a long battle with bone cancer. Little Richard, born Richard Wayne Penniman in Macon Georgia in 1932, died Saturday. Little Richard broke barriers and…MORE