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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.

The Texas Tribune

Texas heat-related deaths reached a two-decade high in 2022 amid extreme temperatures

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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Texas power grid holds amid record winter demand, but test isn’t over

At least one person died in the freezing weather. High demand for electricity is forecast to continue into Saturday.

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UT suspends head basketball coach after family violence arrest

Chris Beard was hired in 2021 and is one of the University of Texas’ highest-paid employees.

The Texas Tribune

Texas hits 1,000 days under Greg Abbott’s public health disaster as a new COVID-19 wave and legislative session loom

After more than 92,000 deaths and 8 million reported COVID-19 cases in Texas, the state remains one of less than a dozen still under a statewide disaster or public health emergency.

The Texas Tribune

Scientists are close to solving an exoplanet mystery

Today, the number of confirmed exoplanets stands at 5,197 in 3,888 planetary systems, with another 8,992 candidates awaiting confirmation.

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Study: Early Planetary Migration Can Explain Missing Planets

Computer simulations by Rice University scientists and their collaborators are the first to integrate a model of planet formation and evolution that explains two puzzling observations of exoplanets orbiting distant stars. Read more on Dynamite News:

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No, Texas voting machines aren’t switching your votes

Sensitive touch screens aren’t always user friendly and make it easy for voters to accidentally select the wrong candidate. Voters should carefully review their ballots before submitting them.

The Texas Tribune

Glacier grief: how funerals and rituals can help us mourn the loss of nature

From mountain top ceremonies to immersive art, people are finding new ways to express feelings of grief – and guilt

The Guardian - UK

Cryptocurrency miners line up to come to Texas, and rural counties are welcoming them

Eager to bring new jobs to their towns and boost their tax base, rural Texas counties are courting companies that produce cryptocurrencies.

The Texas Tribune

Why does Texas have so many elections, and why do few people vote in them?

The high number of contests contributes to the state’s low voter turnout — but it’s not the only reason.

The Texas Tribune

50 years ago, one speech revolutionized the Space Age and took us to the Moon

President John F. Kennedy's words are emblazoned throughout history.

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How space exploration has changed, 60 years since JFK's 'We Choose the Moon' speech

On the anniversary of President Kennedy's speech on the race to the moon, we look at the dramatic advances in U.S. space science, from commercial flights and missions to Mars to the Webb telescope.

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Paul Burka, Texas political journalism titan and “soul” of Texas Monthly newsroom, dies at 80

“He understood Texas and Texas politics better than anyone ever has,” former Texas Monthly editor Bill Broyles said. “There won’t be anyone like him again because he was so even-handed and fair-thinking.”

Daily Mirror

Dead spiders pumped full of air by scientists to create gripping tools

Dead spiders have been pumped with air by scientists to get their legs to unfurl and then grip around objects - they hope to use the tools in microelectronics and to capture insects

The Texas Tribune

Offshore wind farm proposed for Gulf of Mexico near Galveston could power 2.3 million homes

Two proposed wind farms off the Texas and Louisiana coasts would join offshore oil drilling rigs in the gulf as the Biden administration tries to boost the country’s clean energy supply.

Chicago Sun-Times

In a career spanning decades, Tony Miller has rubbed shoulders with stars and billionaires

Episodes from his colorful career are many, and youngsters are thirsty. Miller gets invited to seminars around the country, like Rice University in Houston. Question-and-answer sessions rarely vary. “They want to talk about the old days,” Miller said.

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Smog levels in Texas surge during heat wave, bringing worst summer air quality in a decade

Emissions are reacting with the summer heat to create high levels of smog, hazardous air pollution that damages the lungs. But state officials are pushing back on ozone pollution controls proposed by the EPA, arguing such rules would compromise the electric grid.

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U.S. Supreme Court ruling limits EPA’s authority in regulating greenhouse gases

The high court said a cap on power plants’ carbon dioxide emissions that forces a transition to other fuels may be a “sensible” solution to the climate crisis, but that Congress did not give the Environmental Protection Agency the broad authority to make such requirements. Texas was one of 17…

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Supreme Court sides with school coach who prayed at a game, offering more protection to public displays of religion

The court ruled a Washington state coach was praying as a private citizen when he knelt after a game on the field, not as an employee of the district.

Al Jazeera

US Jan 6 committee hearing focuses on Trump – A timeline

Trump ‘summoned rioters’, lit flame of attack on Capitol and failed to stop it, says committee vice-chair Liz Cheney.

Tribune News Service

Doerrs give $1.1 billion to Stanford for new climate school; largest gift in Stanford history

SAN JOSE, Calif. — In the largest gift ever to Stanford University, Silicon Valley venture capitalist John Doerr and his wife, Ann, have agreed to donate $1.1 billion to set up a new school on the campus devoted to the study of climate change and its solutions.

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Doerrs give $1.1 billion to Stanford for new climate school

SAN JOSE, Calif. — Silicon Valley venture capitalist John Doerr, an early investor in Google, Amazon and other leading tech companies, and his wife, Ann, have agreed to donate $1.1 billion to Stanford University to set up a new school devoted to the study of climate change and its solutions.

Salon

Abbott asks for donation to bus migrants

The reversal comes after Abbott's stunt backfired badly among conservatives

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