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Spring forward? Maybe not in Texas as lawmakers mull ending daylight savings time.

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Texas lawmakers are reviving efforts to eliminate the decades-long practice of changing the clocks twice a year.
Celebrate Black History Month by heading to the 2025 Bill Pickett Rodeo

Celebrate Black History Month by heading to the 2025 Bill Pickett Rodeo

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Honoring one of the most important cowboys in U.S. history, the Bill Pickett Rodeo mixes education with entertainment.
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Taking a toll: Why tollways are the worst part about living in North Texas

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North Texas tollways are becoming predatory, hurting the region's most vulnerable residents as they shell out $100+ a month on toll fees.
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Texans are ready to puff, and pass, marijuana reform, new poll finds

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A new poll from the Hobby School of Public Affairs shows that 69% of Texans support decriminalizing weed possession.
Texas Lt Gov. Dan Patrick speaking

Texas Senate passes $1B school vouchers bill to spend public funds on private schools

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The Texas Senate easily passed a controversial school voucher bill that Democrats criticized for not prioritizing low-income students.
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Texas lawmakers may ban certain lessons at state colleges under expanded DEI crackdown

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This year, the Republican-controlled Texas Legislature is expected to pick up where it left off two years ago to address a perceived liberal bias at the state’s public, four-year universities.
Tax forms, US currency, calculator, and a pen.

You may qualify to file your taxes for free in Texas—here’s how

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An estimated 4.2 million Texans will be eligible to use the IRS Direct File program to file their taxes this year. 
Texas Governor Greg Abbott delivers speech

A closer look at Greg Abbott’s Top 7 legislative priorities

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Gov. Greg Abbott laid out an ambitious legislative agenda during his State of the State address, including school vouchers, teacher pay, and property taxes.
FILE - A partially burned yearbook is seen on the ground in the aftermath of the Palisades Fire in the Pacific Palisades neighborhood of Los Angeles, Monday, Jan. 13, 2025. (AP Photo/John Locher, File).

Struggling with your mental health after surviving a disaster? Here’s how to look after yourself

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There's the initial shock and chaos in a collective disaster like the deadly and destructive California wildfires. Here's what you can do in the aftermath.
FILE - Washington players stand during the playing of the national anthem wearing warm-up jackets for Black History Month before an NCAA college basketball game against Arizona, Feb. 12, 2022, in Seattle.

Black History Month explained: Its origins, celebrations and myths

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Beginning Feb. 1, schools, museums and communities across the nation will mark the start of Black History Month, a celebration of Black history, culture, and education.
Crowd of people celebrating Black History Month in Dallas.

Join Dallas’ Black History Month festivities this February

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Dallas rolls out free Black History Month events celebrating African American culture through exhibits, performances, and education.
Several Texas doctors spoke to Courier Texas about how the state’s abortion bans are preventing them from properly providing health care. (AP Photo/Eric Gay, File)

Texas’ abortion ban has OB-GYNs working in an environment of ‘extreme fear’

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Several Texas doctors spoke to Courier Texas about how the state’s abortion bans are preventing them from properly providing health care.
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VIDEO: Here’s how Republicans want to undercut vaccines in Texas

Parents in Texas can already opt their children out of vaccines and private employers can’t mandate vaccines for their workers. But Texas Republicans aren’t satisfied. Lawmakers have proposed dozens of bills that would make it easier for parents to opt their children out of vaccinations, cast doubt on whether vaccines are effective, and give the […]
trucks lined up in Texas

Trump orders tariffs on Mexico and Canada — Texas’ biggest trading partners

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The tariffs, which also target China, are scheduled to go into effect Tuesday. They prompted immediate efforts to retaliate. President Donald Trump made good on his threat to apply high taxes to imports from Mexico, Canada and China, a move that swiftly brought retaliation from Texas’ leading trading partners and set the stage for a […]
Texas state senator Brandon Creighton

$1 billion school voucher bill clears first hurdle in Texas Senate

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A bill creating a $1 billion school voucher program for 100,000 Texas students is on a fast-track for approval in the state Senate.

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Tax forms, US currency, calculator, and a pen.

You may qualify to file your taxes for free in Texas—here’s how

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An estimated 4.2 million Texans will be eligible to use the IRS Direct File program to file their taxes this year. 
FILE - A partially burned yearbook is seen on the ground in the aftermath of the Palisades Fire in the Pacific Palisades neighborhood of Los Angeles, Monday, Jan. 13, 2025. (AP Photo/John Locher, File).

Struggling with your mental health after surviving a disaster? Here’s how to look after yourself

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There's the initial shock and chaos in a collective disaster like the deadly and destructive California wildfires. Here's what you can do in the aftermath.
FILE - Washington players stand during the playing of the national anthem wearing warm-up jackets for Black History Month before an NCAA college basketball game against Arizona, Feb. 12, 2022, in Seattle.

Black History Month explained: Its origins, celebrations and myths

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Beginning Feb. 1, schools, museums and communities across the nation will mark the start of Black History Month, a celebration of Black history, culture, and education.
6 significant Texas sites connected to the Underground Railroad

6 significant Texas sites connected to the Underground Railroad

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While many enslaved people headed north to Canada, an alternate path sought freedom via a different route, traveling through Texas and into Mexico.
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VIDEO: Rep. Jasmine Crockett’s most viral moments

Rep. Jasmine Crockett, known for her clapbacks and viral moments in Congress, will celebrate her swearing in for her second term on Jan. 28 in Dallas.
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VIDEO: Will short-term rentals get banned in Dallas?

The Dallas City Council voted to ban short-term rentals throughout most of the city in 2023, but the ruling has been on hold for nearly a year following a lawsuit filed by the Dallas Short-Term Rental Alliance. Rental operators argue that the move by the city council amounts to an unconstitutional ban on their properties, […]
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10 Reality TV stars from Texas

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Some of reality tv's brightest stars are from Texas. Let's look at some of the most notable from the last decade.

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