Jan 10 Winter storm plods into the Deep South, prompting states of emergency and school closures By Jamie Stengle, Kendria LaFleur, Associated Press Another blast of winter storms is closing schools, snarling flights and putting millions of residents on alert across parts of the Deep South and south-central U.S. Continue reading
Jan 09 Schools close, flights canceled across parts of the South as winter storm sweeps through By Jamie Stengle, Sean Murphy, Associated Press Snow and icy conditions threatened to paralyze parts of the U.S. South from Texas to Alabama on Thursday, as officials closed schools, canceled or delayed flights and warned residents in some of the worst-hit areas to stay off roads as… Continue reading
Jan 08 Polar vortex heads for Texas and neighboring states, with snow and sleet expected By Jamie Stengle, Sean Murphy, Associated Press An area stretching from Texas to Tennessee braced Wednesday for the possible arrival of freezing rain and snow even as some other parts of the U.S. hit by the plunging polar vortex this week began to shake off its icy… Continue reading
Jan 07 As much of the country reels from severe weather, the next round of bitter cold is set to hit the South By Patrick Whittle, Brian Witte, Associated Press The National Weather Service said the wind chill temperature was 16 at Dallas/Fort Worth International Airport early Tuesday. Continue reading
Dec 30 Storm system spawning tornadoes kill 4 across southern U.S. By Makiya Seminera, Jamie Stengle, Associated Press A meteorologist with the National Weather Service's Weather Prediction Center said Sunday there were at least 45 reports of tornado damage over the weekend across Texas, Louisiana, Mississippi, Alabama and Georgia. Continue reading
Dec 29 Severe weather system moves east after tornadoes in Texas and Mississippi kill 2, injure 6 By Associated Press A strong storm system threatened to whip up tornadoes in parts of the U.S. Southeast on Sunday, a day after severe weather claimed at least two lives as twisters touched down in Texas and Mississippi. Continue reading
Dec 19 Judge refuses to drop criminal charges against former Uvalde schools police chief By Nadia Lathan, Associated Press A Texas judge has refused to throw out criminal charges accusing the former Uvalde schools police chief of endangering children in the slow law enforcement response to the 2022 Robb Elementary shooting. Continue reading
Dec 01 Watch 4:05 Texas food bank provides relief as more families struggle to afford groceries By Blair Waltman-Alexin, Austin PBS Stubbornly high food prices are compounding the problems of hunger and food scarcity across America, as people face tough choices in order to stretch their budgets to cover basic necessities like housing and child care. In one Texas community, residents… Continue watching
Nov 22 Watch 5:49 Texas school board approves new course material that includes Bible passages By William Brangham, Saher Khan Texas school board officials have approved new course materials that schools are incentivized to incorporate into their classrooms. Called “Bluebonnet Learning,” parts of these materials include religious lessons that critics say undermine religious freedom, and could isolate non-Christian students. William… Continue watching
Nov 22 WATCH: Texas education board approves optional Bible teachings in elementary schools By Nadia Lathan, Jamie Stengle, Associated Press The vote allows schools in Texas, which has more than 5 million public school students, to begin using the material in kindergarten through fifth grade classrooms as early as next year. Continue reading