Highways cost billions of dollars in state and federal tax revenue to build and maintain. Then there are the hidden costs: polluted air, traffic congestion and increased greenhouse gas emissions.
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Recent raids of cockfighting rings in Texas – including two busts last weekend that led to dozens of arrests – have animal welfare groups pressing for new laws that would ban the shipping birds used in these fights over regular mail.
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The Texas Supreme Court is considering taking up the question of whether frozen embryos should be treated as people, not property, in a divorce case.
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The Bexar Appraisal District reported on Wednesday that it received about 104,000 property appraisal protests.
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A Feeding America report found almost 1 in 4 Texas households with children are food insecure, with almost 1.7 million children at risk of getting inadequate nutrition.
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The Austin pediatrician and San Antonio activist traveled to Gaza in late March to provide assistance to the Palestinian enclave’s collapsed healthcare system.
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Texas senators got an update from universities on steps they are taking to comply with a new state law banning diversity, equity and inclusion offices and programs on their campuses. Lawmakers also heard testimony on free speech in the wake of pro-Palestinian protests.
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The $499.9 million in economic impact translates to 3,766 full-time jobs in the local economy.
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A report found that solar and wind growth led the trend.
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The 1984 Chevy Monte Carlo will be showcased at the Bullock Texas State History Museum through September.
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Latinx students at UT Austin raised more than $8,000 to be able to put on the bilingual graduation ceremony. Families traveled from all over Texas to hear the students' names read in Spanish as they crossed the stage.