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Texas’ private and rural schools again brace for a showdown on school choice

Rural school leaders in Texas have been able to stave off the legislative priority of some of the state’s most prominent Republicans. But private school officials hope this year will be different.

The Texas Tribune

Here’s what you need to know about the fight over property tax cuts in the Texas Legislature

Republicans are wrestling over how much of the state’s nearly $33 billion budget surplus to spend on property taxes. Democrats have their own ideas about what to do with the cash.

The Texas Tribune

Couple charter £80,000 private jet to fly their Great Dane across the world

Melanie Demi, 26, and her husband, Albert, 27, have been to France, Germany, Austria, Czechia, England and Scotland with their dogs Great Dane Lucas, two, Golden Retriever, Cooper, 15, and Dachshund mix, Brooklyn, six

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The story of two separated twins, from four of the doctors who made it happen

FORT WORTH, Texas -- Doctors have no map for how to separate conjoined twins.

Tribune News Service

Wintry weather leads to more than 1,000 flight cancellations across the U.S.

On top of the cancellations, another 4,700 flights were delayed nationwide on Monday as Texas and nearby states dealt with freezing temperatures and wintry precipitation.

WEKU

Texans urged to avoid travel in icy weather; power grid is expected to meet demand

School closures and hazardous road conditions are expected throughout a large portion of Texas, according to forecasts. State officials caution Texans about local power outages but expect the grid to stay up.

The Texas Tribune

Gov. Greg Abbott hires “border czar” to accelerate wall construction

The governor said Mike Banks, a recently retired Border Patrol agent, will work with the Texas National Guard and state troopers to find ways to deter people from crossing the border illegally.

The Texas Tribune

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“We are humans back here”: As Texas hunger strike wanes, prisoners speak out against solitary confinement

After 21 days, the last of many Texas prisoners to consistently refuse food ended his hunger strike. In letters to The Texas Tribune, two prisoners spoke out on the dire solitary confinement conditions that led them to starve themselves.

The Texas Tribune

Amber Carr, sister of Atatiana Jefferson, dies after congestive heart failure diagnosis

FORT WORTH, Texas — Amber Carr, the 33-year-old sister of Atatiana Jefferson, died Monday, according to the Carr family’s attorney.

Tribune News Service

Dangerous ice storm underway from Texas to Tennessee as Arctic air surges south

As of Monday night, 3.3 million Americans are under an ice storm warning, with 14.5 million under a winter storm warning.

Axios

Southwest, American canceling or delaying thousands of flights through noon Tuesday

Dallas’ two major airports and their hometown airlines are pre-emptively canceling or delaying thousands of flights through noon Tuesday as a winter storm brought freezing temperatures and drizzle across North Texas.

Tribune News Service

College Basketball May Be Headed for a First-Time Champ

This men’s season hasn’t been defined by the usual bluebloods. Plus, notes on the bubble, the Big 12’s dominance and more.

Sports Illustrated

‘A Colossal Giveaway’: A Tax Break for Big Polluters Is Also Starving Public Schools in Texas

In December, legislators killed a controversial abatement program known as Chapter 313, but its effects will last decades.

Capital & Main

Purdue voted unanimous No. 1 in AP men’s basketball poll

The Boilermakers (21-1) have won eight straight since a one-point loss to Rutgers on Jan. 2.

Chicago Sun-Times

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Daily Mirror

Gran's dashcam footage from INSIDE tornado that struck her car on way home

Irma Cantu, from Texas, US, was driving back home with her daughter and grandson when her car was hit with flying debris after a tornado forced her to slam the emergency brakes

Daily Mirror

Arctic blast to freeze US as coldest weather of year hits this week with ice and snow

Icing events, frigid temperatures and heavy snowfalls threaten to cause serious disruptions and danger in the north and midwest at the start of this week, as the country struggles to recover from deadly blasts

Roll Call

Redistricting lawsuits could shape the 2024 battle for House control - Roll Call

Some 15 states, including New York and Texas that are home to a combined total of 64 seats, face ongoing litigation over congressional lines.

The Texas Tribune

With full state coffers and bipartisan support, Texas teachers are hopeful they’ll get a raise this year

The COVID-19 pandemic, inflation and burnout have pummeled teachers in the last few years. Lawmakers from both parties agree they should get a pay bump — but it won’t happen without some negotiation.

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In East Texas, a town fights to keep an oilfield waste dump from opening near wetlands and water wells

The Texas Railroad Commission has rejected the proposal twice over water contamination concerns, but locals are dismayed that the commissioners keep giving the developer more chances to alter its application.

Roll Call

Court cases test opposing views of online content moderation - Roll Call

Four cases will test justices' views on whether social media companies are doing too much to moderate online content, or too little.

Tribune News Service

State Fair of Texas ‘reigns supreme’ as highest-attended fair, report says

DALLAS — The State Fair of Texas had the highest attendance of all fairs in 2022, industry news source Carnival Warehouse announced last week. The State Fair of Texas saw 2.5 million people at Dallas’ Fair Park in 2022, edging it just above the Houston Livestock Show and Rodeo’s 2.4…

The Independent UK

Texas zoo will let you name a cockroach after an ex for Valentine’s Day

The annual ‘Cry Me a Cockroach’ fundraiser supports the ‘future for wildlife in Texas’

Tribune News Service

Chinese Americans gather in downtown Dallas to oppose ‘hateful’ state Senate bills

Hundreds of people from North Texas gathered in downtown Dallas Sunday to voice their opposition toward two Texas senate bills that they say are unjustly targeting Chinese Americans.

Chicago Sun-Times

Jalen Hurts is going to the Super Bowl? Bears’ Justin Fields should feel free to follow him

The Eagles’ Hurts is 16-1 as a starter this season. If that seems a few million miles from where Fields is with the Bears, well, it is — for now.

Tribune News Service

Mike McCarthy, Dallas Cowboys part ways with offensive coordinator Kellen Moore

FRISCO, Texas — Seven days have passed and the reverberations from the Dallas Cowboys’ season-ending loss to the San Francisco 49ers in the NFC Divisional Playoffs are continued to be felt.

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