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January 5, 2026 at 6:16 PM
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Read Jack Smith's full deposition on the decision to indict Trump
The 255-page document, released on the last day of 2025, accounts for some eight hours of testimony.
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January 1, 2026 at 9:41 PM
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Auntie Bev, former journalist and educator, uses TikTok to teach vocabulary to the masses
Some days, Auntie Bev shares a word she feels like people need to learn about, but most days, her word of the day comments on current political situations.
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December 30, 2025 at 6:55 PM
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Christmas Greetings from a Fairy to a Child

Lewis Carroll

Lady dear, if Fairies may
For a moment lay aside
Cunning tricks and elfish play,
’Tis at happy Christmas-tide.

We have heard the children say—
Gentle children, whom we love . . .

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December 25, 2025 at 6:46 PM
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The long road from a Christmas tree farm to your home
'Tis the season to buy a Christmas tree, but it takes a lot of people and business planning to get that perfect tree all the way to your home. PBS News digital video producer Tim McPhillips visited on...
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December 25, 2025 at 6:36 PM
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South Texas homebuilders say ICE arrests have slowed work
More than 380 people attended an impromptu meeting that industry leaders in the Rio Grande Valley hosted to draw attention to the chilling effect ICE arrests have had on construction.
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December 24, 2025 at 3:35 PM
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🔊 Listen Now: Hanukkah Lights 2025
on NPR One | 59:00
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December 17, 2025 at 2:33 PM
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Supreme Court clears way for Llano County library book removals
Seven residents launched a challenge in 2022 to the removal of 17 books, which included topics on race and gender. They won a reinstatement of the titles, but lost on appeal.
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December 9, 2025 at 3:01 PM
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Abbott says Turning Point USA will expand in Texas schools
Republican officials in Oklahoma and Florida have also launched plans to expand the presence of the conservative youth organization founded by Charlie Kirk.
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December 9, 2025 at 11:51 AM
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Colin Allred drops Senate bid, pivots to run for Congress
The former Dallas congressman said he wanted to help his party avoid a runoff. In his campaign to return to the House, he will face U.S. Rep. Julie Johnson, his successor in Congress.
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December 8, 2025 at 1:52 PM
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Supreme Court lets Texas use gerrymandered map that could give GOP 5 more House seats
The Supreme Court has cleared the way for a Texas congressional map that may help the GOP win five more U.S. House seats in the 2026 midterms. A lower court found the map is likely unconstitutional.
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December 4, 2025 at 11:50 PM
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Supreme Court orders Texas to use 2025 map amid legal battle
The ruling is a major win for the Trump administration and Texas Republicans, who engineered the map to give the GOP control of 30 of the state’s 38 congressional districts.
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December 4, 2025 at 11:37 PM
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Donald Trump pardons Texas Democrat Henry Cuellar
Cuellar had faced a dozen charges of bribery, money laundering and conspiracy.
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December 3, 2025 at 4:20 PM
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See Photos of the Rockefeller Center Christmas Tree from 1931 to Now (the Size of the First Tree Will Shock You!)
Since the inaugural Rockefeller Center Christmas tree was unveiled in 1931, much has changed — but not the tradition itself. See how the trees have transformed over the years.
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November 30, 2025 at 12:17 PM
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Judge tosses indictments against James Comey and Tish James
A federal judge has dismissed the criminal cases against former FBI Director James Comey and New York Attorney General Letitia James.
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November 24, 2025 at 6:38 PM
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Abbott embraces Trump’s views of presidential power despite support for states’ rights - The Texas Tribune
Defending Texas sovereignty has been central to Abbott’s political identity. Yet he has helped Trump erode states’ authority over elections, policing and deploying the National Guard.
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November 24, 2025 at 2:52 PM
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Inspiring Connection, One Chicago Teacher’s Mission to Record History - StoryCorps
As the Great Thanksgiving Listen turns 10, Chicago-area high school teacher Stacy Flannery has led her students over the past decade to record thousands of oral histories with their loved ones.
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November 22, 2025 at 1:47 PM
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A Memo Obtained by Texas Monthly Reveals How State Leaders Are Rewriting the History of the Alamo
The lieutenant governor is behind changes to the new museum’s narration of slavery, Native Americans, and colonialism.
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November 21, 2025 at 1:47 PM
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Fact Check: A list of the degrees the Department of Education will...
Executive summary The Department of Education’s negotiated-rulemaking (RISE) draft sharply narrows which graduate programs count as “professional degrees,...
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November 21, 2025 at 1:43 PM
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don’t give up the ship
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November 20, 2025 at 4:43 PM
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Meet Las Abuelitas de Oro, the folklórico ‘Golden Girls’
Las Abuelitas de Oro have gained popularity in San Antonio because of their enthusiasm, joy, and entertaining performances.
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November 19, 2025 at 1:48 PM
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Paxton sues Leander and Round Rock school districts for not displaying Ten Commandments
In a statement, Attorney General Ken Paxton alleged Leander and Round Rock ISD officials and board members "blatantly disregarded the will of Texas voters who expect the legal and moral heritage of ou...
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November 19, 2025 at 10:21 AM
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Trump DOJ’s ‘Ham-Fisted’ Letter Key to Ruling Blocking Texas Gerrymander
Read more here.
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November 18, 2025 at 11:27 PM
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Federal court clears new Texas congressional map for 2026 // Federal court blocks new Texas congressional map for 2026
The decision is a major blow for Republicans, in Texas and nationally, who pushed through this unusual mid-decade redistricting at the behest of President Donald Trump.
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November 18, 2025 at 6:16 PM
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Texas public schools “deadname” kids under new state law
The law requires school employees to use names and pronouns that conform to students’ sex at birth.
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November 18, 2025 at 2:35 PM