Most Americans can access broadband internet services where they live, but in rural Texas, some still lack the kind of connectivity that allows them to get online without the hassles of dial-up. On June 14, the Texas Department of Agriculture will release information on the state of connectivity in Texas, including maps of where Texans have the best — and worst — internet access.
TribBlog: Boosting Broadband
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Criminal Justice
The Brief: June 2, 2010
The Fort Hood shooter made his first courtroom appearance Tuesday, but a trial, the military court decided, won’t happen until October.
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Public Education
Tickets for 10-Year-Olds
With the rise of get-tough juvenile crime policies across Texas, the municipal courthouse has become the new principal’s office for students who fight, curse their teachers or are generally “disorderly” — even in elementary schools. Campus police in the Austin, Houston and Dallas ISDs, among others, write thousands of citations per year, with young students tickted egularly and minority students targeted disproportionately. Fines of $250 or $500 are not uncommon, court officials say.
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Demographics
Redrawing the Lines
Redistricting is a highly partisan exercise, but there’s likely to be more at work than mere politics in 2011. Shifts in the state’s population and demographics will play a large part in shaping where new congressional and legislative boundaries are set.
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Demographics
Troop Trauma
The expected deployment of 1,200 National Guard troops to the border has angered border advocacy groups, which fear the militarization of their communities will damage the local economy and impact their way of life.
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Demographics
TribBlog: Hutto Detention Center Back in the Spotlight
The Hutto immigration detention center is under scrutiny again after a guard at the private facility was accused of sexual assault.
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Public Education
TribBlog: Still Not Racing to the Top [Updated]
Gov. Rick Perry wasn’t interested in federal “Race to the Top” money before — and he isn’t now, either.
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TribBlog: “We Texans” Will Party
Debra Medina may have been shut out of the Republican Party of Texas’ 2010 Convention in Dallas, but her new advocacy group will still celebrate in the city next weekend.
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The Brief: June 1, 2010
Still months away from a BP solution that works, Dallas’ Parkland Hospital under investigation … again, Fort Hood shooter headed to a courtroom and Texas’ textbooks don’t hold the clout most thought they did.
