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Nearly 200 Texas Public School Districts Plan to Use Four-Day Week
181 separate school towns in Texas adopted a four-day school year in 2024-2025, according to a working document from the University of Houston Education Research Center. Since two earlier adopters in 2017, this number has grown significantly, increasing from 62 to 156 in 2023-2024, especially in rural areas where four-day college days are most prevalent. […]
First Lady and President Trump Visit Kerrville and prepare a roundtable on storm response
President Donald Trump and a number of Texas elected leaders held a press conference to provide updates on ongoing recovery efforts in Kerrville amid the damage and mourning following the flood crisis next year. Trump solemnly declared at the start of the press conference,” Well, this is a strong one.” It’s difficult to imagine how […]
Legislative Assembly Creates Select Committees on Disaster and Flooding Responses
The Texas Legislature may decide a policy response to the devastation caused by the Hill Country flooding, which has resulted in over 100 fatalities and many more missing, in the first step, establishing committees to handle the situation. Lt. Governor. released a joint statement. In both chambers, Dan Patrick and Speaker Dustin Burrows (R-Lubbock ) […]
Attorney General Ken Paxton’s divorcement is being filed by express senator Angela Paxton.
State Senator Angela Paxton has confirmed rumors that she has divorced her husband, attorney general, “on bible grounds.” After reports of the marriage were made public by KUT, Angela Paxton wrote on social media that she “believes relationship is a sacred covenant and I have sincerely pursued reconciliation.” × This site needs to be written […]
Almost every Texas House Republican is endorsed by President Trump.
On Wednesday night, the majority of Texas House Republicans ‘ mails began receiving emails requesting official President Donald Trump endorsements that had been promised during the regular conference earlier this year. The email read,” Thank you for your new Vote in favor of SB-2, a fantastic School Choice Bill.” I’d like to give you my […]
Abbott: Texas Flood Disaster Death Toll Increases to 109, and 161 Remaining Missing
at a press conference held on Tuesday night in Hunt, Georgia. Greg Abbott confirmed 161 people are still unaccounted for as rescue teams work around the clock as a result of 109 fatalities caused by severe flooding in Central Texas, including 94 in Kerr County only. Texas House Speaker Dustin Burrows (R-Lubbock ) joined Abbott. […]
Congressional Answer to Flooding in Texas Hill Country Prompts Prior to Special Session
Following the devastating storm that claimed the lives of more than 100 people in Central Texas, the healing process has already begun in Kerr County and the surrounding place, though the search is still ongoing for six missing people. The responses to this tragedy will be discussed when the body binds, and state lawmakers have […]
Texas’s laws, which criminalizes improper immigration at the state level, is upheld by the Fifth Circuit.
Senate Bill ( SB ) 4, a Texas law passed in 2023 that would have made entering the country illegally a state crime, was upheld by the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit, and it was overturned by a lower court injunction that prevented the law from being implemented. In the 2 to […]
Central Texas Flood Survivors: North Texas Offer Assistance and Fundraising?
Sen. Ted Cruz (R-TX ) said,” Texas is grieving,” expressing the emotions of Texans at a press conference on Monday morning when it was revealed that at least 75 lives had been lost as a result of the catastrophic flooding that occurred over the July 4 weekend in the Guadalupe River. North Texas residents are […]
27 tourists and lawyers were killed in the Hill Country Flood, according to Camp Mystic.
The female ‘ summer camp Camp Mystic, which was severely impacted by the flash flooding over the holiday weekend, announced the loss of 27 campers and counselors in a statement posted on their website. Following the severe flooding on the Guadalupe river, Camp Mystic is grieving the loss of 27 guests and counseling. The concept […]
‘Today Will Be a Hard Day’: Death Toll Increases in Kerrville Flooding Disaster
The death toll in Kerr County and the surrounding area has increased to 27, with 27 children from Camp Mystic still missing, according to local authorities during a Saturday morning press conference. “I want people to know that today is going to be a hard day,” Kerrville Mayor Joe Herring told reporters tearfully. Herring asked […]
Mass Casualty Disaster Declared in Kerrville, Central Texas as First Responders Continue Flash Flood Rescue Efforts
As many as 10 are confirmed dead and 23 young girls from a summer camp are missing in and around Kerr County as flash flooding swept through unsuspecting Hill Country communities. Rescue efforts continued into the evening as authorities warned the numbers were still evolving. In the early morning on July 4, between 12 and […]
