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Thousands of Texas Public School Students Participated in Anti-ICE Protests During School Hours
Thousands of Texas public school students participated in protests against U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement’s (ICE) actions across the country on Friday, January 30. Austin Independent School District (ISD) students protesting alongside school officials and Austin ISD police officers sparked online backlash from elected officials. × This page requires Javascript. Javascript is required for you
Two School Districts Sue, Claiming Alaska Is Failing Its Constitutional Obligation to Fund Public Education
Two Alaska school districts filed a lawsuit on Jan. 20 in Anchorage Superior Court against the state, its governor and its education commissioner over what they say is a long-running failure to adequately fund public education. In the complaint, the Kuspuk School District and the Fairbanks North Star Borough School District argue “the state is
Heated GOP Primary for Southeast Texas House District Draws Scrutiny Over Public School Education Foundation Spending
A heated Republican battle is emerging in southeast Texas, where state Rep. Terri Leo Wilson (R-Galveston) faces a primary challenge from a Chambers County developer in a race shaped by conflicting characterizations of Leo Wilson’s voting record — and renewed scrutiny of a tiny school district’s relationship with a lucrative non-profit public-school foundation. Former Mont
New York Homeless Families Placed in Hotels Weren’t Guaranteed Social Services. New Regulations Could Change That.
New York state may soon guarantee homeless families placed in hotels the same services as those in shelters, including help finding housing, meals and child care. The proposal from the Office of Temporary and Disability Assistance follows a ProPublica and New York Focus investigation that found hotels have become the state’s predominant response to homelessness
Target Short Rigs For Gulf Trout, Sheepshead & More
Winter fishing around short rigs off the Texas and Louisiana coast is about stability. When bay temperatures drop and fronts cycle through, many game fish move just offshore to find consistent water temperatures and dependable structure. Short rigs in 20 to 60 feet of water provide exactly that, concentrating sand trout, speckled trout, sheepshead, and
Try Jigs For Winter Bass
The first thing you notice on a Texas reservoir in winter is how still it feels. Boat traffic thins out, the wind has teeth, and the water takes on that cold, heavy look that convinces most anglers the bass have shut down. They haven’t. In fact, winter is when some of the biggest bass of
Texas Projected to Gain Four Congressional Seats After 2030 U.S. Census
Between 2010 and 2020, Texas added four million residents and two congressional seats. × This page requires Javascript. Javascript is required for you to be able to read premium content. Please enable it in your browser settings. See the original article: https://thetexan.news/elections/texas-projected-to-gain-four-congressional-seats-after-2030-u-s-census/article_60db190c-3cda-41c1-a235-e0a288e5afdf.html
Democrats, Republicans Pour Money into State Senate District 9 Runoff
Hundreds of thousands of dollars have been spent in a special election runoff to fill the seat in Texas Senate District (SD) 9 after former state Sen. Kelly Hancock (R-North Richland Hills) left to become the acting Texas Comptroller of Public Accounts. Election Day is Saturday, January 31. Democrat Taylor Rehmet garnered the most votes
Abbott Demands Paxton Shut Down CAIR Operations in Texas
Gov. Greg Abbott is demanding the Texas Office of the Attorney General (OAG) use “existing tools” to strip the Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR) of its nonprofit status and “eliminate” the organization’s ability to operate in Texas. On November 18, Abbott designated the Muslim Brotherhood and CAIR as “foreign terrorist organizations.” × This page requires
HUD Closes Biden-Era Investigation Into Texas General Land Office
The U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) has closed an investigation and rescinded the Biden administration’s finding that the Texas General Land Office (GLO) used racial discrimination in the distribution of Hurricane Harvey recovery funds. “President Trump is ending weaponization of the federal government against the American people,” said HUD Secretary Scott Turner
Paxton Sues Out-of-State Nurse Practitioner for Allegedly Distributing Abortion Pills Into Texas
The State of Texas is suing an out-of-state nurse practitioner for allegedly providing chemical abortion pills to women in the state via telemedicine company Her Safe Harbor. Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton filed suit against defendant Debra Lynch, Delaware Community Care, LLC, and Her Safe Harbor in a Jefferson County District Court on the basis
Southern District of Texas Denaturalizes U.S. Citizen Convicted of Child Sexual Assault
A U.S. citizen born in Mexico and naturalized in 2010 has had his citizenship revoked after it was discovered he committed a child sexual assault prior to his naturalization and concealed it on his citizenship application. The U.S. District Court for the Southern District of Texas in McAllen granted an order on January 22 revoking
