UT moves only Jefferson Davis statue on campus
UT President Gregory L. Fenves announced moving the Jefferson Davis statue from the Main Mall while keeping other Confederate figures in place. A task force recommended broader contextual display and potential relocation to a history center, but legal hurdles and campus debate persist.
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Reading politics through a critic’s lens in Baytown
Bert Marshall reflects on voting, party politics, and media depictions. He cites Lyndon Johnson, Hubert Humphrey, Kennedy, McCain, Obama, Jeb Bush, Biden, Palin, and Trump. He urges voters to study actual voting records on sites like ontheissues.org and to push for constitutional rights.
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July 2015 hottest month on record globally
July 2015 was the planet’s warmest month on record, NOAA announced, with an average global temperature of 61.86 F. NASA and the Japanese weather agency confirmed the record, and the first seven months of 2015 were the hottest January to July period, signaling a likely record warm year ahead.
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Today in History 233rd Day Highlights
On this date in 1831 Nat Turner led a violent slave rebellion in Virginia, resulting in at least 55 deaths. Other events include the first Lincoln Douglas debate in 1858, Hawaii becoming the 50th state in 1959, NASA Mars Observer loss in 1993, and ABC News settling a libel suit with Philip Morris in 1995. Thought for Today by Shirley Chisholm.
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