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Discover This Year’s STAAR Scores: How Your Texas School or District Measures Up!
New scores from Texas’s standardized tests show a slight overall improvement. According to the latest data, student performance in reading ... Read more
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Discover the Top 5 Texas School Districts Facing Potential State Takeover After Latest Ratings Update
A historic number of Texas school districts are facing serious consequences due to poor performance ratings. Five districts—Connally, Lake Worth, ... Read more
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Discover Your School’s Performance: Explore Texas’ Latest A-F Ratings for Schools and Districts
Texas recently published two years’ worth of school district grades, ending a long legal dispute concerning its A-F rating system. ... Read more
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Abbott Invokes Second Special Session as Democrats Remain Absent: What It Means for Texas Politics
On Friday, Texas Governor Greg Abbott announced a new special session of the legislature, just hours after the first one ... Read more
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Lessons Unlearned: How the 1987 Flood Reshaped Camp Mystic and the Guadalupe River’s Impact on History
The Devastating Floods of Kerr County: A Cycle of Tragedy and Urgency In Kerr County, the Guadalupe River has a ... Read more
/static.texastribune.org/media/files/9e373a6096fdf2283f1d29dbcb82962d/0724%20Redistricting%20Dem%20Rally%20RB%2016.jpg?ssl=1 "Judge Shuts Down Beto O’Rourke’s Financial Support for Texas Democrats After Their State Exit")
Judge Shuts Down Beto O’Rourke’s Financial Support for Texas Democrats After Their State Exit
Former U.S. Rep. Beto O’Rourke is facing a setback. A judge in Tarrant County has ruled that he cannot financially ... Read more
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Ken Paxton Urges Texas Supreme Court to Expel 13 House Democrats Amid Redistricting Crisis
Attorney General Ken Paxton has taken a bold step by asking the Texas Supreme Court to remove 13 Democratic representatives ... Read more
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Texas State System Disbands Faculty Senates: What This Means for Professors and Campus Governance
Professors in the Texas State University System are facing a significant change in how they participate in decision-making on campus. ... Read more
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Paxton and Burrows Urge Illinois Court to Enforce Texas Arrest Warrants for Democrats Who Fled the State
Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton and House Speaker Dustin Burrows want an Illinois court to enforce arrest warrants against Democratic ... Read more
Texas Governor Greg Abbott Seeks Supreme Court Action to Oust House Democratic Chair Gene Wu
Texas Political Tensions Heat Up In Austin, Governor Greg Abbott is pushing hard to remove Houston Rep. Gene Wu from ... Read more
