University leaders say the new Hill Institute will promote values like family life, the free and open exercise of faith, and rugged individualism.
West Texas A&M University receives $20 million gift for new institute to promote “Texas Panhandle values”
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Higher Education
Interim Texas A&M University president sets new tone for reforms planned under his predecessor
Mark Welsh said that Texas A&M will stay the course on many controversial changes made by former President Kathy Banks. Professors welcomed Welsh’s commitment to faculty input moving forward.
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Politics
U.S. House speaker hopefuls seek Texas GOP’s blessing
Texas has by far the largest Republican delegation in the House, and gaining their support would be a major boost for any candidate as the conference meets to pick new leaders next week.
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Politics
Colony Ridge developer defends Houston-area community as state leaders vow action against it
GOP leaders claim the development markets to undocumented people and is plagued by crime. One of its owners refutes the allegations and says he’s ready to show lawmakers that Colony Ridge isn’t different than any other rural Texas community.
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What student achievement growth in Dallas means for Houston and our state
By Miguel Solis, The Commit PartnershipMiguel Solis is a former Dallas ISD teacher, central administrator and school board trustee who served for seven years, including as Board President in 2014 and serves as Chief of Staff at the Commit Partnership, a nonprofit dedicated to improving learning and economic opportunity across Texas.There’s been a lot of […]
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Energy
Oilfield companies helped to craft Texas’ new waste rules for 2 years before the public got to see them
The effort to update the state’s oilfield waste disposal rules was initiated by Railroad Commissioner Jim Wright, one of the state’s top oil and gas regulators who has investments in the industry.
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Higher Education
Texas borrowers face hard financial choices after student loan pause ends
Payments resumed this month after the U.S. Supreme Court ruled the Biden administration’s student loan forgiveness plan is unconstitutional. For many, the pause meant the difference between saving and making ends meet.
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Politics
Texas Republicans stuck with Kevin McCarthy, but it wasn’t enough to save him
In January, some Republican Texans led the charge to challenge McCarthy’s leadership bid. But this time, all Texas Republicans who were present voted to save McCarthy and every U.S. House Democrat voted to remove him.
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Congress
U.S. Rep. Henry Cuellar carjacked at gunpoint near his Washington home
Cuellar was unharmed in the incident, and law enforcement eventually retrieved the car.
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Demographics
Texas’ unemployment rate is among the nation’s worst — but experts say it signals a growing economy
The state has yet to return to its pre-pandemic unemployment rate of about 3.5%, even as it leads the country in new jobs created. However, state economic experts say the unemployment rate is an indicator of Texas’s rapidly growing population and labor force.
