Emperor penguins will receive endangered species protections
The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service is listing the penguins native to Antarctica as a threatened species under the Endangered Species Act.
View ArticleExhumations to resume in a bid to identify Tulsa Race Massacre victims
Some of the 19 bodies taken from a Tulsa cemetery and later reburied that could include remains of victims of the 1921 Tulsa Race Massacre will be exhumed again starting Wednesday.
View ArticleTexas group tells state lawmakers: You don’t have to scrap STAAR, but please...
Raise Your Hand Texas released a report Tuesday that outlines ways to change how standardized testing is used to evaluate students and schools. The recommendations come just months ahead of the next...
View ArticleScience ‘on their fingertips’: Texas professor making chemistry available to...
Baylor University professor Bryan Shaw and a team of blind chemists designed experiments and tactile learning aids so blind and visually impaired students can get a literal feel for chemistry.
View ArticleRuth Bader Ginsburg is depicted on a new USPS stamp
The U.S. Postal Service cites the late Supreme Court justice's legacy of "important majority opinions advancing equality and strong dissents on socially controversial rulings."
View ArticleTexas voting machines are secure — here's how they actually work
Since the last presidential election, a variety of conspiracy theories around voting machines have emerged. With the 2022 midterms upon us, Texas election officials are working to dispel those false...
View ArticleMost teens who start puberty suppression continue gender-affirming care,...
A new study from a Dutch clinic found that 98% of transgender adolescents who received puberty suppression treatment went on to continue gender-affirming treatment.
View ArticleFoster organization's claims about accused child rapist remaining on staff...
A San Antonio-based foster care nonprofit said TPR’s reporting on an accused child-rapist remaining on staff eight months after the allegation is fallacious and threatened legal action against former...
View Article"I'm safe now." Afghan lawyer, who defended women, reunited with family in Texas
Afghan lawyer Latifa Sharifi and her three sons arrived at DFW Airport on Tuesday, after spending more than a year hiding and fearing for their safety.
View ArticleBeto O’Rourke calls for the firing of DPS Director Steven McCraw for Uvalde...
McCraw is expected to provide an update on the Uvalde investigation to DPS’ Public Safety Commission on Thursday morning.
View ArticleAmerican Airlines one step closer to reaching a deal with pilots union
Union leadership will review an agreement reached with the Fort Worth-based carrier next week.
View ArticleIn Texas, how you vote on Election Day depends on where you live
About a third of Texas’ 254 counties are moving away from that and to the vote center model, which was piloted in Lubbock County.
View ArticleMonths after the Uvalde shooting, gun control is no longer at the top of...
The Texas Politics Project recently asked voters about the issues most important to them. The top three were immigration, the state economy and abortion, all with double-digit support.
View ArticleTexas DPS chief Steve McCraw says his agency 'did not fail' at Uvalde school...
At a public meeting where families that lost children in the school shooting said he should resign, McCraw said members of the Department of Public Safety made mistakes. But he said he’ll only step...
View ArticleAfter the abortion ban, this Texas student says sex ed is even more important
Since the U.S. Supreme Court overturned Roe v. Wade this summer, it’s put a spotlight on pregnancy prevention efforts, like sex education.
View ArticleCold front to bring some minor drought relief
A cold front will trigger showers in the area.
View ArticleSan Antonio Justice Charter's lead organizer insists proposal is not an...
The new city charter amendment initiative on Oct. 18 would make a number of reforms related to police practices and enforcement.
View ArticleEl Paso man allegedly involved in breach of the U.S. Capitol last year...
More than 880 people have been arrested for crimes related to the attack on the U. S. Capitol, including more than 70 Texans.
View ArticleTexas voters have been less willing to approve school bonds in recent years
An unusually high number of school bonds have failed in Texas recently. District leaders say new state laws have made it tougher for them to convince voters bonds are a good idea.
View ArticleFederal investigators tracing gun used in Dallas hospital shooting
State Rep. Rafael Anchía says he's also requesting an independent investigation into the "failures" by the state Board of Pardons and Paroles to revoke parole for the alleged shooter.
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