Some school districts in Texas are planning to take advantage of an exemption that allows class to begin earlier than the required fourth Monday of August this year — despite pushback from some parents and the tourism industry. (AP)
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by Cassandra Pollock, The Texas Tribune
August 3, 2017
Some school districts in Texas are planning to take advantage of an exemption that allows class to begin earlier than the required fourth Monday of August this year — despite pushback from some parents and the tourism industry. (AP)
Cassandra Pollock was a state politics reporter for the Tribune. She joined the Tribune full-time in June 2017 after a fellowship during the 85th Texas Legislature. Pollock spent her first two years at... More by Cassandra Pollock

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