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Two UT System institutions experience leadership changes as new semester begins

UT Arlington’s Jennifer Cowley is returning to faculty. Meanwhile, MD Anderson’s Peter Pisters retires after 32 years with the cancer center.
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Muslim Texans seek positive teachings of Islam as education board wraps social studies changes

Final debates on proposed changes will come after years of deliberations about race and religion in the classroom.
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Texas lawmaker wants oil regulators to explain why they ended public comment at meetings

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GOP nominee for San Antonio House seat apologizes for “crude and immature” social media posts

Jorge Borrego said he has matured since the years when he used homophobic slurs and racist tropes, and referenced cocaine use, in a series of social media posts that bubbled up this week.
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Here’s what Greg Abbott, Gina Hinojosa say about education priorities in Texas governor’s race

From school takeovers to college affordability, the Democrat and Republican are rolling out their education priorities ahead of November’s election.
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Ted Cruz says on podcast it’s “no secret that I want to be president”

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John Cornyn is raising money for competitive Senate races — just not in Texas

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With costs up, healthcare a defining issue in South Texas’ battleground House races

In the state’s most competitive districts, Democrats are building their case around lapsed insurance subsidies and Republican-backed Medicaid cuts.
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California couple confront their surrogate in a Texas court as dispute over newborn escalates

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Talarico campaign asks court to unseal Paxton’s depositions in energy investing dispute

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Austin races to regulate AI data centers before they strain city’s water and power

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James Talarico raises over $30 million in second quarter, campaign says, more than triple Ken Paxton’s sum

State Rep. James Talarico, the Democratic U.S. Senate nominee, raised a staggering $30 million from April through June, his campaign announced Wednesday — more than triple the amount brought in by his ...