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Community colleges brace for local cuts after Texas funding shortchanges them millions
Hiring and spending will be impacted, college administrators say. The performance-based model is proving unpredictable in its early years.
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6mTexas imports of Venezuelan oil soar as war chokes off Middle East supply
Gulf Coast refineries are welcoming the surge from Venezuela during the prolonged Strait of Hormuz closure that’s virtually halted imports from Iraq and Saudi Arabia.
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12mCensorship or accountability? Impact of law prompting Texas’ scrutiny of universities detailed
Students and professors shared how SB 37 led to academic censorship at their campuses.
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10mWhy lawmakers are concerned about where billions in broadband funding is going
Texas lawmakers accuse the state broadband office of favoritism and sweetheart deals after satellite internet providers received most of the funding.
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3mWitness to Houston ICE shooting must be released from immigration detention, judge orders
A federal judge mandated Jose Trinidad Rojas Pliego be released within 48 hours. He was one of three passengers in the van Lorenzo Salgado Araujo was driving when he was fatally shot by ICE.
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9mTexas’ multibillion-dollar sales tax exemption for data centers is growing, while audits lag
Out of 138 data centers that qualified for the tax break, only 20 have been audited so far. Six facilities were found to be out of compliance.