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Nearly all unplanned chemical releases in Texas go unpunished

Thousands of “emissions events” from chemical plants each year exceed permitted limits, but only a small fraction result in penalties from the state’s environmental agency.

The Texas Tribune · Aug 17, 2022

Texas executes Kosoul Chanthakoummane for the 2006 murder of a real estate agent

DNA evidence tied Chanthakoummane to Sarah Walker’s murder at a model home in Collin County. In last-minute appeals, his attorneys argue the evidence was not conclusive.

The Texas Tribune · Aug 17, 2022

Donations haven't reached Uvalde victims

The largest fund for those affected by the May 24 massacre is still months away from distributing most of the $16M

Salon · Aug 17, 2022

Texas State Board of Education discusses changes to the state’s social studies curriculum

The Texas State Board of Education began discussing proposed changes to the state’s social studies curriculum in a meeting on August 1, 2022. The board aims to make changes and guide educators on how to teach U.S. history while aligning the curriculum with Senate Bill 3. The law, which went…

Ballotpedia · Aug 17, 2022

Medicaid expansion sees new life in longtime Republican holdout states

12 states with GOP-led legislatures still have not expanded Medicaid coverage since the ACA was passed.

Axios · Aug 17, 2022

Keller school officials order 41 books — including the Bible and an Anne Frank adaptation — off of library shelves

A new policy scraps community recommendations from last fall that some books that had been questioned should remain on shelves.

The Texas Tribune · Aug 16, 2022

Texas school staff told to pull Bible, Anne Frank adaptation from libraries

DALLAS — A day before students return to class, officials from the Keller Independent School District instructed campuses to pull any book that was challenged last year from library shelves.

Tribune News Service · Aug 16, 2022

AP, Texas Tribune and other newsrooms ask court to unseal Henry Cuellar search warrant

The Tribune and a host of news organizations are seeking records related to a January raid on U.S. Rep. Henry Cuellar’s Laredo home.

The Texas Tribune · Aug 16, 2022

Millions donated after Uvalde shooting still haven’t reached victims and families

The largest fund for those affected by the May 24 massacre is still months away from distributing most of the $16 million it has raised. Some families are turning to smaller donations to get by.

The Texas Tribune · Aug 16, 2022

Pablo Vegas, a utility executive in Ohio, named ERCOT’s new CEO

The state power grid operator has been run by an interim chief since the previous CEO was fired following the deadly 2021 winter storm that crashed much of the grid.

The Texas Tribune · Aug 16, 2022