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Family sets up scholarship in memory of Indian-origin UT Austin student Savitha Shan killed in Texas shooting

A month after the death of 21-year-old Indian origin University of Texas student Savitha Shanmugasundaram, her family and friends are working to carry forward what mattered most to her, helping others access education.

The Times of India · Apr 8

Every teams first-round 2024 NFL Draft picks rookie contract value

Every teams first-round 2024 NFL Draft picks rookie contract value

USA Today Sports Media Group · Jul 23, 2024

Student Protests Escalate On College Campuses Over Israel-Hamas Conflict

Student protests over Israel-Hamas war lead to arrests and campus closures at US universities.

Top News · Apr 25, 2024

Harry Whittington, longtime Texas GOP supporter shot by Dick Cheney in a 2006 hunting accident, dies

Whittington, who was 95, was shot in 2006 during a quail-hunting trip near Corpus Christi. He quickly forgave Cheney.

The Texas Tribune · Feb 6, 2023

How the ‘Yellowstone’ creator went from a broke actor sleeping in a tent to a one-man TV empire

Much like Yellowstone's stoic Dutton family, creator Taylor Sheridan's unconventional path to success required a lot of grit.

Fortune · Jan 12, 2023

‘Striking Does Work’: Fort Worth Journalists Win Only Newspaper Union Contract in Texas

NewsGuild workers at papers in Dallas and Austin are still bargaining.

Texas Observer · Jan 9, 2023

Alex Jones’ company files for bankruptcy midway through Sandy Hook damages trial

Free Speech Systems submitted the filing during a two-week trial to determine how much the Texas-based conspiracy theorist will award the parents of a victim in the 2012 school shooting, prompting speculation about the company’s effort to avoid bankruptcy oversight as a small business.

The Texas Tribune · Jul 30, 2022

Pot of Gold

Did Todd M. Smith–Agriculture Commissioner Sid Miller’s trusted, troubled strategist–shake down Texas hemp growers?

Texas Observer · Jul 25, 2022

Uvalde Shooting Report Undermines Calls To Ban Guns and 'Back the Blue'

Only you can be relied upon to protect you and your loved ones. Ignore anybody who claims otherwise.

Reason · Jul 18, 2022

Nearly 400 officers were in Uvalde before the gunman was killed, a new report finds

The scathing new report by lawmakers in Texas says "systemic failures" created a chaotic scene that lasted more than an hour before the gunman at Robb Elementary School was finally confronted.

WEKU · Jul 17, 2022