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The Carrasco Publishing Co. Announces Landmark Publication Project: Pocket and Full Size U.S. Constitutions with the Bill of Rights and Human Rights Protections
The Carrasco Publishing Co., publisher of The Carrasco Chronicle, is proud to announce an ambitious new publishing project…

The Carrasco Chronicle
Aug 12


HAPPY MOTHER’S DAY
Here at The Carrasco Chronicle would like to wish all the Mothers a very Happy Mother’s Day!

The Carrasco Chronicle
May 11


Summer Movie Guide 2025: Here’s what’s coming to theaters and streaming from May to August
Ethan Hunt's last mission? A new Superman? Happy Gilmore as a dad? Three genre-spanning Pedro Pascal movies, including a romance, a superhero movie and an A24 Ari Aster thriller? Hollywood is pulling out the stops this summer movie season, which kicks off with the release Marvel's “Thunderbolts(asterisk)” on May 2...

Associated Press
May 8


Trump says he is naming Fox News host and former judge Jeanine Pirro as top federal prosecutor in DC
President Donald Trump said Thursday that he is naming Fox News host Jeanine Pirro, a former county prosecutor and elected judge, to be the top federal prosecutor for the nation’s capital after abandoning his first pick for the job.
Pirro, who joined Fox News in 2006, co-hosts the network’s show “The Five” on weekday evenings. She was elected as a judge in New York’s Westchester County Court in 1990 before serving three terms as the county’s elected district attorney...

By MICHAEL KUNZELMAN
May 8


What's in a name? Pope Leo XIV's choice signals a commitment to social justice
Pope Leo XIV 's choice of name signals a commitment to social justice that is very much in line with the late Pope Francis ' global ministry...

By COLLEEN BARRY
May 8


Robert Prevost, first pope from US in history of the Catholic Church, takes the name Leo XIV
Catholic cardinals broke with tradition Thursday and elected the first U.S. pope, making Chicago-born missionary Robert Prevost the 267th pontiff to lead the Catholic Church in a moment of global turmoil and conflict...


The rites and rituals following the death of a pope, his funeral and burial, explained
The death of a pope sets in motion a series of carefully orchestrated rites and rituals well before the conclave to elect his successor begins. They involve the certification of death and public display of his body for the faithful to pay their respects, followed by the funeral and burial...

NICOLE WINFIELD
Apr 21


The Latest: Pope Francis dies at age 88
Pope Francis died Monday at age 88. History’s first Latin American pontiff charmed the world with his humble style and concern for the poor but alienated many conservatives with critiques of capitalism and climate change...

Associated Press
Apr 21


SHOOTING AT FORT STOCKTON CARNIVAL UNDER INVESTIGATION
A festive evening at the Fort Stockton Carnival turned into a crime scene late Wednesday night after gunshots rang out around 9:00 PM…
Josiah Carrasco
Apr 17


Texas House Democrats could hold GOP priorities hostage to force statewide school vouchers vote
House Democrats are threatening to kill all constitutional amendments for the rest of session unless the House votes to put school vouchers before voters in November. They appear to have the numbers to make good on that special session-inducing threat…

Renzo Downey
Apr 16


The Latest: Trump administration sues Maine over transgender athletes in girls sports
President Donald Trump's administration announced a lawsuit Wednesday against Maine’s education department for not complying with the government’s push to ban transgender athletes in girls sports, escalating a dispute over whether the state is abiding by a federal law that bars discrimination in education based on sex…

Associated Press
Apr 16
Suspect in shooting at Dallas high school is in custody, officials say
DALLAS (AP) — A suspect in a shooting at a Dallas high school that wounded four students and drew a heavy police response to the campus...

JAMIE STENGLE
Apr 16


Trump Administration Allegedly Pressures Amazon to Remove Books Critical of Trump, Raising First Amendment Concerns
Independent journalist David Pakman recently alleged that the Trump administration is pressuring Amazon to remove books critical of former President Donald Trump from its marketplace, a move experts warn could violate First Amendment protections and establish a troubling precedent for political censorship in the United States...
Josiah Carrasco
Apr 11


Japan's Nikkei 225 index dives nearly 8% after the big meltdown on Wall St
Japan’s share benchmark nosedived on Monday after the meltdown Friday on Wall Street over U.S. President Donald Trump's tariff hikes…

Associated Press
Apr 6


Big News from The Carrasco Chronicle
We’re officially going fully online!


OPINION-He vowed to wreck the economy. He won anyway. Now he's doing it.
One month from today I’m flying to France to join a World War II tour, and I suspect that some curious European will ask me to explain or...

Dick Polman
Apr 6


Thousands of Ukrainian civilians are still held by Russia with uncertain hope of release
When she heard her front door open almost two years ago, Kostiantyn Zinovkin’s mother thought her son had returned home because he forgot...


No state has axed its income tax on wages in 45 years. Now 2 Southern states are on a path to do so
About 45 years have passed since a U.S. state last eliminated its income tax on wages and salaries. But with recent actions in Mississipp...

DAVID A. LIEB
Apr 6


Heavy rains flood Congo's capital, killing at least 22 people
KINSHASA, Congo (AP) — Major flooding in the Congolese capital of Kinshasa has killed at least 22 people and cut off access to over half...

JEAN-YVES KAMALE
Apr 6
Texas county that swung to Trump grapples with immigration crackdown after bakery is targeted
Leonardo Baez and Nora Avila-Guel's bakery in the Texas community of Los Fresnos is a daily stop for many residents to share gossip over...

VALERIE GONZALEZ
Apr 6


RFK Jr. visits West Texas as a second child is buried after dying from a measles-related illness
U.S. Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy, Jr. traveled to West Texas on Sunday after a second elementary school-aged child who was not vac...


Hollywood lands a much-needed box office hit with ‘A Minecraft Movie’
Hollywood needed “A Minecraft Movie” to be a hit, and it delivered in its opening weekend, significantly narrowing this year's box office...

LINDSEY BAHR
Apr 6


High-Speed Crash on SH 191 Leaves Two Critically Injured: A Wake-Up Call for Midland Drivers
A devastating crash on the eastbound service road of State Highway 191 has left two young men…


Coming Soon: A Candid Interview with Mother Ashley Powers
At the heart of Midland's Episcopal Church of The Holy Trinity, Mother Ashley Powers serves as a beacon of faith, wisdom, and inspiration...
Josiah Carrasco
Apr 2
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