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Texas GOP pushes "patriotic education"

Historians are not wild about the Texas GOP's view of state history

Salon · Sep 27, 2022

Texas, battling teen pregnancy, recasts sex education standards

DALLAS — J.R. Chester got pregnant the summer before her senior year of high school. A bright student with good grades, she gave birth, graduated, and was pregnant again when she arrived at college that fall.

Tribune News Service · Sep 27, 2022

Fabiola Santiago: DeSantis is lying his way back into Florida’s governor’s mansion. UN’s Venezuela report proves it

When it comes to immigration, what comes out of Gov. Ron DeSantis’ mouth is pure, orchestrated deceit.

Miami Herald · Sep 27, 2022

Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton fled his home to avoid being served with subpoena, court record says

In an affidavit, a process server said that the state’s top attorney tried to evade him as he attempted to deliver a subpoena from an abortion fund’s lawsuit against the state.

The Texas Tribune · Sep 27, 2022

Big 12 Commish Announces Punishment for Texas Tech’s Field Storm

Brett Yormark disciplined the university in response to the actions of Red Raiders fans following Saturday’s overtime win over Texas.

Sports Illustrated · Sep 26, 2022

Texas is No. 1 for weather-related power outages

DALLAS — Texas leads the country for the number of weather-related power outages over the past two decades, says a new report by a climate change nonprofit.

Tribune News Service · Sep 26, 2022

Texas’ Bijan Robinson walked around carrying a football all day because he doesn’t want to fumble again

Teammates and even a student tried to knock the ball out of Bijan's hands. They failed.

USA Today Sports Media Group · Sep 26, 2022

Winners and losers from a quietly compelling Week 4 of the college football season

From James Madison to Oklahoma, here's who impressed (and didn't) in Week 4.

USA Today Sports Media Group · Sep 26, 2022

College Football Cavalcade Think, Know, Believe: Talking Trash

College football reaction to Week 4: What I think, what I know, and what I believe, including the smack talk kerfuffle

USA Today Sports Media Group · Sep 26, 2022

Texas approves social studies tweaks to comply with anti-critical race theory law

DALLAS — Texas educators now have a slight road map on how to teach students history lessons that align with the “anti-critical race theory” law signed last year.

Tribune News Service · Sep 26, 2022