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Texas OKs standards for elective Bible classes
- The Texas State Board of Education gave final approval Friday to establishing Bible classes in public high schools, rejecting calls to draw specific teaching guidelines and warnings that it could lead to constitutional problems in the classroom.
Texas approves standards for Bible class
- The Texas State Board of Education gave final approval Friday to establishing elective Bible classes in public high schools, rejecting calls to draw specific teaching guidelines and warnings it could lead to constitutional problems in the classroom.
UT to retire jerseys of Young, Durant and 7 others
- Honoring athletes from the distant and recent past, the University of Texas announced Friday it is retiring nine jerseys in football, men's basketball and baseball, including Vince Young and Kevin Durant.
Texas approves major new wind power project
- Texas, headquarters of America's oil industry, is about to stake a fortune on wind power.
- Texas, headquarters of America's oil industry, is about to stake a fortune on wind power.
Texas approves massive new wind power project
- Texas officials gave preliminary approval Thursday to the nation's largest wind-power project, a plan to build billions of dollars worth of new transmission lines to bring wind energy from gusty West Texas to urban areas.
Texas first lady announces mansion rebuilding fund
- Texas first lady Anita Perry is asking Texans for donations to help pay for rebuilding the fire-damaged Governor's Mansion.
Democrat Bell to run for state Senate
- Chris Bell, a former one-term congressman from Houston and failed Democratic nominee for governor, is now aiming a bit lower: a seat in the state Senate.