While a full set of accountability ratings has been halted, several school systems are proactively informing stakeholders about results
Commit applauds Texas school leaders for prioritizing transparency
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Economy
Texas would need about $81.5 billion a year to end property taxes, officials say
Texas Republicans have been trying to reduce the state’s high property taxes for years, but some acknowledge eliminating them would be too expensive.
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The 2024 Texas Tribune Festival
Watch Nancy Pelosi speak at the 2024 Texas Tribune Festival
The U.S. House speaker emerita spoke Saturday for a recording of the “On With Kara Swisher” podcast.
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The 2024 Texas Tribune Festival
Watch a conversation about progressive America at the 2024 Texas Tribune Festival
MSNBC host Katie Phang will moderate a conversation with three leading progressives: U.S. Rep. Greg Casar, U.S. Rep. Pramila Jayapal and Minnesota Attorney General Keith Ellison. The conversation starts at 1:15 p.m. Saturday.
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The 2024 Texas Tribune Festival
Watch a discussion with the staff of The Bulwark at the 2024 Texas Tribune Festival
In a conversation starting at 11 a.m. Saturday, four of the digital news organization’s sharpest minds will discuss the politics of 2024 and beyond.
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The 2024 Texas Tribune Festival
Watch Colin Allred speak at the 2024 Texas Tribune Festival
Allred will be interviewed by The Bulwark’s Tim Miller about his race against U.S. Sen. Ted Cruz. The conversation starts at 9 a.m. Saturday.
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2024 Texas Elections
U.S. Chamber of Commerce backs Ted Cruz for Senate over Colin Allred
Allred, who had previously gotten the Chamber’s endorsement in his House races, had long used the endorsement as proof of his bipartisan credentials.
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2024 Texas Elections
Ken Paxton sues Bexar County over voter registration outreach effort
The move escalates Texas Republicans’ brewing fight with urban counties over initiatives to proactively send applications to unregistered voters.
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Graphics and data reporting
Texas schools are hiring more teachers without traditional training. They hope the state will pay to prepare them.
Schools are hiring instructors with different types of backgrounds to deal with critical staff shortages.
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Environment
In South Texas, SpaceX faces skepticism over environmental damage
A federal agency has paused some of SpaceX’s plans amid concerns over the environment.
