Seven charter schools in the state will be closing after the 2025–2026 school year, according to the Texas Education Agency ( TEA ). Charter schools that do not meet the educational or financial requirements are content to shutdown by the TEA Commissioner, or they may freely renounce their contract agreement. × This site needs to
When Ciji Graham visited a cardiologist on Nov. 14, 2023, her heart was pounding at 192 beats per minute, a rate healthy people her age usually reach during the peak of a sprint. She was having another episode of atrial fibrillation, a rapid, irregular heartbeat. The 34-year-old Greensboro, North Carolina, police officer was at risk
On January 9, the Texas Education Agency ( TEA ) released its final proposed Required Literary Works List, which will be voted on by the State Board of Education ( SBOE ) at the end of the month. The list includes books and artistic works recommended for all Texas government and open-enrollment contract schools, as
Craig Stingley lacked legitimate education, a prominent lawyer, or a prominent civil rights activist on his side. But for 13 years, he refused to accept that the judicial system would carry no one responsible for the killing of his 16-year-old boy, Corey. His life was predominated by his desire for justice. He gathered police reports,
According to Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton, First Amendment rights were violated by the Texas Department of Public Safety ( DPS)’s ( TXDOT ) prohibition on religious advertisements in official mailings and the Texas Driver Handbook. The DPS is accused of violating Paxton’s complaint last week in Travis County District Court. × This site needs
The Texas Supreme Court responded to a question about whether magistrates who refuse to hold same-sex festivities based on their religious views are prohibited from holding conventional ceremonies as well. In response to the circumstance of Jack County Judge Keith Umphress, who sued the State Commission on Judicial Conduct in 2020 because of his Christian
After winning guilty pleas from two different county commissioners in her district, a South-Central Texas district attorney ( DA ) claims that public accountability still matters. In a criminal case brought against them by her business, 81st Judicial DA Audrey Gossett Louis, Atascosa County Commissioner Kennard” Bubba” Riley, and Wilson County Commissioner Russell King both
Commenters flooded Texas Fish & Game’s new Instagram post about the legality of drone fishing, highlighting how polarized and zealous anglers are about the subject. Questions arose about the legality of using drones to cut bait abroad. The answer is never, according to federal laws. The Texas Parks and Wildlife Department does not have its
The Toyota ShareLunker Program’s 40th season officially kicked off on January 1; this is another significant milestone for Texas ‘ long-awaited and storied largemouth bass selective breeding and filling system. Anglers from all over the state and the nation have been fishing on Texas rivers since 1986 in an effort to land a Legacy Class
Attorney General of Texas, Ken Paxton, announced on Friday, January 9 that his company had won the case against the San Antonio pregnancy journey account. But, his triumph announcement comes just months after the city admitted it would not provide for its residents to pay for abortion travel. The San Antonio City Council approved adding
Nimrod Shimrony, an emergency medical technician for the New York City Fire Department, attempted to end his career in later 2024. He and his family searched for a doctor for months after finishing an extensive outpatient therapy program. Valeria Calderón, a specific education teacher in the public school system in New York City, miscarried the
After a grand jury indicts Jason Bradley Boulton, a judge of Hamilton County, for a number of misdemeanor and felony criminal acts alleging he committed unjust acts in his place, he was booked into the nearby Coryell County Jail. Isaac Partain and Billy Hollingsworth won the 2024 vote for judge, beating Boulton in the March