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Texas man held on human trafficking charges in Florida

Two men, including one from Texas, are jailed in Florida after being charged the human trafficking of teenage boys.

By John Breslin | Jan 7, 2021

Ector County ISD reports 'significant success' in students returning for in-person classes

Ector County ISD students have been returning to school for in-person instruction and Superintendent Scott Muri said the district has experienced "significant success."

By Mary Lou Lang | Sep 21, 2020

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ConocoPhillips withdraws flaring permit extension requests after opposition from environmental groups

By Elle Johnson | Sep 18, 2020

ConocoPhillips has withdrawn its request for extensions for flaring permits after four clean air advocacy groups challenged the company, citing dangerous air pollutants that come from 41 of the company's oil and gas sites.

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Landgraf supports eliminating STAAR exam for 2020-2021 school year

By Juliette Fairley | Jul 16, 2020

STAAR testing requirement increasingly under scrutiny due to COVID-19

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NRC recommends nuclear waste storage site for Andrews County

By John Sammon | May 23, 2020

ANDREWS – The U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission has recommended approving an application for a high-level nuclear waste storage site in Andrews County.