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Man dies at LA Fitness after he’s shot while working out, Texas cops say

A man was shot and killed at a gym in what police believe was a targeted shooting, according to Texas...
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60-year-old Texas man, 2 family members bilked IRS out of $18 million in tax fraud case

A 60-year-old man and two members of his family have been found guilty of creating fraudulent tax returns in San...
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Almost 600 Texas youth are trapped in a juvenile prison system on the brink of collapse

For 24/7 mental health support in English or Spanish, call the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration’s free help...
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German shepherd was stolen years ago. She and Texas family are about to be reunited

Years after Sheba the German shepherd was taken from her Texas home, officials say she was found more than 600...
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Health

POV: How much for an amputation or checkup?

Modern medicine is remarkable. Conditions like HIV/AIDS and hepatitis C were once virtual death sentences. Both can now be treated...
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Health

Is drone delivery the optimal way to distribute COVID-19 test kits?

Researchers at the Texas A&M University School of Public Health have developed a new COVID-19 test distribution method that utilizes...
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Health

Asthma education program improves children’s lives, lowers household health care costs

One out of every 13 people in the United States has asthma. Although they are diagnosed with asthma at similar...
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Health

Susan Rudd Bailey joins the Texas A&M College of Medicine

Susan Rudd Bailey, MD, a 1981 graduate of the Texas A&M University College of Medicine and past president of the...
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Health

Balakrishnan awarded American Heart Association fellowship

Shobana Balakrishnan, PhD, a postdoctoral trainee at the Texas A&M University College of Medicine, has recently received a postdoctoral fellowship...
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Texas Government

Governor Abbott Appoints Johnson To 47th Judicial District Court

Governor Greg Abbott has appointed Dee Johnson to the 47th Judicial District Court in Armstrong, Potter, and Randall Counties for...
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Texas Government

Governor Abbott Renews Disaster Declaration For Uvalde County In July 2022

Governor Abbott Renews Disaster Declaration For Uvalde County In July 2022 TO ALL TO WHOM THESE PRESENTS SHALL COME:  WHEREAS,...
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Texas Government

Governor Abbott Appoints Sellers To The Governing Board Of The Texas School For The Deaf

Governor Greg Abbott has appointed Kathy Sellers to the Governing Board of the Texas School for the Deaf (TSD) for...
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Texas Government

Governor Abbott Provides $1.25 Million Grant To Uvalde School District For Trauma-Informed Counseling

Governor Greg Abbott today announced the Governor's Public Safety Office (PSO) is providing $1.25 million to the Uvalde Consolidated Independent...
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Governor Abbott Applauds TWC’s $1.5 Million Job Training Grants To Ranger Community College

Governor Greg Abbott today commended the Texas Workforce Commission's (TWC) award of more than $1.5 million in state-funded job training...
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Governor Abbott Commends Passage Of Critical Semiconductors Legislation

Governor Greg Abbott today issued a statement commending the United States Congress for passing the CHIPS Act of 2022 to...
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Culture & Lifestyle

ExxonMobil Makes Godlike Profits, but Mortal Challenges Remain

ExxonMobil, the globe-straddling fossil-fuel colossus, reported record-setting profits this week. By record-setting, we mean no Texas company has ever reported...
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Culture & Lifestyle

July 2022 Reader Quiz: What Did You Learn?

You’ve had all month to read the latest issue of Texas Monthly. Take this monthly quiz and we’ll tell you...
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Culture & Lifestyle

Oktoberfest in Addison

No need to book a plane ticket to Munich to enjoy an Oktoberfest as genuine as that found in Germany:...
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Culture & Lifestyle

A New Book Exposes the Junk Science That Leads to Wrongful Convictions. Its Unlikely Hero Is a Texan. 

There aren’t many good guys in Chris Fabricant’s recent book, Junk Science and the American Criminal Justice System. It’s an often-bleak story...
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Culture & Lifestyle

Telling the Story of the “Bad Boy” of the ’90s Oil and Gas Industry in Texas

“Oscar was fun to write about because he was so sure of himself, a larger-than-life character,” Jan Jarboe Russell said...
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