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Will New School District Takeovers Follow the Model—and ‘Chaos’—of Houston ISD?

The state education agency took over four additional districts this spring, installing leaders linked to Houston’s state-imposed superintendent, Mike Miles, including two who worked for his former charter school network.

by Josephine Lee

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Fort Worth ISD Parents Fear the Same Chaos that State Takeover Has Brought to Houston ISD

by Josephine Lee

A man wearing a hoodie and a bandana over his face carries a knife. Oct 29, 2015

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by Patrick Michels

Pro-choice activists march down Congress Avenue. Oct 05, 2015

Texans Wait Longer for Abortions as Clinics Close

by Alexa Garcia-Ditta

LGBT teen Sep 03, 2015

Keller School Board Met Illegally Ahead of LGBT Protections Vote, Experts Say

by John Wright

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Greater State: The Racism of States’ Rights

by Bob Ray Sanders

Scene from Ornette: Made in America. Nov 04, 2014

Ornette Coleman Documentary, Made in America, Honors a Jazz Pioneer

by Josh Rosenblatt

Congressman Marc Veasey Feb 19, 2014

America’s Highest Uninsured Rate is in… DFW?

by Patrick Michels

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From the Archives: The Last Voyage of Mr. Kennedy

by Ronnie Dugger

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