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Where tomorrow’s scientists prefer to live − and where they’d rather not

Graduate students interested in an academic career after graduation day have often been told they need to be open to moving somewhere they may not want to live. This advice is because of how hard it is to get a tenure-track professor position.

The Conversation

Texas Already Gives Public Ed Dollars to Private Operators. Here’s How That Worked Out.

The state created “Texas Partnership” charter schools to turn around struggling public campuses, but an Observer investigation has uncovered numerous academic and financial issues.

Texas Observer

Congratulations to the Finalists of the Harlan Institute OT 2024 Virtual Supreme Court Competition

High School Students from Oregon and Texas argued before a panel of three federal judges and visited the United States Supreme Court.

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“A gift to our mothers”: Moms could drive solo in car pool lanes under Texas House bill

The bill originally allowed pregnant women to drive in HOV lanes, to be consistent with Texas abortion laws, but legislators extended it to all mothers.

The Texas Tribune

It’s not just about vouchers and school funding. Here are other Texas public education bills you should track.

Student discipline, uncertified teachers and school bans on DEI and cellphones are some of the topics being debated at the Texas Legislature this session.

The Texas Tribune

New Senate bill offers last-minute reprieve for troubled Texas Lottery

A key Senate critic threw a lifeline to the Texas Lottery when he proposed moving its oversight to a new agency instead of eliminating it entirely.

The Texas Tribune

Proposals to require judges to deny bail more often advance through House panel, signaling a broader agreement

Amending the Texas Constitution to crack down on the state’s bail practices has been an elusive priority of Gov. Greg Abbott’s for three consecutive sessions.

The Texas Tribune

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Watch: Speeding driver goes airborne after hitting roundabout in Dallas

This is the wild moment a speeding car soared over a roundabout before crashing in Texas.

The Independent UK

Fans Livid That Ohio State-Texas College Football Playoff Rematch Is Big Noon Game

The Ohio State Buckeyes-Texas Longhorns Week 1 College Football Playoff rematch is set to kickoff at noon ET, and fans are not happy about it.

Sports Illustrated

Bill to expand Texas’ medical marijuana program heads to Senate

House Bill 46 would increase the number of health conditions eligible and would offer smokeable products under the state’s medical marijuana program.

The Texas Tribune

Texas Moves to Ban Land Purchases by 'Hostile' Nations Including Iran, Russia; Abbott Vows to Sign Bill

Gov. Greg Abbott says he will sign SB 17, which bars land ownership by citizens of China, Russia, Iran, and North Korea — a move critics warn could fuel discrimination and overreach.

Latin Times

Texas bill to overhaul STAAR test clears the House but faces a skeptical Senate

House Bill 4 would make the test shorter and base scores on how students’ performance compares to national averages.

The Texas Tribune

Chick-fil-A is set to update its restaurants — and one already has the new look

The Valley Ranch location in Irving, Texas was the first to be renovated

The Independent UK

“I gave the Nocaster to Stevie. I'd catch him playing it. Years later someone paid a million dollars or something for it”: Jimmie Vaughan on his three favorite guitars – and the story of the megabucks Fender he gave to his brother

The Texas blues maestro takes a trip down memory lane and pulls out three desert island six-strings

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Abbott Says Texas Halted Construction of Muslim Residential Project. Developers Say It Hasn't Even Started.

The proposed EPIC City development has drawn political backlash, but backers say no formal plans have been filed and accuse officials of fueling "groundless" claims.

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She called him ‘babe’: Texas church volunteer SA’s 13-year-old boy, once at her son’s birthday party

She also bought him booze and tobacco.

Texas Observer

Harrison the Huckster

The right-wing state rep has led an army of one on a self-righteous crusade in the Texas House.

Roll Call

Rep. Henry Cuellar seeks to dismiss bribery indictment - Roll Call

Attorneys for Rep. Henry Cuellar asked a federal court to throw out last year’s federal indictment against the Texas Democrat.

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The Conversation

Colossal Bioscience’s attempt to de-extinct the dire wolf is a dangerously deceptive publicity stunt

Colossal Biosciences, a Texas-based biotech company, made headlines this April after falsely claiming to resurrect the extinct dire wolf. The company presents this as a breakthrough for conservation biology. However, our team of conservation geneticists at the Western University — along with many other academics views it as a dangerous…

The Texas Tribune

Texas lawmakers propose abortion pill bill that can’t be challenged in state courts

The bill contains many provisions legal experts say are likely unconstitutional, including one that says it can’t be challenged in state court.

The Texas Tribune

6 takeaways about Alex Fairly’s journey into Texas GOP politics

Texas’ newest Republican megadonor Alex Fairly got a look under the hood of Texas’ far-right political machine, and didn’t like what he saw. Here are six takeaways from his exclusive interview with The Texas Tribune.

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Denny Hamlin hit with back-to-back DNFs for the first time in 12 years

It's now back-to-back DNFs for Denny Hamlin and there was absolutely nothing he could do to avoid either one. Both issues were mechanical, taking him out of contention at Texas Motor Speedway last weekend and now Kansas Speedway on Sunday.

The National (Scotland)

Charting protest pop: How music can bring about change

The 1980s was a period of profound popularity for political pop. Now, 40 years later, it’s what we desperately need again

Sports Illustrated

Texas Freshman Two Sport Athlete Earns Trash-Talking, Bat-Flipping Walk in Loss

Texas has a two sport athlete on their baseball team and he has to learn the unwritten rules.

The Texas Tribune

Texas House votes to strictly define man and woman, excluding trans people from state records

If it becomes law, the bill would define sex based on reproductive organs and require state documents and policies to comply with that framework.

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