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1. How Supreme Court ending consideration of race in admissions will affect Texas universities

Split along ideological lines, the Supreme Court broke precedent and ruled Thursday that race-based affirmative action programs cannot be a factor in the college admission process. It forces universities to find other ways to achieve diverse student bodies.

There will be repercussions for public and private colleges across Texas. That includes the University of Texas at Austin, which was at the center of a battle over affirmative action less than a decade ago.

2. Rapper Travis Scott will not face criminal charges in Astroworld crowd surge, his lawyer says

A Texas grand jury has declined to indict rapper Travis Scott in a criminal investigation into a massive crowd surge that killed 10 people at the 2021 Astroworld music festival in Houston, his attorney said Thursday.

Lawyer Kent Schaffer confirmed that the grand jury had met and decided not to indict his client on any criminal charges stemming from the concert. Schaffer said he was not sure what charges the grand jury had considered.

3. Construction manager says he'll still give workers breaks

Construction workers throughout Texas are under the blistering sun. Austin and Dallas have ordinances that require water breaks every four hours. But as extreme heat grips the state, Gov. Greg Abbott signed a new law that says cities can no longer enforce that rule.  

A construction site in Austin on a day where temperatures climbed over 100 degrees. (Spectrum News 1/Charlotte Scott)

Around the Nation

1. 'This is not a normal court': Biden slams SCOTUS affirmative action ruling, calls for 'new standard' for admissions

2. Christine King Farris, the last living sibling of Martin Luther King Jr., dies at 95

3. Bed Bath & Beyond lives on(line)! Overstock.com buys rights to bankrupt retailer and changes name

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Scientists at the University of Texas at Austin find bone fragments of a Jurassic vertebrate sea creature. (UT at Austin)

UT scientists find first Jurassic vertebrate fossils in state

The University of Texas at Austin happened upon a great fossil discovery, the first of its kind in the state, actually. Scientists found bone fragments of a Jurassic vertebrate sea creature, adding to Texas’ fossil record.