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Harris County sues local concrete batch plant for allegedly violating safety codes
The lawsuit alleges that Yellow Jacket ReadyMix LLC “failed to obtain required Floodplain and Fire Code permits, pass the ...
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In Texas, private firms cash in on property tax late fees, piling debt onto struggling homeowners
Texans who fall behind on their property taxes face one of the most punitive systems in the nation, where private collection ...
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Hate losing an hour? Texas lawmakers might end daylight saving time
Several bills have been introduced in Austin this year to end the twice-a-year clock change, but a majority of Texas ...
Playwright Athol Fugard, who chronicled apartheid and its aftermath, dies at 92
The celebrated South African playwright was known for Blood Knot, The Road to Mecca and "Master Harold"...and the Boys. He said his job was to make "leaps out of my reality and into other realities." ...
Before the internet, how the LA Public Library helped readers pick their next novel
The Los Angeles Public Library stores thousands of index cards with staff reviews of books dating back to the 1920s. A librarian explains how they were used and what we can learn from them today.
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Texas House education committee to take up school choice issue this week
The Texas House Committee on Public Education is set to take up their most anticipated bill of the session this week: school vouchers. What the governor calls “school choice” or “education savings ...