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Migrant apprehensions are down at the Texas border. Have state policies had an impact?
The El Paso Times via Yahoo News· 2 months agoTo Gov. Greg Abbott, the results of his multibillion-dollar border security initiative are clear. In...
‘An epidemic’: Syphilis rages through Texas, newborn cases climb amid treatment shortage
The El Paso Times via Yahoo News· 9 months agoAbout twice a week, a pregnant patient turns up in Dr. Irene Stafford’s obstetrics office in Houston...
Texas Schools Are Stuffed to the Max as Voters Reject Bond Sales
Bloomberg via Yahoo Finance· 2 years ago(Bloomberg) -- As superintendent of a Texas school district that’s projected to gain almost 4,000...
COVID in Florida: Wave appears to be flattening with new infections, hospitalizations holding steady
Palm Beach Daily News via Yahoo News· 2 years agoThe latest coronavirus surge across Florida appears to be slowing, just as the school year starts....
Unpacking the flawed science cited in the Texas abortion pill ruling
Washington Post via Yahoo News· 1 year agoA Texas judge's decision to invalidate federal approval of a key abortion drug cites research based...
School shootings rose to highest number in 2 decades, federal report shows
NBC News via Yahoo News· 2 years agoSchool shootings in 2020-21 rose to the highest number in two decades, a new federal report looking...
'They run out of water and they die': More migrants risk entering US during dangerous summer months
USA TODAY via Yahoo News· 2 years agoThe terrain around Brooks County in South Texas is vast, harsh and hot, dotted with thorn-covered...
South Africa’s Murder Rate Rose After Lifting of Lockdown Curbs
Bloomberg via Yahoo News· 2 years ago(Bloomberg) -- South Africa’s murder rate increased after the country relaxed lockdown restrictions...
How Texas teacher Pamela Dawson became Grammy's music educator of the year
USA TODAY via Yahoo News· 1 year agoThroughout the difficulties of the pandemic, Pamela Dawson considered quitting her music teaching...
Air Force instructor pilot tackles ‘toughest footrace on Earth’
Air Force Times via Yahoo News· 1 year agoMaj. Chas Kabanuck knows how it feels to be told to “pound sand.” The flight instructor at Laughlin...