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4COVID-19’s Deadly Toll on Texas Workers

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Most Recent in Books:

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6Eye on Texas: Spike Johnston

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2Poet Claudia Delfina Cardona on Her Debut Poetry Chapbook

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4Remembering W.S. Merwin, Honorary Texan

5Lost in Limbo in the Hays County Jail

6Houston Poet Analicia Sotelo’s Debut Smashes Latino Stereotypes

Articles tagged: Larry Taylor

by Justin Miller

‘The Wolf is in the Henhouse’

A former Secret Service agent pledges to do whatever it takes to secure schools in Texas City ISD — and he couldn’t care less what you think.

Mon, Mar 25, 2019 |

‘The Wolf is in the Henhouse’ A former Secret Service agent pledges to do whatever it takes to secure schools in Texas City ISD — and he couldn’t care l...Read More

Save Our Schools rally

by Patrick Michels

Experts to Lawmakers: Fund Schools Less to See How Creative They Get

Wed, Aug 3, 2016 |

Depending on whose measure you’re using, Texas is somewhere between 38th and 49th in the nation when it comes to per-student funding. Instead of wallowing in ...Read More

A Friendswood ISD flyer announcing an anti-pornography event.

by Patrick Michels

Senate Ed Chair Pushes Anti-Porn Program in Friendswood

Fri, Dec 4, 2015 |

The program, “Fight the New Drug,” is from a nonprofit in Utah that promised to deliver “peer reviewed research on how pornography affects the brain, affe...Read More

It’s Crunch Time for Education Reform Bills

Mon, May 18, 2015 |

Lt. Gov. Dan Patrick has made education reform his mission this legislative session, but the success of his agenda is in doubt now that only one measure has a c...Read More

by Alexa Garcia-Ditta

Senate Passes Bill Banning Abortion Coverage in Private Insurance Plans

Tue, May 5, 2015 |

The Texas Senate passed a bill banning abortion coverage in private insurance plans, forcing many women to have to buy costly supplemental coverage....Read More

Lawmakers Debate Public School Takeover Bills

Tue, Apr 7, 2015 |

Senate Bill 895 would allow the state to take over schools from locally elected school boards and turn them over to a so-called Opportunity School District...Read More

Larry Taylor

Public School Advocates Give A-F School Rating System an ‘F’

Thu, Mar 12, 2015 |

Sen. Larry Taylor (R-Friendswood) wants to change Texas' school rating system to grade schools like students, on an “A” to “F” scale....Read More

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