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Caprock Canyon State Park and Trailway, home to the state's bison herd, has acquired around 1,100 new acres of land. Our Charley Maranville reports Texas Parks and Wildlife will seek public input on recreational opportunities for the property. On Thursday, the Dallas Independent School District board voted to offer free universal pre-K across the district. KERA’s Bill Zeeble reports enrollment starts next month.

Last week, Texas Governor Greg Abbott announced $5 million in grants for fellowship programs in forensic psychiatry. Our Samantha Larned spoke with a professor at the Texas Tech University Health Sciences Center, one of the nine schools that received funding for program development and expansion.

The National Weather Service has announced that a Fire Weather Watch is in effect from noon until 9 p.m. today for the South Plains region. Our reporter Bishop Van Buren has more on how a warm and dry winter contributed to increased fire risk this spring. Starting today, Texas won't allow people to SNAP benefits to purchase “candy” and “sweetened drinks.” KERA’s Abigail Ruhman reports that retailers have spent months preparing for the restrictions.

The City of Lubbock recently launched new performance metrics on its website, providing data, goals, and progress updates from various departments. Our Samantha Larned reports more changes are coming to the city's website later this month. Included in Texas House Speaker Dustin Burrows' priorities for House committees is studying the “constitutional, statutory, fiscal, and economic implications” of bringing New Mexico border counties to the state of Texas. Experts say it's possible, but would require consent from various governing bodies.

At the end of 2024, the announcement that three Lubbock ISD schools were to be closed or consolidated led to many questions from Lubbock parents on policy and transparency, with the district saying more closures would be considered. Our reporter Brad Burt has more on how the school district is responding, including a dashboard with summarized data on performance metrics, staff experience and enrollment.

Liz Halloran joined NPR in December 2008 as Washington correspondent for Digital News, taking her print journalism career into the online news world.

Linton Weeks joined NPR in the summer of 2008, as its national correspondent for Digital News. He immediately hit the campaign trail, covering the Democratic and Republican National Conventions; fact-checking the debates; and exploring the candidates, the issues and the electorate.

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Frank James joined NPR News in April 2009 to launch the blog, "The Two-Way," with co-blogger Mark Memmott.