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US soldiers killed by Iran were from Texas and Hawaii, military says
The U.S. military says 17 service members have been killed in the war with Iran.
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Ken Paxton makes $153,000 a year. He owns 15 properties worth $9 million
Where does the money come from?
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Texas Tech chair donated $275K to Ken Paxton day before AG intervened in Brendan Sorsby saga
Cody Campbell, a major Texas Tech booster and GOP megadonor, has vocally defended Brendan Sorsby’s right to play amid a legal battle stemming from his betting scandal.
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One nation, under Flock: Houston is surveilled by 4,000 AI cameras
Thousands of AI cameras quietly monitor Houston roads, parking lots and neighborhoods—here’s the information they’re storing about you.
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Before Trump speaks tonight, look at what’s already happening to elections in Texas
Gerrymandered maps, a departed elections chief, and a pattern voting rights advocates say looks like groundwork for contesting results.
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‘The same attack, for the same reasons’: Texas lawmakers warn AAPI communities history is repeating itself
Texas’ 1.2 million eligible Asian American and Pacific Islander (AAPI) voters represent 5.4% of the electorate, a growing bloc amid rising debates over immigrant rights.
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Federal court denies efforts to restore the Texas Dream Act
Republican leadership in the state applauded the decision, while civil rights advocates called it “one of the greatest juridical travesties in recent history.
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ICE’s latest escalation left Lorenzo Salgado Araujo dead. What comes next in Texas?
Historic funding and an operational surge collide in Houston.
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Faculty sue Texas Tech University for ‘imposing a strait jacket’ on intellectual thought leaders
It is, according to one professor, “the legal battle for the soul of higher education in Texas.”
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Increases in anxiety, depression, headaches: The data center problem no one is talking about
Esme Zuñiga is a graduate student at the University of Texas at Arlington studying the impact infrasound—low frequency sound below the limit of human hearing emitted from data centers—has on mental health.
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What Ken Paxton said about voter fraud before his own alleged voter fraud came to light
Plus: his anemic record on prosecuting voter fraud doesn’t live up to his fiery rhetoric.
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Meet the North Texan vowing to fight corruption as Texas Attorney General
Democrat Nathan Johnson said he is running for Texas Attorney General to “right the ship” and get Texas “back on the right course” after 11 years under Ken Paxton’s leadership.
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Family, advocates push for answers in fatal ICE traffic stop
Former LULAC president Domingo Garcia urged Harris County officials to open a local investigation and empanel a special grand jury
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Is Texas slowly becoming a state where only Christianity rules?
From Bible readings in classrooms to Muslim delegates being told to leave the GOP convention, Texas is building a government that looks less like a democracy and more like a theocracy.
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Fort Worth ISD educators worry immigrant and refugee students won’t be supported after campus closure
After Fort Worth ISD closed International Newcomer Academy in April, educators continue to question if students will receive adequate support in traditional classrooms.
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Republicans suppressed voters in Dallas County. Now they’re holding a convention there
From mid-decade redistricting to election night chaos, Dallas County has continued to face voter suppression at the hands of Republicans. Now, it’s the site of the GOP’s first-ever midterm year convention.
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Congresswoman Lizzie Fletcher says federal grant overhaul would upend scientific independence
Fletcher says proposed federal rule would inject politics into research funding
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What is the Heaven’s 27 Camp Safety Act?
On the one-year anniversary of the disaster, here’s what you need to know about new regulations surrounding camp safety.
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Bad health policy has a price. Texas may finally be getting a bill.
A New York lawmaker wants to force life insurers to stop averaging Texas’ shorter life expectancy into premiums paid by New Yorkers.
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‘The city is gaslighting us’: Fort Worth residents raise concerns about proposed data center
Fort Worth asked residents to share their feedback on a $10 billion data center development being proposed in the city. The consensus—it’s not wanted.
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How to stay safe if you’re pregnant in Texas, according to doctors
Maternal mortality rates have risen 56% since Texas banned abortion. Doctors in the Lone Star State share what pregnant people can ask, when to leave the state, and other steps to stay safe during pregnancy.
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These Bible verses are now required reading for millions of Texas public school students
See the Bible verses that are now required reading in Texas public schools.
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See Texas’ new required reading list that includes passages from the Bible
Texas becomes the first state in the nation to require the Bible be read in public schools.
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Keep Pride Month alive with these 6 LGBTQ+ books banned in Texas schools
An overwhelming majority of books that have been banned in Texas public schools contain LGBTQ+ themes. That’s why this Pride Month, The TexEd Report featured a new LGBTQ+ banned book in every edition.
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‘I don’t want to die’: Texas doctors say their patients are afraid to get pregnant
Maternal mortality in Texas has risen by 56% since the state’s first abortion ban was passed in 2021. Now, women of reproductive age say they fear for their lives as medical providers face the potential of harsh penalties for performing abortions.
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Texas students will learn about the ‘negative effects’ of divorce under new social studies standards
The State Board of Education has given preliminary approval to social studies standards that cut lessons on slavery, force Texas students to learn about the “negative effects” of divorce, and emphasize the role Billy Graham played in fighting communism.
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Texas-based companies dominate list when it comes to customers’ power shutoffs
Federal data offers the clearest picture yet of disturbing stats from the nation’s energy capital.
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It will cost Texans $8 million to fix Bluebonnet Learning
Texas taxpayers will spend over $8 million to fix thousands of errors found in the Bible-infused curriculum.
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This Texas baker wants you to get an abortion—if you want one
An Austin woman found abortion advocacy through baking.
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The Texas State Board of Education is quietly removing Black history from public schools
The Texas State Board of Education will meet next week to vote on new social studies curriculum standards that one North Texas educator says minimizes Black historical figures.
