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TribCast: The politics of diversity, equity and inclusion on college campuses

On this week’s episode, Matthew speaks with higher education reporter Kate McGee about Texas leaders’ push to limit the role of diversity in hiring on college campuses.

The Texas Tribune

Texas students raise $250,000 for 80-year-old school janitor forced out of retirement

After Mr James’s rent increased by $400, he had to go back to work, but students raised enough funds for him to retire again

The Guardian - US

Vikings 2023 NFL draft scouting report: Texas RB Bijan Robinson

Thought to be a generational player by many, does Robinson live up to the hype?

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Texas teachers need raises, more training and better working conditions to fix shortages, state task force finds

The yearlong review also recommends increasing the funds schools get per student, a measure already favored by lawmakers looking how to spend a historic state budget surplus.

The Texas Tribune

Texas Supreme Court and Court of Criminal Appeals issue 13 opinions from Feb. 13-19

The Texas Court of Criminal Appeals issued nine opinions from Feb. 13-19. The Texas Supreme Court issued four opinions from Feb. 13-19. Both courts are the state’s courts of last resort. As of Feb. 19, the court of criminal appeals issued 57 opinions in 2023—23 more than this point a…

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Bracket Watch: UNC Is on the Bubble

The Tar Heels will look to keep their tournament dreams alive in a must-win matchup against Virginia.

Sports Illustrated

Asylum seekers face decision to split up families or wait indefinitely under new border policy

WASHINGTON — Inside a tent near the Rio Grande in Matamorros, Mexico, Jeyson woke up every day for a month before 3 a.m. to fill out applications to request asylum for his family of four through a U.S. government mobile app.

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Texas Strikes Deal to Build Abbott’s Border Wall on Big Donor’s Ranch

The governor’s slow-moving wall scheme gets a major boost from a political ally as the state secures five miles of land for fencing.

Texas Observer

Full list of players invited to 2023 NFL Scouting Combine

Here are all 319 prospects invited to the 2023 NFL Scouting Combine organized by position group. | from @EdEastonJr

USA Today Sports Media Group

How Texas activists turned drag events into fodder for outrage

The Tribune analyzed more than two dozen anti-drag protests. Opponents frequently characterized the drag events as catering to children, even when businesses advertised them as adults-only or provided warnings about the potential for explicit material.

The Texas Tribune

Here comes the haboob: Texas High Plains getting walloped by dust storms

High Plains residents are used to wind and dust, but an ongoing drought and recent tropical-storm-level winds have brought some epic dust storms.

The Texas Tribune

School districts face millions in extra costs as Texas program that backs bond debt hits its limit

Without the state’s safety net, districts with pending bond projects must now decide whether to pay more in interest or halt construction.

The Texas Tribune

Mark Story: Will the SEC be fair to Kentucky in coming football schedule changes?

LEXINGTON, Ky. — Even with the arrivals of Texas and Oklahoma to the Southeastern Conference moved up to 2024, Mitch Barnhart continues to make clear that Kentucky is still in favor of SEC teams staying at eight league football games played annually, not nine.

Tribune News Service

Editorial: US faces bigger environmental threats than a single train derailment. Will GOP rise to the challenge?

One of the curiosities to rise out of the Norfolk Southern train derailment that spilled toxic chemicals in East Palestine, Ohio, on Feb. 3, and caused a dayslong fire, has been the outcry from Republican opinion leaders. High-profile conservatives — from U.S. Sen. J.D. Vance of Ohio to Sen. Ted…

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Why an ulcer drug could be the last option for many abortion patients

Some abortion providers are looking to misoprostol, a medication widely used around the world, should a federal judge in Texas block access to a key medication abortion option.

The Guardian - US

Parts of US see earliest spring conditions on record: ‘Climate change playing out in real time’

Parts of Texas, Arkansas, Ohio and Maryland, along with New York, are all recording their earliest spring conditions on record

The Independent UK

Texans who have run for president over the last 7 decades

No current or former Texas politician has announced a campaign for the 2024 presidential race

The Independent UK

Tired of Texans running for president? 2024 may be reprieve

It’s early yet, but next year’s presidential race may feature something the political world hasn't seen in the last 50 years: no elected officials from Texas

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Can Texas’ public universities use diversity initiatives to hire staff? Abbott says no

Texas public universities are now at the forefront of a battle against considering diversity, equity and inclusion in hiring.

Tribune News Service

Trump 2020 fraud backer’s ethics case is tossed out

A Texas judge has tossed out a disciplinary case against attorney Sidney Powell finding state bar regulators failed to present enough evidence to keep alive claims that she violated ethics rules by filing frivolous post-election lawsuits.

The Texas Tribune

Speaker Dade Phelan endorses Medicaid expansion for new mothers, repeal of “tampon tax” in first batch of 2023 priorities

The leader of the state House also threw his support behind bills to crack down on how companies handle private data and to protect children from “addictive algorithms” by digital companies.

Texas Observer

Pregnant Texans Now Travel 10 Times Farther for an Abortion

Texas legislator Donna Howard plans to collaborate with allies in and out of state in the fight to improve access to reproductive healthcare.

Al Jazeera

Texas judge could halt access to abortion pill mifepristone

Mifepristone, legal in the US for more than 20 years, is now under threat.

USA Today Sports Media Group

Mock draft watch: Lions beat writers show love for Texas RB Bijan Robinson at 18

Robinson to the Lions at No. 18 came up in two recent mock drafts written by Detroit beat writers

USA Today Sports Media Group

Texas slight favorite to land commitment from 5-star WR Micah Hudson

On3 has Texas as the favorite at 30.4%.

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