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The Texas Department of Criminal Justice transferred prisoners from the Briscoe Unit near San Antonio last week to make room for 1,000 migrants. -
PRATT, Kansas — This summer marks the third year that Kansans have grown hemp for industrial uses. Yet growing the less sexy cousin of the plant...
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WICHITA, Kansas — One thing the world learned during the pandemic is that school kids lose pace when Zoom replaces the classroom. “There has been some...
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Gov. Greg Abbott’s move will primarily affect the more than 2,100 full-time employees at the Texas Capitol — not the lawmakers he intended to punish.
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Gov. Jared Polis signed a $5.4 billion transportation package on Thursday , one he said will benefit the very stretch of road the outdoor signing ceremony took place under
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During the pandemic, many school boards, city and state governments pivoted to using social media to broadcast their meetings. Now some are running into problems with Big Tech for spreading medical misinformation.
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At any given time, thousands of Texas prisoners have been approved for parole but not yet released. At least 42 of those people died in the 12 months after the coronavirus first swept the state.
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Luke Clayton/Click and listen to Luke talk a bit about hunting with big bore air rifles, a sport that is becoming more popular each year. -
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