How public libraries are under attack
LLano County Commissioners are set to vote on Thursday to shut down it's library system in order to avoid obeying a federal judge's order to return banned books to the shelves. This is just one of many...
View ArticleFederal judge finds Texas use of psychotropic drugs on foster children...
Judge Janis Jack took the state to task about the use of drugs and documented instances of errors. The state said it was concerned but disputed whether court has jurisdiction.
View ArticleTexas Association of School Boards faces accusations of being "too woke"
Recently the Carroll ISD school board members voted to break away from the nonpartisan Texas Association of School Boards – claiming the group was promoting “divisive political ideologies” largely...
View ArticleTexas county weighs shutting down libraries to circumvent judge's order...
Llano County commissioners are considering whether they should shut down its library system entirely instead of complying with a federal judge's ruling that they must return 17 banned books to the...
View ArticleU.S. appeals court preserves partial access to abortion pill, but with...
The Biden administration had asked the higher court to stay a decision from a Texas judge while the appeal plays out.
View ArticleGov. Abbott launches $10 million campaign targeting fentanyl crisis in Texas
The initiative includes a program to send overdose reversal drugs to all 254 counties in the state.
View ArticlePink Slime news is spreading in news deserts
As local news outlets shrink and news deserts expand, pink slime news is creeping in. Pink slime news is dark money-funded, rightwing slanted news that is disguised as local news. How does this hurt...
View ArticleThe youth vote in America, its history and future
As the national conversation around climate crisis, gun violence, and police brutality creates a new call for a lower voting age, how did the voting age come to be lowered to 18? What impact did that...
View ArticleJustice Department will ask the Supreme Court to restore full access to...
The Justice Department is seeking emergency relief from the U.S. Supreme Court in a Texas case involving limited access to the abortion drug mifepristone.
View ArticleLlano County Library will remain open despite effort to shut it down over...
The federal judge’s order requires the library system to update its online catalog to reflect the 17 books are available for checkout, and it prohibits officials from removing any more books.
View ArticleWhy Texas Public Radio is stepping away from Twitter: A message from TPR’s...
We are proud to be our listeners’ source for NPR news, and we have the utmost confidence in the independence and integrity of NPR’s reporting. For that reason, we have chosen to go dark on Twitter,...
View ArticlePort San Antonio showcases plans for a new state-of-the-art office tower
The Port's board of directors approved plans for a new office tower space that will be located at the main entrance to the 1,900-acre technology campus on the city's Southwest Side.
View ArticleTexas Matters: The seige at Waco and today's anti-government movement
Remembering what happened at Waco 30 years ago and how it leads to today’s right wing anti-government movement.
View ArticleNorth East ISD committee names frontrunner for new sex education curriculum
The district's Student Health Advisory Council meets Wednesday to vote on their recommended sex ed curriculum.
View ArticleCouncilman Perry gets probation; no jail time in sentencing for DWI...
The District 10 councilman pleaded no contest in a Bexar County court to charges of driving while intoxicated and failure to exchange information relating to a Nov. 6 hit and run.
View ArticleSupreme Court briefly puts on hold lower court's limits on abortion drug...
Supreme Court Justice Samuel Alito has placed a hold on a lower court ruling that restricts access to the abortion drug mifepristone until Wednesday night.
View ArticleWhere, when and how to vote in the May election in the Rio Grande Valley
Early voting begins Monday, April 24, and ends Tuesday, May 2. Election Day is Saturday, May 6.
View ArticleFAA issues long-awaited launch license to SpaceX’s South Texas Starship
SpaceX will attempt to launch Starship on Monday, April 17.
View ArticleTexas colleges are concerned about ChatGPT and how it may change learning
ChatGPT has students, staff and faculty already thinking about how instructors will adapt their classrooms as the program grows.
View ArticleWomen are earning more money. But they're still picking up a heavier load at...
A new Pew Research Center report finds that in opposite-sex marriages in the U.S., women's financial contributions have grown, but they're still doing a larger share of housework and caregiving.
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