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Texas is building new bridges to save these endangered animals
The bridges were created in part to protect endangered species like the ocelot and...
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Beloved Two-Headed Snake Back on Public Display at Texas Zoo After 2 Years Absence
Pancho and Lefty have two brains, and one body, and a lot of fans missed him during his two-year absence: “Come see him any time!”
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Pornhub Sues Texas Over Age Verification Law
The law would require a “Texas Health and Human Services Warning” on all porn sites.
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Texas could get a 205-mph bullet train zipping between Houston and Dallas
The proposed electric railway line could travel 240 miles in under 90 minutes for over 6 million passengers per year.
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A judge has ruled Texas' abortion ban is too restrictive for women with pregnancy complications
A Texas judge says the state’s abortion ban has proven too restrictive for women with pregnancy complications and must allow exceptions without the risk of doctors facing criminal charges.
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Houston school district to turn libraries into disciplinary centers
Critics condemn superintendent Mike Miles’s ‘new education system’ that removes students’ access to books
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Justice Department sues Texas after Gov. Abbott refuses to remove floating barrier
The U.S. Department of Justice had given Texas a deadline of Monday afternoon to agree on removing the stretch of buoys on the Rio Grande or face legal action.
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At a shuttered Texas coal mine, a 1-acre garden is helping feed 2,000 people per month
The garden in the middle of a 35,000-acre former mine is supplying thousands of pounds of fresh produce to families in three counties that have few grocery stores.
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Volkswagen to test autonomous vans in Texas
Volkswagen will begin testing its autonomous vehicles on the streets of Austin, Texas this month, and will expand around the city over the next three years.
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The Surprisingly Sinister History Behind Texas’s Cliff Chirping Frog
It’s named for frontier naturalist Gabriel Marnoch, who led a life of crime while discovering new species.
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Batteries And Renewables Are Saving Texas During The Heat Wave
Renewables and storage are saving Texans money as temperatures soar and coal and natural gas power plants fail.
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A Texas Family Passed Up Millions to Turn Their Ranch Into a Nature Preserve
The conservation victory at Honey Creek relied on “the goodness of those people’s hearts,” says one environmentalist.
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Analysts Say Solar Is Saving Texans From Widespread Power Outages Amid Extreme Heat
A sweltering heatwave has gripped Texas over the last two weeks, pushing temperatures to 115°F in parts of the state—but its status as a new leader in the development of solar power has reportedly protected many in the state from a catastrophic loss of power. An intense heat dome—in which an area of high pressure traps heat underneath it—has settled over northern Mexico and is expected to persist next week and potentially beyond, likely causing the heat index to reach high into the 100s across Texas and top 120° in the southern part of the state in the coming days.
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Texas sues EPA over federal smog control plan
The lawsuit claims the Environmental Protection Agency exceeded its authority with its plan to reduce ozone emissions that cross state lines.
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Why This Texas Beef Cattle Ranch Transformed Into A Vegan Sanctuary
When Renee King-Sonnen’s husband Tommy asked her to take care of a two-month old baby calf named Rowdy Girl, he’d hoped the process would make her want to be a “good” cattle rancher’s wife. Instead, it led the couple down a path of vegan activism, turning the farm that had been in his family for generations into an animal rescue sanctuary.
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Google to pay $8M settlement for “lying to Texans,” state AG says
Google has agreed to an $8 million settlement with Texas over deceptive ads promoting its Pixel 4 smartphone, Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton announced today. At issue was Google's trustworthiness as an advertiser after the tech giant "hired radio DJs to record and broadcast detailed testimonials about their personal experiences with the Pixel 4," but then "refused to provide the DJs with a phone for them to use," Paxton said.
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Texas Republican questions those who say prayers not enough after shootings
"Those are people that don't believe in an almighty God... who is absolutely in control of our lives," Rep. Keith Self said.
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Texas House passes bill that aims to keep sexually explicit materials out of school libraries
Legal experts, librarians and some parents say House Bill 900’s language is so vague and broad that it could ensnare books that are not inappropriate.
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Texas Senate approves bills requiring 10 Commandments in K-12 classrooms, Bible time in school
Church v. State
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Clean Energy Is Thriving in Texas. So Why Are State Republicans Trying to Stifle It?
Texas leads the nation for generating the most electricity from solar and wind and plays an outsized role in manufacturing electric vehicles. A slew of new bills could change that.
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