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What happened in the Rio Grande Valley this past week with historic flooding? And why we are growing concerned about more serious flooding, this time in the Ohio and Mississippi Valleys later this upcoming week. Spring flooding season is here. Read more below.
Spring rains causing serious, dangerous flooding issues from Texas to the Midwest
This post will discuss what happened last week in the Rio Grande Valley, which saw historic rainfall in spots. We will also take a look at a growing risk of serious, possibly dangerous weather in t…
theeyewall.com
March 30, 2025 at 7:34 PM
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At a public event last week, Lt. Gov. Dan Patrick said higher ed would get less funding if they don’t “kick DEI out of their schools,” a few weeks after lawmakers proposed a massive cut to public universities.
Texas Legislature proposes $400 million cut to higher ed as Dan Patrick threatens university budgets over DEI
At a public event last week, Lt. Gov. Dan Patrick said higher ed would get less funding if they don’t “kick DEI out of their schools,” a few weeks after lawmakers proposed a massive cut to public univ...
www.texastribune.org
February 27, 2025 at 3:04 PM
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I’ve come to learn many people don’t know this!
Right wing homeschoolers out here are saying "I'll just use my weather app, theres really no need for NOAA anymore" It's all I can do not to scream "WHERE THE F- DO YOU THINK THE WEATHER APP GETS THE INFO??!!"
February 22, 2025 at 1:13 PM
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This is awesome news. These researchers were able to do this in part because of funding from the National Institutes of Health.

Restricting science funding means people will die.
February 22, 2025 at 5:53 PM
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Next Saturday, you're invited to a Silent Reading Party at the bookshop! 😍

The store will be open for shopping and chatting, and the annex next door will be a quiet space to read. We'd love to see you for an afternoon of reading and community! https://buff.ly/42MvD7s
February 22, 2025 at 7:05 PM
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Space City Weather's Eric Berger, in an interview with Houston Matters, said it would be "pretty awful" if the local National Weather Service office were to close because of federal funding cuts.
Houston weather expert says cuts to NOAA could be ‘catastrophic’
The administration of President Donald Trump is reportedly considering funding cuts and layoffs for the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), a federal agency that includes the National Weather Service and National Hurricane Center.
www.houstonpublicmedia.org
February 12, 2025 at 12:14 AM
This is our neighborhood school, where we were looking forward to sending our child.

This is Lantrip’s 3rd principal change in the last couple of years. Why does Miles need to create this kind of chaos for our families?
November 19, 2024 at 2:45 AM