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50-year-old NASA jet crashes in flames on Texas runway — taking it out of the Artemis II mission

New footage shows one of NASA's WB-57 research jets spewing out flames and smoke as it skids across a runway during an emergency landing near Houston. The veteran aircraft was due to play a small role in the Artemis II mission.

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Federal officials close discrimination case over Texas’ distribution of Hurricane Harvey aid

The U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development has ended a yearslong investigation into how the General Land Office handled $1 billion in disaster aid.

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California urges Supreme Court to allow new congressional map

California officials told the Supreme Court on Thursday the state should be able to use its new congressional map in this fall's elections.

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This newspaper publisher is challenging her fellow Republicans to do better for rural Texas

Suzanne Bellsnyder used to work for Republicans in Austin. Now she’s challenging them to do better for rural Texas, where she lives and operates two newspapers and a growing Substack newsletter.

The Texas Tribune

Situation in southern US grows more dire ahead of weekend storm

At least 80 people have died in areas pummeled with bitter cold, from Texas to New Jersey

The Independent UK

Country’s Largest Air Pollution Permit Issued to Power Plant for Data Centers in West Texas, Developer Says

It’s among a handful of similarly colossal ventures announced during 2025, making Texas the global epicenter of a gas power buildout.

Texas Observer

Heartbreaking Update On 5-Year-Old Boy, Liam Conejo Ramos, Who Was Detained by ICE

“We are experts in dealing with children,” a border patrol official said.

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Father detained by ICE with five-year-old tells US congressman his son has been ‘depressed’

Representative Joaquin Castro visited Adrian Conejo Arias and his son Liam at an ICE detention facility in Dilley, Texas

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Texas MAGA turns heat on H1B with probe in shadow of Senate race

Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton has launched a probe into alleged H-1B visa fraud by North Texas companies, suspecting "sham operations" and "ghost offices" that disadvantage American workers. This move, alongside a gubernatorial directive freezing new visa petitions, highlights a political battle within the Texas GOP, with implications for immigration…

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'Ghost offices' of H-1B employers: Texas orders investigation into 3 businesses, asks them to prove they exist

Day after Texas Governor Greg Abbott announced a freeze on H-1B hiring in state agencies and universities, Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton ordered an investigation into three North Texas businesses that hired H-1Bs, asking them to submit documents identifying all their employees and what they do. These three companies are…

The Times of India

Texas teen girl who went missing after being sex-trafficked was murdered

Death of Kristen Galvan, who had disappeared at age 15, was confirmed after DNA matched with remains found in 2020

The Guardian - US

SpaceX wants a tax break meant to create jobs in low-income areas. Critics question the benefits.

Elon Musk’s company got a boost in its application by the Starbase city commissioners. Two commissioners are SpaceX employees.

The Texas Tribune

Yes, it’s more expensive to live in Texas, census finds

Incomes and education attainment among Texans have increased, while poverty has declined.

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Vacant for 11 months, one of Texas’ bluest congressional districts will pick new representative Saturday

Two Democrats are competing to serve out the rest of Sylvester Turner’s term. The winner will have a two-week incumbency advantage before early voting begins in the March primary.

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On the issues: Q&A with the Republicans running for Texas attorney general

Texas’ next top lawyer will inherit an office that has become the tip of the spear of the conservative legal movement. To help primary voters differentiate, we asked the four GOP candidates where they stand on the agency’s major issues.

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5-year-old arrested by ICE 'depressed and sad' in detention facility

A US Democratic Congressman, Joaquin Castro, shared about his meeting with Liam Conejo Ramos, the five-year-old detained by federal immigration authorities. He said that the kid is showing signs of depression after being held for days in a Texas detention facility.

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Proposed reading list for Texas students draws concern over religious themes, lack of diversity

Faced with a proposed list of almost 300 readings for K-12 students, the State Board of Education delayed a vote until April.

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Tech Brief (Jan. 29): TikTok Outage Puts New U.S. Operations to the Test

Moonshot AI gets more into agents, Texas doubles down on China tech ban

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Lawmakers, protesters demand release of 5-year-old held at Texas immigration detention center

State troopers deployed pepper spray at protesters at the family detention center near Dilley where a 5-year-old Ecuadorian’s detention has drawn nationwide attention.

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Police deploy chemical irritants at protesters gathered outside Texas detention center, in photos

Texas state police deployed pepper balls to disperse protesters outside the South Texas Family Residential Center in Dilley, where 5-year-old Ecuadorian boy Liam Conejo Ramos and his father, Adrian Alexander Conejo Arias, are being held. Demonstrators against the Trump administration’s immigration crackdown rallied outside the facility, banging drums, chanting and…

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Texas man accused of killing couple that adopted his 7-year-old daughter

Authorities say Norman Lee Johnson had a prior criminal case involving the slain couple

The Times of India

California university professor warns H-1B freeze will harm higher education, shares list of global scholars from Texas university

A California professor criticizes Texas' H-1B visa freeze, arguing it jeopardizes higher education's global competitiveness. He highlights renowned foreign-born scholars at UT Austin, emphasizing international talent's crucial role in research and academic excellence. Restricting these pathways, he warns, could significantly weaken US universities' long-term capacity and standing.

The Independent UK

Nicaraguan man's death at troubled Texas detention camp was reported as a suicide, 911 records show

A 911 call shows that a Nicaraguan man who died at a Texas detention camp days after he was detained by immigration authorities in Minneapolis is suspected of dying by suicide

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“All Humanity Is Lost”: ICE Slammed For Not Letting Detained Father Attend His Son’s Funeral

ICE has denied Texas detainee Maher Tarabishi’s request for release to attend his son’s funeral. Before his detention, Tarabishi was the primary caregiver for his son.

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Measles may now be a permanent resident of the U.S. again, and it might be connected to something that started in Texas

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