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Telling the Story of the “Bad Boy” of the ’90s Oil and Gas Industry in Texas
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Why Molly Ivins Matters More Than Ever
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Coalition of news organizations sues Texas Department of Public Safety over withheld records on Uvalde shooting
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Author of “critical race theory” ban says Texas schools can still teach about racism
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Inspection reports reflect the desperation and danger youths face in Texas juvenile prisons
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Almost 600 Texas youth are trapped in a juvenile prison system on the brink of collapse
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Healthcare for Trans Kids Is Not Abuse
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Before the school shooting, Uvalde was known for a 1970 Hispanic student walkout. Its aging participants fear its spirit and memory are fading.
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So You'll Revamp Your Life to Stop Climate Change, Man Wears 70 Pounds of Garbage
So You’ll Revamp Your Life to Stop Climate Change, Man Wears 70 Pounds of Garbage …
Alabama Runoff: Trump-Endorsed Katie Britt Beats Back Mo Brooks for Republican Senate Nod
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Uvalde mayor accuses state of leaking records to make local police look bad
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Locks on 340,000 exterior school doors across Texas will be checked as part of Uvalde shooting response
Locks on 340,000 exterior school doors across Texas will be checked as part of Uvalde shooting…
These cancer cells wake up when people sleep
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Equity must be baked into randomized controlled trials
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Touch-evoked itch pinned on Piezo1 ion-channel protein
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Unpicking the link between smell and memories
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Collisions hint that four neutrons form a transient isolated entity
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A wealth of new biosynthetic pathways from the global ocean microbiome
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Tackling inequality takes social reform
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How COVID has deepened inequality — in six stark graphics
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Major biodiversity summit will go ahead in Canada not China: what scientists think
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Office Of The Governor Issues Statement On Providing Transparency To Texans On Shooting In Uvalde
Office Of The Governor Issues Statement On Providing Transparency To Texans On Shooting In Uvalde …
That Time a Texas Monthly Writer Profiled the Baron of Houston
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Have Racket, Will Travel: Seven Top Texas Tennis Resorts
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Governor Abbott Renews COVID-19 Disaster Declaration In June 2022
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Here’s how Pete Arredondo and other law enforcement differ on what happened during the Uvalde shooting
Here’s how Pete Arredondo and other law enforcement differ on what happened during the Uvalde shooting …
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Texas DPS Officials Declare Uvalde Police Response to School Shooting an 'Abject Failure'
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Governor Abbott Renews Border Security Disaster Declaration In June 2022
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How Fog Nets are Making Water Abundant in the Atlas Mountains – And May Be Useful in California
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Legendary Spanish Galleon Shipwreck Discovered After Vanishing 300 Years Ago
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The Texanist: How Much Should You Tip at a Barbecue Joint?
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Governor Abbott Appoints Three To Texas County And District Retirement System Board Of Trustees
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DPS Director Steve McCraw says officers in Uvalde could have taken down gunman within 3 minutes had commander not hesitated
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Governor Abbott Reappoints Evans Presiding Judge Of The Eighth Administrative Judicial Region
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Joe Biden Officially Becomes the Most Unpopular Second-Year President in Recorded History
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Twitter Board of Directors Unanimously Recommends Sale to Elon Musk
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Reeling in the Years at a Cabin in the Laguna Madre
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Paddling Down the Rio Grande in the Shadow of a Drought
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On a Texas-Shaped Lazy River, Just Enjoy the Ride
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Neck-Deep in Pride Month, Japan Proves It's Far Less Woke Than America
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More Troubling Info on Uvalde as Interior Images Show Police Had More Firepower Than Originally Thought
More Troubling Info on Uvalde as Interior Images Show Police Had More Firepower Than Originally Thought …
“If there’s kids in there, we need to go in”: Officers in Uvalde were ready with guns, shields and tools — but not clear orders
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UK’s rupture with Horizon Europe is totally unnecessary
UK’s rupture with Horizon Europe is totally unnecessary Nature, Published online: 21 June 2022; doi:10.1038/d41586-022-01676-1…
The heavy diet that made Jupiter so big
The heavy diet that made Jupiter so big Nature, Published online: 21 June 2022; doi:10.1038/d41586-022-01710-2…
Misinformation: broaden definition to curb its societal influence
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IPCC decolonization call — policymakers must listen
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Could artificial intelligence hijack author contributions?
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Nature-based solutions for global climate adaptation
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Yes, the 2022 Texas GOP Platform Is Extreme. But Little of It Is New.
Yes, the 2022 Texas GOP Platform Is Extreme. But Little of It Is New. Party…
Texas Senate Democrats call again for a special session on gun safety in response to Uvalde shooting
Texas Senate Democrats call again for a special session on gun safety in response to Uvalde…
Livin’ Good Currency Ep. 14: Fred and Keith on ‘Producing’ Justice for Emmet Till
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Watch: CNN 'Reporter' Can’t Deal as Uncomfortable Murmurings About Joe Biden Grow Louder
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Texas GOP Stupidly Doubles Down on Excluding LGBTQ Allies
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Stray Dog Becomes a Fierce Crossing Guard for These Children Every Day – WATCH
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Man Goes to Rescue One Kitty and is ‘Ambushed’ By 12 More in a Roadside Meet – Video
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Governor Abbott Reappoints Three To Coastal Water Authority Board Of Directors
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Governor Abbott, Governor’s Commission For Women Announce Women-Owned Business Series
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As she prepares to leave Congress, Eddie Bernice Johnson fears a rollback in the civil rights she fought decades to advance
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Texas plans to place charging stations for electric cars every 50 miles on most interstates
Texas plans to place charging stations for electric cars every 50 miles on most interstates …
Bill Maher Blasts the Anti-Free-Speech Fining of Jack Del Rio, Compares It to 'Pee'
Bill Maher Blasts the Anti-Free-Speech Fining of Jack Del Rio, Compares It to ‘Pee’ …
Biology Professor Insists More Transgender Scientists Will Produce 'Much More Robust Science'
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Yellen Insists US Is Not Crashing Headlong Into a Recession, Experts and Reality Disagree …
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In the shadow of Texas limits on voting rights and lessons about race in school, Juneteenth…
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Fed up and fired up: Texas Republicans meet in a climate of mistrust, conspiracy and victimhood
Fed up and fired up: Texas Republicans meet in a climate of mistrust, conspiracy and victimhood …
Texas Republican Convention calls Biden win illegitimate and rebukes Cornyn over gun talks
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Elon Musk Calls Unions' Stranglehold Over Biden Admin 'Next-Level Insanity'
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DOE Eyes Using Math Class to Achieve Racial Justice, Make 'Citizenship-Ready Students'
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The Michigan Governor's Race for the Republicans Is Finally Ready to Take Off
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Governor Abbott Provides Update In Mission On Texas’ Ongoing Border Security Preparations For Incoming Migrant Caravans
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Texas rejects more rigorous teacher certification exam
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SpaceX Employees Wrote Open Letter Complaining About Elon Musk's 'Behavior' Then Found Themselves Axed
SpaceX Employees Wrote Open Letter Complaining About Elon Musk’s ‘Behavior’ Then Found Themselves Axed …
Texas State Board of Education rejects conservative-backed Heritage Classical Academy charter school for third time
Texas State Board of Education rejects conservative-backed Heritage Classical Academy charter school for third time …
Jill Has to Rescue Joe From Gaggle of Reporters Before They Leave for Yet Another Vacation
Jill Has to Rescue Joe From Gaggle of Reporters Before They Leave for Yet Another Vacation …
Governor Abbott Appoints Woods As Commanding General Of The Texas State Guard
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Operation Lone Star Ramps Up Mass Migration Response Efforts In Preparation For Caravans
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Caught on Camera: Teen Hero Dives Into Bay to Save Drowning Woman From Sinking Car
Caught on Camera: Teen Hero Dives Into Bay to Save Drowning Woman From Sinking Car …
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Houston Has Housed 25,000 Homeless People With Apartments of Their Own
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