Texas lawmakers look to fund new dementia research center
AUSTIN, Texas (KLTV) - Texas legislators want to make the state a leader in dementia research. Senate Bill 5 would create the “Dementia Prevention and Research Institute of Texas,” and $3 billion ...
Bill filed to expand access to the Texas medical cannabis program
SB 1505 would add more licensed dispensaries, pickup locations and expand the ways cannabis can be taken. Soccer star Sophia ...
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X-ray shows diamond earrings swallowed by theft suspect during arrest, police say
ORLANDO, Fla. (AP) — A suspected thief gulped down two pairs of diamond earrings during his arrest on the side of a Florida ...
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Texas House majority signs on to new bill restricting the use of bathrooms in public buildings by transgender people
House Bill 239, which echoes a bathroom bill that failed in 2017, includes new provisions for shelters and prisons.
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Texas senate advances bills to bring Ten Commandments, prayer into schools
Texas lawmakers are considering two bills that would bring religion into public school classrooms, but both proposals could face legal challenges.
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The Supreme Court confronts a national headache: What to do with the growing pile of nuclear waste
WASHINGTON (AP) — The Supreme Court will hear arguments Wednesday in a fight over plans to store nuclear waste at sites in ...
Texas Senate committee advances bill to increase school safety funding to districts
Many school districts have struggled to afford the cost of complying with House Bill 3 from 2023, which requires schools to ...
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Texas may change how schools select library books. Critics say it could lead to more bans.
Senate Bill 13 would create school library advisory councils largely made up of parents. It would give school boards, rather ...
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Texas Senate bills target nutrition standards in public schools, grocery stores
Senate Bill 314 would ban certain food additives from free and reduced-price meals served in public schools. Senate Bill 25 ...
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Industry Protests Texas Senate Bill That Would Ban Hemp-Derived THC Products Currently Available Across The State
What they’re all screaming about is, ‘We want regulation, but we want it the way we want it.'” By Jasper Scherer, The Texas ...
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Astros Foundation College Classic names All-Tournament Team
The 25th annual Astros Foundation College Classic concluded over the weekend at Daikin Park with Tennessee being named the Tournament Champions after going 3-0 with victories over Oklahoma State, Rice ...
Texas Senate committee advances bills to bring the Ten Commandments and prayer to public schools
SB 10 would require the Ten Commandments to be posted in all classrooms. SB 11 would require school boards to vote on allowing designated prayer time.