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Starting April 1, Texans will no longer be allowed to use food stamps to buy sweetened beverages and candy. -
Bipartisan coalition of lawmakers introduce legislation in U.S. Senate, U.S. House -
Gov. Greg Abbott and state party leaders want a Texas law allowing only registered Republicans to vote in GOP primaries. -
Replacement would wait two years for an election under 2025 state law, which conflicts with U.S. Constitution -
In April, the Texas Tech University Health Sciences Center and Texas A&M University Health Sciences Center hosted a tour of a clinic built in a retrofitted shipping container in Burton, Texas. It's the latest collaboration in an ongoing effort to bring community-run clinics to rural areas, where access is harder to achieve.
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There’s another “El Niño” weather pattern on the horizon, which can sometimes affect what you plant in your garden. But there are ways to mitigate these effects by making some informed choices about what to plant, and for what reasons. We’ll talk about those choices and reasons in this week’s episodes! -
This week we continue our June series focused on concert music of the nineteenth century with an episode dedicated to the music of another German composer of the period! -
The topic is catfish this week…and the fishing for blue catfish was pretty great! Check out this week’s episode for more details on where we’re having luck lately! -
Hello, HPPR listeners, my name is Andrea Elise and I live in Amarillo, TX. Today, we will discuss a non-fiction volume called The Tree Collectors by Amy Stewart. Before we begin, let’s look at some of Joyce Kilmer’s famous poem, “Trees.”
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Officials in Russia-occupied Crimea suspended civilian gasoline sales Sunday as Ukraine ramped up attacks on fuel supplies on the Black Sea peninsula.
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