Census offices across Texas are gearing up to collect data for the 2010 census. Population growth in Texas is expected to bring the state 3 to 4 new congressional seats. Ben Philpott, who’s covering politics for KUT News and the Tribune, says it will also lead to another round of redistricting battles between Democrats and Republicans.
Mapping it Out
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Politics
Mapping It Out
What does the 2010 census mean for 2011 redistricting? Ben Philpott filed this report for KUT News and the Tribune.
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Revising the Social Studies Curriculum: The Animation
The State Board of Education begins meeting today to approve new social studies curriculum standards. We take you through some of the proposed changes.
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Public Education
Hijacking History
Was America ordained by God to lead the world? Are our public school students taught enough about the African American and Hispanic experiences? Was Joseph McCarthy an American hero? The always controversial State Board of Education meets this week to take up such questions as it revises Texas’ social studies standards.
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Health care
The Prescription: On the Edge
Down on the border, there are more uninsured people, fewer primary care physicians, and higher rates of certain chronic illnesses. As part of his continuing exploration of the effort to rewrite health care policy, KUT’s Nathan Bernier talked to a doctor in Eagle Pass.
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Public Education
Still Restrained
Texas educators forcibly pinned down students with disabilities as many times in 2009 as they did in 2008, despite efforts to curb the practice.
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Jerry Patterson: Why I’m a Big Fan of Obama
You know, don’t you, that the Land Commissioner is being facetious when he says that?
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2010: Watch the Debate, Wherever You Are
Can’t be in Denton for Thursday night’s Republican gubernatorial debate? Watch it from cities across the state, on these public and commercial television stations. Oh, and when in doubt, there’s always C-SPAN.
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Rick’s and Kay’s Spokesmen Face Off
In advance of Thursday’s debate, we mashed up Mark Miner and Jennifer Baker as they summed up this phase of the race.
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2010: Double Barrelled
Sen. John Cornyn says the only double standard that needs to be talked about is Senator Harry Reid’s.
