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Seeking to help the state's youngest students develop nutritious habits, Texas lawmakers on Tuesday approved banning the sale of sugary drinks in public elementary and junior high schools. Full story
Seeking to help the state's youngest students develop nutritious habits, Texas lawmakers on Tuesday approved banning the sale of sugary drinks in public elementary and junior high schools. Full story
(WOAI) San Antonio, Texas high school senior Samuel Fernandez was supposed to graduate at the Alamodome on June 11, but his graduation dreams were crushed."I feel like this one question doesn't justify my whole entire school life," said Fernandez.Fernandez failed the math portion of the Texas Assess Full story
(Reuters) - Officials with the U.S. Chemical Safety Board say they may never know what caused last month's deadly fertilizer-plant explosion in Texas because of interference by federal and Texas agencies, according to a letter sent by the head of the regulatory board to U.S. Senator Barbara Boxer. Full story
Dozens of Indian guest workers are suing an Alabama-based marine and fabrication company, claiming it financially exploited them and forced them to live in squalid conditions after bringing them to work at Gulf Coast shipyards after Hurricane Katrina. Full story
After yesterday's tornado activity, more are expected on Tuesday in Texas and Arkansas, reports Alex Wallace, The Weather Channel.
New revisions to a major water bill calls for ousting the six-member Texas Water Development Board and its top official before the state embarks on a new $2 billion fund to provide low-interest loans for projects. Full story
Propublica reporter Paul Kiel discusses how loan sharks are gouging soldiers with double-digit and even triple-digit interest rates, despite a federal law designed to protect the military.
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The community of Granbury is in shock following a deadly tornado that brought winds roaring up to 200 m.p.h. NBC’s Gabe Gutierrez reports.
While rescuers search for survivors amid the debris and aftermath of a deadly twister that tore apart Granbury, Texas, one woman recounts riding out the tornado in the bathtub of her home. NBC’s Jay Gray reports.
Voto Latino President Maria Teresa Kumar joins Martin Bashir to explain why there may be something to celebrate in news of a bipartisan group in the House coming to a tentative deal on comprehensive immigration reform – though much work remains.
DALLAS, TX - MAY 20: Luke Steele of Empire Of The Sun performs for Yahoo! On The Road at the House Of Blues on May 20, 2013 in Dallas, Texas.
The statue of a scout stands in the entrance to the Boy Scouts of America headquarters in Irving, Texas, in this February 5, 2013, file photo.
The ExxonMobil refinery in Baytown, Texas, in 2008.
In this Friday, May 3, 2013 photo, patients at the Kerrville State Hospital use a mock cortroom in Kerrville, Texas. The courtroom is used to run mock trials as a teaching and training tool for patients.
