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With the beginning of the academic year just around the corner, schools across Texas are preparing for a year like no other in recent memory.Even as they…

By Aliyya Swaby, The Texas TribuneTexas schools employ almost as many support staff members as they do teachers, often in hourly or part-time jobs with…

By Mitch BordenMidland school officials recently approved changing the name of the city’s famous Robert E. Lee High School, along with its freshman…

By Alex Ura, The Texas TribuneFor months, as Texans have been asked to stay home to avoid the spread of the new coronavirus, Jennifer Edwards has been…

Big Bend National Park will partially reopen this week now that an employee who had previously been diagnosed with the coronavirus has recovered.

By Public Radio StaffThree Texas Parks and Wildlife Department employees were killed in a helicopter crash in Brewster County while conducting aerial…

By Ari Snider Since the Coronavirus pandemic threw a wrench into the 2020 Census, Peggy O’Brien has had to get creative. O’Brien spearheads Census…

By Valeria Olivares, Matthew Watkins, and Patrick Svitek, The Texas TribuneThe order could face legal challenges, and Texas might have to chip in a…

By Mandi Cai and Juan Pablo Garnham, The Texas TribuneAustin officials slashed their police department's budget this week as other Texas cities are…

By Lomi Kriel, The Texas Tribune and ProPublicaThis article is co-published with ProPublica, a nonprofit newsroom that investigates abuses of power.…