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Maintenance hole explosion at Texas Tech University causes fires, outages and cancels classes

Authorities at Texas Tech University say an explosion inside a maintenance hole set off fires and power outages on the campus, leading school officials to issue evacuation orders for several buildings and cancel classes for the rest of the week

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Trump admin drops Biden-era lawsuit over sexual abuse of migrant children

HHS Secretary Robert F. Kennedy, Jr. announced this week that the Trump administration is dropping its lawsuit against Southwest Key, a service that works with migrant children.

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These four Texas counties are among the fastest growing in the country

Texas’ population growth has slowed, but the state’s major urban areas are still adding hundreds of thousands of residents.

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In Texas, private firms cash in on property tax late fees, piling debt onto struggling homeowners

Texans who fall behind on their property taxes face one of the most punitive systems in the nation, where private collection companies can tack up to 20% onto their bill.

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The Texas Rangers' raunchy design fail is an unexpected hit with fans

Who knew Spanish profanity would be so popular?

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Texas Tech officials trying to determine what caused explosion and fires that prompted campus closure

A day after the incident in which green flames could be seen coming out of manholes, 40% of the university in Lubbock remains without power.

The Texas Tribune

Immigrants fuel growth in major US urban counties

The largest urban counties in the U.S. kept growing last year because of immigrants

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SCOTUS DOGE: The Wall of Receipts for President Trump's Three Appointees

Republicans have a problem. Since the Nixon Administration, Republican Presidents have appointed sixteen out of twenty-one Supreme Court justices. But… The post SCOTUS DOGE: The Wall of Receipts for President Trump's Three Appointees appeared first on Reason.com.

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Former Texas megachurch pastor indicted in Oklahoma on child sexual abuse charges

The Oklahoma Attorney General’s office says a former pastor of a Texas megachurch who resigned after a woman accused him of sexually abusing her in the 1980s has been indicted on child sexual abuse charges

The Independent UK

Texas House bill would weaken renters’ rights, advocates say

The proposal is part of a push by Republican legislators aimed at helping property owners deal with squatters.

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Robert Morris, former Texas megachurch pastor and Trump adviser, indicted for child sex crimes

Morris is a former spiritual adviser to President Donald Trump, and Gateway — one of the nation’s largest megachurches — has been particularly active in Dallas-area GOP politics.

The Texas Tribune

Trump administration resumes detention of immigrant families after Biden-era pause

The Trump administration has resumed family detention of immigrants in a South Texas facility after a Biden-era pause

The Independent UK

A Republican effort to set deadlines to plug orphan wells in Texas hits resistance

The bill would have set deadlines for the oil and gas industry to plug inactive wells, which can pose a danger to the environment.

The Texas Tribune

Arkansas Man Convicted Of Smuggling Migrants In Fuel Tank Of Pickup Truck

U.S. Border Patrol agents at the Falfurrias, Texas checkpoint arrested a man for transporting migrants in the wheel well and fuel tank of a pickup truck.

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Rare mammoth tusk found on West Texas ranch

Researchers have excavated a rare mammoth tusk discovered by a hunter on a West Texas ranch.

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Vulgar Texas Rangers Hat Pulled From Stores Selling for Big Money on eBay

The controversial hats were pulled from MLB's official online store, but have popped up on eBay and sold for as much as $1,000.

The Texas Tribune

Texas Senate majority unveils bill requiring voters to prove their citizenship

All 20 GOP senators signed on to Senate Bill 16, which would apply to currently registered voters, and restrict some to only congressional elections.

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Casinos and sports betting won’t win approval in Texas House, group of GOP members say

Gambling critics hope the net loss of more than a dozen votes for sports betting — and 10 votes for casinos — will be enough to block any action in the Texas House.

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US energy industry’s climate retreat is putting profits over people, advocates say

Oil giants retreat on climate pledges, embrace Trump-era fossil fuel policies at CERAWeek in Texas

Texas Observer

Marathon Hearing on School Vouchers Features Intense Bipartisan Opposition

“There is a disconnect between the rhetoric and what the bill actually says,” Democrat James Talarico summarized of House Bill 3.

The Independent UK

A look at the status of US executions in 2025

Six men have died by court-ordered execution so far this year, and 12 other people are scheduled to be executed in six states during the remainder of 2025

The Guardian - US

CDC expects measles outbreak in west Texas to ‘expand rapidly’

Two people have died in outbreak in Gaines county, and doctors fear the spread of the extremely contagious disease

The Texas Tribune

Two Texans in Congress defend CHIPS Act in the face of Trump’s criticism

Although the president has said he wants to “get rid of” the act, Rep. Michael McCaul and Sen. John Cornyn say it supports jobs and national security.

The Texas Tribune

How state lawmakers are trying to crack down on illegal immigration

From requiring law enforcement agencies to cooperate with federal officials to forcing state contractors to use E-Verify to spot undocumented workers, here are the bills that could reshape the state’s immigration policies.

The Independent UK

Court stays execution of Texas man days before he was set to die by lethal injection

A Texas appeals court has halted the execution of a man who has spent more than 30 years on death row and had been set to die by lethal injection this week

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