Betsy DeVos has praised online-only schools in spite of research that suggests they attract and harm the most vulnerable students.
Sanya Mansoor
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The Brief: Texas has an alarming maternal death rate. Now what?
Texas’ maternal mortality rates nearly doubled between 2010 and 2014 — but lawmakers have had few conversations around the issue since the legislative session began.
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The Brief: Will Texas be home to America’s first high-speed rail?
A private company wants to build a 240-mile Dallas-Houston high-speed rail that could whisk Texans between the two metropolitans in 90 minutes. But the proposed project has drawn ire from some lawmakers and rural landowners.
Posted inState Government
The Bookshelf: Feb. 22, 2017
In this week’s Bookshelf, our content partner Kirkus Reviews highlights Climate of Hope.
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The Q&A: Katherine Romans
In this week’s Q&A, we interview Katherine Romans, executive director for the Hill Country Alliance.
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Higher Education
Austin senator — a Baylor alum — takes aim at university sexual assault
Sen. Kirk Watson’s proposed bills would require universities to provide an anonymous online sexual assault reporting process and would prohibit administrators from punishing victims who reveal they were drinking underage at the time of an attack.
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The Brief: In poll, most Texans say “bathroom bill” isn’t an important issue
More than 50 percent of Texans say regulating bathroom use is not an important issue for the Texas Legislature.
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Politics
Most Texans in Congress not planning in-person town halls over recess
Few of the 38 Texans in Congress plan on reaching out to constituents at in-person public forums during this congressional recess, according to a Tribune search of lawmakers’ websites and social media.
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The Brief: How do Texans really feel about Donald Trump?
Texas Republicans like Donald Trump — a lot. More than 80 percent of Republicans surveyed in the latest University of Texas/Texas Tribune Poll approve of Trump’s work so far.
