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‘Some people work their butts off and other people get rich’: Gwen Frisbie-Fulton’s view from rural America
My dad raised us to work hard and do good for our families, but he was also going to make damn sure we didn’t step on anyone else along the way.
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Texas schools have leaned on uncertified teachers to fill vacancies. Lawmakers want to put a stop to it.
Underprepared teachers have been tied to student learning losses. But amid a teacher shortage crisis, school leaders fear the restrictions will lead to fewer instructors in their classrooms.
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Forced to carry a dying baby, this Texas mother of four says she didn’t think it could happen to her
“I had been born and raised a Catholic, so the word abortion was never allowed in my house. I didn’t even know what abortion was until I was about 20 years old and already had my first two kids. I’m almost 31 now.”
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Here’s everything to know about the May 3 Dallas City Council election
Over 40 candidates are vying for 14 Dallas City Council seats in May, with just one council member running unopposed. Here’s what you need to know.
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Women’s clothing is often more expensive — and it’s partly due to tariffs
Two Democratic members of the House are pushing for a study of ‘pink tariffs.’
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As Texas measles cases rise, Austin officials blame anti-vax rhetoric
The growing number of Texas measles cases prompted elected officials in Austin to urge residents to get vaccinated and call for an end to anti-vax rhetoric.
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Public school funding in Texas doesn’t match community support, advocate says
Amid declining enrollments and budget shortfalls, public school supporters are concerned that a $1 billion school voucher program will funnel more money away from neighborhood schools.
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Texas may change how schools select library books. Critics say it could lead to more bans.
Senate Bill 13 would create school library advisory councils largely made up of parents. It would give school boards, rather than librarians, the final say over new books.
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VIDEO: Texas lawmakers push for toll road reform
Texans are feeling trapped by toll roads, and state lawmakers are taking notice. Nearly 20 bills have been proposed to reform the system, including caps on fees, decriminalizing toll fee violations, and letting the community decide where and when new toll roads are built.
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Trump administration plans to cut 80,000 employees from Veterans Affairs, according to internal memo
“What’s going to happen is VA’s not going to perform as well for veterans, and veterans are going to get harmed,” said Michael Missal, who was the VA’s inspector general for nine years until he was fired last month by Donald Trump.
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A surge in bee deaths is hurting Texas beekeepers — and could affect the price of produce
Commercial beekeepers in Texas have lost about two thirds of their honey bees since June last year, according to a recent survey.
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What Trump’s order making English the official language in the US could mean
If the US declares English as its official language, they’ll be barriers to citizenship and voting.
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Women’s basketball pioneer Fran Harris talks pay equity, WNBA ownership, more
The Dallas native says “women’s basketball needs some reparations.” When the NCAA announced that it would begin to pay the women’s basketball teams who matriculated through their tournament, I was stunned—it’s 2025, haven’t the women been getting paid for a while now? I turned to former University of Texas star baller, Fran Harris, for perspective.…
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Texas Legislature proposes $400 million cut to higher ed as Dan Patrick threatens university budgets over DEI
At a public event last week, Lt. Gov. Dan Patrick said higher ed would get less funding if they don’t “kick DEI out of their schools,” a few weeks after lawmakers proposed a massive cut to public universities.
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Fort Worth to spend hundreds of millions to meet booming water demand. Here’s where
With the Fort Worth area’s population expected to grow by more than half a million over the next 20 years, plans to expand pipelines and water treatment plants to meet the city’s growth are moving forward.
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Container Gardening 101: Everything Texas Gardeners Need to Know
Container gardening is beneficial for smaller spaces and offers more flexibility in growing plants. Here’s everything Texans need to know about the hobby.
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What grows best in Texas? Here’s your ultimate gardening guide
Whether you’re growing food for home snacking and cooking or want outside decor to spruce up the yard, these nine plants are ideal in Texas conditions.
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As Texas’ energy demand soars, a pilot program looks to bolster grid with “virtual power plants” fueled by people’s homes
Some Texans who install residential batteries, solar panels and smart thermostats can now send power back to the grid and get a credit on their bill.
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Despite pleas from women and doctors, Texas may implement even more abortion restrictions
Republicans in the state legislature have already introduced bills seeking to restrict the availability of the abortion medications mifepristone and misoprostol.
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Anti-abortion centers face little regulation. The SAD Act could change that.
Democratic lawmakers are pushing for the federal government to better regulate anti-abortion centers, facilities that seek to dissuade people from terminating their pregnancies, The 19th is first to report.
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UNT Health Science Center’s $150M Alzheimer’s study could face cuts under new Trump rule
The University of North Texas Health Science Center at Fort Worth could lose millions in federal funding for medical research under a new Trump administration proposal.
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Texas Senate panel votes to cut property taxes for homeowners
A Texas Senate committee on Tuesday quickly and unanimously advanced a proposal to provide billions of dollars in tax breaks to homeowners in a bid to blunt the state’s high property tax bills.
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Spring forward? Maybe not in Texas as lawmakers mull ending daylight savings time.
Texas lawmakers are reviving efforts to eliminate the decades-long practice of changing the clocks twice a year.
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Taking a toll: Why tollways are the worst part about living in North Texas
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
A new poll from the Hobby School of Public Affairs shows that 69% of Texans support decriminalizing weed possession.
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Texas Senate passes $1B school vouchers bill to spend public funds on private schools
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
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.
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A closer look at Greg Abbott’s Top 7 legislative priorities
Gov. Greg Abbott laid out an ambitious legislative agenda during his State of the State address, including school vouchers, teacher pay, and property taxes.
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Texas’ abortion ban has OB-GYNs working in an environment of ‘extreme fear’
Several Texas doctors spoke to Courier Texas about how the state’s abortion bans are preventing them from properly providing health care.
