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Ro-Tel: a Rio Grande Valley success story
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George Lopez apologizes to rising Texas comedian after backlash
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Lawmakers eyeing an overhaul of Texas bail laws in a pushback to reform efforts
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Susan Packard Featured Speaker for Women in Leadership Series
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Man, woman both wounded after altercation turns into exchange of gunfire, SAPD says
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Texas state park to be turned into multimillion-dollar homes, private golf course
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Anti-abortion organizations sue to ban abortion-inducing drug
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An Army of 10,000 Women Saved India’s Rarest Stork – While Giving Each Other a New identity
Changing attitudes towards conservation in the Indian state of Assam have these women wearing paper-mache hats…
Tyler ISD Partners with East Texas Symphony Orchestra to Host Carnegie Hall Event
All Tyler ISD fourth and fifth grade students performed with their voices and recorders from their…
Texas hardcore pack BEYOND REACH throws power punches with great new single “No Shrine”
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100 Years of Texas State Parks
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Concert review: Parker McCollum brings Texas country music to Brookings
Texas-based country singer-songwriter Parker McCollum made his return to South Dakota Feb. 10 as he headlined…
APD confirms body found at Lady Bird Lake is missing man from Rainey Street
AUSTIN (KXAN) — On Tuesday, the Austin Police Department confirmed the body pulled from Lady Bird…
Tyler ISD Partners with East Texas Symphony Orchestra to Host Carnegie Hall Event
Tyler ISD Fine Arts hosted Carnegie Hall Link-Up at Tyler High School’s theatre Tuesday.
Committee seeks public comments on proposed ethics opinions
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Student found with gun on LEE High School campus, NEISD officials say
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Comings and goings: NPR appoints Southern bureau chief, KUOW hires reporters …
NPR hired Susanna Capelouto as Southern bureau chief. Capelouto “Susanna will collaborate with member station journalists…
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In comparison to WalletHub’s 2022 study, Texas has improved slightly in the last year. TEXAS, USA…
Anti-abortion organizations sue to ban abortion-inducing drug
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Texas Tech and TTUHSC Faculty Named NAI Senior Members
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‘Respect and love’: Texas rehab center shares viral V-Day advice
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SR 159 Introduced
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Uvalde interim superintendent addresses internal police inquiry; classes will end before May 24
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Analysis shows death rates in new moms and pregnant women increased in 2020
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National organization helps San Antonio students, families eat healthier
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LIVE: Sebastian Driussi, Austin FC’s leading goal scorer in 2022, signs new contract
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Uvalde interim superintendent addresses internal police inquiry; classes will end before May 24
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Discover the 8 Official State Animals of Texas
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The Texanist: Did the Texas Capitol’s Pink Granite Come From Maine?
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Texas gun laws: Uvalde senator proposing sweeping changes
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Paxton joins other AGs warning Walgreens, CVS against mailed abortion pills
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Texas Forever Fest planned for Haggard Park on March 25
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Don’t say ‘prove’: How to report on the conclusiveness of research findings
In this tip sheet, we explain why it's rarely accurate to report that research studies prove…
Tickets to a preview of the new Alamo Collections Center go on sale Tuesday
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2 adults, child safely escape NW Side house fire thanks to smoke detectors, firefighters say
SAN ANTONIO – Smoke detectors may have saved the lives of three members of a family…
Little Texas to headline annual Whimmydiddle 3-night event at RiversEdge
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San Antonio man facing federal charges for robbing six chain stores, authorities say
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Haley announces presidential campaign, challenging Trump
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‘Not today … I’m not dying today’ North Texas man survives getting mauled by neighbor’s dogs
The man was attacked by his neighbor’s dogs while checking the weather before heading to work.…
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The North Texas Irish Festival Returns Next Month
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Texas A&M System Board Of Regents Approves Building Projects Impacting Brazos County – WTAW
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HB 2281 Introduced
Relating to the authority of certain municipalities to prohibit openly carrying a handgun within the municipality.
HB 2280 Introduced
Relating to the carrying of handguns on the campuses of and certain other locations associated with…
HB 2279 Introduced
Relating to the prosecution of certain offenses involving the carrying of weapons at certain locations.
HB 2278 Introduced
Relating to wrongful exclusion of handgun license holders from certain property owned by or leased to…
HB 2277 Introduced
Relating to certain criminal offenses concerning the unlawful transfer or purchase of certain weapons; increasing a…
HB 2276 Introduced
Relating to the creation of certain criminal offenses concerning firearm sales at gun shows.
HB 2275 Introduced
Relating to the unlawful carrying, acquisition, purchase, and transfer of certain weapons; creating a criminal offense;…
HB 2274 Introduced
Relating to the licensing and regulation of anesthesiologist assistants; requiring an occupational license; providing an administrative…
HB 2273 Introduced
Relating to the foundation curriculum and social studies curriculum in public schools.
HB 2272 Introduced
Relating to associate judges and Department of Family and Protective Services representation in child protection court…
HB 2270 Introduced
Relating to a requirement that certain students, interns, residents, and fellows receiving a clinical education at…
HB 2269 Introduced
Relating to memoranda of understanding for the provision of school resource officers at public schools.
Pet heater may have sparked fire that drove family out of home, firefighters say
SAN ANTONIO – San Antonio firefighters are focusing on a heater that a family was using…
Viral TikTok shows plunging water levels at Medina Lake home from 2019 to 2023
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San Antonio Bed Bath & Beyond store closing as company cuts costs
One of the Bed Bath & Beyond locations in San Antonio will be closing this year…
Schlitterbahn holds ‘hiring blitz’ for 2,000 positions this 2023 season
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He was the head of Mexico’s FBI. Now he’s on trial for accepting cartel bribes
As U.S. prosecutors rest their case against Mexico’s former top cop during a trial in New…
Nearly $50,000 a week for a cancer drug? A man worries about bankrupting his family
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Alabama mobile phone customers report getting a “wrong number”
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Welcome to Loving, Texas, where love letters are their specialty
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Researchers Successfully Turn Abandoned Oil Well into Giant Geothermal Battery
The Biden Administration is spending hundreds of millions of dollars to close abandoned oil and gas…
APD says no one hurt in south Austin SWAT situation
AUSTIN (KXAN) — One person was taken to a local hospital after the Austin Police Department…
Austin weather history: The hottest, coldest, wettest and snowiest Valentine’s Days
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