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As lawmakers work to close loopholes that allow minors access to cannabis consumables, hemp farmers warn a total THC ban would strangle a once-hailed crop.
The three former students went to UT-Arlington and UT-Dallas. While they have prevailed in court so far, many other international students’ education futures remain uncertain.
The lieutenant governor proposes that the Texas Senate adopt the House bill, which would eliminate a negotiation over the two versions and cement the victory for supporters.
Some lawmakers say a bill requiring counties to switch to TEAM would make it easier to monitor voter rolls. But the system has had its problems.
Anti-voucher Republicans said they voted for the bill so they could fight to improve it, and also to fend off political retribution.
House Bill 4572 would introduce new requirements for pits where drillers bury oil and gas waste.
Normally, memorial resolutions to honor Texans who have died are passed without controversy. But the resolution for Richards, a former president of Planned Parenthood who died this year, sparked a cascade of outrage from conservatives.
We’ll discuss the future of higher education and how state politics has changed over four decades
After a deal to pipe water from Lake O’ the Pines to North Texas came to light, residents voiced opposition everywhere they could to block it.
The House approved historic legislation that would implement school vouchers in Texas. Here’s how each representative voted.
The bill would let families use taxpayer dollars for their children’s private schooling. Lawmakers also signed off on a sweeping $7.7 billion package to boost public school funding.

Amarillo - TX - News

FRISCO, Texas — The mother of a Frisco teenager accused of fatally stabbing another teen at a track meet has spoken out, saying her family has faced threats and
AMARILLO, Texas — Political Action Committees (PACs) have become a contentious issue in the Amarillo mayoral race, with candidates expressing concerns over the
Bell hosted a ceremony Friday marking the completion of their CV-22 Osprey program for the Air Force.Since 2006, the Amarillo plant assembled 56 of the Air For
Five newmeasles cases were reported in Texas panhandle since Tuesday.Four of those are in Parmer County. The other is in Potter County.The Potter County case i
One of the many designations for April is National Volunteer Month, that’s why more than 60 people from several different organizations came to Ussery-Roan Texa
"Dan Patrick endorses Texas House’s voucher plan, clearing path to final approval" was first published by The Texas Tribune, a nonprofit, nonpartisan media orga
A formercorrectional officer is headed to prison after smuggling drugs and cellphones into the Clements Unit.Jonatan Mojica was sentenced to 12 years in prison
"In private school voucher push, Gov. Abbott breaks through by playing hardball" was first published by The Texas Tribune, a nonprofit, nonpartisan media organi

Austin - TX - KXAN

A 44-year-old man is dead following a "road rage incident" that happened last week in southwest Austin. The Austin Police Department said it is investigating the incident, per a news release from the agency.
The Liberty Hill native was a semifinalist for the 2023 Lou Groza Award and made a 60-yard field goal for the Bobcats last season, setting the program and Sun Belt Conference records. He connected on 15 of 19 field goals last season, going 2-for-3 on kicks from 50 yards or longe
Ranked the No. 2 returning tight end in the country by Pro Football Focus, redshirt junior Jack Endries is headed to Austin from the California Golden Bears. The 6-foot-4, 240-pounder hauled in 56 passes for 623 yards and two touchdowns last season, providing starting quarterback Arch Manning a similar target to what Gunnar Helm was to Quinn Ewers last season.
KXAN Chief Meteorologist Nick Bannin interviewed the SRCC's director and Texas' state climatologist John Nielson-Gammon about the cuts.
Eanes ISD is looking into ways to reward teachers who are going above and beyond in the classroom through a program called the Teacher Incentive Allotment program.
Austin-Travis County EMS is responding to a crash between a vehicle and a motorcycle in southeast Travis County on Friday.
In a document obtained by KXAN, Austin-Travis County EMS Chief Robert Luckritz said that the agency continues "to innovate and challenge the status quo of EMS deployment" but that its current mode of operations are "not sustainable,"
Jeremi Suri, a public affairs and history professor at the University of Texas at Austin, spoke with KXAN about what impact tariffs could have on the country's international relations.
In an affidavit, an Austin Police Department detective claims that a man who previously made explosives allegedly manufactured more while out on parole.
The explosion in the 10400 block of Double Spur Loop in Austin was heard as far as Cedar Park, Leander, Pflugerville and Georgetown.
The Austin Police Department said it's investigating the shooting death of a man below a bridge in east Austin late Friday morning as a homicide.
Rainfall amounts don't look impressive this weekend, so lower your expectations now. -- Nick Bannin

World News from Wall Street Journal

The world’s top three container operators said they fear instability in Gaza and broader regional tensions mean continued danger.
Israel allowed displaced Gazans to begin crossing a military zone that bisects the enclave after a deadlock over hostage releases was broken.
Troubles at Vanke raise questions about the continued spread of the property crisis and whether the Chinese state will step in.
Some of the women were held alone for extended periods and spent eight months in tunnels, an Israeli medical official said.
The alliance mounted its first coordinated response to a suspected sabotage campaign against critical infrastructure after another cable was severed in the Baltic Sea.
Residents of Goma reported gunfire and shelling after rebels overran Congolese troops. U.N. officials estimated that more than one million displaced people were now inside the city.
Attacks by powerful militias against civilians reflect the state’s inaction eight years after a peace accord removed a powerful rebel group from the field.
The U.K., Italy and Japan have already partnered on the Global Combat Air Programme, which aims to put a new stealth fighter with supersonic capability in the skies by 2035.
The dictator, eager to shut out the influence of Hollywood and K-pop, has been exalting a “shock brigade” of 300,000 teens and 20-somethings drafted into flood reconstruction.
The president has made immigration an early priority to start second term, with ICE making more than 900 arrests Sunday.

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