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Why We Will Never Know Exactly How Many Immigrant Families Were Separated
Thu Nov 28 2019
A new report shows the Trump administration was prepared to separate 26,000 children from their parents, despite knowing it couldn't...
2 White House Officials Resigned Over Concerns About Frozen Ukraine Aid
Wed Nov 27 2019
Employees of the White House's Office of Management and Budget had failed to receive an answer on why the military...
UT-Austin investigating former procurement official after review finds irregularities
Wed Nov 27 2019
The former assistant vice president is the second University of Texas official to face scrutiny in recent months for allegedly...
Persistent outages plaguing Grand Gulf nuclear plant are adding millions to the bills of New Orleans customers
Wed Nov 27 2019
Entergy’s Grand Gulf Nuclear Station in Port Gibson, Mississippi is enormous.
'Presidents Are Not Kings': Judge Orders Trump Lawyer Don McGahn To Testify Before Congress
Tue Nov 26 2019
House Democrats subpoenaed McGahn to testify after the Mueller report laid out several instances of the counsel refusing to carry...
Michael Bloomberg spends $3 million on Texas TV ads as he rolls out presidential bid
Tue Nov 26 2019
The 60-second spots will air on broadcast television in the Austin, Dallas-Fort Worth, El Paso, Harlingen-Weslaco, Houston and San Antonio...
Mental Illness Behind Bars: The hard lessons of Orleans Parish
Tue Nov 26 2019
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Behind The Lens episode 58: ‘We ended up with a partial rollback’
Fri Nov 22 2019
This week on Behind The Lens:
Donald Trump touted Apple manufacturing jobs in Austin on Wednesday. Here’s what you need to know.
Thu Nov 21 2019
Trump will be in town to tour a newly expanded Apple manufacturing plant.
Read Live Updates From The 5th Democratic Presidential Debate
Thu Nov 21 2019
Ten 2020 presidential hopefuls spar in Atlanta on Wednesday.
City Council passes budget, lowers property tax rates for 2020
Thu Nov 21 2019
The New Orleans City Council approved the the 2020 budget and slightly lowered the city’s overall property tax rate at...
South Texas is known for its moderates. A primary challenge to U.S. Rep. Henry Cuellar could test that.
Thu Nov 21 2019
Jessica Cisneros, a 26-year-old immigration attorney, is running to unseat Cuellar, one of the most conservative Democrats in Congress.
Facing closure or takeover, Coghill’s special education warning extended
Wed Nov 20 2019
The NOLA Public Schools district informed Mary D. Coghill Charter School staff this week that the school remains under scrutiny...
Compare 2019 New Orleans school ratings
Thu Nov 07 2019
The Louisiana Department of Education released its annual school performance scores Wednesday.
State to take over Houston ISD by replacing school board and superintendent
Thu Nov 07 2019
Texas Education Agency Commissioner Mike Morath informed Houston ISD of those plans in a letter Wednesday. He also sent letters...
Rudy Giuliani Associate Ready To Comply With Impeachment Probe, Lawyer Says
Tue Nov 05 2019
Lev Parnas, the Ukranian-American businessman who helped Giuliani look for information on Joe Biden, would be a critical witness in...
Earthquakes in West Texas have dramatically increased, according to new University of Texas study
Tue Nov 05 2019
Every year West Texas experiences more and more small earthquakes. The study by the University of Texas at Austin documented...
Austin's homeless residents say Abbott's intervention is a short-term setback without a long-term solution
Tue Nov 05 2019
TxDOT began removing property and debris from under Austin's highways as the number of places Austin ordinances let homeless people...
Behind The Lens episode 55: ‘People are getting up at meetings to talk about how much they’re getting hit by this new assessment’
Sun Nov 03 2019
This week on Behind The Lens:
Sheriff’s Office budget creates $13 million question mark for the 2020 budget
Fri Nov 01 2019
Orleans Parish Sheriff Marlin Gusman presented his proposed budget to the City Council on Thursday, saying that his general fund...