Texas anchor affected by 'sweeping layoffs' after Paramount, Skydance merge

Emmy Award-winning Texas journalist Nicole Baker says she's been ousted from her position as an evening news anchor as part ...

Furloughed federal workers face delays getting unemployment pay during shutdown

Thousands of furloughed federal workers are trying to navigate the unemployment system, in a sharp increase that is still a fraction of the 670,000 furloughed during the shutdown. About 26,000 ...
Education Week

Ed. Dept. Cuts Grants That Were Helping College Students Become Teachers

School districts are feeling the cuts as well. Most prospective teachers benefiting from Hawkins grants attend ...

State Supreme Court deals defeat to UC over policy barring undocumented students from campus jobs

The California Supreme Court recently let stand a ruling that the UC ban on hiring undocumented students for campus jobs must ...

Hearings to focus on National Guard deployments in the nation's capital and Memphis, Tennessee

Hearings are taking place in two states over the deployment of the National Guard as part of President Donald Trump's ...
The Texas Tribune on MSN

U.S. quest for rare earth elements sparks Texas mining revival

The U.S. doesn't produce the minerals and metals needed for renewable energy, microchips or military technology. Authorities want to change that as quickly as possible.

Texas Democrats urge Gov. Greg Abbott to direct emergency funds to address the looming SNAP crisis

Democrats argue Gov. Abbott has used his authority during COVID-19, the Uvalde shooting and border operations to free up emergency funds.