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BUSINESS
Aug 30, 2017
South Texas Project nuke plant running at full capacity despite calls to halt over Harvey flood threat
The two nuclear reactors at the South Texas Project plant 90 miles from Houston are operating at full capacity despite calls from watchdog groups for the facility to shut due to Tropical Storm Harvey, a spokesman for the plant said on Tuesday.
WORLD / Politics
Aug 30, 2017
EPA hits climate scientists trying to 'politicize' Texas storm disaster
The Environmental Protection Agency on Tuesday rejected a contention by scientists that the historic rainfall from Tropical Storm Harvey was linked to climate change, calling it "an attempt to politicize an ongoing tragedy."
Japan Times
WORLD
Aug 21, 2017
University of Texas at Austin moving statues of four figures tied to Confederacy
The University of Texas at Austin is removing the statues of four figures tied to the Confederacy, the school's president said Sunday, saying they had become symbols of white supremacy.
Japan Times
WORLD / Society
Feb 26, 2017
Transgender teenage wrestler wins Texas state tournament
High school athlete Mack Beggs, a teenager who is transitioning from female to male, won his 110-pound (50-kg) weight class in the Texas girl's state championship Saturday, according to media reports.
Japan Times
BUSINESS
Jan 31, 2017
Pyongyang's only private university reaches out to Texas A&M for crop lessons
The leaders of the only private university in North Korea asked Texas A&M University, known for its agricultural economics and public health programs, for help on Monday in teaching subjects such as how to grow food in a land of chronic shortages.
WORLD / Politics
Jan 6, 2017
Texas readies 'bathroom bill' critics say targets LGBT rights at cost of economy
Texas Lt. Gov. Dan Patrick is expected on Thursday to introduce legislation to limit public restroom access for transgender people, despite warnings from a business group that the measure would hurt the Texas economy because it was discriminatory.
Japan Times
WORLD / Crime & Legal
Aug 26, 2016
Suit targets ruling blocking Obama's bid to shield millions from deportation
Immigration advocates on Thursday mounted a long-shot effort to revive part of U.S. President Barack Obama's plan to shield millions of immigrants from deportation by filing a lawsuit challenging the national scope of a court order that blocked it.
Japan Times
WORLD / Politics
Jun 26, 2016
Brexit leaves U.S. secessionists hankering for 'Texit'
Emboldened by Brexit, U.S. secessionists in Texas are keen to adopt the campaign tactics used to sway the British vote for leaving the European Union and are demanding "Texit" comes next.
Japan Times
WORLD / Crime & Legal
Jun 24, 2016
Supreme Court rejects white woman's challenge to Texas school's affirmative action stance
The U.S. Supreme Court on Thursday upheld the consideration of race in college admissions, rejecting a white woman's challenge to a University of Texas program designed to boost the enrollment of minority students.

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