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Texas acting Comptroller Kelly Hancock is seeking to block certain schools from the state’s new private school voucher program, alleging they have ties to the Chinese government and to a Muslim ...

Nov. 1 was a clear, 44-degree evening, perfect for football. Memorial Stadium was packed, as usual. NBC and USC were in the house and a national-television audience was watching. Life was good for the ...

AUSTIN, Texas — City of Austin officials say fewer people are being hurt by cars making left turns at more than a dozen intersections. On Monday, Austin Transportation and Public Works (TPW) released ...

(CNN) — The Trump administration is ruffling more feathers with some fans of America’s national parks — this time by replacing images of the picturesque parks on some annual passes with an image of ...

Some visitors to the United States may soon have to provide their social media history from the prior five years to enter the country, according to a new Trump administration proposal. The proposal, ...

WASHINGTON — Speaker Mike Johnson is staring down a revolt from House Republican women. Several female lawmakers have been increasingly defying Johnson, R-La., on legislative matters and lobbing ...

Even telescopes far above Earth can’t avoid the contamination caused by commercial satellites. The findings are “truly frightening”, says Patrick Seitzer, an astronomer at the University of Michigan ...

The blaze tore through an apartment complex, killing scores. Dozens more are believed to be missing in what remains of the buildings. In pictures and video Rescue workers and officials at the scene of ...

McALLEN, Texas — Yaakub Vijandre was preparing to go to work as a mechanic when six vehicles appeared outside his Dallas-area home. Federal agents jumped out, one pointed a weapon at him, and they ...

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