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Jury finds parents of student accused in Santa Fe school shooting not negligent
August 20, 2024
Jurors instead put the responsibility with the shooter and a firearms ammunition retailer in a trial over the 2018 shooting.
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Texas Water Board details how it will spend $1 billion for water infrastructure projects
July 29, 2024
About $45 million will go to Texas towns with fewer than 1,000 residents — a boon for municipalities without a viable tax base.
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Texas delegates will vote on new nominee after Joe Biden withdraws from presidential race
July 21, 2024
More than 200 Texas Democrats will vote to select a new nominee for president at the Democratic National Convention in Chicago.
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Former Uvalde schools police chief indicted for role in Robb Elementary shooting response
June 27, 2024
Pete Arredondo, the former chief, and former officer Adrian Gonzales face felony charges of abandoning or endangering a child.
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More than 100 Texas counties lack plans to curb damage from natural disasters
June 27, 2024
The plans, which are required by the federal government to access certain grants after a natural disaster, are laborious to assemble — especially for rural counties.
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In South Texas, one woman is leading an agricultural renaissance
June 20, 2024
Texas is losing an estimated 1,000 acres of farm land a day, mostly to other industries. The Rio Grande Valley is losing land at a faster clip.
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As a Texas city debates an abortion “travel ban,” maternal care is scarce in nearby rural counties
June 14, 2024
Amid a fight over an “abortion travel ban,” women health care experts say more attention is needed to the plight of pregnant Texans in the Panhandle where there are few hospitals and OBGYNs.
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Texas education leaders unveil Bible-infused elementary school curriculum
May 30, 2024
The proposed curriculum overhaul was released a week after the Texas GOP proposed requiring the Bible to be taught in public schools. School districts that opt to use them will get more funding.
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In rural Texas, ERs are facing a growing mental health crisis
May 07, 2024
The mental health workforce shortage is more acute in rural areas, adding to rising patient loads in hospital ERs.
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After Texas’ largest wildfire is contained, a rancher moves on with a single calf
April 11, 2024
In testimony to state lawmakers, Dale Jenkins and his Panhandle peers shared the “hidden cost” of the wildfires.
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About 40% of Texas election administrators leave their job each presidential election cycle, report finds
April 09, 2024
The state’s turnover rate has held steady at 40% since 2014. That’s slightly above the new national average. In Gillespie County, in the Texas Hill Country, an entire election staff resigned in 2022 after workers struggled to combat fringe election conspiracy theories that began before Trump lost the presidential race in 2020.
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Clouds break just in time for many in Texas to view eclipse
April 08, 2024
In some parts of the state, the skies cleared enough for people to see the total solar eclipse.
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To close or stay open? Ahead of the eclipse, Texas schools weighed logistical hurdles versus learning opportunities
April 05, 2024
Some districts will close for the day expecting traffic jams and busy city services. Others will stay open for parents who can’t find child care.
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Texas wind energy firms need more technicians. Can they drum up student interest without state support?
April 04, 2024
The wind industry promises attractive salaries. But a lack of training programs and waning political support make it difficult to find new recruits.
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1.7 million Texas households are set to lose monthly internet subsidy
April 02, 2024
The Affordable Connectivity Program provides a $30 monthly subsidy to help low-income households pay for internet service. Rural leaders worry ending the government subsidies could shrink the rural customer base and make those areas even less attractive to internet companies.
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