A shrinking California. Waves of companies relocating to Texas. The idea of a California exodus gained momentum over the years. But is it true? We dug into the data to separate fact from fiction. Watch “California Dreaming: Move to Texas” in the video player above. And take a look at our interactive special here: https://abc7ne.ws/44pDpCx
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These California schools connect kids to community services. Will they survive budget cuts?
California's community schools got billions in funding. Advocates fear that money may be cut as the state faces a budget deficit.
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After Assembly issues apology for California’s role in slavery, some reparations bills die in Senate
The California Senate killed some reparations bills for Black residents on Thursday amid a budget deficit after the Assembly issued a formal apology for slavery ...
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Op-Ed: After Losing Population in Recent Years, California is Starting to Grow Again. Is that a Good Thing?
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Big Oil abandoned this California town 10 years ago. Now, it has a new plan to save it
The oil pumps that surrounded the town of 9,000 had been nodding up and down for decades, but all at once they froze in place, beams hovering in the air like hammers about to fall. The drilling rigs ...
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Three-quarters of Texans think ‘extreme conservative agenda’ has captured state, poll finds
Conservative Republicans’ attacks on gun control, abortion and climate-friendly investing practices are deeply unpopular — and costing Texas billions of dollars, according to a new poll. The ...
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Migrants from around the world have made this stretch of California the top place to enter the U.S. illegally
More migrants illegally enter the United States along this California stretch of the border than anywhere else. They're not coming from the places you'd expect ...
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99 Cents Only was an LA icon. Inside the fall of the popular chain
Cents Only started in Los Angeles in 1982 and grew to 371 stores. Now all are closing, with rising crime, competition, inflation and the pandemic contributing to the company’s fall.
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Inside a California oil town’s divisive plan to survive the energy transition
Les Clark III took charge of the West Side Recreation and Park District in 2018, just as the bottom was falling out in Taft, California. The oil pumps that surrounded the town of 9,000 had been ...
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Chicago Bears QB Tyson Bagent to host youth workout camp; reflects on undrafted signing 1 year later
"So it was definitely something I've thought about in the past couple of days, just how meaningful a year ago today was... it's just been a crazy, lovely ride to say the least." Dionne Miller's ...
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Final thoughts from Rangers win vs. Reds: Texas climbs back above .500
Texas scored four first-inning runs vs. Cincinnati left-handed starter Andrew Abbott ... RBIs of the season (second-most in the AL). The 31-year-old has slashed .294/.345/.598 through 28 games ...
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Study looks at teens who deny suicidal thoughts, but later die by suicide
A previous version of this article incorrectly said a new study had found that nearly 1 in ... PHQ-9 who later intentionally self-harmed or died by suicide had reported they had no thoughts ...
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Texas Longhorns LB Jaylan Ford Thought Dallas Cowboys Were Calling Before New Orleans Saints Drafted Him
However, before he was picked, the Frisco, Texas native thought his hometown Dallas Cowboys ... Ford finished his four-year Texas career with 287 total tackles, three sacks, three forced fumbles ...