Will Texas pass paid teacher training to fix ‘pipeline crisis’?

Two teachers’ names are listed in rainbow bubble letters on the door of Maple Lawn Elementary’s Room 313. During a recent afternoon, veteran educator Silvia Martinez hung near the back of the fourth grade classroom. It was her 24-year-old teaching partner, …

$60, 4 animals and a dream: Curious Texas investigates the history of the Dallas Zoo

The Dallas Zoo is the oldest and largest zoological park in Texas — and it’s not even close. At 106 acres, it’s about double the size of the zoos in Fort Worth, San Antonio and Houston and seven times the size of Austin’s. It was only after a reader asked …

NWS confirms 7 tornadoes in overnight North Texas storms: Here's what we're seeing

Overnight storms caused significant damage west of Fort Worth, impacting Palo Pinto and Collin County. GORDON, Texas — The National Weather Service Fort Worth office confirmed five tornadoes in association with major storms overnight that left significant …

Drones on Patrol: Texas Constable’s Office Expands UAV Program

Texas constable’s office beefs up its drone program By DRONELIFE Features Editor Jim Magill In a recent incident, a suspect whose vehicle had evaded deputies from Harris County Texas Precinct 4 Constable Mark Herman’s office tried to evade capture on foot …

Texas' anti-abortion bill is an attack on the rule of law | Opinion

You know how some showrunners try to amp up the sex and gore in streaming series when they’re worried about fading viewer interest and don’t have better ideas? The Texas Legislature is following this playbook when it comes to abortion. After lawmakers in …

'Debanking' fix lies in Washington, not Texas' flawed SB 946 | Opinion

Texas conservatives are rightly fed up with political bias in banking and Washington’s failure to stop so-called "debanking," which has targeted some bank customers across the political spectrum in Texas and nationwide. However, the root issue …

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Texas A&M receives interesting record prediction ahead of the 2025 season

Texas A&M's 2025 football season will soon be under the spotlight this summer once "talking season" begins, ahead of the 2025 SEC Media Day on July 15-18 in Atlanta, Georgia. Second-year head coach Mike Elko and his staff landed 14 …

Georgia women’s tennis wins national championship, sweeping Texas

WACO, Texas — The No. 1 Georgia women’s tennis team (29-3, 13-2 SEC) secured its third NCAA National Championship after producing a dominant 4-0 sweep over No. 2 Texas A&M (30-4, 14-1 SEC) in the NCAA title match at the Hurd Tennis Center on Sunday. …