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At the Winspear Opera House on Tuesday night, Dallas ISD Superintendent Stephanie Elizalde delivered a powerful message to a packed room of educators: the days of the STAAR test may soon be numbered. Speaking at her annual State of the District address, Elizalde expressed cautious optimism about a bill advancing through the...
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End Of An Era? Dallas Superintendent Pushes For STAAR...
At the Winspear Opera House on Tuesday night, Dallas ISD Superintendent Stephanie Elizalde delivered...
Vouchers Gain Ground In Red States, Stall In Blue,...
The school choice movement has reached a pivotal moment. With the recent enactment of...
Cornyn Raised $1.5 Million in Q1 of 2025
Texas Sen. John Cornyn raised $1.5 million between Jan. 1 and March 31, according...
Texas Legislature
Senate to Make Last-Ditch Push to Pass Children’s Health Bill
The chair of the Senate Health and Human...
UT Students Lobby Against Bills Threatening In-State Tuition For Undocumented Texans
A group of University of Texas students took...
Advocates Warn Texas Bill Would Funnel More Children Into Adult Prisons
A bill that just passed the Texas Senate is drawing fierce criticism from youth justice...
Trump To Endorse Dustin Burrows For Texas House Speaker, Abbott Told GOP Caucus
Gov. Greg Abbott told members of the Texas House Republican Caucus that President Donald Trump...
House Conservatives Kill Democratic Calendar Items
A band of the Texas House’s most conservative...
Education
End Of An Era? Dallas Superintendent Pushes For STAAR Test Overhaul
At the Winspear Opera House on Tuesday night,...
Vouchers Gain Ground In Red States, Stall In Blue, And Leave Families Behind
The school choice movement has reached a pivotal...
Billionaire Donors, Legal Challenges, And The Future Of ‘Woke’ Education In Texas
Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton has launched legal...
Senate Ed to Hear School Funding Bill Next Week, Chair Says
The chair of the Senate Public Education Committee...
Abbott Signs SB 2, Establishing Vouchers in Texas
Gov. Greg Abbott on Saturday afternoon celebrated a...
Healthcare
Kennedy Downplays Measles As Texas Battles Outbreak
During a visit to Texas A&M University, U.S. Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. made controversial remarks downplaying the significance of the state's ongoing measles outbreak, which...
Measles Cases Soar in the U.S., Driven by Misinformation and Reduced Public Health Support
As measles cases in the U.S. approach a 34-year high, public health officials face growing challenges to contain the outbreak, which has already led to multiple deaths,...
Texas Bills Seek To Expand Abortion Bans Beyond State Borders
Texas Senate Republicans are advancing a series of bills aimed at tightening abortion restrictions, expanding enforcement powers, and limiting access to abortion-related services—even across state lines. The proposed legislation, which introduces criminal penalties and...
Paxton Targets Houston Midwife In Texas’ First Abortion Case Since Roe Reversal
Maria Margarita Rojas, a Texan midwife, could face life imprisonment for providing access to abortion in Texas.
On Monday, Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton announced the arrest of Rojas, also known as “Dr. Maria,” along...
Houston Leads U.S. In Uninsured Children, While Texas Struggles with Medicaid Access and Coverage...
Houston has the highest rate of uninsured children of any metropolitan city in the U.S. Overall, Texas holds the worst coverage rate for children in the country, with nearly 12% of kids going uninsured...
