The assessment shows less than half of Texas high schoolers are meeting performance expectations in math. AUSTIN, Texas — The Texas Education Agency (TEA) released Spring STAAR test results on Tuesday for high school end-of-course exams. The results showed slight changes in the performance of Texas students on this year’s STAAR test when compared to … Read more
The device isn’t required in most hotels, Airbnb’s, and vacation rentals. GREENSBORO, N.C. — When you’re going to the beach, the mountains, or overseas, you don’t want to think about what could go wrong, but you do, which is why you buy travel insurance and you bring extra money. I travel with a portable carbon … Read more
Running back Nick Chubb worked with the team as a new Texan. HOUSTON — Houston Texans quarterback C.J. Stroud returned to throwing during the team’s first day of mandatory minicamp Tuesday, addressing speculation about his right shoulder that kept him sidelined during voluntary organized team activities (OTAs) this offseason. Speaking to reporters, Stroud clarified that … Read more
Fort Cavazos was renamed Fort Hood on Tuesday, two years after the name change to honor the Army’s first four-star Hispanic general. WASHINGTON — Seven Army bases whose names were changed in 2023 because they honored Confederate leaders are all reverting back to their original names, the Army said Tuesday. The announcement came just hours … Read more
Micah Parsons and Jerry Jones held a 30-minute conversation at Cowboys minicamp, which wasn’t about his contract extension. FRISCO, Texas — Micah Parsons showed up for mandatory minicamp with the Dallas Cowboys on Tuesday and had a long conversation with owner Jerry Jones on the practice field while his teammates went through drills. The discussion … Read more
Lumberton Police Chief Danny Sullins says the incident occurred at North Main and West Chance in Lumberton at around 6 p.m. LUMBERTON, Texas — A 21-month-old boy is in the the hospital after he fell out of a moving car and onto an intersection while still strapped into his car seat. Lumberton Police Chief Danny … Read more
Federal prosecutors have charged two Chinese researchers with smuggling a crop-killing fungus into the U.S. last summer. NEW YORK — Federal prosecutors charged two Chinese researchers on Tuesday with smuggling a crop-killing fungus into the U.S. last summer — charges that come amid heightened political tensions between the two countries and as the Trump administration moves to revoke … Read more