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Texas’ unemployment rate is among the nation’s worst — but experts say it signals a growing economy

The state has yet to return to its pre-pandemic unemployment rate of about 3.5%, even as it leads the country in new jobs created. However, state economic experts say the unemployment rate is an indicator of Texas’s rapidly growing population and labor force.

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Ken Paxton acquittal could quiet future whistleblowers, experts say

The Texas attorney general was exonerated by the state Senate, but a lawsuit from former employees still lingers.

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Facing declining enrollment and charter school competition, San Antonio and Plano consider closing campuses

School officials in San Antonio announced earlier this week that they are looking at closing about 20% of their campuses while Plano school officials are starting those discussions.

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Ken Paxton’s prosecutors stumbled at times. But did it matter in the GOP-dominated Senate?

The House impeachment managers faced a high bar: convincing enough Republican senators to vote against their own political self-interest.

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Robots made from dead spiders and ‘smart toilets’ among winners of this year’s Ig Nobel awards

Winning teams received a $10-trillion bill from Zimbabwe and a trophy

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America's small towns are disbanding police forces, citing hiring woes. It's not all bad

America is in the midst of a police officer shortage

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Motivated by grieving parents, U.S. Sen. John Cornyn has made fentanyl crisis a priority

The Republican from Texas has combined attention to border issues with efforts to address deadly overdoses, including ideas that are opposed by some in his party, such as decriminalizing test strips.

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This summer is on track to be among Texas’ most extreme

June was only the 16th-warmest on record in Texas, but a mid-month heatwave brought an unusually high number of 100-degree days.

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Religion shapes vaccine views – but how exactly? Our analysis looks at ideas about God and beliefs about the Bible

Many scientists and public health officials were surprised that large swaths of the public were hesitant or outright hostile toward COVID-19 vaccines. “I never saw that coming,” Francis Collins, a former director of the National Institutes of Health, commented in 2022. Even today, three years after the start of the…

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Climate change has sent temperatures soaring in Texas

Hotter days and nights. More record highs. Climate change has shifted the entire range of Texas heat upwards.

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Analysis: The 2023 Texas Senate, from right to left

Here’s a look at Senate members, ranked from most conservative to most liberal, based on votes cast during the 2023 regular session.

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Analysis: The 2023 Texas House, from right to left

Here’s a look at House members, ranked from most conservative to most liberal, based on votes cast during the 2023 regular session.

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What the possible end to race-conscious admissions means for Texas universities

Here’s what you need to know ahead of the U.S. Supreme Court’s expected ruling on two cases challenging the policy commonly known as affirmative action in college admissions.

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Climate change is causing people to move. They usually stay local, study finds

Researchers looked at thousands of homeowners who moved out of flood-prone homes. Most stayed within a 20-minute drive, and their new homes were safer from flooding.

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Paxton impeachment exposes GOP fissures

Nowhere is the GOP chasm more apparent than the fight over Paxton’s future

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Ken Paxton impeachment fight exposes deep fissures among Texas Republicans

As the 88th Legislative Session came to a close, longstanding divisions between traditional conservatives and party’s far right came into focus.

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Drilling down on treatment-resistant fungi with molecular machines

Fungi are present on the skin of around 70% of the population, without causing harm or benefit. Some fungal infections, like athlete’s foot, are minor. Others, like Candida albicans, can be deadly – especially for individuals with weakened immune systems.

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TX mess undermines GOP "groomers" fight

In policing queer Texans, Republicans missed “grooming behavior" by one of their own, LGBTQ advocates say

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Bryan Slaton’s Texas House downfall could complicate GOP fight against “groomers”

Republicans were so busy policing drag artists and transgender Texans that they missed so-called “grooming behavior” by one of their own, LGBTQ advocates say.

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Texas Senate scales back proposed restrictions on puberty blockers and hormone therapy for transgender kids

Senate Bill 14 would now allow trans children who are already receiving some transition-related treatments to continue getting that care. The Senate gave initial approval to the reworked legislation Wednesday.

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Texas superintendent resigns after student finds his gun in school bathroom

The incident comes as lawmakers debate how to make schools safer after the Uvalde massacre and favor measures like arming more educators.

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How freezing rain, tree-lined neighborhoods and above-ground power lines prolonged Austin power outages

Tens of thousands of Austin households and businesses went days without electricity after a winter storm wreaked havoc across Texas.

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For many Central Texans, latest bout of cold weather and outages reopens old wounds

Severe weather this week is confronting Texans with old problems and stirring up memories of previous crises. Experts say this can be a detriment to mental health.

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A Texas Tribune analysis of state data found that at least 268 people in Texas were killed by heat last year, and a large portion of those deaths were likely migrants who died after crossing the border.

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Texas grid holds amid record demand

As freezing temperatures enveloped Texas, demand for electricity Friday morning shattered peak expectations

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