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With plenty of patience and money, the industry is extending its multi-year campaign to bring legal casinos and sports betting to the state.

Local officials, school advocates and tax policy experts said such a proposal could have dire impacts on basic services.

With Donald Trump returning to the White House, Gov. Greg Abbott and Lt. Gov. Dan Patrick have both recently signaled new openness to winding down the state’ border security operation.

For the first time in American history, quantum computing was mentioned by a candidate during a presidential debate, on Sept. 10, 2024. After Vice President Kamala Harris brought up quantum technology, she and former President Donald Trump went on to have a heated back-and-forth about American chipmaking and China’s rise…

Hundreds of industrial facilities with toxic pollutants were in Hurricane Helene’s path as the powerful storm flooded communities across the Southeast in late September 2024.

A research team from Rice University has discovered an efficient and cost-effective way of extracting raw materials from depleted EV batteries.

The academic and author draws on quantum mechanics, English romantic philosophy and mysticism to explore a new theory of mind that embraces the paranormal

A new reactor creates ammonia from polluted wastewater using electricity, and it's way more efficient than existing methods.

Police said a note found with the bodies that suggested the pair had been involved in a ‘troubled’ relationship