First-term state Rep. Pat Curry defends his record as civic leader Ashley Bean Thornton pushes against Republican priorities.
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Katie Zacharia's first White House press briefing was short and often halting. The new press secretary chosen by President Trump left a lot of unanswered questions, including some uncertainties about her own qualifications.
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The president of Cornell University, Michael Kotlikoff, is under fire over the university's handling of a gang rape at a fraternity party in 2024.
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As polar ice melts in the Arctic, shipping lanes are opening up, making the region a new zone of superpower competition. Writer Rana Foroohar explains the stakes in Sea Change.
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The Two Saddest Kitchens is a comic conversation between Roz Chast and Jason Adam Katzenstein. Book critic Maureen Corrigan says it made her laugh and feel better about her own (lack of) cooking.
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Texas residents can apply to participating public colleges and universities without paying undergraduate application fees during Free College Application Week, Oct. 12-18.
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On Friday, the agency submitted its request for proposals from space industry businesses and organizations to develop new commercial space stations in low Earth orbit.
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New data shows Texas had the fifth-highest rate of corporal punishment in the 2021-2022 school year. The psychological effects on children can be harmful.
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Last month, Lubbock City Council began the procedure to adopt a pause on large-scale data center development. If the moratorium passes, it will be two years until another one can be put in place. With more information and potential changes likely to come out of the state's legislative session, one councilman has argued that the city should hold off on playing its moratorium card. All the while, the clock may be ticking on the statewide pause on data centers.
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The Texas attorney general’s use of a taxpayer-funded travel security detail stands out when compared with his predecessor and other state officials, ProPublica's analysis found.
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Cuellar and his wife, charged with bribery, money laundering and conspiracy, were pardoned in December. In a social media post, Trump indicated he expected Cuellar to run as a Republican.







