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Texas education board approves Bible stories as required reading in public schools

By Jamie Stengle, Jim Vertuno, Associated Press

The Texas education board on Friday approved a required reading list for more than 5 million public school students that includes Bible passages, widening conservative efforts to push Christian teachings in U.S. classrooms.

Anti-ICE protesters sentenced to decades in prison in latest crackdown on dissent

By Ali Rogin, Doug Adams

In two federal courts, a group of protesters received unusually long sentences after the Justice Department accused them of being members of Antifa. These nine protesters were arrested after they demonstrated outside a migrant detention facility in Texas. During the…

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Camp Mystic in Texas files for bankruptcy weeks after halting plans to reopen this summer

By Kathy McCormack, Associated Press

In paperwork filed with the U.S. Bankruptcy Court in the Southern District of Texas in Houston, the camp listed its debt as exceeding $10 million.

8 convicted of terrorism charges in Texas immigration center shooting sentenced to decades in prison

By Jamie Stengle, Philip Marcelo, Associated Press

One demonstrator who shot and wounded a police officer during a protest outside a Texas immigration center July 4 has been sentenced to 100 years in federal prison.

LIVE MAP: Track the path of Tropical Storm Arthur

By Dave Collins, David Fischer, Stephen Smith, Associated Press

The remnants of Tropical Storm Arthur battered parts of the southeastern United States with heavy rain on Thursday, sparking flash flood and tornado warnings along the Gulf Coast.

Dangerous flooding from Tropical Storm Arthur, first of the Atlantic season, threatens Gulf Coast

By Associated Press

Flash flooding was the main threat from Arthur, a weak tropical storm that the National Hurricane Center in Miami said would be short-lived.

Political blame game follows as screwworm parasite threatens cattle in Texas

By Jeffrey Collins, Associated Press

Screwworms are on their way to becoming a billion-dollar international problem but can be contained if ranchers are vigilant, watch their herds and other wildlife, and quickly treat any infestations, U.S. Agriculture Secretary Brooke Rollins said.

Texas teen convicted of murder for fatally stabbing another athlete at a high school track meet

By Jamie Stengle, Associated Press

Prosecutors accused Anthony of egging on a confrontation after being asked to leave the tent of another track team but defense attorneys argued the teen was defending himself.

Ken Paxton's attorney in his impeachment trial endorses Democrat James Talarico in U.S. Senate race

By Jesse Bedayn, Associated Press

Dan Cogdell criticized Paxton for prioritizing loyalty to President Donald Trump over Texas families.

WATCH: Rollins holds update as USDA confirms more screwworm cases, including 1 outside Texas

By Jeffrey Collins, Associated Press

Two more cases of the New World screwworm have been confirmed hundreds of miles apart in Texas, demonstrating the difficulty of stopping the spread of a pest that could potentially devastate the nation's cattle industry.