How UT-Dallas Transformed Itself into a Top Texas College
Once a commuter school, the University of Texas at Dallas has remodeled itself into one of the top-ranked public universities in the state. Full Story
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Officials' Personal Email Addresses Open to Public, Court Says
Public officials who use private email accounts to conduct official business cannot conceal their personal email addresses when releasing public information, a state appeals court ruled Friday. Full Story
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Slow Path for GED Alternatives in Texas
The State Board of Education took more steps this week toward allowing two new companies to begin administering high school equivalency tests in Texas, but the pace is frustrating adult education advocates. Full Story
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Foster Care Teen Arrested in UT Student's Death
A 17-year-old arrested in connection with the death of University of Texas at Austin student Haruka Weiser is in the care of the Texas foster youth system, an official said Friday. Full Story
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Cruz Announces Raising More in March Than Any Month Since Campaign Launch
Ted Cruz's presidential campaign said it raised more than $12.5 million in March, the biggest monthly fundraising total of the campaign. Full Story
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Foster Home Crunch Strands Children in Psychiatric Facilities
Abused children in Texas are being left in psychiatric facilities longer than they were six years ago as the state's child protective services system grapples with federal court scrutiny and diminishing options. Full Story
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Roundup: Voting Rights, Wisconsin Voters Weigh In, Abbott the Author
In the Roundup: The U.S. Supreme Court upholds the way Texas and several other states divvy up legislative districts, Wisconsin Republican voters back Ted Cruz over GOP presidential frontrunner Donald Trump, and Gov. Greg Abbott is adding “published author” to his résumé. Full Story
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Is Your Governor Running for President in 2020?
Texas Gov. Greg Abbott has a book coming out next month. Surely that doesn't mean he's planning... Full Story
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New in Texas Weekly: Cruz Looks East After Wisconsin
Ted Cruz shifts attention to contests along the Atlantic seaboard, former RPT chief Steve Munisteri draws a new role for the July GOP national convention and a surprise endorsement from Bill Ratliff — all that and more in the latest issue of our subscriber-only newsletter for political insiders ($). Full Story
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The Brief: Foster Care Pressures Mean Longer Psych Stays
Time spent in psychiatric facilities by abused children is up from six years ago, an effect of increased federal scrutiny of the foster care program and new restrictions on placing abused children in the care of relatives. Full Story
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The Ticket: Can Alexander Hamilton Stop Donald Trump?
This week on The Ticket: Ben Philpott talks Trump with the Tribune’s Ross Ramsey. Then he gets a quick history lesson from This American Life producer Zoe Chase. Full Story
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Vista Ridge Pipeline Opponents Win Small Victory
A controversial plan for a 142-mile pipeline to carry water to San Antonio suffered a small defeat this week when the state water development agency staff said it wasn't eligible for an $885 million low-interest construction loan. Full Story
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UT Steps Up Security After Body of Student Found on Campus
Urging students to be more careful on campus, University of Texas at Austin officials are stepping up security after determining that a body found on campus this week belonged to a freshman dance student. Full Story
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After Wisconsin Win, Cruz Confronts the Northeast
After a decisive win over Donald Trump in Wisconsin, U.S. Sen. Ted Cruz is now staring down a string of GOP presidential primaries in northeastern states that tend to be more moderate and friendlier to his two Republican rivals. Full Story
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Timeline: The Rise and Fall of the Cruz/Trump Bromance
It’s been an emotional rollercoaster for the two leading candidates for the Republican presidential nomination. Less than a year ago, Ted Cruz was praising Donald Trump as "terrific." Full Story
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El Paso Doesn't Want ID as "Sanctuary City"
An El Paso-based immigrant rights group could see its hopes for a municipal ID card dashed after leaders there determined that issuing the card could prompt immigration hardliners to label the town a sanctuary city. Full Story
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The Brief: 14,000-Plus STAAR Exams Affected by Computer Glitch
The state’s education commissioner revealed on Wednesday the scope of a computer glitch that caused some students taking state standardized exams to lose their answers. Full Story
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Bernie Tiede Painted As Victim, Calculating Killer
Attorneys painted two vastly different pictures of the former Carthage mortician Wednesday during opening statements in his second sentencing trial for Marjorie Nugent's 1996 murder. Full Story
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Hospital Counters Austin Couple's Claim Over Abortion Limits
An Austin hospital is contradicting a couple's account that the state’s ban on abortion after 20 weeks kept them from ending an ill-fated pregnancy. Full Story
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John Cornyn Still Not Endorsing Ted Cruz
U.S. Sen. John Cornyn said Wednesday that he will continue to remain neutral in the GOP nomination fight and will not endorse his fellow Texan, U.S. Sen. Ted Cruz, for president. Full Story
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