University of Texas censors ‘controversial’ topics in class
| February 24, 2026
A new rule requires University of Texas professors to "carefully consider" their teaching material and "exclude unrelated controversial or contested matters."
TX home construction market could be hit hard by deportations
| February 24, 2026
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A recent study showed the construction business in Texas could be affected if the Trump administration reaches its goal of net zero migration into the United States.
Texan shot dead by ICE agent months before killings in Minneapolis, records show
| February 23, 2026
Three months into President Donald Trump’s mass deportation undertaking, an ICE officer shot and killed a U.S. citizen in South Padre Island, long before immigration agents killed another American in Minnesota that prompted outrage across the nation, according to records released this week that were not previously disclosed by the government.
Judge blocks 3 Texas school districts from enforcing DEI ban
| February 23, 2026
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Teachers and students in Texas started the 2025-26 school year under a new law that prohibits gender and sexuality alliance clubs at high schools across the state.
Spring has sprung: Pick your own flowers at this North Texas tulip farm
| February 23, 2026
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Try this u-pick tulip farm in Denton County.