Parents of students with disabilities fear losing Texas’ “life-changing” school vouchers
Democrats vowed to end the state’s education savings accounts, which give more than 18,800 students with disabilities public funds for private school and homeschooling.
Texas executes Brownsville man for killing three small children in 2003
John Rubio, 46, became the state’s eighth death row inmate to be executed this year. Rubio killed his 1-month-old daughter, 1-year-old son and his common-law wife’s 3-year-old child.
SpaceX confirms it’s eyeing public parkland, but says it won’t buy Boca Chica Beach
Elon Musk’s company has discussed buying 1,200 acres of state land near its rocket facility, but says it intends to preserve half the property as coastal habitat.
Feds greenlight construction of advanced nuclear reactors in Texas
The project, a partnership between chemical giant Dow and nuclear startup X-energy, is intended to kickstart a new nuclear era.
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