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The United Methodist Church is holding its first General Conference since the pandemic and will consider whether to change policies on several LGBTQ issues.
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The high court declined to hear a Louisiana case involving a police officer who was injured during a 2016 protest and sued its organizer.
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In a small Texas city, officials say land previously treated with a prescribed burn stopped the Windy Deuce Fire from entering neighborhoods. But the practice of intentionally burning excess vegetation has faced opposition from some private landowners.
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When issues like bleeding and postpartum depression are left untreated, they can lead to death. Black Texans and other groups of color experience maternal mortality at higher rates, but organizations are working to change that reality.
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Sul Ross State University in Alpine has formally determined that a West Texas man is a “lineal descendant” connected to 900-year-old human remains housed at the school’s Center for Big Bend Studies. The finding comes as museums and universities across the U.S. reckon with the history of plundered Native American graves.