Biden administration adds Title IX protections for LGBTQ students, assault victims
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by Tovia Smith
7h ago
The new rules also broaden the interpretation of Title IX to cover pregnant, gay and transgender students. They do not address whether schools can ban trans athletes from women's and girls' teams ..read more
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San Marcos changes its water restriction policy for the first time in nearly 10 years
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by Maya Fawaz
10h ago
The city is decreasing its number of drought stages from five to three with greater differences between stages. The new restrictions also change how the city measures its available water supply ..read more
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42-year-old man at center of DPS facility crash in Brenham facing felony murder charge
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by Sarah Grunau
10h ago
Public safety officials earlier this week identified the deceased person as 78-year-old Bobby Huff. Two victims remain in critical condition, according to the department on Thursday ..read more
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Texas is struggling to diversify its mental health workforce as the state becomes less white
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by Stephen Simpson| The Texas Tribune
13h ago
More than 40% of the state’s population is Hispanic, but its mental health provider population is more than 80% white ..read more
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Fronteras: 'Our own government was working against them' — Declassifying FBI files on the Latino civil rights movement
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by Norma Martinez, Marian Navarro
17h ago
The FBI and CIA surveilled the Latino civil rights movement and its leaders in the 1960s and '70s at the height of the communist panic. Democratic Congressman Joaquin Castro and his mother, activist Rosie Castro, talk about the effort to establish a clear historical record of the movement ..read more
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Israel launches missile strikes into Iran, U.S. military official says
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by Tom Bowman, Rob Schmitz, Peter Kenyon
17h ago
Iranian news has not reported any such strike and concluded the sounds reported were the interception of one or more drones. Israel's military has not responded to NPR's requests for comment ..read more
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Israel launches missile strikes into Iran in response to Tehran's attack Sunday
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by Tom Bowman
1d ago
There are also reports of explosions in Iraq and Syria. The extent of Israel's strikes weren't yet clear ..read more
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San Antonio woman sentenced to 25 years for starving stepson to death
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by Paul Flahive
1d ago
A Bexar County jury has to sentenced Miranda Casarez to 25 years in prison for the starvation death of her stepson. The jury deliberated for more than four hours before returning the sentence for starving four-year-old Benjamin Cervera to death ..read more
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The FAA is opening a window to hire air traffic controllers
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by Jerry Clayton
1d ago
Starting pay is around $60,000 a year and can go up to around $220,000 per year ..read more
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It’s time to FIESTA! Here’s some events you should absolutely see
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by Joey Palacios, Lily Brennan
1d ago
Are you ready to show us your shoes? FIESTA 2024 kicks off on Thursday at the Alamodome, pausing all things professional in San Antonio while almost everyone takes a moment — well, actually 15,840 minutes over the next 11 days — to party ..read more
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