June 18, 2026

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Which subject showed small gains for Texas elementary and middle school students on the 2026 STAAR exams?

Reading Math Writing

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How is the U.S. Department of Agriculture widening its push to stop New World screwworm?

By funding projects using tools like drones, dogs and fungi By ending all cattle inspections at ports of entry By shifting the entire effort to state health departments

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According to the May Consumer Price Index, beef prices nationally rose by about how much over the past year?

About 4.9% About 12.9% About 21.9%

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Which Texas city did Attorney General Ken Paxton say will host a first-of-its-kind Republican midterm convention this September?

Houston Dallas San Antonio

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Why did a Presidio-area development district sue to block proposed border-wall construction in the Big Bend region?

It says the wall would immediately cut off river water rights for Texas farmers It says wall construction on existing flood-control levees could worsen dangerous flooding It says the wall plan would require closing Big Bend National Park to visitors year-round

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Which Senate committee voted to advance Ted Cruz’s bipartisan bill aimed at bringing order to the college sports NIL marketplace?

Senate Judiciary Committee Senate Commerce Committee Senate Health, Education, Labor and Pensions Committee

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