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Jane Yolen and her most famous book, 'The Devil's Arithmetic' (Courtesy of Jason Stemple and Penguin Random House via JTA)
October 4, 2025, 12:13 am
Texas school district yanks Holocaust book ‘The Devil’s Arithmetic’ over ‘DEI content’
Decision made after Austin suburb’s Leander Independent School District undertook review using AI; teacher says he suspects novel was pulled as it deals with questions of identity
By Andrew Lapin
People climb over debris on a bridge atop the Guadalupe River after a flash flood swept through the area, July 5, 2025, in Ingram, Texas. (AP Photo/Julio Cortez)
July 7, 2025, 10:28 am
Death toll in Texas flash floods rises to 82, sheriff says 10 campers still missing
At least 28 children among dead after flash flood ripped through summer camp; Texas health officials say toll certain to rise as rescue teams continue search for missing girls
By JIM VERTUNO and John Seewer
A sheriff's deputy pauses while combing through the banks of the Guadalupe River near Camp Mystic after a flash flood swept through the area, in Hunt, Texas, July 5, 2025. (Julio Cortez/AP)
July 6, 2025, 9:31 am
Toll in Texas floods rises to at least 51 amid desperate search for missing campers
Rescuers use helicopters, boats and drones to look for victims and help people stranded by flash floods that inundated popular vacation area, with more rains threatening region
By JIM VERTUNO, JULIO CORTEZ and John Seewer
The Texas State Capitol photographed on Monday, February 24, 2025 in Austin. (Elizabeth Conley/JTA via Houston Chronicle via Getty Images)
April 18, 2025, 2:14 pm
Texas lawmakers pass $1 billion school voucher bill, dividing Jewish community
Reform Jewish organization says program would undermine public education, while principal of Modern Orthodox school backs initiative to send state money to private institutions
By Grace Gilson
An Islamic boys' school is depicted under construction, in a promotional video for 'EPIC City,' a proposed Islam-centered development project in Texas, posted April 7, 2024. (Screen capture via YouTube)
April 14, 2025, 8:50 pm
Islam-centered neighborhood plan draws backlash from Texas governor, locals
Republican governor condemns proposal for self-described ‘meticulously designed community that brings Islam to the forefront,’ but developers say they’re committed to local law
By ToI Staff
Texas State Troopers and other law enforcement personnel monitor the scene as pro-Palestinian students protest against Israel, on the campus of the University of Texas in Austin on April 24, 2024. (Suzanne Cordeiro/AFP)
April 25, 2024, 9:20 am
Dozens arrested at U of Texas, USC as anti-Israel protests spread to more US campuses
Texas governor says protesters ‘belong in jail,’ White House upholds commitment to free speech, condemns ‘hateful rhetoric’; House speaker tells Columbia president to restore calm or quit
By ToI Staff and Agencies
Law enforcement, and other first responders, gather outside Robb Elementary School following a shooting, on in Uvalde, Texas, May 24, 2022. (Dario Lopez-Mills/AP)
June 22, 2022, 12:48 pm
Texas police chief: Response to Uvalde shooting was ‘abject failure’
Head of state police raps district chief’s ‘terrible decisions,’ prioritizing officers’ lives over those of 19 students killed; mayor pushes back, calls Senate hearing ‘clown show’
By JIM VERTUNO and Jake Bleiberg
Vincent Salazar, right, father of Layla Salazar, weeps while kneeling in front of a cross with his daughter's name at a memorial site for the victims killed in this week's elementary school shooting in Uvalde, Texas, May 27, 2022. (AP Photo/Dario Lopez-Mills)
May 28, 2022, 1:02 pm
‘Send police now,’ kid begged to 911 operator as cops stood outside Uvalde classroom
‘They say they rushed in,’ says Javier Cazares, whose daughter, Jacklyn, was killed in the attack, and who raced to the school as the massacre unfolded. ‘We didn’t see that”
By JIM VERTUNO and Elliot Spagat
People wait in line at a free COVID-19 testing site provided by United Memorial Medical Center, at the Mexican Consulate on June 28, 2020, in Houston. (AP Photo/David J. Phillip)
July 3, 2020, 2:31 pm
Texas governor changes course and issues mask order to fight coronavirus
Greg Abbott backtracks after previously saying government could not order individuals to wear face coverings, as infections spike in southern state
By JIM VERTUNO
Texas Governor Greg Abbott speaks at a press conference in Sutherland Springs, Texas, November 5, 2017. (AFP/SUZANNE CORDEIRO)
November 7, 2017, 9:34 pm
Texas governor says church shooting not as bad as Hitler
Greg Abbott urges putting massacre in context, points to ‘evil’ permeating the world throughout history, going all the way back to biblical times
By JTA
The First Baptist Church in Sutherland Springs following a deadly mass shooting, November 5, 2017. (AFP/SUZANNE CORDEIRO)
November 6, 2017, 8:58 am
US mourning after gunman kills 26 at Texas church service
Trump orders flags at White House, federal buildings lowered to half-staff; Texas governor warns death toll could still rise
By Suzanne Cordeiro
Strong winds batter seaside houses before the approaching Hurricane Harvey in Corpus Christi, Texas on August 25, 2017. (AFP PHOTO / MARK RALSTON)
August 26, 2017, 7:29 am
Hurricane Harvey makes landfall in Texas
President Trump declares ‘major disaster’ zone to speed up federal aid to millions in path of major storm
By Mark RALSTON and Katie Schubauer
The chips and other bagged foods section of a Walmart store is almost empty as people prepare for the arrival of Hurricane Harvey on August 24, 2017 in Houston, Texas. (Joe Raedle/Getty Images/AFP)
August 26, 2017, 12:55 am
‘Disaster’ looms as Hurricane Harvey barrels towards Texas
Arrival of storm will likely be major test for President Donald Trump, who White House says will head to affected region early next week
By AFP
Cody Munds, Lee Martin and John Pezzi (L-R) fill sandbags as people prepare for approaching Hurricane Harvey on August 25, 2017 in Corpus Christi, Texas. (Joe Raedle/Getty Images/AFP)
August 25, 2017, 8:41 pm
Harvey strengthens to Category 2 as it crawls toward Texas
Authorities warn this could be the fiercest hurricane to hit the US in nearly a dozen years; forecasters label it a ‘life-threatening’ system
By MICHAEL GRACZYK
Bystanders stand near police barricades following sniper attacks in Dallas, Texas on July 7, 2016 that killed five cops during a protest late Thursday against police brutality. (AFP Photo/Laura Buckman)
July 9, 2016, 2:28 am
Dallas police shooting: What we know
Attack revives debate over lethal use of force by security forces, and problems of alleged racial bias, especially towards African-Americans
By AFP
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