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Two leading democracy watchdog organizations are releasing studies this week that evaluate the state of American democracy after President Trump's first year.
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The Lady Longhorns secured a No. 1 seed, while Houston earned a No. 2 ranking for the men. But wild cards from the Lone Star State could make for an interesting bracket. -
A museum on the campus of Hill College in Hillsboro is receiving national recognition. -
Superconductivity is the ability to transmit energy without any resistance when an object is cooled to a certain temperature. For more than 30 years, that temperature was 220 degrees Fahrenheit below zero. Researchers at the University of Houston broke that record, raising it by 32 degrees. -
More than 200,000 students have applied for state money for private school. Most attended private school or home-school last school year, early data shows. -
Lines at Austin's airport not caused by government shutdown, Republican and Democratic lawmakers sayPoliticians from both major parties are blaming each other for holding unpaid TSA officers "hostage" in negotiations over government funding. But they say few TSA workers at Austin's airport are calling in sick. -
Deportations of Mexicans dropped to 144,000 in 2025, roughly half the annual figure under President Biden, according to data analyzed by Quinto Elemento Lab, an investigative news organization. President Trump's beefed-up border security may have deterred many from Mexico from attempting to enter the U.S. illegally.
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