Before the Badge: Reality of policing settling in for LPD academy recruits
Recruits are getting a closer look at what their future job could really look like, learning first aid for law enforcement, and being fitted for their ballistic vests.
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Texas lawmaker files bill to abolish the Texas Education Agency
Following the federal government's potential overhaul of the U.S. Department of Education, a Texas lawmaker is seeking to eliminate the Texas Education Agency, responsible for overseeing public ...
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Voices of Veterans: LTC Lee Wilson shares his story of service in the US Army and during Vietnam War
The Odessa American is the leading source of local news, information, entertainment and sports for the Permian Basin.
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Texas measles cases swell to 48, marking state’s worst outbreak in three decades
The measles outbreak in Texas has doubled to 48 cases in just one week — marking the state’s greatest outbreak of the virus in nearly 30 years — after children and teens in a “close-knit ...
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Texas banned abortion. Then sepsis rates soared.
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Texas Congressman Sylvester Turner dead at 70
U.S. Rep. Sylvester Turner, a freshman Democrat representing Texas’ 18th Congressional District, is dead at 70, multiple reports confirm. He was elected in the November 2024 election to fill the ...
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This Week in Texas at the Capitol: Speaker Burrows, key senators, and first-term lawmaker speak out
AUSTIN, Texas (KTRK) -- This Week in Texas reports from Austin as the state legislature nears its bill filing deadline. ABC13 sits down for a one-on-one interview with Speaker of the House Dustin ...
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Texas Democrat Rep. Sylvester Turner, 70, dies two months into first congressional term
Rep. Sylvester Turner, Texas Democrat and former mayor of Houston, died suddenly at age 70, just two months into his first congressional term. Mr. Turner’s cause of death has yet to be released.
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Texas Banned Abortion. Then Sepsis Rates Soared.
ProPublica is a nonprofit newsroom that investigates abuses of power. Sign up to receive our biggest stories as soon as they’re published. Pregnancy became far more dangerous in Texas after the ...
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Long-Term Care Costs Increase in Texas, Remain Lower Than National Costs
The cost of long-term care services in Texas increased year-over-year, but remains lower than national costs, according to the 2024 Cost of Care Survey conducted by Genworth and CareScout.
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Texas mental health care council removes ‘diversity’ requirements for therapists
AUSTIN (KXAN) – At a Tuesday meeting, a Texas council that oversees mental health care professionals in the state got rid of certain education requirements for practitioners related to cultural ...
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Texas to Become Biggest State by 2045 As Center of Gravity Shifts South
James Bickerton is a Newsweek U.S. News reporter based in London, U.K. His focus is on covering news and politics in Texas, as well as other general news across the United States. James joined ...