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LSU's Aleah Finnegan unveils sparkly black and purple leotard at NCAA Championships
The Lady Tigers are set to defend their crown on Thursday in the Elite Eight, and will certainly stand out while doing so.
University of Texas Has 'Power Stripped' As Bill Passes
Texas Lieutenant Governor Dan Patrick has welcomed the state Senate 's approval on Wednesday of Senate Bill 37, a piece of legislation that he said will result in senior faculty at the University of ...
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Texas Senate approves bill that could reshape how history and race are taught in state universities
An overhauled version of Senate Bill 37 would also allow anyone to file complaints that could lead schools to lose funds.
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In Louisiana’s ‘Cancer Alley,’ Black communities get all of the pollution, few of the jobs
A new study confirms what residents in Louisiana oil towns have long suspected: They get all the pollution but very few of the jobs.
Texas bill would make universities suspend, expel students on visas who support terrorism
After the Trump administration's push to deport international students who have participated in pro-Palestinian activism, the ...
Beyond Ivy League, RFK Jr.'s NIH slashed science funding across U.S.
A KFF Health News analysis underscores how the NIH funding terminations have spared no part of the country, politically or ...
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Texas law students warn that bill to quash “terrorist activity” in universities could trample free speech rights
The bill would require universities to report any visa-holding students who support terrorism, but its vague language could ...
Report reveals sexually transmitted diseases rising in Harris County and neighborhoods hit hardest
HIV and other sexually transmitted diseases are on the rise in Harris County, according to a report released by Harris County ...