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Houston remains one of the most affordable big cities, but that's at risk of changing
ABC 13 - Texas
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June 18, 2025
HOUSTON, Texas (KTRK) -- Is Houston as affordable as it once was? The answer seems to be yes and no. A new housing study from the Kinder Institute of Urban Research at Rice University reveals that, while Houston is still among the most affordable...
What happened after the Big Bang? Scientists decode aftershocks through heavy particles
Asianet Newsable
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June 18, 2025
A sweeping new study dives deep into how ultra-heavy particles behave after high-energy collisions, revealing they don't just vanish after the initial impact but continue interacting like silent messengers from the dawn of time. A groundbreaking...
Texas Division of Emergency Management appoints new chief for recovery and mitigation role
Crossroads Today - Texas
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AUSTIN – The Texas Division of Emergency Management has appointed Stevee Franks as Section Chief for Recovery and Mitigation Region 4. Region 4 includes Austin, Brazoria, Chambers, Colorado, Fort Bend, Galveston, Harris, Liberty, Matagorda,...
Texas A&M Chancellor John Sharp reflects on tenure in Austin interview
KBTX - Texas
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June 18, 2025
AUSTIN, Texas (KBTX) - Texas A&M University System Chancellor John Sharp reflected on his 14-year tenure Tuesday during a public conversation hosted by the Texas Tribune, ahead of his retirement at the end of June. In his conversation with the...
Tracked across state lines: Texas sheriff's use of license plate data raises alarms
KABB - Texas
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A North Texas sheriff’s office is under fire for tapping into a national license plate reader system to search for a woman accused of self-managing an abortion, raising serious questions about how surveillance technology is used in Texas and...
SMU welcomes quadriplegic North Texas teen ahead of pool accident anniversary
CBS Dallas - Texas
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Semyon "SJ" Williams Jr., 14, recently experienced something he and his mother, Anya Camper, never imagined- touring a college campus. "I never thought about college," Williams said. This week, he and several close family members toured the...
Texas lawmakers want more security. Dozens of their private addresses are public records
CBS Austin - Texas
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AUSTIN, Texas — In the wake of the shootings of two Minnesota lawmakers, when a gunman came to their private residences, Texas House Democrats have called on Governor Greg Abbott to ensure their safety and security. Several of their own private...
UK’s Pulsar Fusion brings nuclear space propulsion research to Austin
Austin American-Statesman - Texas
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Pulsar Fusion, a U.K.-based firm attempting to unlock nuclear fusion to power space travel, has picked Austin for its U.S. location. The company said Monday it’s searching for roughly 50,000 square feet to build a clean room and conduct research...
Texas students surpass pre-pandemic STAAR scores in reading
Crossroads Today - Texas
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AUSTIN – The Texas Education Agency has released the spring 2025 State of Texas Assessments of Academic Readiness (STAAR) results for students in grades three through eight. According to the agency, student meeting grade level performance in...
Texas GOP Set to Limit Its Primaries to Registered Republicans Only
The Daily Signal - Washington D.C.
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June 17, 2025
The Texas Republican Party voted over the weekend to limit GOP primaries in Texas to registered Republican voters. The rule change would mandate that voters register as Republicans with the Texas Secretary of State prior to voting in the...
Texas Governor Still Won’t Say If He’ll Sign Hemp Ban Bill, But Thinks There Are ‘Meaningful’ Concerns On Both Sides Of The Debate
Marijuana Moment
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June 17, 2025
The governor of Texas still hasn’t made a decision on a bill lawmakers recently sent to his desk that would ban consumable hemp products with any traces of THC—but he says there are “meaningful positions and concerns on both sides of the issue.”...
Research updates in health technology, nutrition and diabetes management
Healio News
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June 17, 2025
Add topic to email alerts Subscribe We were unable to process your request. Please try again later. If you continue to have this issue please contact customerservice@slackinc.com. Back to Healio Key takeaways: Evidence and trust are key to...
Houston’s housing affordability under strain amid climate risks, housing study reports
KPRC - Texas
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June 17, 2025
Houston remains one of the more affordable major cities in the U.S., but a new report suggests that status is becoming increasingly difficult to maintain. The 2025 State of Housing in Harris County and Houston report, released by Rice University’s...
First Nation renews offer to host Texada Island grizzly bear but province remains cool
Global News
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June 18, 2025
A First Nation on British Columbia’s coast says its offer to accept a grizzly bear that’s living on Texada Island still stands, though the provincial government remains cool to relocating it. The four-year-old male grizzly has been on the island...
Texas Construction Workers Earn 2nd Least in U.S.
The Victoria Advocate - Texas
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The U.S. construction industry is navigating a period of heightened uncertainty in 2025, marked by shifting trade policies, restrictive immigration enforcement, and persistently high interest rates. New tariffs on imported steel and aluminum have...
Researchers say there is now a 40% chance a ninth planet is in our solar system
LAD Bible
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Researchers in the US have suggested there is a 40 percent chance a ninth planet could exist in our solar system. Planet Nine, or Planet X, which will hopefully be renamed if its existence is ever 100 percent proven, is said to potentially lie...
Texas Tech Has 2nd Best Chance of Big 12 Teams to Make College Football Playoff
Sunny97 - Texas
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Betonline.ag has posted College Football Playoff qualifying odds for all 134 FBS teams, and Texas Tech is tied for the second-best chance in the Big 12 Conference to make the postseason tournament. The Red Raiders were tied with Kansas State at...
Texas death row inmate Robert Roberson's lawyers fight execution push
CBS Dallas - Texas
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Attorneys for death row inmate Robert Roberson have filed a formal objection to Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton's request to set an execution date, citing ongoing legal proceedings and compelling new evidence of Roberson's innocence. On Monday,...
Caris Life Sciences Announces Pricing of Initial Public Offering
WFMZ - Pennsylvania
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IRVING, Texas, June 17, 2025 /PRNewswire/ -- Caris Life Sciences® (Caris), a leading, patient-centric, next-generation AI TechBio company and precision medicine pioneer, today announced the pricing of its initial public offering of 23,529,412...
Experts issue warning as new research reveals increasing threat to US coastal cities: 'Expected to accelerate in the next century'
The Cool Down - Oregon
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June 17, 2025
Recent research from the Virginia Institute of Marine Science shows the effects of past and projected rising sea levels on American cities along the Gulf of Mexico's coastline and especially in states like Texas, where the rate of rise continues...