Bill McRaven’s last day as chancellor of the University of Texas System is May 31. He spoke to The Texas Tribune in his last weeks about his time at the system, his aspirations for the future and higher education broadly.
May 2018
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Former President George H.W. Bush hospitalized in Maine
Former President George H.W. Bush was hospitalized in Maine on Sunday for low blood pressure and fatigue, according to a tweet from his spokesman.
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Politics
Texas Supreme Court sides with short-term renters, likely bolstering state’s fight against Austin’s ordinance
Friday’s ruling doesn’t directly address regulations implemented by some Texas cities restricting homeowners’ use of services like Airbnb. But it bolsters the case against the City of Austin’s short-term rental ordinance in several major ways, lawyers said.
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Texas Elections 2018
Analysis: Changing one Texas election watch list for another
The contestants in a handful of the most competitive general election races in Texas weren’t in place until this week, when Tuesday’s runoffs determined who’ll run in November.
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Graphics and data reporting
We visualized how underrepresented Texas women are in government. This year, it could change — but not by much.
This year’s surge in women candidates could result in a record high percentage of female representation in Texas’ congressional delegation and the state legislature. But regardless of the outcome in November, Texas women will still fall short of equal representation in their government.
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Guides
Hurricane season starts June 1. Here are some ways Texans can prepare.
People along the Texas coast should consider buying insurance, packing an emergency supply kit and learning their evacuation routes now.
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Criminal Justice
After Santa Fe massacre, Texas shooting survivors give lawmakers policy solutions
A week after a student killed 10 people in Santa Fe High School, his classmates and teachers convened at the Capitol to discuss possible solutions for preventing future school shootings at the last of three roundtables on school safety Gov. Greg Abbott held this week.
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Texas Elections 2018
With primary behind her, Lizzie Pannill Fletcher’s bid against U.S. Rep. John Culberson emerging as major midterm fight for fall
Though her primary fight against fellow Democrat Laura Moser drew national attention, Lizzie Fletcher’s general election race against U.S. Rep. John Culberson, R-Houston, is poised to create plenty of buzz as well.
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72 years after his death, Texas boxer Jack Johnson is pardoned by Trump
John Arthur “Jack” Johnson, nicknamed the “Galveston Giant” in the ring, was born in 1878 southeast of Houston. By 1903, he became the unofficial “Negro heavyweight champion.”
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Politics
Three Texas Democrats in Congress withhold support for debate of immigration legislation
U.S. Reps. Henry Cuellar of Laredo, Filemon Vela of Brownsville and Vicente Gonzalez of McAllen are withholding their support for a bipartisan “discharge petition” that would bypass the committee process and force Congress to address the legal status of “Dreamers.”
