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The Bond Passed. Temple College’s Regional Funding Problem Did Not.
Temple voters approved $158 million for science, technology, health sciences and workforce facilities. The election settled whether the projects could proceed, but not whether…
The Property Tax Paradox: Relief Can Be Right and Still Leave Bell County With the Bill
Texas reimbursed Bell County governments for roughly 12 cents of every dollar requested after granting a statewide disabled-veteran exemption. As Gov. Greg Abbott proposes…
Private Doubt, Public Certainty: Fauci Journals Reopen Questions About Pandemic Speech and Power
Federal officials privately debated COVID-19’s origin and fatality rate while credentialed dissenters were publicly discredited and government officials pressed social-media companies to restrict pandemic…
Bell County Schools Serve Tens of Thousands of Free Meals During Summer Break
From community centers in Killeen to weekly meal boxes in Holland, local school districts adapted their summer nutrition programs to reach children where they…
Central Texas Is Becoming One Water System
The Belhouse pipeline isn't about moving water. It's about changing how an entire region thinks about water security. For generations, most communities thought about…
Maine Democrats Nominate Troy Jackson After Graham Platner’s Withdrawal
BANGOR, Maine — Maine Democrats selected former state Senate President Troy Jackson on Saturday as their replacement nominee to challenge Republican Sen. Susan Collins,…
Charter Amendment Petition to Lower Recall Threshold Will Not Move Forward
TEMPLE, Texas — A citizen petition seeking to amend the City of Temple Charter and lower the signature requirement for recalling elected officials will…
When Issues Become Institutions
Every major political controversy eventually stops being about the issue that started it. The Boston Tea Party was never simply about tea. It became…
Texas’s THC Rules Are Changing Twice. Here Is What Consumers Need to Know.
Beginning July 31, the legal status of a cannabinoid product may depend on its chemistry—not where it was purchased, how it was labeled, or…
Texas Is Repeating Prohibition’s Oldest Mistake
For more than a century, America has repeatedly learned the same lesson: prohibiting a popular intoxicant does not eliminate demand. It moves that demand…