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2+ hour, 8+ min ago  (627+ words) By JIM VERTUNO and JAMIE STENGLE A final vote by the Republican-controlled Texas State Board of Education on whether to approve the plan is set for Friday. Last year, Texas became the largest state to require every classroom to display…...

2+ hour, 39+ min ago  (780+ words) Commissioner Adrian Garcia says that without a look at a pool of qualified candidates, there's no way of knowing whether potential appointee Marcus Stuckett stands out." A seasoned engineer in line to receive Harris County commissioners' appointment as flood control…...

4+ hour ago  (366+ words) The Dallas congresswoman, Talarico's erstwhile rival in the Democratic primary, has yet to say whether she'll campaign for him in the general election against Republican Ken Paxton. The Democratic Party's state convention is set to open Thursday in Corpus Christi....

6+ hour, 50+ min ago  (716+ words) Developers broke ground on Cole Ranch last week. The community will include more than 4, 300 homes, 156 acres of commercial space, a 55-acre business park and 1, 200 acres of open space." A historic North Texas cattle ranch is officially beginning its transformation into…...

4+ hour, 40+ min ago  (491+ words) The 1877 Elissa set sail from the Port of Galveston on June 8. It's traveling to New York City for the Fourth of July as part of Sail250, a global gathering of tall ships and military ships to celebrate the United States' 250th anniversary....

4+ hour, 39+ min ago  (500+ words) Marizel Yukee is accused of providing medically unnecessary allografts to patients while receiving kickbacks, according to the U. S. Attorney's Office. Her case is one prosecutors are citing as part of a national crackdown on health care fraud. A Las Vegas-based nurse-practitioner…...

5+ hour, 2+ min ago  (174+ words) The donation, made by The Brockman Medical Research Foundation, is the largest in the hospital system's history. Houston Methodist announced Wednesday that it will receive a $110 million philanthropic gift from The Brockman Medical Research Foundation. The contribution from the Houston-based…...

6+ hour, 8+ min ago  (419+ words) By JAMIE STENGLE and KATHY Mc CORMACK, Associated Press Camp Mystic has been under increasing pressure since the July 4 disaster. Owners had planned to reopen the Texas Hill Country camp this summer for its 100th anniversary'but reversed course'in April amid outrage…...

1+ hour, 42+ min ago  (538+ words) High pressure across Central and South Texas will lead to a week of near-zero rain chances. However, West Texas and the Texas Panhandle could see pockets of heavy rainfall through next Wednesday. The first round of the dreaded summer doldrums…...

15+ hour, 4+ min ago  (492+ words) Bouts of heavy rain and growing confidence in a "Super El Ni'o" this year have raised lake levels in Texas, sparking hopes that docks will stop sinking and watering holes will once again be swimmable. But the latest meteorological reports…...