27 school shootings have taken place so far this year
A shooting at an elementary school in Uvalde, Texas, marks the 27th such school shooting in the U.S. this year.
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Texas governor: 15 killed in school shooting; gunman dead
Texas Gov. Greg Abbott says the suspected shooter, an 18-year-old man, also died and was believed to be killed by responding officers. He says 14 children and one teacher were killed at Robb Elementary School in Uvalde, about 85 miles west of San Antonio.
Here's why tech giants want the Supreme Court to freeze Texas' social media law
Tech industry groups are urging the Supreme Court to block a Texas law barring social media companies from removing posts or banning users based on political viewpoints
Texas got a sex ed update, but students and educators say there's still a lot missing
The last time Texas updated its sex education curriculum, was in the '90s. Students will now learn about contraception and STIs — but not gender or consent. And the classes are all optional.
Oyster reefs in Texas are disappearing. Fishermen there fear their jobs will too
Texas closed most public oyster reefs for harvesting, dealing a blow to the fishing industry. "It's taken a big toll on me," says Johny Jurisich, whose family has worked in the business for decades.
In a lawsuit, a group of Texas library patrons says a book ban amounts to censorship
Llano County officials said they wanted to remove "pornographic" material from libraries but actually censored books based on political and religious grounds, the library patrons' lawsuit says.
The body of a missing Texas National Guard soldier has been recovered
Bishop E. Evans disappeared in the waters of the Rio Grande after attempting to rescue migrants crossing from Mexico to the U.S.
Melissa Lucio is scheduled to be executed for a crime that may not have occurred
Lucio is scheduled to be executed for the death of her 2-year-old daughter. Her supporters say she was forced into a false "confession" and that new evidence exists that proves her innocence.
A key Texas bridge lost $1 billion per week during governor's slowdown
Gov. Greg Abbott's rule imposing safety inspections at the border did "nothing to stop the flow of illegal immigration or illegal drugs," Texas Agriculture Commissioner Sid Miller told NPR.
With Bush in 2001, Putin sought to charm students at a rural Texas high school
Back in 2001, Vladimir Putin was seeking respect from world leaders while pledging a new openness in Russia. That's what brought him to tiny Crawford, Texas, at the invite of President George W. Bush.