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Steve Sarkisian Reflects on College Football's Future

Steve Sarkisian warns undefeated college football champions may be gone for good as Arch Manning prepares to lead Texas in 2025.

Sports Lens

A bill to air-condition all Texas prisons likely to fail again in the Senate

House Bill 3006 would have required the installation of climate control in state prison by 2032.

The Texas Tribune

Texas poised to add $100 million to child care scholarship program

Reallocated funding for the program that will go to providers will benefit nearly 95,000 children on a waitlist for scholarships.

The Texas Tribune

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Texas just defined man and woman. Here’s why that matters.

Critics say House Bill 229, which has gone to the governor, discriminates against trans people, but the full effect remains to be seen.

The Texas Tribune

Texas Senate to vote on bill that restricts social media access for children, while parental consent for app downloads will be required from next year

The curse of 'being a teenager' to become all the more mortifying in the state of Texas.

PC Gamer

Bill that would have banned Texas minors from social media misses key deadline

House Bill 186, approved by the lower chamber in May, never received a vote in the Senate.

The Texas Tribune

Texas to expand how schools discipline students

House Bill 6, which now heads to the governor, targets the increase in violence that has plagued schools since the pandemic.

The Texas Tribune

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Automatic denial of bail for some migrants fails to pass Texas House

Supporters said the proposal, which sought to amend the state constitution, would improve safety. Critics said it would violate due process and unfairly target minority groups.

The Texas Tribune

What to know about the death of Air Force prep graduate Ava Moore in a crash on a Texas lake

Authorities say an 18-year-old woman about to begin her first year at the U.S. Air Force Academy was killed when a personal watercraft hit her kayak on a Texas lake over Memorial Day weekend

The Independent UK

Tesla's Robotaxi Service Is Coming To Austin On June 12: Report

Tesla's long-awaited driverless ride-hailing service will reportedly begin operations in Austin, Texas on June 12.

InsideEVs

Texas AD Had Six-Word Explanation for Why He Refused to Move Ohio State Game

Chris Del Conte has explained his reasons for not allowing the Ohio State-Texas game to be moved to Sunday night.

Sports Illustrated

Two undocumented migrants arrested after hit-and-run jet ski death of teenage military recruit

Ava Moore was an aspiring Air Force servicemember before she was killed by a jet ski over Memorial Day weekend

The Independent UK

Top deputies to Attorney General Ken Paxton pushed out over sexual harassment allegations, lawsuit says

The harassment allegedly took place while the two were on leave from the agency working on Paxton’s impeachment defense.

The Texas Tribune

Suspect arrested for ‘fatally shooting college athlete at local pool party’

Onterrian Jamour Newton, 17, of Mount Pleasant, Texas, has been charged with the murder of Jamarion Brown

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Latin Times

Texas Lawmakers Look to Make Child Vaccine Exemptions Easier for Parents as Measles Outbreak Continues

Texas lawmakers passed a bill to simplify vaccine exemptions, sparking backlash from health advocates as the state faces its worst measles outbreak in over 20 years.

The Texas Tribune

Oil companies win protections from Texas Legislature ahead of selling fracking water

At least four companies say they are prepared to treat the water well enough to be released into rivers in West Texas. Environmental groups say the state is moving too fast.

The Texas Tribune

Once again, Texas Legislature unlikely to pass ethics legislation this year

Lawmakers filed dozens of bills that would increase transparency around spending in elections and strengthen penalties for campaign and lobbying violations. None are poised to pass.

Latin Times

FBI Analyst Facing Several Felonies After Downloading Child Sex Abuse Videos: Texas Officials

Texas police say that an FBI employee downloaded several videos of child sexual assault. He has since been charged with multiple felonies.

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Reason

Lawrence Wright: America's Misadventures in Wars, Cults, and Panics

The Pulitzer Prize–winning author discusses the enduring roots of Middle Eastern conflict, the rise and fall of cultural panics, and why Texas may be the blueprint—and battleground—for America's future.

The Conversation

Texas’ annual reading test adjusted its difficulty every year, masking whether students are improving

Texas children’s performance on an annual reading test was basically flat from 2012 to 2021, even as the state spent billions of additional dollars on K-12 education.

The Guardian - UK

European fertiliser plants use US ammonia made with shale gas, investigation reveals

Despite green promises, Yara and BASF’s Texas factory relies on highly polluting natural gas from Permian Basin

The Texas Tribune

Bill curbing the flow of abortion pills into Texas likely dead

Proponents of SB 2880 have singled out Rep. Ken King, House State Affairs committee chair, for letting the bill languish.

The Texas Tribune

Texas will require state documents to reflect sex assigned at birth

Many trans Texans have changed the sex listed on their birth certificate, driver’s licenses and other documents. They say their identities will be invalidated under bill headed to governor's desk.

The Texas Tribune

Texas colleges will soon be able to pay their athletes

House Bill 126, which allows student athletes to receive a slice of the billions Texas colleges generate in revenue from their teams, now awaits the governor’s signature.

The Texas Tribune

Texas bill penalizing cities and counties for progressive policies misses House deadline

Senate Bill 2858 would have expanded a sweeping state law intended to erode the authority of the state’s major urban areas.

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