/tags/east-texas East Texas en-US Copyright Mon, 31 Mar 2025 11:02:30 GMT /politics/2025-03-31/texas-democrats-select-kendall-scudder-as-state-party-chair Scudder takes over after a difficult 2024 election for the party. Mon, 31 Mar 2025 11:02:30 GMT /politics/2025-03-31/texas-democrats-select-kendall-scudder-as-state-party-chair Kayla Guo | The Texas Tribune, Renzo Downey | The Texas Tribune /2024-12-17/texas-parents-sue-after-ai-chatbot-suggests-self-harm-to-child Another child was shown sexually explicit material by the app for years before their parents found out. Tue, 17 Dec 2024 11:50:05 GMT /2024-12-17/texas-parents-sue-after-ai-chatbot-suggests-self-harm-to-child Michael Marks | The Texas Standard /business-economy/2024-12-16/expanding-college-financial-aid-will-help-texas-meet-workforce-needs-new-higher-ed-chief-says In his new role, Rosser will be responsible for helping Texas meet its goal to increase the number of Texans ages 25 to 34 with a postsecondary credential to 60% by 2030. Mon, 16 Dec 2024 20:13:05 GMT /business-economy/2024-12-16/expanding-college-financial-aid-will-help-texas-meet-workforce-needs-new-higher-ed-chief-says Sneha Dey | The Texas Tribune /news/2024-11-13/trump-taps-former-texas-congressman-john-ratcliffe-to-lead-cia Ratcliffe represented Texas’ 4th Congressional District until Trump picked him to serve as director of national intelligence in 2020. Wed, 13 Nov 2024 11:29:44 GMT /news/2024-11-13/trump-taps-former-texas-congressman-john-ratcliffe-to-lead-cia Kayla Guo | The Texas Tribune /texas-news/2024-10-21/death-row-inmate-robert-roberson-to-testify-before-lawmakers-days-after-pausing-his-execution Roberson was scheduled to be executed on Thursday but an unprecedented legal move, a subpoena from the Texas House, saved him from lethal injection. Legislators are investigating why the state’s junk science law has not been applied in Roberson’s case and others on death row. Mon, 21 Oct 2024 10:30:21 GMT /texas-news/2024-10-21/death-row-inmate-robert-roberson-to-testify-before-lawmakers-days-after-pausing-his-execution David Martin Davies, Dan Katz /criminal-justice/2024-10-17/robert-roberson-granted-last-minute-reprieve-minutes-before-execution An unusual legal move has bought more time for a Texas man who was set to be executed this evening. Thu, 17 Oct 2024 22:16:41 GMT /criminal-justice/2024-10-17/robert-roberson-granted-last-minute-reprieve-minutes-before-execution David Martin Davies /news/2024-10-17/texas-lawmakers-take-extraordinary-steps-to-buy-robert-roberson-more-time-as-he-awaits-execution With Roberson’s options dwindling, a House panel used its bully pulpit to prove his case and excoriate the failures of the state’s junk science law. Thu, 17 Oct 2024 13:16:20 GMT /news/2024-10-17/texas-lawmakers-take-extraordinary-steps-to-buy-robert-roberson-more-time-as-he-awaits-execution Kayla Guo | The Texas Tribune /news/2024-10-17/texas-is-about-to-execute-a-man-for-a-crime-that-never-happened-medical-experts-say Robert Roberson was convicted of killing his two-year-old daughter in a case that relied on a disputed diagnosis of shaken baby syndrome. Thu, 17 Oct 2024 10:28:26 GMT /news/2024-10-17/texas-is-about-to-execute-a-man-for-a-crime-that-never-happened-medical-experts-say David Martin Davies /news/2024-10-09/east-texas-rural-counties-broadband-access-dallas-fed As part of a program with the Federal Reserve Bank of Dallas, the East Texas Council of Governments will receive guidance on how to execute more than 60 broadband access projects across its 14-county region. Wed, 09 Oct 2024 10:00:00 GMT /news/2024-10-09/east-texas-rural-counties-broadband-access-dallas-fed Priscilla Rice /arts-culture/2024-08-13/a-tiny-east-texas-museum-makes-sure-the-history-of-the-london-school-explosion-is-not-forgotten The volunteer-run London Museum & Cafe preserves the memory of a disaster that killed hundreds but has been largely lost to time. Tue, 13 Aug 2024 19:44:58 GMT /arts-culture/2024-08-13/a-tiny-east-texas-museum-makes-sure-the-history-of-the-london-school-explosion-is-not-forgotten Aislyn Gaddis