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About 200 Texas A&M courses could change due to new restrictions on teaching gender, race
11+ hour, 24+ min ago (723+ words) Faculty at Texas A&M University have been told that roughly 200 courses in the College of Arts and Sciences could be affected by a new system policy restricting classroom discussions of race and gender. The changes were made days before…...
USC learns Rodney Rice is out for season before beating Texas San Antonio
1+ mon, 2+ day ago (444+ words) Through a near-perfect non-conference slate, no matter what was thrown USC's way, whether injuries or other unforeseen circumstances, the Trojans had never lacked for life on the court. It was that endless energy that had helped power them to a…...
An inside look at ICE's hiring expo in Texas
4+ mon, 3+ week ago (134+ words) Hundreds of applicants turned out for a two-day hiring expo for Immigration and Customs Enforcement in Arlington, Texas, with many hoping to start a career as a deportation officer. An inside look at ICE's hiring expo in Texas Brittny Mejia…...
To counter Texas, California lawmakers take up plan to redraw congressional districts
5+ mon, 1+ day ago (706+ words) SACRAMENTO'California Democrats on Monday kicked off the process to redraw the state's congressional districts, an extraordinary action they said was necessary to neutralize efforts by President Trump and Texas Republicans to increase the number of GOP lawmakers in Congress. If…...
Powerful labor coalition backs redrawing California's congressional map in fight with Texas and Trump
5+ mon, 1+ week ago (644+ words) One of California's most influential labor organizations endorsed redrawing the state's congressional maps to counter President Trump's effort to push Republican states, notably Texas, to increase his party's numbers in Congress in next year's midterm election. The California Federation of…...
After L.A. firestorms and Texas floods, forecasters haunted by warnings not being heard
6+ mon, 1+ day ago (1305+ words) Meteorologists warned about the chance of flash floods days before Texas" Fourth of July disaster that killed at least 133. Yet, local officials in the hardest-hit areas say they were shocked by the scale of the devastation. "I have cried on…...
Firefighter volunteers from Mexico crossed border to help Texas flood victims: 'This was a mission to come and help our brothers"
6+ mon, 4+ day ago (455+ words) A group of volunteer firefighters from Mexico were among the people helping with the search-and-rescue mission in the aftermath of the floods that submerged Kerr County in central Texas over the Fourth of July weekend. Fundaci'n 911, a nonprofit that provides…...
UCLA baseball surges to beat Texas San Antonio in Game 1 of Super Regional
7+ mon, 1+ week ago (403+ words) Texas San Antonio wasn't going to be a team UCLA could walk over. Just a week ago, the Roadrunners made a mockery of the Austin Regional " scoring 26 runs across three games " and took down No. 2 Texas twice on the Longhorns…...
Texas push to mandate Ten Commandments displays in public school classrooms clears key vote
7+ mon, 3+ week ago (628+ words) A push to require the Ten Commandments be displayed in all Texas public school classrooms is closer to becoming law. Legal challenges are expected. AUSTIN, Texas'Texas would require all public school classrooms to display the Ten Commandments under a Republican…...
LA Times Today: Oscar-nominated short documentary explores Texas death penalty case
11+ mon, 2+ week ago (85+ words) A new short documentary explores the life of death-row prisoner John Henry Ramirez before he was executed in 2022. "I Am Ready, Warden" is based on reporting from L.A. Times investigative reporter ... LA Times Today: Oscar-nominated short documentary explores Texas death penalty…...