America never barred “the government from promoting or disfavoring any particular religion above all others,” according to board conservatives.
TribBlog: SBOE Rejects Church-State Wall (Updated)
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Demographics
TribBlog: Border Leaders on Drone Bandwagon
A group of elected officials and business leaders from the Texas-Mexico border today joined Gov. Rick Perry and U.S. Rep. Henry Cuellar in calls for U.S. Customs and Border Protection to deploy unmanned aerial surveillance drones to monitor the border.
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The Brief: March 11, 2010
A song for the State Board of Education: We’ve only just begun…
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Try, Try Again
Farmer-soldiers from the Texas National Guard Agribusiness Development Team, working in Afghanistan, find out that what looks good in satellite imagery doesn’t always work out on the ground. KUT Radio’s series on the Guard in Afghanistan continues with this third installment of four.
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Energy
The Big Whoop
Whooping cranes, the Endangered Species Act and property rights clash on the Texas Coast.
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Demographics
“The Texas of Today is the U.S. of Tomorrow”
That’s what former state demographer Steve Murdock says about the dramatic population shifts happening throughout the state and the country — and why they matter.
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Public Education
The SBOE Gets Medieval
When State Board of Education members ventured into world history curriculum at Wednesday’s meeting, they carried their modern-day political agendas with them.
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Try, Try Again: The Texas Guard in Afghanistan
Farmer-soldiers from the Texas National Guard Agribusiness Development Team, working in Afghanistan, find out that what looks good in satellite imagery doesn’t always work out on the ground.
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The Weekly TribCast: Episode 19
In this week’s skirmish, Evan, Ross, Elise and guest podcaster Julian Aguilar talk about the promise and potential pitfalls for Bill White, the legislative races to watch this fall and whether anyone is buying Karl Rove’s new book.
