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Inside the Texas Education Freedom Accounts Program: Two Families’ Experiences
As Texas Education Freedom Accounts (TEFA) rolls out this summer, families statewide are navigating the $1 billion education savings account (ESA) program for the first time. Created through the contentious Senate Bill (SB) 2 during the 89th Legislative Session, TEFA established ESAs that allow parents to pay for a variety of education expenses, such as
As Trump’s Tariff War With Canada Drags On, This Border Community Suffers Without a Voice
A semitruck drives across the Sault Ste. Marie International Bridge from Canada into the United States. On the northeast edge of Michigan’s Upper Peninsula, nearly 1,100 people gathered in late June for the International Bridge Walk across the long span that links two cities with the same name: Sault Ste. Marie, Michigan, and Sault
Texas Power Transmission Lines Project Under Fire at Senate Committee Hearing
The Texas Senate Committee on Business and Commerce met for a nearly 16-hour hearing on July 29 to discuss the state of the Texas grid and the potential implementation of new 765-kilovolt (kV) transmission lines. The proposed $33 billion project would span the width of the state and aim to deliver East Texas energy to
Texas to Reinstate Stricter 2021 THC Rules Starting July 31
The Texas Department of State Health Services (DSHS) is reinstating definitions of “tetrahydrocannabinols” (THC) and “marihuana extract” from its 2021 revised Schedule of Controlled Substances, effective Friday, July 31. In the most recent publication of the Texas Register on July 10, the DSHS issued a notice, in which the agency said that it is reinstating
Chasing Silver Kings and Soaring Sharks Along the Texas Coast
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Lawmakers Demand Federal Regulator’s Certification of Accurate School Bus Safety Data
Sen. Maria Cantwell, D-Wash., co-wrote a letter to the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration to ask how the agency ensures the correctness of school bus safety data following a ProPublica and WBUR research. Al Drago/Bloomberg via Getty Images On Wednesday, two leading Democrats in the U.S. Senate committee that oversees transportation safety demanded from the
Abbott chooses 21 instructors to the newly established Texas Classroom Commission.
Gov. Greg Abbott announced earlier this month that he would be a member of the new Texas Classroom Commission (TCC), a teacher-led initiative that would gather “exemplary public school teachers from across Texas to come up with useful, classroom-informed recommendations. Abbott stated in a press release on Wednesday morning that” Texas teachers have the ability,
More Software Bugs Can Be Found With The New AI Model from Anthropologic Than Always. Microsoft Attempts to Fix Them Quickly.
Illustration by Shoshana Gordon/ProPublica On an afternoon in mid-May, dozens of Microsoft engineers and their managers gathered online and in a conference room at the company’s Redmond, Washington, headquarters to discuss Project Glasswing. The tech giant was racing to fix weaknesses in its code that a new AI model known as Mythos was uncovering at
Texas Offers Numerous Game Bird Possibilities
Texas resembles its individual nation. Texas is as big and diverse as several countries, with vast physical boundaries and numerous distinct nations. Texas ‘ looking diversity is unparalleled for wingshooters, and it offers a challenge that is exclusive to its territory. The Texas Upland Bird Slam involves the capture of chachalaca, birds, bird, and went.
The Fifth Circuit Partially Supports the Texas SCOPE Act’s Enforcement Block.
The U.S. 5th Circuit Court of Appeals ruled in favor of a Texas law that requires users to register their ages in order to access online services like social media, but opposed to the government’s need to monitor and filter information for minors. The court’s recent decision on July 24 was paved the way for
The Texas Senate may pass a 13-year-old tax break for data centres.
House Bill ( HB) 1223, a state law passed during the 83rd Legislature in 2013, gave rise to a sales tax exemption for tangible personal property purchased for essential use in qualifying data centers, was the subject of testimony on Monday morning’s meeting of the Texas Senate’s Finance Committee. × This site needs to be
Texas Senate Interim Charges Increase Religious Liberty, Online Gaming, and Child Health
Lt. Gov. added seven new subjects to the list of time expenses for the Texas Senate. On Monday, Dan Patrick put a focus on spiritual independence, the rights of minors on gambling platforms, the transformation of family custody procedures, and more. The time costs released by Patrick mainly define the time frame between the 89th
