House Bill 5, which reduced standardized testing in public high schools, also included a provision aimed at easing the pressure of high-stakes exams for students in lower grades. But it may not be having the intended effect.
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Energy
LCRA Draws Criticism Over Proposed Rate Hikes
The Lower Colorado River Authority is proposing significant rate increases for Central Texas cities and Gulf Coast-area rice farmers, saying its operating costs aren’t being covered. But critics say the agency should focus more on cutting costs.
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Politics
Davis Continues Attacks on Abbott’s Education Proposals
At an event in Austin on Monday, Democrat Wendy Davis accused Republican gubernatorial opponent Greg Abbott of proposing increased testing and denying equal access to pre-K education.
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Demographics
Slideshow: Images From the Civil Rights Summit
Four U.S. presidents visited Austin’s LBJ Presidential Library this week for a three-day summit commemorating the 50th anniversary of the 1964 Civil Rights Act. Take a photographic tour of the historic event.
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Energy
Report: San Antonio, Austin Among Solar Power Leaders
San Antonio ranks sixth among U.S. cities in installed solar power capacity, and Austin ranks 16th, according to a new report.
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Newsreel: Dewhurst Gets Dumped, UT Regent Drama, Civil Rights Summit
This week in the Newsreel: A business group drops its endorsement of Dewhurst, the Hall report is in and four U.S. presidents visit Austin.
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Higher Education
UT-Austin Faculty Objects to Shared Services Plan
A proposal to save money by consolidating administrative services at the University of Texas at Austin has encountered resistance from faculty members, who call it “part of the overly zealous, profit-motivated corporatist mandate.”
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Politics
Video: Leticia Van De Putte Rally in Austin
Here’s full video of Democratic lieutenant governor candidate Leticia Van De Putte’s rally Monday at the University of Texas at Austin, as she wrapped up a statewide bus tour.
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Newsreel: Campaign Donations, Public School Enrollment, Ray Hutchison
This week in the Newsreel: The Supreme Court nixes a campaign finance cap, school enrollment is up and we remember Ray Hutchison.
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State Government
Drug Testing for Unemployed Texans is Still Months Away
It will be months before the state can begin drug testing certain unemployment insurance benefit applicants, and some Texas lawmakers and business leaders are frustrated with the delay.
