Texas Education Agency Commissioner Michael Williams announced Tuesday that there is enough money in the state education budget allocated to remedial tutoring, which means a ban on social promotion can take affect.
April 2013
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Public Education
TEA Chief: Texas Moving to A-F Grades for Schools
Texas Education Agency Commissioner Michael Williams told senators Tuesday that the state intends to move forward with developing an A through F public school accountability rating system to take effect in 2014.
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Criminal Justice
Senate Backs Bill Increasing Punishment for Fatal Hit-and-Runs
UPDATED: The Senate on Tuesday passed a bill to increase the range of potential punishment for hit-and-run accidents that result in deaths.
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Health care
CPRIT Nonprofit Board Members Resign
UPDATED: Three members of the Cancer Prevention and Research Institute of Texas oversight committee who served on the nonprofit’s board have resigned in the last month amid continuing controversy over grant awards.
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Inside Intelligence
Inside Intelligence: About That UT Fracas…
For this week’s nonscientific survey of insiders in politics and government, we asked about the public fussing between the University of Texas System regents, the governor and the administration at UT-Austin.
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Politics
The Polling Center: No Backlash to Public Education Cuts?
Polling over the last two years from the University of Texas/Texas Tribune suggests that education has not become more salient to Texas voters, nor have perceptions of school quality suffered significantly.
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T-Squared
T-Squared: Building a Better Map
Maps have always been an important part of the Tribune’s offerings, but today they take a leap forward by becoming bigger, nimbler, smarter and embeddable.
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Water for Fracking
Interactive Map: Texas Wastewater Disposal
Use our interactive map to see more than 7,000 sites across Texas where wastewater from oil and gas operations is being disposed of. Enter your ZIP code to find disposal wells near you.
Posted inState Government
Agenda Texas: Medicaid Expansion and the Week Ahead
On today’s Agenda Texas from KUT News and The Texas Tribune: A look at what’s ahead for the House and Senate in the last eight weeks of the legislative session, along with an update on the debate over Medicaid expansion.
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State Government
Bill Would Limit Non-Transferable Sports, Concert Tickets
A bill up for debate in a House committee on Tuesday would prohibit ticket brokers and live event venues from restricting how fans re-sell their tickets. Venues and sports teams say the measure protects scalpers, not consumers.