Do you know your state’s signature drink? Find out Texas’ here
Stacker investigated the signature drink of Texas history using information from official state websites, news, culinary profiles, and historic…
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Texas attorney general says a week celebrating LGBTQIA+ students, staff and families in an Austin school district violates state law
By Alisha Ebrahimji, CNN For eight years, a school district in Texas has celebrated its LGBTQIA+ students, staff and families through a Pride Week.…
Continue Reading Council of judges discuss implementing new Texas law regarding cash bail for those accused of violent crimes
EL PASO, Texas — The Council of Judges in El Paso county are discussing how to implement Texas Senate Bill 6, which among other things, does not…
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Afghans seek jobs in El Paso as their resettlement process continues
EL PASO, Texas – Months after Afghans fled their country and resettled in El Paso, the process to help find them jobs continues. In August, many…
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Driver police say hid in backyard after causing crash charged, placed in jail
UPDATE (3/22): El Paso police say 25-year-old Luis Hernandez was charged with two counts of accident involving injury or death. Hernandez had been…
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WATCH: Governor Abbott news conference on severe weather response
AUSTIN – Governor Greg Abbott will receive a briefing and hold a press conference today, March 22, in Jacksboro on the state’s…
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Over 1 million Americans are seeking treatment for substance use disorder—here’s how it breaks down in Texas
Zinnia Health identified the total number who received treatment in Texas using data from a one-day census data from the National Survey of Substance…
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Thunderstorms, high winds pound North Texas; at least 4 hurt
DALLAS (AP) — Severe thunderstorms with reports of possible tornadoes have spread damage across parts of North Texas and injured at least four…
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Anthony teacher addresses vulnerability, life skills through new school program
ANTHONY, Texas — Middle school can be tough especially after the pandemic. Learning how to express your emotions has become a difficult issue for…
Continue Reading Three people were killed in a shooting at a North Carolina hotel
By Melissa Alonso, CNN Three people were killed and three others injured in a shooting at a Fayetteville, North Carolina, hotel Saturday. The…
Continue Reading Multiple people were wounded in an overnight shooting in Dallas
By Michelle Watson, Keith Allen and Alaa Elassar, CNN At least ten people were wounded in an overnight shooting in Dallas early Sunday, according to…
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Scouts reach deal with Catholic committee in BSA bankruptcy
By RANDALL CHASE Associated Press DOVER, Del. (AP) — Attorneys have told a Delaware judge that a committee for several Catholic entities in the Boy…
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Disney ‘regrets’ performance by visiting school drill team
LAKE BUENA VISTA, Fla. (AP) — Officials at Walt Disney World say a performance by a visiting Texas high school drill team that used American Indian…
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NTSB: 13-year-old boy was driving truck that struck van killing 9
HOBBS, N.M. — A National Transportation Safety Board spokesman says a 13-year-old was the driving pickup truck that struck a van in West Texas in a…
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Authorities say 9 dead, including 6 University of the Southwest students and golf coach, in head-on collision in Texas
ANDREWS, Texas (AP) — Authorities say 9 dead, including 6 University of the Southwest students and golf coach, in head-on collision in Texas.…
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Texas Rangers confirm investigation into nude photos of children at Bastrop shelter but find “no evidence” of sex abuse
A Texas Department of Public Safety investigation into a state-licensed facility for sex trafficking victims where an employee allegedly took nude…
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At the root of democracy: Free flow of information
Sunshine Week 2022 Editor’s Note: This article was provided by guest columnist Kelley Shannon, Executive Director for the Freedom of Information…
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Gov. Greg Abbott replaces Texas military leader who has overseen heavily criticized border mission
Gov. Greg Abbott announced Monday he has replaced Maj. Gen. Tracy Norris as leader of the Texas Military Department after months of criticism that…
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O’Rourke calls Abbott a “thug” and an “authoritarian” who’s “got his own oligarch here in the state of Texas”
Beto O’Rourke, the Democratic nominee for Texas governor, called the Republican incumbent, Greg Abbott, a “a thug” and an “authoritarian”…
Continue Reading Prosecutors admit they violated a Capitol rioter’s rights after leaving him waiting in jail since December
By Hannah Rabinowitz and Holmes Lybrand, CNN The Justice Department asked a judge on Monday to drop a criminal case against a Capitol rioter,…
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Conscious arts festival takes El Paso
EL PASO, Texas — Needing some Saturday night plans? Why not head to the Fiesta Del Alma conscious arts festival? There will be live music, dance,…
Continue Reading Judge temporarily blocks Texas investigations into families of trans kids
State District Judge Amy Clark Meachum ruled Friday that the Texas Department of Family and Protective Services cannot continue to investigate…
Continue Reading Judge issues temporary injunction barring Texas from investigating pediatric gender-affirming care as ‘child abuse’
By Andy Rose, Rosa Flores, Rosalina Nieves and Ray Sanchez, CNN A judge in Texas blocked the state from enforcing Gov. Greg Abbott’s order to…
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Texas Supreme Court deals final blow to federal abortion law challenge
The Texas Supreme Court dealt a final blow to abortion providers’ federal challenge to the state’s latest abortion restrictions Friday. The court…
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Incarceration rates demographics in Texas
Stacker compiled a statistics about incarceration demographics in Texas according to the Sentencing…
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Court upholds order stopping child abuse investigation into Texas trans teen’s family
Texas — A Texas appeals court sided with the parents of a transgender teenager in a ruling Wednesday, rejecting Attorney General Ken Paxton’s…
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Harris County election chief resigns as political parties demand answers over fumbled vote count
HARRIS COUNTY, TX — With counting holdups and missed ballots marring what amounted to a low-turnout election, Harris County’s election administrator…
Continue Reading Family of former US Marine detained in Russia speaks with Biden after his Texas stop
By Maegan Vazquez, Ashley Killough, Ed Lavandera and Raja Razek, CNN The family of an American detained in Russia spoke with President Joe Biden on…
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Jury finds first US Capitol riot defendant to go on trial guilty on all counts
(CNN) — A jury in Washington, DC, on Tuesday found January 6 rioter Guy Reffitt guilty of all five charges he faced related to the US…
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Five American women caught in El Paso smuggling fentanyl inside their bodies in less than a week
EL PASO, Texas — In less than a week, Customs inspectors at three different international ports of entry in El Paso caught five women trying to…
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