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Marfa Public Radio has received a National Edward R. Murrow award for excellence in journalism. The Radio Television Digital News Association (RTDNA) on Thursday recognized the station with an award ...
Trump's expansion of federal authority over Washington, D.C., is in many ways unprecedented, but calls to mind other times the city has been under tighter federal control.
When I was 14 years old I was obsessed with this movie called “Whip It”. The movie stars Elliot Page as a girl named Bliss Cavender growing up in the fictional small town of Bodeen, Texas. Bliss goes ...
The Texas Legislature is preparing to adjourn early this week amid a continued quorum break by House Democrats. But Gov. Greg Abbott says he'll "immediately" call lawmakers back to the state Capitol ...
The left-leaning media outfit has surged in Donald Trump's second term, appealing to progressives outraged by the president. Still, the online streaming world remains dominated by right-wing voices.
Exposed in rugged outcrops in Big Bend National Park, rocks known as the Black Peaks and Hannold Hill formations preserve the fossils of ancient primates and their primate-like predecessors.
Texas House Democrats announced Thursday they will only return to Austin for the Texas Legislature's second special session when California begins their own redistricting process. "Trump thought he ...
A lawsuit challenging construction and operations of an immigration detention center in the Florida Everglades known as 'Alligator Alley' has wrapped up with several key questions unanswered.
MIDLAND — The Midland Independent School District’s board of trustees voted Tuesday night to rename a school after Robert E. Lee, reversing a former board’s efforts to distance itself from the ...
The Midland school district rebranded Robert E. Lee High as Legacy High in 2020, part of a nationwide trend to distance public places from the Confederacy.
Locals gathered for a public hearing Tuesday evening on electric transmission company AEP Texas’ proposal to rezone a residential property for a large new substation. The Big Bend Sentinel’s Mary ...
Summer is the perfect time for a Texas road trip. From Palo Duro Canyon to Big Bend Ranch, there are plenty of state parks to choose from. But in future summers, Texans will have even more parks to ...