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Will Texas teachers be carrying a 9 mm this year?
The right response to last year’s shooting rampage in Uvalde that left 19 fourth graders and two teachers dead would have been to pass...
Aug 6, 2023


John M. Crisp: Should we post our national motto in all public classrooms?
Since Aug. 1, all public K-12 schools, colleges and universities in Louisiana are required to display our national motto—In God We...
Aug 6, 2023


Dead body found stuck to Texas Gov. Abbott’s border buoys in the Rio Grande
Mexican officials said a body was found stuck in Texas’ floating buoy barrier in the Rio Grande on Wednesday. Mexico's foreign affairs...
Aug 2, 2023


Henry Cuellar, a previous Democratic primary target, touts 2024 support from national party leaders
U.S. House Democratic leaders are endorsing Rep. Henry Cuellar, D-Laredo, as he prepares to run for reelection after weathering two...
Aug 2, 2023


Texas launches effort to reduce opioid-related deaths in pregnancy with Houston summit
The Texas Department of State Health Services today hosted a TexasAIM summit focused on reducing deaths and injuries of pregnant women...
Aug 2, 2023


It took months for Texas lawmakers to agree on property taxes. Next up: a school voucher stalemate.
Gov. Greg Abbott and the Texas Legislature may have ended their stalemate over property tax cuts, but the next fight is already brewing...
Aug 1, 2023


Texas A&M interim president pledges more transparency after accusations of political interference
Texas A&M University interim President Mark A. Welsh III said the university needs to establish clear guidelines to handle allegations...
Aug 1, 2023


How an internship program hopes to end “brain drain” in Texas’ Permian Basin and other rural regions
Katelan Crowder woke up in her childhood bedroom. Her dog, Daisy, was still snoring. A year had passed since she graduated from high...
Aug 1, 2023


Do the doughnut, do the time: Abbott talks ‘street takeover’ penalties, border security
New penalties for “street takeovers” were hailed Wednesday in North Texas as an example of success fomented by community leaders, law...
Aug 1, 2023


UNT to dissolve DEI offices in response to new Texas law
University of North Texas President Neal Smatresk announced to faculty and staff on Tuesday that the school is dissolving its Division of...
Jul 31, 2023


As electoral disputes mount, one Texas court case takes center stage
Elections in Harris County, Texas, home to Houston, the state’s biggest city, are coming under the microscope this week as the Democratic...
Jul 31, 2023


A test case challenging election results in Texas’ biggest county follows a post-Trump playbook
Harris County, Texas, beset by Republicans looking to influence the Democratic stronghold’s elections, this week is hosting the first...
Jul 31, 2023


Report: In almost half of Texas counties, pregnant people can’t access health care
Pregnant people in almost half of the counties in Texas don’t have adequate access to health care. That’s according to a new report by...
Jul 31, 2023


Amid extreme temperatures, Texas state parks can be a respite — or a heated hindrance all their own
On a recent sweltering afternoon, Doug Cochran stood outside the visitor center of Enchanted Rock State Natural Area and pointed an...
Jul 31, 2023


Ken Paxton’s lawyers seek to dismiss 19 of 20 articles of impeachment
Lawyers for suspended Attorney General Ken Paxton requested Monday that all but one of 20 articles of impeachment be dismissed, arguing...
Jul 30, 2023


Greg Abbott’s Border Policy Is at Once Cruel and Ineffective. Many State Leaders Wouldn’t Have It An
For years, liberals have been criticizing Texas’s border-militarization program, Operation Lone Star, as useless, cruel, and a waste of...
Jul 26, 2023


Pro-School Voucher Science Is Based On Gut Feelings
Passing a school voucher or an “education savings account” has been one of the top priorities for Governor Greg Abbott and other top...
Jul 25, 2023


Uvalde Mayor Don McLaughlin resigns to run for Texas House
McLaughlin, who led the small South Texas community through the 2022 mass shooting at Robb Elementary School, was first elected in 2014....
Jul 25, 2023


WILL GREG ABBOTT KEEP LOSING ON SCHOOL VOUCHERS?
This year, Governor Greg Abbott made “school choice,” or vouchers, one of his top legislative priorities. He counted on riding the wave...
Jul 25, 2023


Texas A&M suspends professor accused of criticizing Lt. Gov. Dan Patrick in lecture
The Texas A&M University professor had just returned home from giving a routine lecture on the opioid crisis at the University of Texas...
Jul 25, 2023


Facing sex discrimination claims, Texas begins jailing migrant women under border crackdown
Facing sex discrimination lawsuits for targeting men under the state’s border security crackdown, Texas has begun putting migrant women...
Jul 25, 2023


Texas education leaders brace for imminent special session on teacher pay and school vouchers
While there’s still time this year for Texas lawmakers to carve out legislation to raise teachers’ pay, educators remain disappointed...
Jul 25, 2023


Texas A&M Taps Austin Community College Chancellor to Lead Central Texas Campus
Austin Community College Chancellor Richard Rhodes has been selected to serve as interim president at Texas A&M University-Central Texas....
Jul 25, 2023


Texas Lawmakers Send $18 Billion Property Tax Cut Package to Voters
Governor Endorses Proposal Touted As the Largest Such Reduction in State History. A deal that legislators and the state’s top executive...
Jul 25, 2023
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