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Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton and announces that he is suing the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco and Firearms for federal overreach during a press conference Wednesday, May 1, 2024, at Frisco Gun Club.

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KERA

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Texas suspends midwife’s license amid criminal case over unlawful abortions

Lucio Vasquez | The Texas Newsroom

Authorities say Maria Margarita Rojas presented herself as a gynecologist without a medical license.

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State representative drops bill to abolish Texas Parks and Wildlife Department

Molly-Jo Tilton

Midland Memorial Hospital is the only hospital in Midland and is leading the city's fight against the coronavirus.

Mitch Borden

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Texas

Midland-Odessa hospitals prepare as West Texas measles outbreak grows

Mitch Borden

People walking at the Houston Live Stock Show & Rodeo

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Houston rodeo sets attendance record with more than 2.7 million visitors in 2025

Kyle McClenagan

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Trump officials downplay the Signal leak. Some military members see a double standard

Quil Lawrence

The news of the leak of life-and-death operational details to a reporter lands differently with veterans and active-duty troops, who can be prosecuted for much less significant "spillage" incidents.
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Meghan Markle's Netflix show angered critics. This columnist says she knows why

Michel Martin

The former Meghan Markle's Netflix show has caused a stir among critics and social media users. A columnist tells NPR she knows why seeing the Duchess of Sussex flex her lifestyle bothers people.
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March Madness and babies: Are the sounds of the game too big for little ears?

Barry Gordemer

What's the right age to take kids to a loud sporting event? A Johns Hopkins noise expert on protecting babies' ears and when game day noise might be too much for them.
John McCoy

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Déjà vu all over again? Dodgers are favorites as 2025 MLB season begins

Steve Futterman

Major League Baseball's 2025 season gets fully underway Thursday. The scary news for the league: the defending champion Los Angeles Dodgers, favorites to repeat, may be even better this season.

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Congress' temporary spending bill killed $60 million in federal funding for Austin area

Andrew Weber

The money would have gone to help finish the Waterloo Greenway and to projects that help domestic violence survivors and people transitioning out of homelessness.
Texas

Former President Bush, Gov. Abbott salute Medal of Honor recipients at Arlington museum opening

Drew Shaw |Arlington Report

The national museum tells the stories of 3,500 medal recipients.
Texas

Hundreds march in Dallas to protest state, federal policies targeting LGBTQ people

KERA Staff

The march comes amid growing attacks on LGBTQ rights across Texas and the U.S.
Texas

Texas farmers struggle as U.S. denies Mexico’s water request over treaty shortfalls

Lucio Vasquez | The Texas Newsroom

The United States denied Mexico’s request for a special delivery of Colorado River water on Thursday, citing Mexico’s ongoing failure to meet its obligations under an 80-year-old water-sharing treaty between the two countries.
Texas

Military deployment underway in Big Bend region could grow to 500 troops in coming weeks

Travis Bubenik

U.S. Army and border officials shared details Friday of a recently launched troop deployment to the Big Bend region, including a surge in personnel. The move is part of the Trump administration’s broader military push across the Southern border.
Texas

2,300-acre Sam Houston National Forest wildfire ignited by prescribed burn, officials say

Sarah Grunau

Prescribed burns are regularly conducted by fire specialists in Texas forests in an effort to clear ground-level foliage and maintain healthy landscapes. The burns are a cost-effective way to reduce fuel loading in the event of a large-scale wildfire.

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City staff and Council members shovel dirt during the groundbreaking ceremony for the Bledsoe-Miller STEAM Center for Excellence on January 16, 2025. From left, City Manager Bradley Ford, Councilman Josh Borderud, Assistant City Manager Deidra Emerson, Councilwoman Andrea Barefield, and Mayor Jim Holmes.

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