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Hundreds of Texas youth survived human trafficking, new DFPS data reveals
A new report from the Texas Department of Family and Protective Services (DFPS) reveals the number of children and youth identified as victims of human trafficking within DFPS Conservatorship...
Is Glow-in-the-Dark Stuff Safe?
Glow-in-the-dark stars feel like a staple of childhood. You may have stuck them to your bedroom ceiling in fifth grade and then discovered them, on a visit home decades...
Lee County Sheriff discontinues online jail roster, citing fraud targeting inmates, relatives
Lee County Sheriff Garrett Durrenberger said Monday evening that his office would end its online roster of inmates in custody at the county's jail in Giddings, Texas. Source...
Supernova secret revealed as astronomers witness star's final moments
Astronomers from Texas have witnessed the moment a star's surface is torn apart by a supernova, becoming oblong in the process and producing more light than the entire galaxy...
Round Rock Police respond to 'barricaded subject' in store
The Round Rock Police Department posted on social media Tuesday morning that its officers were working to "safely resolve" a "situation" involving "a barricaded subject." Source link
Mass killings in 2025 in the US hit the lowest level since 2006
A shooting last weekend at a children’s birthday party in California that left four dead was the 17th mass killing this year — the lowest number recorded since 2006,...
Here's the top 20 list of most-viewed Wikipedia articles in 2025
If you clicked on a Wikipedia article this year, you contributed to the estimated 2.4 billion hours spent reading English-language articles in 2025, and we now know which artciles...
Fears grow inside military over illegal orders after Hegseth authorized follow-up boat strike
There is an increasing apprehension among service members that they may be asked to carry out an illegal order, amid reports Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth ordered troops to “kill everybody”...
Woman found dead in West Campus after Texas versus Texas A&M game
The Austin Police Department is investigating a death after a woman was unresponsive near a West Campus apartment early Saturday morning after attending a tailgate for the University of...
Texas proposes hiking licensing fees for summer camps by as much as 4,000%
In their latest effort to boost camp oversight in the wake of the deadly July 4 floods, Texas officials have proposed hiking annual licensing fees for operators by thousands...
