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What Texas Republicans call “school choice” could be very, very expensive. Voucher programs in other states and analysis from experts show that school vouchers would cost the state billions.
Texas is currently sitting on a tax surplus that was supposed to be spent during the last legislative session. Some of it was used for property tax overall, but the promised...
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Vouchers Would Blow a Billion-Dollar Hole in the Texas...
What Texas Republicans call “school choice” could be very, very expensive. Voucher programs in other states and analysis from experts show...
Paxton, Webster Defend Their False Claims of Election Fraud
Last Thursday, the Texas Supreme Court heard oral arguments in a case brought against First Assistant Attorney General Brent Webster, second...
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Education
Vouchers Would Blow a Billion-Dollar Hole in the Texas Budget
What Texas Republicans call “school choice” could be very, very expensive. Voucher programs in other...
Could A New State Data Reporting System Jeopardize School Funding?
A major overhaul of Texas' school data reporting system is raising alarms among administrators and...
Superintendent Wish List: FUND TEXAS SCHOOLS
On Friday, during the Texas Tribune Festival public schools took the center stage. At one...
Texas Major Battlefield in Push for Christian Nationalism in Public Schools
There is a national push to insert Christian nationalist lessons into public schools, and Texas...
School Districts Sue TEA Over A-F Accountability System… Again
Five school districts in Texas are suing Commissioner of Education Mike Morath over the Texas...
Healthcare
Medicare Slashes Drug Prices By 79%: What Biden’s Plan Means for You
Medicaid has negotiated down the prices of some of 10 top-selling prescription drugs by as much as 79%, a move that is expected to save billions from taxpayers.
President Joe Biden and Vice President Kamala...
U.S. Olympic Athlete Used Her Time In Paris To Get Free Doctor Appointments
An American athlete at the 2024 Olympics has spent her time in Paris making numerous doctor appointments because the healthcare is free in the Olympic village.
In a series of TikTok videos, Ari Ramsey, a...
Texas Has Second Worst Women’s Healthcare in Nation
A new study from the Commonwealth Fund shows that Texas ranks almost dead last when it comes to women’s health issues. Only Mississippi is worse.
It’s a source of constant frustration that Texas has one...
Can Federal Funding Save Teachers’ Healthcare Insurance?
With increases to public school funding seemingly frozen by the state’s leadership as the result of a fight between the legislature and the Governor over vouchers, public school districts are being forced to find...
Potential Supreme Court Decision On Idaho Emergency Abortions May Influence Texas Ban
The US Supreme Court is poised to permit emergency abortions in Idaho, according to a Blooberg report. This decision could have significant implications for states with strict abortion bans like Texas.
According to Bloomberg, a...
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Georgia Teen Faces Four Murder Charges In High School Shooting, Father Charged Too
The Georgia teen suspected of killing four people in a shooting at his high school and his father made their first court appearance Friday morning.
Cold Gray, the 14-year-old suspect, faced four murder charges for...
The Secret Behind Foreign-Run Facebook Pages Capitalizing On American Patriotism
Content farmers in Macedonia are creating Facebook pages about American patriotism and making thousands of dollars thanks to American social media users who liked their posts.
In a recent report, Forbes found that numerous Facebook...
Dallas Democrat Jasmine Crockett Takes On National Role In Harris Campaign
U.S. Rep. Jasmine Crockett continues to make waves as she takes on a new role as a national co-chair for Vice President Kamala Harris’ presidential campaign.
The Dallas Democrat will be traveling across battleground states...
Gasoline Prices Continue To Fall, Could We Reach Lower Prices Since 2021?
Gasoline has dropped 47 since last year, and experts forecast that in the coming months, gasoline could cost $3 dollars per gallon, the lowest since 2021.
According to NPR, the national average for a gallon...
Mother Of Uvalde Victim Speaks At DNC, Calls For Stricter Gun Control
Kimberly Mata-Rubio, whose daughter was killed in the Uvalde school shooting, spoke about her loss Wednesday at the Democratic National Convention.
"Uvalde is national news. Parents everywhere reach for their children. I reach out for...
