Health officials said Wednesday that the first baby with Zika virus-linked birth defects in Texas was born a few weeks ago outside Houston to a mother who had contracted the virus in Colombia.
Madeline Conway
Madeline Conway was a summer 2016 newsletters fellow at the Tribune. At Harvard, she studied history and sociology and was managing editor of the Harvard Crimson. Prior to the Tribune, Madeline worked at the Philadelphia Inquirer, Pittsburgh Post-Gazette and Toledo Blade as a metro intern.
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Higher Education
Amid Scandal, Baylor Names New Athletic Director
Baylor University has named a new athletic director, Mack Rhoades, to oversee a sports program mired in scandal over the school’s handling of sexual assault allegations involving student athletes.
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Higher Education
UT-Austin Faculty Can Ban Guns in Offices
The University of Texas at Austin will give its faculty and staff the option of banning guns from their private offices when the state’s campus carry law goes into effect next month, under regulations UT System regents passed Wednesday.
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The Brief: In Dallas, Obama Calls for Unity to “Do What Is Right”
President Barack Obama was joined by his predecessor George W. Bush and Dallas Mayor Mike Rawlings in a memorial service for five slain police officers to call for healing across the country.
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The Q&A: Greg Story
In this week’s Q&A, we interview Greg Story, a hydrometeorologist at the National Weather Service West Gulf River Forecast Center.
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The Bookshelf: July 13, 2016
In this week’s Bookshelf, our content partner Kirkus Reviews highlights The Cure for Catastrophe.
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The Brief: With Vigil and Memorial, Dallas Mourns
More than 1,000 people gathered for a vigil in Dallas on Monday night to remember the police officers killed by sniper fire last week, and the city will continue to grieve them Tuesday with a memorial service.
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The Brief: Obama Will Travel to Dallas for Officer Memorial
After a weekend of mourning in the aftermath of a shooting that left five police officers dead and several more injured in Dallas, Texans are preparing for a memorial service that President Obama plans to attend.
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Criminal Justice
From UT Tower to Dallas, the Worst Shootings in Texas History
An otherwise peaceful protest in downtown Dallas turned deadly on Thursday night when a sniper shot and killed at least five police officers and injured more. Here’s a look at some of the highest profile shootings in recent Texas history.
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The Brief: At Least 5 Officers Killed in Dallas Attack
At least five police officers were shot and killed and another six injured by two snipers who interrupted a march organized in protest of recent police-involved shootings in other cities.
