[Texas Tribune] Texas A&M interim dean resigns after university backtracks on hiring professor to revive journalism program ( www.texastribune.org )
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The 24-year-old gunman who killed 23 people and injured 22 others in August 2019 at a Walmart in his attempt “to shoot as many Mexicans as possible” was sentenced in federal court to 90 consecutive life sentences Friday for his hate crimes.
Other new laws make changes to the tax code, criminal justice and health care systems.
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Heat kills more people annually in the U.S. than hurricanes, tornadoes or flooding. Texas has recorded 42 heat-related deaths on the job since 2011 — more than any other state, according to U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics data....
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