16-year-old becomes youngest to receive Ph.D. in the US, university claims

Mike Wimmer was also running three companies while getting his Ph.D. “I’ve learned over time to have a really good balance of that work and school, as well as personal time.”

Student loan collections on defaulted loans restart today: What to know

Student loans that are in default will be referred for collection, beginning on Monday, May 5. Here's what that means and what borrowers in default can do.

Gov. Abbott signs Texas school choice bill into law

Texas Governor Greg Abbott held a special event on Saturday to celebrate the signing of Senate Bill 2, creating one of the largest school choice programs in the country.

School desegregation order from 1966 ended by Justice Department: What to know

The U.S. Justice Department has lifted a decades-old school desegregation order in Louisiana, calling its continued existence a "historical wrong."

Wimberley ISD bond
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Wimberley ISD is putting a $135 million bond on the May ballot.

Author of Texas bill to ban 'furries' in schools cannot come up with examples of it happening

The author of a bill that would ban “furries" in Texas public schools struggled to come up with examples of it actually happening when pressed during a committee meeting this week.

Trump encourages University of Alabama graduates to work harder, never give up

President Donald Trump's speech Thursday night was interspersed with complaints about his critics, accusations that judges were “interferring" with his agenda and attacks on his predecessor, Joe Biden.

Pres. Trump praises Texas for 'ultimate school choice' bill

President Donald Trump praised Texas leaders for passing school choice legislation during a National Day of Prayer event on Thursday.

Texas OL Nick Brooks was headed to strip club to meet recruits when he was arrested for DWI, docs show

Texas Longhorns football player Nick Brooks told an officer that he was coming from a 21 and up club on West 6th that “makes exceptions for UT football players" before he was arrested for DWI, documents show.

LeapFrog founder Mike Wood dies at 72 by physician-assisted suicide

Mike Wood, the founder of the educational toy company LeapFrog Enterprises, died at age 72 in Zurich on April 10 through physician-assisted suicide.

Lockhart ISD bond election
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Election Day is coming up and several school districts in our area are proposing bond packages.

Texas school choice bill heads to Abbott's desk: TWITP

In This Week in Texas Politics it was the end of the line for several big issues like school choice. But, we also saw a new partisan battle line being drawn at the state capitol.

School choice bill & Texas Strip steak?: TWITP
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FOX 7 Austin's chief political reporter Rudy Koski and our panel of analysts discuss the hot political topics this week.