To no one’s surprise, Attorney General Ken Paxton issued a formal opinion Wednesday saying there’s nothing wrong with the Childress Police Department sporting “In God We Trust” stickers on its patrol cars.
Madlin Mekelburg
Madlin Mekelburg was a reporting fellow for the Tribune in 2015 and 2016. She is a graduate of the University of Texas at Austin, where she studied journalism and French. Madlin previously worked at the Houston Chronicle as both a metro intern in Houston and as an intern in their Austin bureau covering the Texas Legislature.
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The Brief: Nov. 4, 2015
Voters statewide went to the polls on Tuesday, but the biggest headlines of the day came from a couple of local elections in Houston, where voters defeated a nondiscrimination ordinance, known as HERO, and sent Sylvester Turner and Bill King to a runoff for mayor.
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The Q&A: Fritz Hanselmann
In this week’s Q&A, we interview Fritz Hanselmann, chief underwater archaeologist at the Meadows Center for Water and the Environment at Texas State University.
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Event: Going, Going, Gone
The Texas Agricultural Land Trust will hold a free seminar on “Impacts of Loss of Rural Land on Water, Wildlife & Agriculture.”
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The Brief: Nov. 3, 2015
Texas voters today decide the fate of seven proposed changes to the state constitution. One thing that is known for sure before the votes have been cast is that turnout won’t match that normally seen in contested elections.
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The Brief: Nov. 2, 2015
Gov. Greg Abbott’s decision to turn up the heat on Dallas County Sheriff Lupe Valdez over her changed approach on federal immigration detainers makes her just the latest local official to be on the hot seat.
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Cruz Strikes While Iron Is Hot, Raises $772K Post Debate
Also, Hillary Clinton lends a tweet of support to Houston’s HERO ordinance, spurring a rebuke from Lt. Gov. Dan Patrick.
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Early Voting Is Up Big Ahead of Amendment Election
Also, Land Commissioner George P. Bush touts his management skills and co-teaches a Texas history class online.
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District Embraces Immigrants, Improves Education Outcomes
With a record influx of Spanish-speaking families, educators in Rogers, Ark., are integrating English language students and encouraging them to take high-level courses, resulting in improved test scores for all students.
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Specialized Internet Providers Offer K-12 Innovation
A new report from the New Media Consortium suggests that education policymakers and community members should be considering an alternative to high-cost, low-speed Internet providers.