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Texas Education Agency, commissioner temporarily blocked from revising school rating system

More than 100 school districts signed on to a lawsuit alleging the new standards set districts up to fail. The new standards applied to students who graduated in 2022, before the districts knew about the change.

Southwest Airlines unveiled big shifts in how it does business Thursday, saying it will throw out the open-seating model it has used for decades and introduce redeye flights. Here, an employee and passenger are seen at the Austin-Bergstrom International Airport last year in Austin, Texas.

Southwest Airlines says ‘assigned and premium seating’ will replace open seating plan

Southwest President and CEO Bob Jordan says research shows passengers “overwhelmingly prefer” an assigned-seat system. He also pledged to improve the airline's financial performance.

Texas buys 630 acres to expand Enchanted Rock

The popular Hill Country landmark is growing. The new area will increase the overall biodiversity of the park with a creek and some small ponds.

A blood moon is seen during a lunar eclipse on Nov. 8, 2022, over Brisbane, Australia.

Tuesday night's supermoon will coincide with a lunar eclipse

This month's supermoon will not only coincide with a harvest moon, but also with a blood moon and partial lunar eclipse.

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Blue Cross Blue Shield Texas terminates Medicare Advantage agreement with MD Anderson

MD Anderson said it was notified via a letter from BCBSTX earlier this year.

Gov. Greg Abbott wants to freeze tuition at Texas colleges and universities for another two years

The governor’s directive extends a tuition freeze for Texas’ public universities that was approved in the last legislative session.

Liveblog: The 2014 Austin City Council Runoff Elections

After years of build-up and build-out, tonight the Austin City Council will finally transfer from an at-large, seven-member council to a geographically…

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La Votación Anticipada Ya Comenzó. Esto Es Lo Que Necesitas Saber Si Vives En El Condado De Hays

Read this story in English.El condado de Hays tiene unos 150,000 votantes registrados que podrían participar en las elecciones generales de 2020. Además…

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Tool or Terminator? Austin musicians experiment as AI goes mainstream

Even though they all use AI, these four artists expressed a level of discomfort when it comes to engaging with the technology.

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