“The Revisionaries” Commits Texas School Standards Battles to the Fossil Record
The film does the important work of reaching past the point-and-laugh instinct that runs so thick in most national coverage of the school standards fight.
Hot List: Day 22 of the Legislature
The Lead: Monday morning rang in bright and noisy as hundreds of motorcyclists descended on the Capitol yesterday to campaign for their riding rights. [...]
School Officials Ask Lawmakers for Local Control Over Armed Security
Whether they use armed teachers, hired guards or their own police, school officials said they like their systems and don’t want to shoulder any more costs.
Re-reading Rick Perry’s Book on the Boy Scouts
Rick Perry’s book on the Boy Scouts, quickly forgotten when it was published in 2008, is worth looking at again given the unexpected news today that the Boy Scouts of America may reverse its long-standing ban on gay members.
Bikers Rally at the Capitol for Tougher Highway Safety Laws, Their Own Personal Freedoms
More than 2,000 bikers overran the Texas Capitol Monday (not literally, they parked outside) to push for comprehensive motorcycle safety legislation: banning texting while [...]