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Texas State University will host first 2024 presidential debate

The debate, scheduled for Sept. 16, 2024, will be the first of four for the general election. The San Marcos school would be the first Texas university to hold a presidential debate, Texas State officials said.

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Texas universities seeking top research status will have a clearer path under new rules

Texas universities trying to earn the coveted Carnegie “R1” title might be closer than before after a major overhaul this week.

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Proposition 5 on Texas ballot would create new endowment for ‘emerging’ research universities

If approved, the new fund would provide tens of millions of dollars to the University of Houston, Texas Tech, Texas State University and University of North Texas.

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As Springs Dry Up, a Warning of Future Water Shortages

Heat, drought and booming population growth have stressed the aquifers that supply millions of people with drinking water.

Texas Observer

Texas Senate passes bill to strengthen school active-shooter plans

Senate Bill 11, which aims to get hundreds of districts without adequate safety protocols to adopt one, would also beef up truancy laws.

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Why Silicon Valley Bank’s collapse put the spotlight on Trump

The 2018 partial rollback of US’s Dodd-Frank is under renewed scrutiny following the failure of California-based lender.

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In a border graveyard, volunteers exhume migrants’ bodies and search for their families

In Maverick County, 26 bodies pulled from the Rio Grande were buried, some without attempts to identify them. Teams of Texas State students are trying to learn their names so their families can be notified.

The Texas Tribune

Amid fallout from the Uvalde shooting, Texas DPS wants $1.2 billion for academy and active-shooter training facility

DPS is asking lawmakers to approve a $467 million active-shooter facility as a “down payment” for the training academy. “You play like you practice,” Director Steve McCraw said.

The Texas Tribune

Student loan cancellation got blocked. Now what? 3 questions answered

When the Biden administration announced in August 2022 that it was canceling up to $20,000 in student loan debt per borrower, it said the idea was to provide families with “breathing room as they prepare to start repaying loans after the economic crisis brought on by the pandemic.” But two…

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Young voters hailed as key to Democratic successes in midterms

The youth vote was the second highest in almost three decades, defying conventional wisdom about 18-29 demographic

The Guardian - US

Bernie Sanders hits the campaign trail with days left before US midterms

Vermont senator holding nine rallies across five battleground states, hoping to deliver winning argument to young and working-class voters

The Guardian - US

Texas university student adopts infant he found in the trash in Haiti

Jimmy Amisial, 27, said he ‘took a leap of faith’ when he decided to start the process to adopt baby Emilio back in 2018

The Independent UK

Texas university student adopts infant he found in the trash in Haiti

Jimmy Amisial, 27, said he ‘took a leap of faith’ when he decided to start the process to adopt baby Emilio back in 2018

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From boy band darling to megastar, Harry Styles is now the subject of a world-first university course

From boy band darling to global superstar, former One Direction vocalist Harry Styles has captured the imagination of a Texas State University professor.

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Music for a college classroom: A Texas school will soon offer a Harry Styles class

Texas State University professor Louie Dean Valencia spoke with NPR about the creation and aims of the class, which is capped at 20 students. He's one of many who hopes it will eventually reach more.

Evening Standard

A new course about Harry Styles is being offered at Texas State University

A university in the US has announced plans to introduce a new course about singer Harry Styles in spring 2023.

The Conversation

Feeding insects to cattle could make meat and milk production more sustainable

The world’s population is growing, and so is the challenge of feeding everyone. Current projections indicate that by 2050, global food demand could increase by 59%-98% above current levels. In particular, there will be increased demand for high-quality protein foods, such as meat and dairy products.

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Gov. Abbott wants Texas State University to provide active-shooter training to schools

DALLAS — Texas Gov. Greg Abbott wants more active shooter response training for schools, particularly for district police and school resource officers.

Los Angeles Times

Yes, anybody can be buried at sea. Why people pick the ocean as their final resting place

LOS ANGELES -- Years before her death last summer at the age of 85, Lois Woodburn cornered a mortician at a party to ask if she could be buried in the ocean.

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