Texas schools banned more than 8,000 books, report says
Texas public schools banned 8,193 books during the 2025-26 school year, more than twice as many as any other state, according to PEN America.
Texas public schools banned 8,193 books during the 2025-26 school year, more than twice as many as any other state, according to PEN America.
safety
Former Dallas police officer Amber Guyger, convicted in the 2018 murder of Botham Jean, is scheduled to be released on parole from a Gatesville, Texas prison on Oct. 16....
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Tropical Storm Isaias has formed in the southwestern Gulf, according to the National Hurricane Center.
government
With a little under a month before election day, polls still have Democrat James Talarico and Republican Ken Paxton in a close race to become the next senator from Texas. Among the top issues on voters' minds is healthcare affordability....
schools
The Department of Homeland Security on Wednesday proposed a $70,000 fee for international students seeking to work in the United States, the latest effort from the Trump administration to crack down on foreign enrollment. A proposed rule would require schools to pay the fee for e...
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Tropical Storm Isaias has formed in the Gulf and is on track to become the first hurricane of the Atlantic season this year.
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Christa Pike regaining consciousness and speaking a week after receiving two doses of execution drugs in Tennessee has astonished even some medical professionals and left many people wondering: How did she survive? Attorneys for Pike, 50, called her recovery “medically unpreceden...
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If you pick up a bag of Reese’s Peanut Butter Pumpkins this Halloween, there’s a new message on the wrapper that leaves very little to the imagination. The seasonal candy now comes with a disclaimer on the front of the package that reads: “Carving not on actual product.” The word...
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Three friends of Nolan Wells, the 18-year-old who died after a boat outing with friends in Mississippi, are suing NFL Hall of Famer Terrell Owens for defamation....
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Christa Pike has a “long road to recovery” after Tennessee’s failed execution attempt that left her unconscious and on life support for six days, her lawyer, Randy Spivey said at a news conference Wednesday. In a miraculous development, Pike awoke and started speaking on Tuesday,...
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At 42, Danielle Ripley-Burgess has survived colon cancer three times. She was first diagnosed at 17 , then at 25 and then again at 39, making her a part of the trend of colorectal cancer rates surging in younger people . The Kansas City, Missouri, mom shared her story with TODAY....
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The sound of basketballs thumping all around him was no different than the thousands of basketball practices he’s had in his 20-year life, but little else about Wednesday’s scene and circumstances was normal for Mavericks rookie Morez Johnson Jr. Let’s start with the obvious: The...
parks
Here is what you need to know about parking, schedules, and the clear bag policy for the Red River Rivalry game at the newly renovated Cotton Bowl during the State Fair of Texas....
