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Texan Tarini Nandakumar finalist in Scripps National Spelling Bee (Infographic)

DORI GRAY, Southwest Journalist
May 31, 2023
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Six Texan national spelling bee semifinalists face tougher parameters (Quiz)

ASSOCIATED PRESS
May 31, 2023
Lt. Gov. Dan Patrick recaps the 2023 regular legislative session

Texas House adjourns suddenly after passing property tax, migrant smuggling bills

JOSHUA FECHTER and ALEX NGUYEN
May 30, 2023
Wife Sen. Paxton impeachment

Sen. Angela Paxton is juror in husband Ken Paxton’s impeachment (Gallery)

JIM VERTUNO and PAUL J. WEBER
May 30, 2023
Elizabeth Holmes entering a prison in Bryan, Texas, to begin her 11-year sentence.

Theranos founder Elizabeth Holmes begins 11-year sentence in Texas prison (Infographic)

LEKAN OYEKANMI and MICHAEL LIEDTKE
May 30, 2023
Texas News Briefs

Texas News Briefs

May 29, 2023
Ken Paxton, center, makes statement in Austin, Texas.

What’s next: AG Ken Paxton’s prosecutors named (Infographic)

PATRICK SVITEK and RENZO DOWNEY
May 29, 2023
LGBTQ+ Texans gather at the Capitol to commemorate the Stonewall riots.

Texas GOP expands proposed limits on drag shows

JIM VERTUNO, Associated Press
May 29, 2023
The Scripps National Spelling Bee logo is displayed.

Texas students to participate in National Bee (Gallery)

BEN NUCKOLS, Associated Press
May 29, 2023
Brittney Griner shoots against Chicago Skys Azura Stevens during the first half of Game 4 of the WNBA Finals, on Oct. 17, 2021, in Chicago.

Detained WNBA player Brittney Griner faces drug charge in Russia

DOUG FEINBERG, Associated Press
June 2, 2022
State Sen. Roland Gutierrez, D-San Antonio, whose district includes Uvalde, interrupted a news conference held by Texas Gov. Greg Abbott at Uvalde High School on May 27, 2022, to ask the governor to bring the Legislature back for a special session to address gun violence.

Sen. Roland Gutierrez upset over being left off Uvalde shooting response committee

JAMES BARRAGÁN, The Texas Tribune
June 2, 2022
Roshunda Jones-Koumba, a drama teacher at G. W. Carver Magnet High School in Houston, will be presented with a special Tony Award.

Texas drama teacher to receive Tony Award for ‘Excellence in Theatre Education’ (Infographic)

MARK KENNEDY, Associated Press
June 2, 2022
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