Texas Christian University News

DOUG BARBER/SUN HERALDSt. Stanislaus valedictorians for the class of 2012 are John Randall Santa Cruz Jr., left, and Ashton Christopher Aime.

For 57 years, Record Town has stood just down the street from the busy intersection of University Drive and West Berry Street.

In North Texas, a nurse practitioner and dress shop owner is squaring off against a former educator in a contest to prove who is most conservative as they campaign for the GOP nomination to represent House District 94.

If you could have been a rock 'n' roller or a country-music star, whose band -- at any point in history -- would you like to have been part of? If you could time-travel, or stay in the present, who would be the male or female opera star opposite whom you would sing a duet? And name the work.

The William L. Adams Center for Writing of Texas Christian University seeks applications for an instructional staff position .

DeSoto High School celebrated academic excellence with a special academic signing day honoring graduating seniors who received full-ride scholarships to college.

College Park Center is proving to be a boon to high schools next week as hundreds of graduates find a posh new place for pomp and circumstance.

Dallas-based Southwest has put employees first for 40 years, refusing to impose layoffs, pay cuts or furloughs, even during the darkest times.

Manship Dean Jerry Ceppos awarded journalist Bob Schieffer a crystal plaque to thank him for being Friday's commencement speaker.

Contributed photo Jack Ingram honed his performing skills near the stomping ground of Texas Christian University in Fort Worth.

Texas' traditional Republican factions -- business conservatives and church-backed social conservatives -- have fractured at least five ways, making it impossible to tell exactly which kind of candidate wants your vote.

Charles Sizemore manages the Tactical ETF and Sizemore Investment Letter portfolios on Covestor , a registered investment advisor that allows investors to replicate the transactions of portfolio managers in their own brokerage accounts.

Traditionally the royal court includes 12 duchesses from San Antonio and 12 from out of state, a queen and princess.

Glen Bucy is an Afghanistan combat veteran, Texas Christian University graduate and Arlington police officer.

Perhaps the biggest name featured at the Texas Republican Party's convention next month -- former GOP presidential candidate Rick Santorum -- will give a speech that is off-limits to the media and the public.

Two Texas-based universities rank among the top 10 undergraduate entrepreneurship programs nationwide, according to the 2012 ranking by Bloomberg Businessweek .

Actor James Franco told the University of Texas at Arlington Maverick Class of 2012 that for him, education is like an addiction.

The 20-year-old dropped out of high school at 16 after struggling at several campuses, including L.D. Bell and Trinity high schools and an alternative school.

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She was on the Arlington school district school board for 11 years and served as board president for four years.