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Traffic passes beneath the Tech Ridge Boulevard bridge along I-35. Driving at highway speeds should be avoided if your tire pressure is low, especially if it's below 25 PSI.

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Low tire pressure? How to tell if you need to add air now or can wait till later.

Nathan Bernier

As temperatures drop, so does your tire pressure. The urgency of the problem depends on how much air you're missing.

A technician checks the possible remaining voltage of a completely burned Lithium-ion car battery before its dismantling by the German recycling firm Accurec in Krefeld, Germany, November 16, 2017. Picture taken November 16, 2017. REUTERS/Wolfgang Rattay

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Lithium-ion batteries are a major fire threat — here's why and what consumers can do

Josh Peck

Sen. Brandon Creighton (R-Conroe) has filed a bill to create a new teacher retention allotment and expand a merit pay program for educators.

Patricia Lim

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New Texas teacher pay bill proposes increasing certain salaries by as much as $10,000

Becky Fogel

Unaccompanied minor migrants wait to be transported by the U.S. Border Patrol after crossing the Rio Grande River into the United States from Mexico in La Joya, Texas, U.S., April 7, 2021. REUTERS/Go Nakamura

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Trump administration orders lawyers for vulnerable unaccompanied minors to stop their work

Paul Flahive

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First known cookbook by a Black American woman gets new edition 160 years later

Neda Ulaby

Malinda Russell's A Domestic Cookbook was first published in 1866. It contains least a hundred recipes for sweets, plus recipes for shampoo and cologne – and remedies for toothaches.
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A military vet and a scientist were securing America's food system. Trump fired them

Andrea Hsu

More than 10,000 federal employees who had yet to complete their probationary periods have been fired by the Trump administration, including those who work to protect American agriculture.
African American Read-Ins have become a Black History Month tradition nationwide

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Since their founding in 1990, African American Read-Ins have become a Black History Month tradition at school and community gatherings nationwide.
Department of Agriculture employee reacts after he was fired on Presidents Day

Leila Fadel

The money that the Department of Government Efficiency, or DOGE, claims to be saving comes at a huge cost to the workers they're firing. NPR sat down with one federal employee fired on Presidents Day.

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Texas Senate bill would give public school teachers raises based on experience and performance

Jaden Edison | The Texas Tribune

The proposal would expand a program that allows districts to award bonuses to educators based on their students’ academic growth.
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Texas reports outbreak of measles in South Plains region

TPR Staff

As of Tuesday, 58 cases have been identified with symptom onset within the last three weeks.
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South Texas environmental group drops lawsuit against SpaceX

Lauren McGaughy

Save RGV is dropping a federal lawsuit against SpaceX alleging the aerospace company founded by Elon Musk illegally polluted the water near its rocket launch site in Texas.
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What happens when a small town faces a workplace immigration raid? Cactus, Texas, provides some answ

Sarah Asch | The Texas Standard

In 2006, 10% of the town of Cactus disappeared overnight when the local slaughterhouse was raided.
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Southwest Airlines announces layoffs as company faces turmoil

Caroline Love

The Dallas-based airline is laying off 15% of its corporate employees, a move that will affect 1,750 people.
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As fears of deportation continue, North Texas consulates increase services

Priscilla Rice

Consulate offices in North Texas are urging families to get documents in order and make plans in case someone is deported.

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A Salvation Army volunteer prepares emergency beds with a pillow and blankets in preparation of cold weather in Waco. In cold weather events, the Salvation Army opens their shelter to the homeless community, providing warm beds and meals.

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