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The Texas Education Agency has finished presenting its argument challenging a Department of Education ruling that threatens to strip millions in special…

Education leaders in the Texas Senate discussed the creation of tax-credit vouchers and private school choice options on Tuesday. It’s an issue that has…

Update at 11:15 a.m. Thursday outages impacting 140 customers reportedA thunderstorm moving through the San Antonio area has caused multiple power…

NPR's David Greene spoke with Susan Rice, the U.S. Ambassador to the United Nations, about the situation in Sudan, ahead of referendum votes there.

Finance ministers from European countries that use the euro approved a last-minute bailout for Cyprus to keep its banking system from collapsing. The $13 billion deal came after tense negotiations during which the Cypriot president threatened to resign.

Director Brett Morgen joins Fresh Air's Terry Gross to discuss his new film, Chicago 10. The film mixes trial footage and animation to tell the story of the "Chicago 8" — protesters held accountable for violence that erupted with police outside the Democratic Convention in Chicago in 1968.

The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau issued new rules on prepaid cards that will require providers to abide by some of the same restrictions as credit cards. Namely, it will have to assess the borrower's ability to repay, and it will limit fees and interest rates.

Officials at the Justice Department have closed an investigation into the deaths of two detainees in American custody in Iraq and Afghanistan without bringing any criminal charges. The probe opened a huge rift with the intelligence community. But now it's human rights groups that are outraged.

Rep. Fattah, a Democrat from Pennsylvania, was indicted Wednesday over alleged involvement in a scheme that included bribery, illegal use of campaign contributions and theft of charitable funds.

TxDOT expects the Harris County Toll Road Authority to take over by the end of the year. Current TxTag customers would still be able to use their toll stickers after the transition.