The best way to achieve an adequate, suitable, and efficient education is to move students from a waiting list to a classroom, writes David Dunn, executive director of the Texas Charter Schools Association. Full Story
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In the hours before Ted Cruz delivered the biggest speech of his political life, a key element was in flux: Would he or wouldn't he endorse Donald Trump? There are conflicting accounts of who knew what, and when. Full Story
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Twelve hours after being booed at the Republican National Convention for refusing to endorse GOP presidential nominee Donald Trump, U.S. Sen. Ted Cruz appeared at a tense morning meeting of Texas delegates, many of whom now viewed Cruz as a traitor. Full Story
U.S. Reps. Joaquin Castro and Sheila Jackson Lee will speak at the Democratic National Convention in Philadelphia next week, according to a Hillary Clinton campaign official. Full Story
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A woman who was subjected to unwarranted body cavity searches after crossing a Texas-Mexico border in 2012 has been awarded nearly a half million dollars by U.S. Customs and Border Protection, her lawyers said. Full Story
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U.S. Sen. Ted Cruz faced a livid — and yet admiring — Texas delegation on the final day of the Republican National Convention, hours after Donald Trump loyalists booed the senator off the stage. Full Story
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In this week's edition of the Trib+Edu newsletter: Teachers help students heal in communities affected by recent violence, a proposed Mexican American studies textbook is lambasted; and an interview with Araceli Martinez Ortiz of Texas State University’s LBJ Institute for STEM Education and Research. Full Story
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The angry reaction to Ted Cruz's non-endorsement of Donald Trump comes as speculation grows on how the Texas senator builds on his second-place finish in the race for the nomination. Full Story
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Our Texplainer runs down Julián Castro’s Hatch Act violation, and why the White House got to decide whether to punish a member of its own Cabinet. Full Story
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Bill Voss said he is prepared to sue the Texas Department of Transportation over the agency's handling of proposed routes for a toll road that would cut across his land in Grimes County. Several frustrated neighbors may join him. Full Story
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With his convention speech Wednesday, Ted Cruz has once again declined to follow the crowd. If he runs for president again in 2020, voters will look back at this week as the start of the campaign. His moves represent a big gamble. Full Story
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As it became apparent Ted Cruz would not endorse Donald Trump, the crowd inside the Quicken Loans Arena reacted with increasing anger, and Cruz left the stage to thundering boos. Full Story
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This week on The Ticket: KUT’s Ben Philpott talks with a couple of people on the ground in Cleveland at the GOP national convention including a Data Editor at Google who is tracking real-time reaction to the speeches. Full Story
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The staff of Texas' higher education oversight agency sees no need for a new traditional veterinary school in the state, according to a draft report on the issue. Full Story
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The state Department of Public Safety has closed the main entrance to the Capitol, citing a "current threat environment" and "recent events." Full Story
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The Fort Worth Independent School District issued new guidelines on Wednesday for accommodating transgender students, pleasing Lt. Gov. Dan Patrick and Attorney General Ken Paxton. Full Story
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When the nation and the state were reeling in horror and sorrow, when the shock of five dead Dallas police officers was only hours old, Lt. Gov. Dan Patrick stepped forward to hurl the first rocks, writes Chuck Smith of Equality Texas. Full Story
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The strained relationship between the state’s higher and public education leaders were on full display Wednesday as Texas Higher Education Commissioner Raymund Paredes told the State Board of Education it isn't doing enough to prepare students for college. Full Story
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Ted Cruz convened hundreds of supporters Wednesday morning on the Lake Erie waterfront in Cleveland with the goal of simply thanking them but could not avoiding being overshadowed by presidential politics — literally. Full Story
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Texas’ voter identification law violates the U.S. law prohibiting racial discrimination in elections, a federal appeals court ruled Wednesday. Full Story
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