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Texas Rep. Jared Patterson, R-Frisco, made the request to Attorney General Ken Paxton after the US Fifth Circuit Court of Appeals blocked enforcement of H.B. 900, which would require booksellers to rate books sold to schools.
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Dallas public safety pension officials argued in a letter that they don’t need city approval for a plan to fix billions in unfunded liabilities. City officials disagree.
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It's too early to tell whether the magnitude 3.0 and 3.2 earthquakes were human induced, but experts say most earthquakes in North Texas are due to oil and gas drilling.
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Tyson Bennet was suspended in March after a transgender student was removed from his role in the production. Sherman ISD held a special meeting on Wednesday to approve a voluntary separation agreement with Bennet.
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Students at the University of Texas at Dallas launched an encampment on Wednesday to demand the university divest from U.S. corporations affiliated with Israel's war in Gaza.
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News helicopters hovered over UNT’s campus and television reporters jogged to keep up with students who walked out of classes in protest. Since the previous demonstration during the university’s Israel Week in April, the number of students protesting on Tuesday appeared to surge.
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Protesters at universities across Texas – and the nation – hope to pressure their school's leadership into divesting from entities tied to the Israeli war effort in Gaza. So what exactly is divestment?
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The Supreme Court has refused to block a Texas law requiring pornographic websites to verify the age of their users. The justices on Tuesday rejected an emergency appeal filed by the Free Speech Coalition, a trade association for the adult entertainment industry.
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East Texas has been hit by several severe rainstorms this spring, and several counties have declared disasters.
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Churches around the university have found themselves providing food, medical aid and spiritual support amid pro-Palestinian protests and the police response.
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The city is asking voters to approve $485.5 million in bonds for street maintenance, park improvements, a new court building and an expansion to its public works campus to keep up with its growing population.
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Aaron Dean was convicted of shooting and killing Atatiana Jefferson through her bedroom window in 2019. In February, an appeals court upheld his manslaughter conviction.
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Electricity demand is increasing with rising temperatures, but it’s still maintenance season for power plants, causing a supply crunch.
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The arrest of dozens of Pro-Palestinian demonstrators since last week has left First Amendment advocates asking who gets to enjoy speech protections in Texas.