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Texas Faces Major Hurdles to Legal Marijuana Use

by Mark Richardson AUSTIN, Texas – While a number of states approved new laws legalizing marijuana this...
Doctors Highlight Care, Prevention for Diabetes Awareness Month

by Mark Richardson AUSTIN, Texas — November is National Diabetes Awareness Month, and health professionals are getting...
Study: Texas Insures More Kids But Lags Other States

by Mark Richardson AUSTIN, Texas – Texas cut the number of its uninsured kids by 23 percent...
October Goes Down as 4th Warmest Ever, Says Texas A&M State Climatologist

Warm temperatures in Texas dominated the month of October, so much so that the month will go...
Report: Texas, Other States Should Close Youth Prisons

by Mark Richardson AUSTIN, Texas – Children should not be kept behind bars, according to a new...
Environmentalists: Fracking Could Pollute Iconic Texas Park

by Mark Richardson ALPINE, Texas – Environmentalists are deeply concerned over plans by a Texas oil company...
ACLU of Texas Operates Election Protection Hotline

by Mark Richardson HOUSTON – Civil rights advocates are keeping a close watch on early voting that...
Hotline Assists Texas Crime Victims with Legal Needs

by Mark Richardson AUSTIN, Texas — Victims of violent crime in Texas, particularly victims of domestic abuse,...
Natives, Environmentalists Protest in Houston Over Pipeline

by Mark Richardson HOUSTON – A coalition of environmental groups and Native American activists has taken protests...
Study: Students of Color Excluded from Top U.S., Texas Colleges

by Mark Richardson AUSTIN, Texas – Significant numbers of African-American and Latino students are being excluded from...