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The Texas Supreme Court ruled June 27, 2025, that the United Methodist Church can sue Southern Methodist University to enforce more control over the school, which the church founded in 1911.

Yfat Yossifor

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KERA

Texas

Methodist Church can sue SMU over control of the school, Texas Supreme Court rules

Penelope Rivera

The higher court's ruling comes as part of the church's lawsuit against SMU, which has challenged the authority UMC has over the university.

Former El Paso Congressman Beto O'Rourke held a rally Friday in San Anotnio along with Congressman Joaquin Castro and State Representative James Talarico.

David Martin Davies

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Texas Public Radio

Texas

Who will Texas Democrats pick to be their nominee to run for U.S. Senate?

David Martin Davies

A person walks their dog in the snow during a winter storm Tuesday, Jan. 31, 2023, in Fort Worth.

Yfat Yossifor

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KERA

Texas

Texas Supreme Court partly sides with Oncor, other utilities in lawsuits over 2021 winter storm

Toluwani Osibamowo

Texas

TSTC Offers Money-Back Guarantee, Night Classes to Address Workforce Needs

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Young Kwak

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Reuters

A gunman lured firefighters into an ambush in Idaho. Here's what we know

Kirk Siegler

Two firefighters were killed and a third wounded in northern Idaho, police say, when an armed man ambushed them after intentionally setting a brush fire to lure them to the scene.
Simon & Schuster

'Hamilton' producer Jeffrey Seller traces his journey from 'Theater Kid' to Broadway

Terry Gross

Seller has been a key behind-the-scenes figure for some of Broadway's biggest hits including, Hamilton and Rent, but he got his start on a much smaller scale. He looks back in a new memoir.
Rick Friedman

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Federal investigation finds Harvard violated civil rights law

Elissa Nadworny

The Trump administration has issued a notice of violation accusing Harvard University of "deliberate indifference" toward Jewish and Israeli students.
Anna Moneymaker

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Canada ditches digital tax after tariff threat from Trump

Scott Horsley

Canada scrapped a digital services tax that would have hit U.S. tech companies such as Google and Amazon after President Trump halted trade talks and threatened higher tariffs on Canadian imports.

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Texas

Suspect dead, two officers injured in officer-involved shooting on Texas Tech University campus

The KTTZ News Team

A suspect was killed and two officers were injured in a shooting at a Texas Tech parking lot on Tuesday morning.
Texas

Supreme Court decision opens door for temporary nuclear waste storage site in Texas

The state had filed suit to reverse the Nuclear Regulatory Commission's decision to license the facility in Andrews County.
Waco and McLennan County News

Experts say Texas needs more money for adult education. Federal funding for it is increasingly uncertain

Sarah Asch

From funding delayed to a proposal that would mean funding denied, adult education providers don't know what's coming.
Texas

Texas Gov. Greg Abbott vetoed 26 bills. Here are the reasons why

Kyle McClenagan

Some of the proposed laws rejected by Abbott, including a ban on hemp products containing THC, will be the focus of a special legislative session he has called for July 21.
Texas

Gov. Abbott calls special session on THC and other vetoed bills. Here's a look at what to expect.

Blaise Gainey

Texas' THC ban wasn't the only bill vetoed by Gov. Abbott on Sunday. In fact, the governor announced he's calling state lawmakers back to Austin next month to regulate THC and address several other issues. Here is what's on the agenda for July's special session.
Texas

Abbott signs anti-NDA bill, set to become Texas law later this year

Penelope Rivera

The bill would prevent using nondisclosure agreements in sexual abuse and human trafficking cases.

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