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Women have had to fight for their place in country music. The Chicks, fronted by Lubbock-native Natalie Maines, are just one example of that.

During the pandemic, Texans received extra money on their Lone Star cards through the federal Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program, or SNAP, also known as food stamps. That extra money ends this month.

Voters would have the final say on whether the state sets aside billions of dollars to acquire new water sources and invest in aging infrastructure.

The bills aim to standardize how school districts respond to bullying.

Snake researchers and advocates across the country don’t believe this event is as educational as it’s presented to be.

Researchers analyzed 12 years of county-level fatality data from the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration. Across the country, they found higher crash fatality rates in places where social time doesn’t align with solar time.

Bill author Rep. Dustin Burrows, R-Lubbock, said the measure is coming in response to what he called “an explosion” of local ordinances adding regulations.

Joe Dodge has been participating in calf roping since he was a teenager.

The bills are part of Lt. Gov. Dan Patrick’s list of priorities and, if passed as filed, could have profound impacts on how Texas universities recruit top faculty and other employees.

Senators want to make renewable energy in the Texas more expensive and put public money toward building more gas power plants.