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Texas Potato Field Day slated for July 16 in Springlake
AgriLife Today - Texas
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July 2, 2025
Texas A&M AgriLife Research, the Texas A&M Potato Breeding Program, Barrett Potato Farms and Springlake Potatoes Inc. will host the annual Texas Potato Field Day on July 16 in Springlake. Participants will meet at 10 a.m. at Springlake Potato...
Texarkana family raises concerns over lack of sexual assault nurses
KTBS 3 - Louisiana
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TEXARKANA, Texas - Police are searching for a man accused of sexually assaulting a young woman at a Texarkana business. While authorities look for the assailant, the victim's family is speaking out about the lack of Sexual Assault Nurse Examiners...
Texas Takes a Shot at AI Regulation With ‘Responsible Artificial Intelligence Governance Act’
National Law Review
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July 2, 2025
Quick Hits The Texas Responsible Artificial Intelligence Governance Act establishes a broad framework for the acceptable development, deployment, and oversight of AI systems in Texas, effective January 1, 2026. The act identifies certain...
Cornyn-backed provision may bring Space Shuttle Discovery to Houston
Houston Republic - Texas
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July 1, 2025
U.S. Senator John Cornyn has announced the Senate's approval of a provision that could see the Space Shuttle Discovery relocated from Virginia to Houston, Texas. The move aims to recognize Houston's significant role in America's space exploration...
Texas A&M Expert Featured In Documentary About The Health Benefits Of Nature
Texas A&M Today
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July 1, 2025
Jay Maddock, director of the Center for Health and Nature at Texas A&M University, will be featured in an upcoming REI-sponsored documentary highlighting the health benefits of spending time outdoors. Credit: Texas A&M University School of Public...
Scientists Reveal Texting Trick for Stronger Relationship
Newsweek
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July 2, 2025
If you want a simply way to boost your relationship on a day-to-day basis, try peppering your texts with emoji. This is the surprising recommendation of a new study by researchers from the University of Texas at Austin, which found that text...
Soundmirror Fully Conceals Lectrosonics SSM Micro Transmitters on Singers in the Buff in Houston Grand Opera’s Breaking the Waves
Sound & Video Contractor
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July 2, 2025
Houston, TX (July 1, 2025) — “How can we mic two nude opera singers?” was the provocative challenge posed to Soundmirror, a renowned Massachusetts-based classical music recording and production company, in the live recording of the Houston Grand...
Five Argonne Researchers Honored as 2025 Named Fellows
Newswise
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July 2, 2025
BYLINE: Beth Burmahl Newswise — Five Argonne scientists receive the Maria Goeppert Mayer and Walter Massey fellowships that support promising early-career researchers. The U.S. Department of Energy’s (DOE) Argonne National Laboratory has awarded...
TET2 mutations in blood stem cells linked to lower Alzheimer's risk
Medical News
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July 3, 2025
A study published in Cell Stem Cell reveals that some mutations in blood stem cells might help protect against late-onset Alzheimer's disease. A team led by researchers at Baylor College of Medicine discovered that both a mouse model and people...
UTEP Researchers Reveal Alcohol Impacts Decision-Making in Males More Than Females
Newswise
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July 3, 2025
Newswise — EL PASO, Texas (July 2, 2025) – Alcohol consumption is widely known to affect decision-making, but a recent study led by researchers from The University of Texas at El Paso found that the extent of that impact may have something to do...
Beyoncé's BeyGOOD Foundation Awards $100,000 Grant to Texas Southern University's Marching Band
Diverse: Issues In Higher Education
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July 2, 2025
Grammy-winning artist Beyoncé Knowles-Carter has reinforced her commitment to historically Black colleges and universities through a substantial donation to Texas Southern University's acclaimed marching band program. The BeyGOOD Foundation...
India is an essential partner, we want fair and reciprocal trade: US State Department’s Mingon Houston
Nepal News
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BUCHAREST: Extreme heat and worsening drought conditions are gripping large parts of Europe, fueling wildfires and prompting urgent weather alerts across multiple countries. Scientists and international agencies warn that this crisis is part of a...
AI avatar developed at Texas A&M University aims to reduce healthcare costs, improve patient experience
KXXV 25 - Texas
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July 3, 2025
COLLEGE STATION, Texas (KRHD) — Texas A&M University has developed an AI avatar named "Cassie" designed to streamline administrative tasks in healthcare settings, potentially reducing costs and allowing medical professionals to spend more time...
'Castle' next to Fort Sam Houston joins the San Antonio housing market
Texas Public Radio
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July 2, 2025
Sign up for TPR Today, Texas Public Radio's newsletter that brings our top stories to your inbox each morning. A castle-like home on Grayson Street across from Fort Sam Houston has joined the San Antonio housing market. The Lambermont at 950 East...
World’s largest AI campus coming to the Texas Panhandle
KFDA - Texas
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July 2, 2025
AMARILLO, Texas (KFDA) - Leaders of the expected world’s largest advanced energy and artificial intelligence campus coming to the Panhandle shed light on upcoming plans. This advanced energy and AI campus is expected to span nearly 6,000 acres,...
From Wilde to 'The Wiz': 8 unmissable July shows in North Texas
CultureMap Dallas - Texas
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July 2, 2025
Your instinct during the summer might be to hide out in an air-conditioned theater, and there are plenty of options to do exactly this month. But we would be remiss if we didn't remind you about a North Texas tradition: Shakespeare under the...
EPA Has Terminated Over $15 Million in Funding for “Forever Chemicals” Research
Truthout
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July 2, 2025
Support justice-driven, accurate and transparent news — make a quick donation to Truthout today! This story was originally published by ProPublica. ProPublica is a Pulitzer Prize-winning investigative newsroom. Sign up for The Big Story newsletter...
Research will be promoted to consolidate Yucatán as a scientific powerhouse
The Yucatan Times
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July 2, 2025
6 Through the Scientific, Technological, Innovation, and Technical Support Strengthening Program for the Development of Strategic Science Projects, entitled “Researchers for Yucatán,” the Yucatán State Government promotes the generation of...
Texans could face higher costs, fewer services under Trump’s ‘big, beautiful bill’
Texas Standard
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July 2, 2025
From The Texas Newsroom: From higher grocery bills to fewer health care options, millions of everyday Texans could soon feel the ripple effects of President Donald Trump’s sweeping tax and spending proposal — known as the “Big, Beautiful Bill.”...
Harris County, Texas Establishes Task Force to Work on Public-Private Partnerships
Telecompetitor
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July 2, 2025
The Harris County Broadband Task Force has been established to guide strategy, coordinate public-private partnerships, and track progress made in the Texas county. The task force was created by a unanimous vote of the Harris County Commissioners...