Under new legislation, school districts for the first time can spend a portion of state “book” money on computer hardware and digital content. Some fear the explosion of choice will produce an erosion of quality content.
The Tipping Point: Texas Textbook Politics Meets the Digital Revolution
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State Government
Hopson’s Choice
Rep. Chuck Hopson, D-Jacksonville, is switching parties, saying that “”President Obama and the Democrats in Congress just don’t reflect the values of this district.” That’s a severe blow to Democrats hoping to win a majority in the Texas House.
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On the Records: Mackowiak vs. NotMackowiak Word Clouds
#tcot vs. takemeseriously.
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Health care
The Video Brief: November 6, 2009
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Criminal Justice
The Brief: November 6, 2009
A clearer picture of Thursday afternoon’s events is beginning to shape.
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Politics
Instapundit
Is willing yourself to be a player enough to make it so? In the meantime, will the real Matt Mackowiak please stand up?
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Politics
Should KBH resign? Two views
Senator Kay Bailey Hutchison is playing a high stakes game of will-she-won’t-she. So should she or shouldn’t she?
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Economy
State psychiatrists making top salaries
State psychiatrists are making crazy money. Of the 100 highest paid state employees, 45 are psychiatrists, most of them employed by the state’s 10 mental hospitals.
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The Fort Hood shootings: The scene from a hospital
Contributing writer Julian Aguilar is in Temple helping The Washington Post compile its report on the shootings at Fort Hood. He talked with the Tribune about the scene at Scott & White Hospital earlier today.
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Health care
TribBlog: Guilty verdict in state polygamist case
Jurors have returned a guilty verdict in the West Texas polygamist sect trial, sources close to the case have told The Texas Tribune.
