Texas is becoming a key campaign stop for GOP presidential hopefuls
Florida governor Ron DeSantis recently stumped in Eagle Pass, with a heavy focus on border issues.
View ArticleSupreme Court guts affirmative action, effectively ending race-conscious...
The decision reverses decades of precedent upheld over the years by narrow court majorities that included Republican-appointed justices.
View ArticleNeed to cool off? Do what squirrels do: Sploot!
Splooting — when animals lie on their bellies and stretch out their arms and legs — may be the key to keeping cool this summer.
View Article'The 13th Step' is a podcast that investigates sexual harassment in the...
In the world of the addiction treatment industry, there is a culture of sexual misconduct that preys on vulnerable people who are in recovery.This is so common, that the recovery world calls it "the...
View ArticleMore than 25 dogs are on San Antonio's euthanasia list, and they need homes fast
San Antonio Pets Alive! is asking the community to foster or adopt animals in their care in order to free up kennel space at facilities and rescue dogs at risk.
View ArticleUT Austin only Texas public university affected by Supreme Court’s ending use...
No other public universities use race as a factor, but Texas private schools like Rice and Southern Methodist University will be impacted.
View ArticleNew study estimates Texas abortion restrictions contributed to nearly 9,800...
The study tracked an uptick in live births that came nine months or more after Texas passed Senate Bill 8, which restricted abortions after six weeks of pregnancy.
View ArticleJudge says DPS must release documents related to Uvalde shooting response
The state police agency had been withholding nearly all of its records on law enforcement’s botched response to Texas’ deadliest school shooting. DPS will have an opportunity to redact the files before...
View ArticleUT Austin scientists discover first-known Jurassic vertebrate fossils in Texas
The fossilized remains are believed to be from an extinct marine reptile called a plesiosaur. The discovery of the fossils is solid evidence of Jurassic life in the state.
View ArticleBill allowing schools to hire chaplains stirs controversy, pushback
Gov. Abbott signed the measure into law. Now, districts have until March 1 of next year to vote on having chaplains on staff.
View ArticleSupreme Court kills Biden's student debt plan in a setback for millions of...
The court unanimously dismissed on standing grounds a challenge to President Biden's groundbreaking plan to forgive some or all federal student loan debt for tens of millions of Americans.
View ArticleMillions of Texans still on the hook for student loans after Supreme Court...
The cancellation of up to $20,000 of debt would have benefited more than 5 million Texans.
View ArticleCarlos Uresti, former state senator, released from prison early
Uresti left prison Friday morning after serving just under four and a half years into his 12 year sentence.
View ArticleSA police union fined for 'hidden' spending in 2021 ballot fight
The Texas Ethics Commission fined the San Antonio Police Officers Association for breaking elections code by misfiling hundreds of thousands of dollars in campaign expenditures. Reform advocates say...
View ArticleTexas Matters: Abbott's Floaties, Solar Saves Texas and Banning Forensic...
As border communities celebrate a victory against building a border wall, Abbott’s floating river barrier is about to be built. Solar power is saving the Texas grid during the record-breaking heat wave...
View ArticleSAPD officer awaiting indictment for the murder of Melissa Perez was nearly...
The senior San Antonio police officer now awaiting indictment for the murder of Melissa Perez was nearly fired six years ago, according to public records obtained by TPR.
View ArticleThe battle over who gets to tell Texas history is brewing into a war
Texas State Historical Association members can’t agree on the makeup of the group’s board. And Executive Director J.P. Bryan, a descendant of Stephen F. Austin, is suing.
View ArticleEnvironmental groups raise alarms about the dredging of the Matagorda ship...
The ship channel in Lavaca Bay near the towns of Port Lavaca and Port O'Connor lies in a mercury tainted Superfund cleanup site.
View ArticleInmates are dying in Texas prisons, but the state seldom acknowledges heat as...
Since a heat wave gripped Texas, at least nine inmates, including two men in their 30s, have died of heart attacks or unknown causes in prisons lacking air conditioning. It’s been 11 years since the...
View ArticleThe heat is making squirrels 'sploot' — a goofy act that signals something...
As climate change is making extreme heat events more common, these bright-eyed and bushy-tailed critters are 'splooting' to cope.
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