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April 27, 2022

Trans kids and their families are leaving Texas amid state efforts to charge parents with child abuse

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April 27, 2022

Texas teacher salaries largely lag behind the national average

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April 27, 2022

Here’s a breakdown of the 2 property tax propositions on Texas’ May 7 ballot

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April 27, 2022

A Mexican American madam blew the whistle on San Antonio’s illegal brothel fees. What happened to her?

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White Chevy bolt seen from the rear
April 27, 2022

Bad air. Climate change. Dallas County officials look to electric vehicles for help.

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A large sign points to a voting location, with the silhouette of a person between the sign and the building
April 26, 2022

Can’t get enough of elections? May offers two opportunities for Texans to vote.

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April 25, 2022

Building three new homes for Black arts and culture in Fort Worth

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colorful kids bandaids with llamas, ranbows unicorns and other patterns
April 25, 2022

Kids under 5 are still waiting on COVID vaccines. What caretakers should know in the meantime.

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April 22, 2022

Three decades in, Fort Worth’s Japanese festivals blossom at botanic gardens

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April 21, 2022

Wastewater testing could help control COVID’s spread. Why isn’t it happening across America?

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April 20, 2022

Inconsistent military domestic violence policies allow troops with criminal histories to buy guns

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April 20, 2022

Texas travelers greet end of masking requirements with a mix of optimism and apprehension  

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April 20, 2022

Craft breweries may have to increase beer prices due to supply chain issues

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April 19, 2022

Igor and the Red Elvises band leader laments war in his home country

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April 19, 2022

Where have Austin’s Indigenous people gone?

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April 15, 2022

Pharr-Reynosa International Bridge reopens after blockade is disbanded in Mexico

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April 14, 2022

Abbott lifts border restrictions on one part of border but says slowdowns will continue elsewhere

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April 14, 2022

Arlington is considering filling in ‘missing middle housing.’ Experts explain what that means.

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a white man with graying hair wearing a blue suit--the texas governor- sits in a wheelchair at a lectern with the texas round state seal on it with four members of texas government behind him
April 13, 2022

Gov. Abbott’s new border policies spur backlash among many – Republicans included

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April 14, 2022

Indie Meme Film Festival brings stories from South Asian filmmakers to Austin

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a Black woman with short-cropped hair, stylish blue glasses and a white sweatshirt sitting at a chair near her kitchen table
April 13, 2022

Wait times, worker shortage in March has Dallas County leaders scrambling ahead of May elections

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April 12, 2022

How a Dallas high school class is learning about Russia’s invasion of Ukraine

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April 12, 2022

Austin ISD would lay off hundreds of staff to give teachers raises, under proposed budget

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April 12, 2022

Vinyl record sales boom, domestic record pressing plants can’t keep up, so artists endure production pressure

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April 8, 2022

Supporters in Dallas rally for Melissa Lucio, an abused mother who faces the death penalty

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April 7, 2022

Oklahoma’s abortion ban will further restrict access for thousands of Texans, providers warn

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April 6, 2022

Can a Dallas plan overcome the sidewalk gap between low-income and affluent neighborhoods?

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April 5, 2022

Don’t expect traffic problems around Circuit of the Americas to be fixed anytime soon

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April 4, 2022

WNBA interest is at an all-time high. Could a team return to Houston?

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April 4, 2022

Art, history and controversy come to a head in downtown San Antonio

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April 1, 2022

San Antonio’s Fiesta makes triumphant return

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lines of people snake around the sidewalk outside the airport terminal on a dark Monday morning. some are masked, some toting luggage, most checking cell phones.
March 31, 2022

Abandoned rental cars and TSA lines out the door. What’s going on at Austin’s airport?

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a man wearing a dark suit standing in front of an xray machine for animals with a fake dog laying on the exam table
March 30, 2022

How Dallas College mastered long-distance learning a long time ago

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two men in blue suits stand facing each other shaking hands in front of several different flags
March 29, 2022

Money talks — and Ukrainian official wants Texans to cut financial ties to Russia

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March 29, 2022

Austin research points to why birds seemed louder at the start of pandemic

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March 29, 2022

Dan Patrick’s plan to end tenure at Texas universities could have dire consequences, experts warn

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people lined up on the side of the road with signs in support of transgender people and with signs that have the pink blue and white stripes in support of transgender rights
March 25, 2022

CPS investigations in Rio Grande Valley chill political discourse about gender-affirming care

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a man in a button down shirt and slacks stands at a desk looking at his computer screen where he is having a video conference session
March 25, 2022

As Austin-area evictions rise, lawyers are on hand (virtually) to help tenants

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March 28, 2022

Grueling conditions have fueled a Texas nursing shortage 2 years into the pandemic

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a woman sits smiling on a park bench
March 23, 2022

The mother of an Arlington resident fled the terror of war in Ukraine. But another struggle begins.

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March 23, 2022

Ukrainian American tries waging peace in Kyiv through music

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March 22, 2022

After secret negotiations, Houston City Council will vote on a new contract with the police union. Here’s what’s in it

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March 22, 2022

Dallas musician’s otherworldly record will take you on an existential trip

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March 21, 2022

The Texas oyster industry is struggling as the state’s reefs close for harvesting

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March 18, 2022

US will boost oil production in the wake of Russia’s invasion of Ukraine, but energy independence remains a dream

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a back woman with long locks sitting and holding a banjo
March 18, 2022

African American Roots Music Fest spotlights banjos, fiddles in Fort Worth

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March 17, 2022

Houston-area nursing students are learning through mixed-reality simulations

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March 17, 2022

‘The Enduring Gap’ podcast explores problems and solutions related to Latino higher education

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a 5 story apartment building, mostly rectangular with different facades throughout including brick, and brown and white stucco and a circle with an A inside in rainbow pattern and the words aria grand below
March 16, 2022

I-35 expansion could destroy a 70-unit affordable housing complex. TxDOT didn’t notice at first.

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March 15, 2022

After negotiations away from the public eye, Houston has a new contract with the police union

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March 16, 2022

How do Arlington Foodies celebrate the city’s ‘little gems’? It started with a Facebook group.

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March 14, 2022

San Antonio rejoices as Gregg Popovich becomes winningest coach in NBA history

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a closeup image of a pianists hands playing the piano with long shirtsleeves
March 11, 2022

Despite the invasion of Ukraine, the Cliburn will let 15 young, Russian pianists compete

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March 8, 2022

Harris County elections administrator announces her resignation after 2022 primary election problems

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March 8, 2022

North Texans connect with Ukrainian friends and loved ones amid Russian invasion

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Campaign signs in front of an office building that's serving as a polling place.
March 7, 2022

Here’s what the March 1 primary taught us about Texas’ new voting law

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March 8, 2022

An alternate universe comes to the Crow Museum of Asian Art

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March 4, 2022

The race to succeed Houston state Rep. Garnet Coleman heads to a runoff — and a special election

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March 4, 2022

‘I feel so helpless’: Ukrainians living in Austin watch a war thousands of miles away

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a woman wearing a red t-shirt poses with her husband in the middle, in a hospital bed and a tracheotomy tube, and their son to his right, wearing a black t-shirt
March 3, 2022

Growing up too soon: When kids and teens are caregivers for disabled veteran parents

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March 4, 2022

Dallas woman who fought to tear down Shingle Mountain is celebrated in museum exhibit

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March 2, 2022

Paxton headed to a runoff in May, Abbott and O’Rourke coast through primary

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March 1, 2022

As Texas moves to treat gender-affirming care for trans kids as ‘child abuse,’ families and advocates worry about the future

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March 3, 2022

One of Austin’s first Black communities has largely been erased. This building tells its tale.

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A couple stand outside a builiding as the woman holds a baby
March 1, 2022

US couple traveled to Ukraine to welcome a new life — but days later, they fled for their own lives

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February 28, 2022

After three decades, voters in Texas’ 30th Congressional District will elect a new representative

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February 28, 2022

Thousands of Texas high school coaches leave the profession each year. A statewide program is looking to change that

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February 28, 2022

How the pandemic proved the importance of the Texas county judge

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February 25, 2022

Recap of Republican debate for Texas attorney general race

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February 25, 2022

First Lady Jill Biden visits medical and military facilities in San Antonio

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February 25, 2022

Brownsville activist speaks out after arrest over anti-SpaceX graffiti on Musk-funded mural

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a man wearing a black jacket and baseball cap staring at signs in front of a landfill with trees and bushes in the background
February 23, 2022

Houston’s Carverdale landfill is one step closer to expanding despite local protests

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first grad studnets sit around a table with their teacher. One is a girl wearing a pinkt winter hat, anothe girl wears a white sweater with blue stripes and a boy wears a red sweatshirt
February 23, 2022

These first-graders may be acting out, but they’re also acting like 6-year-olds

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February 22, 2022

With primaries under way in Texas, Ken Paxton’s bid for a 3rd term is marked by legal troubles

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February 22, 2022

Cave climbers work to clean out caves with generations worth of trash

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February 22, 2022

Dallas homeowners raise concerns about short-term rentals in neighborhoods and want the city to act

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February 23, 2022

FBI raid of South Texas congressman adds another element to a tough primary challenge

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February 21, 2022

While the Dallas District Attorney race may be a rematch, a lot has changed since 2018

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a Black political candidate wearing a blue blazer and white button down shirt holding a microphone and american flag art in the background
February 21, 2022

Republicans created a new Houston-area congressional district for Wesley Hunt, but he doesn’t have a free ride

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the brick-red san antonio library with sharp angles in the large building, and many people standing outside of it on its opening day
February 21, 2022

How many stories does San Antonio’s ‘enchilada-red’ public library have?

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February 21, 2022

Texas teens and educators say new sex education curriculum is ‘two steps forward, one step back’

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people gather at a water distribution site in Fort Worth as a guy wearing a black sweatshirt, black hat and sunglasses on his head, and a black facemask hands out gallons of water
February 18, 2022

After 2021 winter storm, Fort Worth’s water department buckled down for future blackouts

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an a-frame sign with signs posted on it about voting by mail and registering to vote, in english and spanish
February 18, 2022

Harris County judge asks the Justice Department to intervene due to impact of Texas vote-by-mail law

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February 18, 2022

In Fort Worth, the only Black female opera company director in the US is bringing ‘outsiders’ in

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a fallen power line covered in ice leaning against tree branches
February 17, 2022

One year later, many question the ‘official’ number of deaths linked to the Texas blackout

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a wooden gavel and wooden scale with gold metal accents and green law book in background
February 17, 2022

Texans, do you know who is running for judge in the primary elections? This is why you should.

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a woman wearing a black face mask and blue gloves gives another woman a covid-19 vaccination
February 17, 2022

Houston has a COVID-19 vaccine hesitancy problem in at-risk communities. Researchers hope to fix that.

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a woman wearing a sweatshirt puts a log on a woodpile outside with trees surrounding her
February 17, 2022

‘There was no template’ to prepare for 2021 outages. Texans and leaders are filling in the blanks.

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a radio, flashlight batteries and other emergency supplies
February 16, 2022

Texans share how to prepare for future freezes and blackouts

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a brown and a black horse in a stable with metal railings
February 16, 2022

Federal horse-adoption program brings free wild horses to Texas, and sparks questions

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a man sitting on a tall chair lit by camera lights, sitting in the middle of a large performance hall
February 16, 2022

San Antonio Symphony striking musicians meet with management in mediation; outcome unclear

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February 15, 2022

Your district’s State Board of Education seat is on the ballot. Here’s why you should care.

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a woman sitting on a bed inside her home, she's wearing a black sweatshirt
February 14, 2022

Texans with lower incomes are still reeling from the 2021 winter storm. There’s no guarantee the next time will be better.

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February 15, 2022

‘We are absolutely political pawns here’ — Gov. Abbott condemned over mistreatment of National Guard

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a sign pointing the way to a polling palce says "Aqui."
February 11, 2022

The primary problem with Texas elections

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February 11, 2022

Why are so many candidates running to succeed George P. Bush as Texas land commissioner?

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February 10, 2022

Legendary South Texas newsman dies

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February 8, 2022

Victims, family from Sutherland Springs shooting awarded $230 million

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a man wearing a black sweatshirt and baseball cap holds a metal detector and stands in a field in an urban area
February 9, 2022

Veteran volunteers begin the largest effort ever to locate the site of the Battle of Medina

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February 8, 2022

Cold fronts continue to kill pelicans on South Texas highway

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