County judge candidates spar over significance of 'Dr. No,' DeBerry's...
Democrat Peter Sakai said it offended him, his relatives and others. Republican Trish DeBerry said it was used to describe Sakai's refusal to relocate the county jail.
View ArticleAsh Carter, the U.S. defense secretary who opened combat jobs to women, dies...
In December 2015, after three years of study and debate, Carter ordered the military to open all jobs to women. He also ended the Pentagon's ban on transgender people serving in the military.
View ArticleEarly retirement took off during the pandemic. An economic downturn could...
Millions of workers left the labor force during the pandemic. Older workers have been slow to return, in part because many found themselves financially secure enough to retire.
View ArticleCormac McCarthy's new books seem to try to encapsulate the human experience
The Passenger and Stella Maris -- the author's first two books in more than a decade — seem to want to decode the meaning of life, both as standalone novels and together as intertwined works.
View ArticleBrittney Griner's prison sentence is upheld in a Russian court
The decision effectively sends Griner to serve out her nine-year term in a Russian prison colony, even as the U.S. and Russia appear set to reengage in talks for a possible prisoner swap.
View ArticleParents of Erik Cantu Jr. call for attempted murder charges in first public...
Erik Cantu Sr. and Victoria Casarez, the parents of Erik Cantu Jr., spoke publicly on Tuesday for the first time since their son’s shooting by former San Antonio police officer James Brennand. They...
View ArticleNails have been found littering Dallas streets. Now police say they've caught...
Police — and social media users — have noticed the roofing nails in areas including the Park Cities.
View ArticleTornado touched down in Jarrell during Monday night's storms, officials confirm
This is the third confirmed tornado in the area in the past seven months.
View ArticleTravis County secures nearly 10,000 doses of life-saving overdose drug naloxone
Public health officials hope pharmacies will request the drug to have on their shelves. Austin and Travis County officials declared a public health crisis earlier this year after the county saw a...
View ArticleCounty commissioners allocate the last of 389 million dollars in federal...
Bexar County Commissioners on Tuesday allocated the last of 389 million dollars of federal COVID relief under the American Rescue Plan Act.
View ArticleHemisfair's Dia de los Muertos Fest features altars and Los Lobos
Hemisfair's Dia de los Muertos celebration features community altars and live music
View ArticleEmperor penguins will receive endangered species protections
The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service is listing the penguins native to Antarctica as a threatened species under the Endangered Species Act.
View ArticleExhumations to resume in a bid to identify Tulsa Race Massacre victims
Some of the 19 bodies taken from a Tulsa cemetery and later reburied that could include remains of victims of the 1921 Tulsa Race Massacre will be exhumed again starting Wednesday.
View ArticleTexas group tells state lawmakers: You don’t have to scrap STAAR, but please...
Raise Your Hand Texas released a report Tuesday that outlines ways to change how standardized testing is used to evaluate students and schools. The recommendations come just months ahead of the next...
View ArticleScience ‘on their fingertips’: Texas professor making chemistry available to...
Baylor University professor Bryan Shaw and a team of blind chemists designed experiments and tactile learning aids so blind and visually impaired students can get a literal feel for chemistry.
View ArticleRuth Bader Ginsburg is depicted on a new USPS stamp
The U.S. Postal Service cites the late Supreme Court justice's legacy of "important majority opinions advancing equality and strong dissents on socially controversial rulings."
View ArticleTexas voting machines are secure — here's how they actually work
Since the last presidential election, a variety of conspiracy theories around voting machines have emerged. With the 2022 midterms upon us, Texas election officials are working to dispel those false...
View ArticleMost teens who start puberty suppression continue gender-affirming care,...
A new study from a Dutch clinic found that 98% of transgender adolescents who received puberty suppression treatment went on to continue gender-affirming treatment.
View ArticleFoster organization's claims about accused child rapist remaining on staff...
A San Antonio-based foster care nonprofit said TPR’s reporting on an accused child-rapist remaining on staff eight months after the allegation is fallacious and threatened legal action against former...
View Article"I'm safe now." Afghan lawyer, who defended women, reunited with family in Texas
Afghan lawyer Latifa Sharifi and her three sons arrived at DFW Airport on Tuesday, after spending more than a year hiding and fearing for their safety.
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