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Texas' Madison Booker is AP women's basketball player of the week
The Associated Press national player of the week in women’s college basketball for Week 14 of the season is Madison Booker from the University of Texas at Austin.
The sophomore wing had her fifth double-double of the season with 20 points and 11 rebounds in a win over then-No. 2 South Carolina that ended the Gamecocks’ 57-game regular season conference winning streak. Booker also had 20 points, six rebounds and four blocks in a win over Vanderbilt. She has scored in double figures in 20 games this season and the last eight in a row.
Runner-up
Aziaha James, N.C. State. The senior guard averaged 29 points per game in wins over then-No. 10 Duke and No. 22 Florida State. She had 36 points in the victory over the Blue Devils, including making 15 of her 19 shots. She moved into 20th on N.C. State’s career scoring list with 1,375 points.
Honorable mention
Grace Larkins, South Dakota; Emma Ronsiek, Colorado State; Laura Ziegler, Saint Joseph’s.
Keep an eye on
Gardner-Webb senior guard Ashley Hawkins had 28 points and five assists in a win over UNC Asheville. She was 12 of 13 from the free throw line and scored the Runnin’ Bulldogs final 14 points to seal the win. Hawkins followed that up with a 30-point effort against Charleston Southern.
Austin, TX
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AUSTIN, Texas – Barton Springs Pool will reopen to visitors this week.
What they’re saying:
The City of Austin said the pool will reopen on Tuesday, June 23, for the early morning regularly scheduled “swim at your own risk.”
The pool had closed on June 15 due to severe weather.
City staff removed large tree branches, aluminum cans, fishing hooks, and other debris from the water.
The team also cleaned off decks and reinstalled the diving board in preparation for the pool’s reopening.
The Source: Information from the City of Austin
AUSTIN, Texas — A high-stakes vote this week could shape what Texas public school students learn in social studies for the next decade, as the State Board of Education considers proposed new standards that supporters say will strengthen civics instruction and critics call deeply flawed.
The board begins its meeting Monday morning to review the proposed social studies standards and is expected to vote Friday.
FULL STORY | Texas education board to vote Friday on proposed social studies standards
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