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GOP donor now frontrunner for Texas AG

Mayes Middleton helped fund the right — but that’s nothing next to the money he’s spent on himself

Salon

GOP megadonor turned attorney general front-runner: How Mayes Middleton’s largesse fueled his rise

Middleton helped fund the Legislature’s swing to the right, and an internecine challenge to Ken Paxton. But that’s nothing next to the money he’s spent on himself.

The Texas Tribune

In Texas attorney general race, Mayes Middleton runs on conservative, not courtroom, record

Middleton has the money and the endorsements. But his primary opponents say he lacks key legal experience to be Texas’ top lawyer.

The Texas Tribune

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“In the end, I did it too much – I was a one-trick pony! EVH brought that fire to the guitar”: He was an early two-hand tapping pioneer and one of John Mayall’s favorite guitarists,but Randy Resnick doesn’t consider himself an influential figure

After playing alongside Harvey Mandel, Resnick would go on to follow in the footsteps of Eric Clapton and Peter Green in blues legend John Mayall’s band – and win plaudits from Lee Ritenour and Ted Greene

Guitar World

“Peter Green is tasked with filling the shoes of Clapton, the man referred to as God”: Tracking the phenomenal guitar lineage of John Mayall in 12 essential releases

We trace the evolution of the six-string linchpin behind the British blues rock boom of the 1960s

Guitar World

John Mayall was a lightning rod for the blues who changed the course of British music

He may not have had the star quality of those he inspired, from Eric Clapton to the Rolling Stones, but the late musician’s skill and passion were transformational

The Guardian - UK

John Mayall obituary

Bandleader, composer, instrumentalist and singer who nurtured players such as Eric Clapton and put British blues on the map

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Jon Mayall: Hugely influential British blues musician dies aged 90

John Mayall’s Bluesbreakers was a training ground for Eric Clapton, Mick Fleetwood and many other superstars

Evening Standard

John Mayall death: Influential British blues pioneer dies aged 90

Musician’s band the Bluesbreakers was a training ground for Eric Clapton, Mick Fleetwood and many other superstars

The Independent UK

US President Biden visits Vietnam: Wartime foes to highest-level partners?

US President Biden and Vietnam’s Communist Party General Secretary Nguyen Phu Trong expected to agree new partnership.

Al Jazeera

A Vietnam veteran helicopter pilot receives the Medal of Honor for a daring rescue

Capt. Larry Taylor received the award from President Biden for flying into heavy enemy fire to save four members of a reconnaissance team from almost certain death as they were about to be overrun.

WEKU

Biden to award Medal of Honor to Army helicopter pilot who rescued soldiers in a Vietnam firefight

President Joe Biden is awarding the Medal of Honor to an Army pilot from the Vietnam War who risked his life to rescue a reconnaissance team that was about to be overrun by the enemy, facing almost certain death

The Independent UK

Biden approves Medal of Honor for Army helicopter pilot who rescued soldiers in a Vietnam firefight

The White House says President Joe Biden will award the Medal of Honor to a Vietnam War-era Army pilot who risked his life to rescue a reconnaissance team that was about to be overrun by the enemy

The Independent UK

Texas could tie community college funding to student outcomes

A commission tasked by the Texas Legislature to recommend new ways to fund community colleges is suggesting the state fund schools based on how successful students are at completing programs in high-demand fields and transferring to universities to continue their education.

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At Uvalde hearings, Texas lawmakers zero-in on truancy reforms

DALLAS — Signs of brewing trouble stain the academic history of the young man who would go on to kill 19 children and two teachers in Texas’ deadliest school shooting.

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At Uvalde hearings, Texas lawmakers focus on truancy reforms

DALLAS — Signs of brewing trouble stain the academic history of the young man who would go on to kill 19 children and two teachers in Texas’ deadliest school shooting.

Salon

Uvalde lawmaker snubbed from committee

Lt. Gov. Dan Patrick also snubbed other lawmakers whose districts were affected by other Texas mass shootings

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