Former San Angelo Standard-Times sportswriter Carlos Mendez died at an Arlington hospital Nov. 7, almost two weeks after he was struck by a vehicle while jogging near his home. He was 57.
A state audit has uncovered hundreds of millions of dollars in unauthorized invoices at Texas Southern University, prompting Gov. Greg Abbott to call for a criminal investigation and a freeze on state funding to the historically black institution.
The Texas A&M University System will vote Thursday on whether to prohibit faculty at its 11 universities from teaching “race or gender ideology” unless those lessons are pre-approved.
![Texas A&M University students gather around the statue of former university President Lawrence Sullivan Ross for a protest in defense of academic freedom on Sept. 22, 2025. Texas A&M University System regents on Thursday will vote on a policy that would prohibit faculty from teaching "race and gender ideology."](/sites/default/files/2025-11/20250922-texas-am-student-protest-ae-17-scaled.jpg "Texas A&M University students gather around the statue of former university President Lawrence Sullivan Ross for a protest in defense of academic freedom on Sept. 22, 2025. Texas A&M University System regents on Thursday will vote on a policy that would prohibit faculty from teaching "race and gender ideology."")
