Editor's note: This story has been updated with additional comment.The most visible public universities in Texas are moving toward reopening their campuses in the fall — and two say they plan to play football when they do.On Thursday, Texas A&M University System Chancellor John Sharp told all 11 university presidents in the system that they will reopen their campuses next school year and be ready to play sports, a university system official confirmed to The Texas Tribune. Texas Tech University has also announced that it plans to resume on-campus classes in the fall, and university...…Editor's note: This story has been updated with additional comment.The most visible public universities in Texas are moving toward reopening their campuses in the fall — and two say they plan to play football when they do.On Thursday, Texas A&M University System Chancellor John Sharp told all 11 university presidents in the system that they will reopen their campuses next school year and be ready to play sports, a university system official confirmed to The Texas Tribune. Texas Tech University has also announced that it plans to resume on-campus classes in the fall, and university...WW…

On Friday morning, Texas’ top Republican officials, including Gov. Greg Abbott, had condemned for proliferating conspiracy theories on Facebook. The posts, from chairs of some of the largest counties in Texas, suggested George Floyd’s death was staged to erode black support for President Donald Trump.Meanwhile, a fifth chairperson, Harris County GOP chair-elect Keith Nielsen, Saturday he will not take office as planned after coming under fire for posting a Martin Luther King Jr. quote — "Injustice anywhere is a threat to justice everywhere" — on a background with a banana.On Friday...…On Friday morning, Texas’ top Republican officials, including Gov. Greg Abbott, had condemned for proliferating conspiracy theories on Facebook. The posts, from chairs of some of the largest counties in Texas, suggested George Floyd’s death was staged to erode black support for President Donald Trump.Meanwhile, a fifth chairperson, Harris County GOP chair-elect Keith Nielsen, Saturday he will not take office as planned after coming under fire for posting a Martin Luther King Jr. quote — "Injustice anywhere is a threat to justice everywhere" — on a background with a banana.On Friday...WW…