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  1. Why It’s Hard to Control What Gets Taught in Public Schools National, Yesterday

    Politicians on both the left and the right have sought to change or limit what teachers can do inside classrooms. Teachers often ignore them.

  2. Former Uvalde Schools Police Chief Fails in Bid to Avoid Prosecution National, December 19

    Investigations have singled out Pete Arredondo, the former chief, for the delayed police response to a 2022 school shooting in Texas. A judge denied his request to quash the charges against him.

  3. A Baby Capybara’s Rise to Fame Is a Perfect End to 2024 Styles, December 18

    Like this year’s other viral baby animals, Tupi was quickly embraced on social media. An hour later, the San Antonio Zoo distanced itself from a memecoin named after him.

  4. 2024 Was the Most Intense Year for Tornadoes in a Decade Interactive, December 18

    The year brought not only an increase in volume, but severe storms in the U.S. also caused $46 billion in damage, among the highest costs on record.

  5. ‘No Place to Hide’: Trapped on the Border, Immigrants Fear Deportation National, December 17

    Undocumented immigrants whose children or spouses are U.S. citizens are feeling particularly vulnerable to President-elect Donald J. Trump’s threats to push them out.

  6. Colonel Found Guilty of Sexual Harassment in Trial Seen as a Milestone National, December 15

    The conviction is considered one of the first of its kind since Congress required the military to change how its legal system addresses sexual assault and harassment.

  7. EE. UU. consideró el uso de boyas fronterizas meses antes de que Texas las instalara En español, December 14

    Las autoridades fronterizas estudiaron la posibilidad de utilizar barreras flotantes desde Texas hasta California en 2022. El esfuerzo podría ayudar a allanar el camino para su despliegue bajo el mandato del presidente electo Donald Trump.

  8. The Texas Millennial Trying to Rebrand the Democrats Politics, December 13

    “We can’t bring a policy book to a gunfight,” said Representative Greg Casar of Texas, the incoming chair of the Congressional Progressive Caucus.

  9. Texas Attorney General Sues New York Doctor for Mailing Abortion Pills National, December 13

    The lawsuit appeared to be among the first attempts to stop doctors from mailing the medication to states that ban abortions.

  10. U.S. Considered Border Buoys Months Before Texas Put Them In National, December 13

    Border officials explored using floating barriers from Texas to California in 2022. The effort could help pave the way for their deployment under President-elect Donald J. Trump.

  11. An Elite School and the Criminal It Hired to Teach Math Metro, December 9

    Saint Ann’s School hired Winston Nguyen knowing he had been imprisoned for fraud. Then someone began soliciting graphic sexual images from its students.

  12. Which Colleges Offer Free Tuition? Express, December 7

    Dozens of schools say they provide free tuition to students whose families earn under a certain income. How does it work?

  13. Texas House Speaker, Targeted by the Right, Drops Bid for Another Term National, December 6

    In the long-running war inside the Texas G.O.P., Dade Phelan survived a primary against a Trump-backed novice. But his increasingly conservative caucus turned against him.

  14. The Texas Village Rethinking Homelessness The Daily, December 6

    The Community First! Village outside Austin is one of the nation’s largest experiments in affordable housing.

  15. Their Fertilizer Poisons Farmland. Now, They Want Protection From Lawsuits. Climate, December 6

    A company controlled by Goldman Sachs is helping to lead a lobbying effort by makers of fertilizer linked to “forever chemicals.”

  16. ‘You Are Out of Line’: Acting Secret Service Director Clashes With Congressman Video, December 5

    A congressional hearing on Thursday erupted into a shouting match. Ronald L. Rowe Jr., the acting Secret Service director, accused Representative Pat Fallon, Republican of Texas, of politicizing a 9/11 memorial event.

  17. Texas Man Who Killed and Dismembered 3 Is Sentenced to Death Express, December 5

    Jason Alan Thornburg, who lured his victims to a motel room, told the police he was “being called to commit sacrifices,” according to an arrest warrant.

  18. On the Border, Texas Shows Trump the Way National, December 4

    The incoming Trump administration’s new border czar said that Texas provided a “model” for border enforcement. State officials have offered to be a staging ground for mass deportations.

  19. A Year Among My Fellow Banned Writers Special Sections, December 4

    Removing books from schools robs us of important opportunities to understand each other, and ourselves.

  20. The Furious Contest to Unseat Nvidia as King of A.I. Chips Business, December 3

    Amazon, Advanced Micro Devices and several start-ups are beginning to offer credible alternatives to Nvidia’s chips, especially for a phase of A.I. development known as “inferencing.”

  21. De patriota chino a espía estadounidense: la insólita vida de John Leung En español, December 3

    Había sido aclamado por los medios de comunicación estatales chinos como un modelo por sus esfuerzos para promover los intereses de Pekín en Estados Unidos. En realidad, era un informante del FBI.

  22. Will Elon Musk Ever Collect His Full Tesla Pay Package? Business, December 3

    The electric vehicle maker vowed to appeal after a Delaware judge rejected the tech mogul’s massive compensation deal for a second time.

  23. From Chinese Patriot to American Spy: The Unusual Life of John Leung Foreign, December 3

    He had been hailed by Chinese state media as a model for his efforts to promote Beijing’s interests in the United States. He was in fact an F.B.I. informant.

  24. One City’s Attempt to Change How Domestic Violence Is Tackled National, December 3

    San Antonio has long had a high rate of family violence. An unusual court is trying to intervene before the violence turns deadly.

  25. Judge Steps Aside in ‘Shaken Baby’ Death Penalty Case in Texas National, December 2

    The judge who issued a death warrant for Robert Roberson voluntarily recused herself, adding the latest legal complication to a case that has drawn national scrutiny.

  26. How the Border County Where Elon Musk Is a Local Flipped for Trump Politics, December 1

    Mr. Musk’s rockets and presence have helped shape, and reshape, the culture and politics of Cameron County in South Texas.

  27. Maps Pinpoint Where Democrats Lost Ground Since 2020 in 11 Big Cities Interactive, November 28

    A Times analysis shows where Kamala Harris got fewer votes compared with Joe Biden and which voting blocs drove each city’s red shift.

  28. ¿Por qué los Cowboys y los Lions juegan todos los años en Acción de Gracias? En español, November 28

    La respuesta corta: es una tradición.

  29. Appeals Court Again Blocks U.S. From Cutting Texas Border Wire Along Rio Grande National, November 28

    The injunction is the second time that the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit has sided with Texas in a yearlong dispute over barbed wire around the city of Eagle Pass.

  30. Why Do the Lions and Cowboys Play on Thanksgiving Every Year? Express, November 27

    The short answer: tradition.

  31. Drake Accuses Universal Music of Boosting a Kendrick Lamar Song Culture, November 26

    The Canadian rapper filed legal papers on Monday in New York and Texas accusing his record label of promoting “Not Like Us” ahead of Drake’s tracks.

  32. Bishop T.D. Jakes Recovering From ‘Health Incident’ During Sunday Sermon Express, November 25

    Bishop Jakes received immediate medical attention and is now “stable and under the care of medical professionals,” according to the Potter’s House, his megachurch.

  33. How Southwest Airlines Lost Its Groove Business, November 24

    For decades, the company made money even as other airlines stumbled and went bankrupt. But the carrier has struggled to adapt to changes in air travel.

  34. Clear Eyes. Foam Head. Can’t Lose. Magazine, November 22

    The New York Times for Kids goes inside the sweaty, funny, heartfelt world of high school mascots.

  35. Bible-Based Lessons for Public Schools Get Final Approval in Texas National, November 22

    The state’s board of education narrowly voted to allow schools to start using the reading and language arts curriculum next fall if they choose.

  36. Fake Tags Add to Real Chaos on American Roads National, April 19

    Officials are moving to increase enforcement and change laws in response to the rise in counterfeit or expired plates, which exploded during the pandemic.

  37. Don’t Ditch Standardized Tests. Fix Them. Op Ed, January 17

    Assessing the academic skills of elementary and middle school students matters more than ever.

  38. Southwest Airlines Reaches Deal With Pilots Union Business, December 20

    The new contract would provide raises and better benefits, following similar deals at other big airlines.

  39. After End of Pandemic Coverage Guarantee, Texas Is Epicenter of Medicaid Losses Washington, August 13

    Since the end of a pandemic-era policy that barred states from removing people from Medicaid, Texas has dropped over half a million people from the program, more than any other state.

  40. El fin del Título 42 podría ocasionar que miles lleguen a la frontera de EE. UU. En español, May 9

    La política que ha permitido la rápida expulsión de muchos inmigrantes en la frontera sur se levantará el jueves. Las autoridades se preparan para un nuevo aumento de la inmigración.

  41. An End to Pandemic Restrictions Could Bring Thousands to the Border National, May 7

    Title 42, the policy that has allowed the swift expulsion of many migrants at the southern border, will lift on Thursday. Officials are bracing for a new immigration surge.

  42. As Oil Companies Stay Lean, Workers Move to Renewable Energy Business, February 27

    Solar, wind, geothermal, battery and other alternative-energy businesses are adding workers from fossil fuel companies, where employment has fallen.

  43. Will Lifting Title 42 Cause a Border Crisis? It’s Already Here. National, December 29

    Plans to lift Title 42 have prompted dire predictions of chaos on the border. But there is already a migrant surge, because the pandemic policy was never an effective border-control tool.

  44. La pandemia solo va a terminar si más personas se ponen el refuerzo en Español, November 7

    Hay nuevas vacunas contra la COVID-19 que funcionan. Pero también hay menos puntos de vacunación, menos alcance y menos soluciones creativas para generar conciencia y aumentar el acceso a las inyecciones.

  45. The New Covid Boosters Are Incredible, and Everyone Should Get One Op Ed, November 3

    Getting shots into arms isn’t rocket science, or at least it shouldn’t be.

  46. Meet Me Downtown Interactive, October 26

    We visited 10 cities across the country to see how the pandemic and its aftershocks have reshaped the American downtown.

  47. Voting access updates: Mail ballots are at issue as states consider new rules and legal action. Politics, July 15

    A signature-matching rule in North Carolina is rejected, mail ballots in Pennsylvania are in dispute, and more.

  48. Voting access updates: Mail ballots are at issue as states consider new rules and legal action. Politics, July 15

    A signature-matching rule in North Carolina is rejected, mail ballots in Pennsylvania are in dispute, and more.

  49. Ending a Decade-Long Decline, More Mexicans Are Migrating to U.S. Foreign, July 1

    The death of at least 53 migrants in Texas, more than half of whom were from Mexico, is testing U.S. efforts to enlist Mexico in deterring migration.

  50. Your Friday Evening Briefing N Y T Now, May 27

    Here’s what you need to know at the end of the day.

  51. The maker of the gun used in the school massacre got $3.1 million in pandemic aid. Business, May 26

    Daniel Defense was one of nearly 500 gun and ammunition makers and retailers that collected a total of $125 million from the Paycheck Protection Program.