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The judge in the case insisted on a 60-day jail sentence. The controversy has roiled Texas politics and led critics to question the attorney general's ability to adequately prosecute crime.
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Robert Anderson, a senior research scientist at the Canadian Museum of Nature, has journeyed from South America to Southeast Asia studying this group of insects. And in our region, he’s discovered creatures previously unknown to science, including some found nowhere else on Earth. -
Last week, a government spending website showed a new Department of Homeland Security contract would be used for a "border wall" in the national park. On Tuesday, U.S. Customs and Border Protection said that's not actually the case, and that the money will be used for vehicle barriers, surveillance technology and "patrol roads." -
The Federal Aviation Administration ordered a ground stop until at least noon at Dallas-Fort Worth International Airport due to a thunderstorm. -
Ecologist Andy Caven and photographer Mike Forsberg are documenting and meeting people along the way to raise awareness about one of North America's rarest birds. -
A North Texas artist met an Uvalde woman through TikTok while he was painting a mural to honor one of the students killed in the deadly shooting at Robb Elementary School. Four years later, they are married and have a child. -
Spring storms in Texas can bring heavy rain, flash flooding, tornadoes — and hail. Sometimes the hail is pea-sized and harmless. Other times, it's big enough to smash windshields, shred roofs and leave homeowners with costly repairs. But there is still a lot about hail that we don't fully understand.
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