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UNT Health Science Center’s $150M Alzheimer’s study could face cuts under new Trump rule
| February 13, 2025
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.
Texas Senate panel votes to cut property taxes for homeowners
| February 11, 2025
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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.
Spring forward? Maybe not in Texas as lawmakers mull ending daylight savings time.
| February 10, 2025
Texas lawmakers are reviving efforts to eliminate the decades-long practice of changing the clocks twice a year.
Texans are ready to puff, and pass, marijuana reform, new poll finds
| February 7, 2025
A new poll from the Hobby School of Public Affairs shows that 69% of Texans support decriminalizing weed possession.
Texas Senate passes $1B school vouchers bill to spend public funds on private schools
| February 7, 2025
The Texas Senate easily passed a controversial school voucher bill that Democrats criticized for not prioritizing low-income students.