Blaze News investigates: Texas prepares to cut costs by using AI to grade students’ state-required exams
Students taking the STAAR exam throughout Texas take a written exam. Answers are automatically scored By artificial intelligence. This development was brought about by some people concerned about the potential of AI. have a major impact on education In the near future. This exam, offered by the Texas Education Agency, uses an “automated scoring engine” […]
‘Alligators are in the Rio Grande’: Texas Gov. Abbott warns would-be illegal aliens about risks of crossing border river
Texas’ Republican governor, Greg Abbott, recently warned would-be illegal aliens looking to cross the Rio Grande into the United States illegally that the waters are dangerous. Crocodiles are rampant. Abbott reshared a video post on X showing an alligator in a river near Eagle Pass, Texas. According to the post, the video was taken by […]
Supreme Court refuses to block Texas age-verification law for pornographic content
The Supreme Court has refused to block a Texas law that requires pornographic websites to verify the age of their users. The High Court on Tuesday rejected an emergency appeal brought by the Free Speech Coalition, a trade group for the adult entertainment industry. In an emergency appeal earlier this month, the association asked a […]
EXCLUSIVE: Texas Official Says Biden Admin Green Power Initiative Could Cause ‘Significant’ Environmental Damage
A Republican official in Texas is opposing the Biden administration’s effort to bring offshore wind to the coast of the Lone Star state due in part to concerns that the technology could have negative environmental impacts. Texas Land Commissioner Dawn Buckingham filed comments with the Bureau of Ocean Energy Management (BOEM) on Monday expressing her […]
Texas joins the ranks of the red states rejecting Biden’s woke Title IX rules
The Lone Star State joins the ranks of Republican states that have rejected the Biden administration’s woke Title IX rewrite. Texas Gov. Greg Abbott (R) vowed Monday that the state will not participate in regulations that force radical gender ideologies into schools at the expense of girls. “Title IX was written by Congress to support […]
Two people killed in Texas after 350,000 pound load detaches from trailer, crushes vehicle
Authorities in Texas are investigating an incident Saturday that left two people dead and one seriously injured after a large piece of equipment broke loose from a tractor-trailer and fell onto a vehicle, trapping it inside. Just before 11:30 a.m. Saturday, first responders responded to a report of a crash on State Route 36 just […]
Motorized Paraglider Who Crashed in Texas Lives to Tell the Story
A 33-year-old paraglider who recently crashed while flying at 78 mph near Austin, Texas, was injured but lived to tell the tale. The incident occurred while Anthony Vella was testing the BDG Luna 3 at Enchanted Rock State Park, and video footage after he was rescued showed him lying in a hospital bed. It was […]
Two people killed in Texas after 350,000 pound load detaches from trailer, crushes vehicle: officials
Authorities in Texas are investigating an incident Saturday that left two people dead and one seriously injured after a large piece of equipment broke loose from a tractor-trailer and fell onto a vehicle, trapping it inside. Just before 11:30 a.m. Saturday, first responders responded to a report of a crash on State Route 36 just […]
University of Texas Suspends Palestine Solidarity Committee After On-Campus Pro-Hamas Protests
AUSTIN, Texas — The University of Texas at Austin has suspended the activities of the Palestine Solidarity Committee and the National Student Chapter for Palestine Justice, two registered student groups on campus. The move follows multiple campus protests last week in which nearly 60 people were arrested for trespassing. The arrests occurred Wednesday after law […]
Charles Barkley rips Pelicans after playoff exit, takes swipe at Texas city
Charles Barkley criticized the New Orleans Pelicans on Saturday after they were swept by the Oklahoma City Thunder in their playoff series. Shai Gilgeous-Alexander, Josh Guidi and Jaylen Williams each scored at least 20 points as Oklahoma City won 106-85. This is the first time the Thunder have won a playoff series since reaching the […]