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With rural Texas watching, Greg Abbott and Beto O’Rourke dig in on school vouchers fight

O’Rourke is hammering Abbott over vouchers on the campaign trail in rural Texas, where Democrats know they need to do better and where vouchers are a political hot potato for Republicans.

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How Peter Stout Turned Around Houston’s Crime Lab

Once dubbed the worst in the country, Houston Forensic Science Center is setting a new standard for criminal investigations.

Texas Observer

Searing heat spotlights West’s long-term water woes

HAYS COUNTY, Texas — Located near the resort community of Wimberly, just 45 miles southwest of Austin, Jacob’s Well has earned a near-legendary reputation as one of the most popular swimming holes in the Central Texas Hill Country. Hundreds come to the artesian spring each summer to dip into blue-green…

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Texas program that gives out lifesaving drugs to combat opioid overdoses has been out of money for months

The state’s federally funded “More Narcan Please” program ran out of money in January, in part due to high demand. Advocates say Texas should invest more in the harm reduction effort.

The Texas Tribune

A mother watches helplessly as her teenage boy deteriorates in a Texas youth prison

The state of Texas has essentially controlled her son’s life since he was 11. The Texas Juvenile Justice Department was supposed to keep him safe and help him get better. It has failed at every turn.

The Texas Tribune

Mac Engel: Cowboys’ receiver fiasco begs the return of Cole Beasley, but he has 'no shot'

FORT WORTH, Texas — The Dallas Cowboys’ potential solution at their latest wide receiver crisis is waiting to be offered a contract that will never come from his hometown team.

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Apocalyptic scenes as out of control wildfire sends huge orange flames over road

Massive orange flames can be seen roaring across a road in Texas with firefighters in the foreground in dramatic footage as wildfire rips through an 800 acre area with the majority out of control

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Uvalde teacher says Texas Governor Greg Abbott’s private meetings with victim families were ‘all for show’

Uvalde residents pressured a nearby city to revoke a rental agreement for an NRA fundraiser raffling off an AR-15, the same type of gun used in the mass shooting at Robb Elementary

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What happened to Fort Worth teacher who let student use racial slurs in presentation?

FORT WORTH, Texas — A Fort Worth high school teacher heard on video telling students not to be offended by a racial slur in a classmate’s presentation earlier this year is no longer employed with the district, officials confirmed Tuesday.

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Texas 2023 4-star SF Gehrig Normand commits to Michigan State basketball

BREAKING: Michigan State picks up commitment from 4-star SF Gehrig Normand of North Richland Hills, Texas

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After an abysmal season, Texas defense seeks mulligan under Pete Kwiatkowski

AUSTIN, Texas – If Pete Kwiatkowski is concerned by the specter of Gary Patterson, the Texas defensive coordinator still managed a solid self-deprecating one-liner.

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Wife of defense contractor claims stolen ID is her real name

The wife of a U.S. defense contractor, who together are charged in Hawaii federal court with stealing the identities of two deceased Texas infants and living under their names for three decades, says she's not the person prosecutors say she is

The Independent UK

Texas father killed 2 teen daughters because he couldn’t control them, prosecutor says

FORT WORTH, Texas — Amina Said and her sister, Sarah, were girls with big dreams.

Tribune News Service

Parents of Sandy Hook shooting victim call for accountability in Alex Jones’ defamation trial

The parents of 6-year-old Jesse Lewis are suing Jones for falsely claiming that the 2012 mass school shooting was a hoax meant to take away Americans’ guns. The trial is the first of three to determine monetary penalties against the Texas-based conspiracy theorist for his lies about the tragedy.

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MSU target, 4-star Texas SF Gehrig Normand to announce college decision on Tuesday

Michigan State basketball could be getting some more good news on the recruiting trail tonight

The Texas Tribune

Why the Texas grid causes the High Plains to turn off its wind turbines

While wind farms in the region could help power and lower energy costs for at least 9 million homes, significant infrastructure upgrades would be needed to supply electricity from the region to other parts of the state.

The Independent UK

Guatemala arrests migrant smugglers wanted by the US

Guatemalan authorities have arrested more than a dozen alleged members of a migrant smuggling network near the shared border with Mexico, including four sought by the United States in connection with the death of a migrant in Texas in 2021

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Alabama Opens As No. 1 Recruiting Class of 2023

Ohio State, Notre Dame, Texas and Georgia round out the top five to open the team recruiting ranking.

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Michelle Vallejo Keeps the Progressive Flame Alive in the RGV

She could be the first Latina Democrat to represent the Valley in the U.S. House, if she can defeat a well-funded Republican.

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Matthew McConaughey to star in ‘Dallas Sting’ about girls soccer team’s historic win

DALLAS — You can take McConaughey out of Texas, but you can never take the Texas out of McConaughey.

The Texas Tribune

Inspection reports reflect the desperation and danger youths face in Texas juvenile prisons

Visits to Texas’ severely understaffed youth prisons show suicide attempts without intervention, water bottles being used as makeshift toilets, and a rash of possibly gang-related fights.

The Texas Tribune

Almost 600 Texas youths are trapped in a juvenile prison system on the brink of collapse

The agency is so understaffed that teens have reported spending up to 23 hours locked in their cells, using water bottles to go to the bathroom. A staggering number have hurt themselves or been placed on suicide watch.

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Adley Rutschman has 3 hits to help Orioles beat Rangers, 7-2, in first game after Trey Mancini trade

ARLINGTON, Texas — As the Orioles looked ahead to what the coming weeks might hold for them after Trey Mancini was traded to the Houston Astros, many noted it created an opportunity for others to step up.

The Independent UK

EXPLAINER: Is Alex Jones’ trial about free speech rights?

Conspiracy theorist Alex Jones arrived at the start of his Texas defamation trial for calling the 2012 Sandy Hook Elementary School attack as a hoax with the words “Save the 1st” scrawled on tape covering his mouth

The Texas Tribune

Author of “critical race theory” ban says Texas schools can still teach about racism

State Sen. Bryan Hughes, R-Mineola, said his intention was never to gloss over American history or have negative effects on teachers and administrators. His comments to the State Board of Education come as members consider new social studies curriculum.

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