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Texas A&M regents may soon decide the university system’s next leader

Sources indicate the board has narrowed its search to five candidates: Texas Comptroller Glenn Hegar, U.S. Rep. Michael McCaul, R-Austin, Texas A&M Foundation President Tyson Voelkel, University of Alabama President Stuart Bell and state Rep. Trent Ashby, R-Lufkin.

The Texas Tribune

Texas measles outbreak grows to 90 cases, worst level in 30 years

Epicenter of latest outbreak had one of state’s highest immunization exemption rates for 2023-24 school year

The Guardian - US

'They Told Her ICE Was Coming': The Racist Bullying That Led to an 11-Year-Old's Suicide in Texas

Jocelynn Rojo Carranza, 11, took her own life following relentless bullying from her classmates at her Gainesville, Texas, school, who threatened to call ICE on her family.

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South Texas bakery owners housed undocumented workers next to business before ICE raid, feds allege in hearing

Before federal agents arrested them, the couple who runs the bakery in Los Fresnos said they “knew this would happen one day,” a federal agent testified at court hearing.

The Texas Tribune

Texas Cops Seized Photographs From a Museum and Launched Child Pornography Investigation

"It's shameful that government officials would use the criminal legal process to censor art and expression."

Reason

Texas TV station removes clip showing Nazi book burning over Republican protests

Houston’s KPRC aired a report on Cypress-Fairbanks Independent School District’s removal of chapters from textbooks about vaccines, climate change and diversity

The Independent UK

Six Men Charged In Texas Over Buying Rifles And Ammo For The Sinaloa Cartel

The men were looking to make the purchases at a gun show held in El Paso

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Sepsis rates soar after Tx. abortion ban

ProPublica’s analysis is the most detailed look yet into life-threatening complications under Texas’ abortion ban

Salon

Texas lawmakers want to make it easier to convert office space into apartments and condos

Supporters hope easing zoning rules will entice landlords to renovate and ease the state’s housing crisis.

The Texas Tribune

Texas Lottery ticket sales to third-party services fuel controversy and questions about the agency’s future

While the Lottery Commission says it can’t regulate sales to couriers, lawmakers want changes after two major jackpots were won using those services.

The Texas Tribune

ICE Prosecutor Linked to Anonymous White Supremacist X Profile: Report

An anonymous account that posts violent, racist & xenophobic content has been linked to a Texas-based prosecutor for ICE, according to an investigative report.

Latin Times

Will Texas Secure Its Water Future?

Senator Charles Perry outlines an expansive vision of where Texans will get their H₂O in the coming decades.

Texas Observer

ICE arrests South Texas bakery owners accused of hiring undocumented workers

Federal immigration agents raided the Los Fresnos bakery and detained eight workers before filing charges against the two owners.

The Texas Tribune

Texas AG asks court to require NCAA to begin gender testing as part of new transgender policy

The Republican attorney general in Texas wants the NCAA to take its transgender policy a step further and require gender testing for athletes who compete in women’s sports

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Latin Times

Texas Senate Approves Bill to Deny Bail to Undocumented Immigrants Charged With Felonies, Critics Call It 'Unconstitutional'

The Bail Project, a national organization that helps low-income defendants pay bail, said the bill is "based entirely on misinformation and false claims"

Latin Times

Republican Senator Ripped for Promoting Measles Vaccine Amid Texas Outbreak After RFK Confirmation: 'Unfortunately You Voted for an Anti-Vaxxer'

Louisiana Senator Bill Cassidy recently voiced his support for vaccines and encouraged people to get vaccinated after voting to confirm known anti-vaxxer and conspiracy theorist Robert F. Kennedy Jr. as Secretary of the Department of Health and Human Services.

The Texas Tribune

Overhaul of schools’ STAAR test proposed by Texas House bill

The bill would require the state to reduce the test’s length, prioritize post-secondary preparation and launch a revamped version by 2026.

The Texas Tribune

Texas House wants to give public schools $220 more per student

The proposal, filed Thursday, comes well short of the increase school administrators and education advocates have been asking for.

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Elderly Texas Man Terrorized Employees of Discount Stores With Airsoft Gun During Robbery Spree

70-year-old Texas man James Anthony Kirkwood was sentenced to 78 months in federal prison for a San Antonio robbery spree using an airsoft gun.

The Independent UK

Texas banned abortions - and then sepsis rates started to soar

In 2022 and 2023, there were 120 maternal hospital deaths in Texas, an uptick from the period before abortion bans went into effect

Sports Illustrated

Texas Coach Steve Sarkisian Explains Why Longhorns Are Canceling Spring Game

Texas has canceled their spring football game.

The Texas Tribune

Under Texas House bill, value of education savings accounts would be tied to public school funding

The proposal sets a few possible points of contention between the House and Senate, including how much money should families get through the program.

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65 Times People Said Something So Stupid They Created A Truly Memorable Experience

No matter how smart or educated you (think you) are, you will make some mistakes and say something dumb at some point. The post 65 Times People Said Something So Stupid They Created A Truly Memorable Experience first appeared on Bored Panda.

Latin Times

The 'Desert Serial Killer' Is Slated to Be Texas' Next Execution. He's Maintained His Innocence For Over 30 Years

A Texas man known as the "Desert Serial Killer" is set to be executed March 13 by lethal injection despite his insistence that he is innocent and multiple appeals.

The Texas Tribune

National leaders mount pressure campaign on Texas House GOP to pass voucher bill

Supporters of voucher-like education savings accounts are trying to press their advantage early and build a sense of inevitability.

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