Months Later, TCEQ Getting Burned by Latest Radioactive Favor for Harold Simmons
Almost eight months after the Texas Commission on Environmental Quality allowed Dallas billionaire Harold Simmons to use stock in one of his companies to [...]
Texas Charter Schools and Parents Sue for Their Share of School Funding Bounty
For years, Texas charter school boosters have complained they get a raw deal from the state. They say the state’s limit of 215 charters [...]
More Refugees Call Texas Home
Six years ago, Navid Berenji came to the United States seeking religious freedom, something he didn’t have in Iran. Berenji and his family are [...]
With SCOTUS Decision on SB 1070 Lawsuits, Harrasment will Continue
The U.S. Supreme Court struck down three provisions of Arizona’s controversial SB 1070 as unconstitutional Monday, but upheld one contentious section of the bill [...]
Next Session, Mike Villarreal Hopes for ‘Targeted’ Education Wins
This is the second in a short series of posts checking in with legislators who’ll be setting new public school policy in 2013 and [...]