Touting a $100 million investment from H-E-B Chairman and CEO Charles Butt, public school officials on Tuesday announced the creation of the Holdsworth Center, a nonprofit organization that will work with school districts.
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Politics
Three Texans in Congress boycotting Trump inauguration
U.S. Reps. Joaquin Castro, Lloyd Doggett of Austin and Al Green of Houston announced Tuesday they were boycotting President-elect Donald Trump’s inauguration.
Posted inState Government
The Brief: Dawnna Dukes’ case heads to grand jury
Travis County prosecutors will present evidence today to a grand jury and seek an indictment against State Rep. Dawnna Dukes. Here’s what you need to know.
Posted inHealth care
New in Trib+Health: GOP promises to replace ACA
In this week’s edition of the Trib+Health newsletter: Speaker Ryan promises GOP will offer replacement along with repeal of Obamacare, new approach advised on peanut allergies and an interview with Daniel Ostermayer of the UTHealth McGovern Medical School.
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Criminal Justice
As grand jury hearing looms, Rep. Dawnna Dukes’ constituents worry about her ability to lead
As a case against State Rep. Dawnna Dukes is scheduled to get a grand jury hearing on Tuesday, some of her constituents worry the case will distract her from fulfilling their needs.
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Bordering on Insecurity
Border Patrol agent’s murder trial begins this week
The capital murder case began in 2015 with the discovery of a headless body floating off South Padre Island. The trial of two men charged in the case — a U.S. Border Patrol agent and his Mexican-born brother — begins today in South Texas.
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Politics
Can Texas Republicans hold America’s reddest large urban county?
Home to Fort Worth, Tarrant County continues to buck a national trend of big-city counties turning blue. There’s no simple answer as to what makes it different. And little consensus on what it means for the future of Texas politics.
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Demographics
How Tarrant County flipped from blue to red and how it could flip back (audio)
Tarrant County’s steadfast conservatism is bucking a national trend. There’s a lot that went into turning it Republican decades ago. Flipping it blue could take just as much work — and time.
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Demographics
Could demographic shifts turn Tarrant County blue? (audio)
A suburban Tea Party in Tarrant County sees itself as essential to keeping the state red. And some Republican officials do, too. But the GOP may have to confront demographic changes for that to hold true.
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Energy
Donations pour in for North Texan who couldn’t afford heat
Mary Garcia, an Arlington woman who was struggling to keep her lights on after the demise of Lite-Up Texas, said she is overwhelmed by the help she has received from those who read her story.
