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College voters held back by Texas election law, lack of on-campus polling sites

Many Texas universities don’t have early-voting locations on campus. And state laws regarding voter ID and registration make it hard to turn out younger voters, advocates say.

The Texas Tribune

Texas’ elected Supreme Court: What to know before voting for justices

The nine-member Texas Supreme Court has the power to make sweeping decisions that interpret the meaning of the state’s constitution, impacting the lives of Texans across the state. Three seats are on the ballot this year.

The Texas Tribune

The story behind Trump’s claim that George Bush Sr stashed documents in a bowling alley

Republican attempts to insist his own careless handling of top secret records is far from unusual

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Texas A&M’s early-voting location was popular during general elections before it was moved off campus

The Brazos County commissioner who represents the precinct where the university is located cited low turnout as a partial reason for relocating the polling location.

The Texas Tribune

Brazos County won’t restore Texas A&M early-voting location despite students’ pushback

County commissioners decided Tuesday that A&M still won’t have an on-campus early-voting location for the 2022 elections, despite admitting it was a mistake to eliminate it for the first time in years.

The Texas Tribune

In lawsuit, UT-Austin professor accuses Texas A&M faculty program of discriminating against white and Asian men

UT-Austin professor Richard Lowery is represented by America First Legal — a group created by Stephen Miller, a policy adviser for former President Donald Trump, and Jonathan Mitchell, a former solicitor general for Texas and the legal architect of the state’s six-week abortion ban.

The Texas Tribune

Texas’ housing market shows signs of cooling down after the pandemic drove it to new heights

Texas had more houses on the market in July than any time since late 2020 as home sales declined in the state’s major metros. Sellers have had to cut prices to entice buyers.

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U.S. Rep. Vicente Gonzalez and his wife defied property tax law for eight years by claiming two homestead exemptions

In Texas, married couples generally can claim only one such exemption, meant to provide some tax relief on properties considered “principal residences.” Homestead exemptions cannot typically be claimed on commercial properties, second homes or income properties.

The Texas Tribune

Texas is facing its worst drought since 2011. Here’s what you need to know.

The drought will likely continue into the fall and winter.

The Texas Tribune

Texas A&M faculty leaders say President Kathy Banks is leaving them out of major decisions

Faculty members say Banks could have been more communicative and transparent about a variety of organizational changes she put in motion during her first year as president.

The Texas Tribune

As monkeypox spreads, health experts urge Texas universities to prepare for outbreaks

While the risk of exposure to monkeypox remains low, health experts say college students living in close proximity to each other could spur outbreaks. They encourage schools to share their plans and relevant information about the virus.

The Texas Tribune

What is Title IX? 4 essential reads

It has been five decades since President Richard Nixon signed Title IX of the Civil Rights Act into law. This 1972 federal law prohibits discrimination based on sex, sexuality and gender identity in schools or any educational programs that receive federal funding.

The Conversation

As a heat wave blankets much of the U.S., utilities are managing to keep up, for now

Earlier this year, there had been warnings that supply during peak summer hours might not meet demand. But there have been no reports yet of widespread outages.

WEKU

The end of Roe v Wade will hurt poor women most, economists warn

Anti-abortion groups say that the ‘immeasurable’ talent lost to abortion has already battered the US economy.

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Texas A&M denies Rittenhouse enrolled

Rittenhouse headed to two-year public college after repeatedly falsely claiming he got into big-name schools

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Texas A&M University refutes claim Rittenhouse will be attending school

Rittenhouse, who was found not guilty after fatally shooting two and injuring one in Kenosha unrest, made claim on Friday

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50 years ago, John Bockris saw the future of Australia's climate crisis

Today's climate experts were in awe when the ABC played them quotes from one man in the early 1970s on the climate crisis and how it could be averted.

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