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More than 70 Texas prisoners are 3 days into a hunger strike protesting harsh solitary confinement practices

Prisoners have refused food to protest practices that have kept more than 500 people in isolation for more than a decade.

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In lawsuit, student claims six Texas medical schools are illegally considering race and sex in admissions

The plaintiff is represented by a group created by former Trump adviser Stephen Miller and former Texas Solicitor General Jonathan Mitchell, the architect of the state’s six-week abortion ban.

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Texas prisoners launching hunger strike to protest state’s harsh solitary confinement practices

Hundreds of prisoners may participate in the protest beginning Tuesday, the first day of the state’s legislative session. Texas often keeps prisoners in solitary confinement for years or decades.

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UT fires head basketball coach Chris Beard after domestic violence arrest

Beard was hired by UT in 2021. The university paid $4 million to buy out his contract at Texas Tech University. He was one of UT’s highest-paid employees.

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T-Squared: Introducing our spring 2023 fellows

Tribune fellows have the opportunity to gain valuable experience in all aspects of the operation of a modern news organization.

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Texas grid holds amid record demand

As freezing temperatures enveloped Texas, demand for electricity Friday morning shattered peak expectations

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Texas power grid holds amid record winter demand, but test isn’t over

At least one person died in the freezing weather. High demand for electricity is forecast to continue into Saturday.

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UT-Austin Students Can’t Afford the Rent

Rising prices in West Campus leave learners scrambling for affordable housing options, with some paying up to $2000 a month per room.

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Ahead of legislative session, voters say state government mostly ignores the most important issues facing Texans

The survey asked voters how they think corporations are handling six social issues. More than any issue, respondents said businesses were doing “too much” responding to LGBTQ rights, with 36% holding that view.

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Texas hits 1,000 days under Greg Abbott’s public health disaster as a new COVID-19 wave and legislative session loom

After more than 92,000 deaths and 8 million reported COVID-19 cases in Texas, the state remains one of less than a dozen still under a statewide disaster or public health emergency.

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Texas energy officials’ proposal to overhaul the power grid is drawing skepticism

In the wake of the deadly 2021 winter storm, the Texas Legislature ordered an overhaul of the state’s power market to prevent future widespread blackouts. But some senators aren’t fans of the main option on the table.

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University Of Texas Students Vote To Ban Ye’s Music At Sporting Events

University of Texas student, Alexander Feinstein hopes that universities across the United States will stand against antisemitism

Zenger

Port Arthur pollution fight shows how Texas blocks citizen protests

A local activist went before a judge, arguing for lower pollution limits on two new liquified natural gas facilities. The judge sided with him, but the state environmental agency sided with the companies.

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As abortion access evaporates, many Texans aren’t able to find care, new studies show

Several new studies show that not everyone denied access to abortions in Texas can travel out of state, but more people than ever before are seeking ways to self-manage abortions with medication at home.

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New research finds a disturbing pattern of discrimination at the highest levels of STEM

Gender and racial bias in academia in well-documented.

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Paxton, Cornyn and Cruz prod U.S. Supreme Court to end affirmative action in college admissions

The high court heard oral arguments Monday in two cases brought by a group led by the same man who previously lost an affirmative action case against the University of Texas at Austin.

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US students on why affirmative action is crucial: ‘They need our voices’

Harvard and UNC attendees address how applicants’ backgrounds shape their lives as supreme court hears case

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Dan Flynn, who served 18 years in the Texas House, has died at 79

He also served much of his life in the military, including the U.S. Army, the Texas Army National Guard and the Texas State Guard.

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Salon

The disillusionment of a reporter in DC

I moved to DC in 2006 to work for a senator. I left in 2022 in the prime of my journalism career. I had seen enough

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Essay: The education and disillusionment of a young Texas reporter in D.C.

I moved to Washington in 2006 to work for a senator. I left in 2022 in the prime of my journalism career. I had seen enough.

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Vice President Kamala Harris calls on Texans to protect reproductive and voting rights during Austin visit

In a visit to Texas’ capital, Harris rallied the state’s voters around protecting reproductive and voting rights at the ballot box next month by keeping Democrats in power in Congress. The topic of immigration was absent from Harris’ speeches Saturday.

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Beto O’Rourke wants to end the STAAR tests. Here’s why he can’t.

The Texas Democratic gubernatorial candidate has said several times he will end the annual standardized tests. State and federal law make it impossible.

The Conversation

Heavy mercury contamination at Maya sites reveals a deep historic legacy

Mercury is a toxic heavy metal. When leached into the natural environment, it accumulates and builds up through food chains, ultimately threatening human health and ecosystems.

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EPA may try to block what could be the first seawater desalination plant built in Texas

Citing water quality concerns, the Environmental Protection Agency may refuse to recognize a permit that Texas approved Thursday for a marine desalination plant at the Port of Corpus Christi.

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Gov. Greg Abbott leads Beto O’Rourke by 5 percentage points in new poll

The latest survey also gave Republican incumbents single-digit leads in two other statewide races. Lt. Gov. Dan Patrick led Democrat Mike Collier by 7 points, and Attorney General Ken Paxton registered a 5-point advantage over Democrat Rochelle Garza.

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