Austin Police Department Chief Art Acevedo has accepted a job as Houston’s police chief, a source told the Austin American-Statesman on Thursday.
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Higher Education
Judge tells school to change name back to South Texas College of Law
The private law school picked a new name strikingly similar to the higher-ranked University of Houston law school.
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Classified Site’s CEO Arrested on Pimping Charges
Backpage.com was the subject of a joint investigation by California and Texas authorities who say the site’s adult advertising facilitates human trafficking.
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Demographics
10 Texas School Names Honoring Confederates Have Changed. At Least 24 Haven’t.
Tense debates have raged at Texas schools over the proper place of Confederate names in the public landscape. But many other districts have not considered any changes.
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Politics
At Convention, Texas Greens Welcome Bernie Sanders Voters
Much of the programming at the Green Party National Convention in Houston this weekend seemed calculated to appeal to disaffected Democrats.
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Politics
Texas Greens Hope Convention Helps Them Keep Ballot Access
The Green Party of Texas is hosting its party’s national convention, hoping the Houston event generates enough attention and votes to preserve its automatic spot on the 2018 Texas ballot.
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Politics
Bullet Train Critics Hope to Stop Project in its Tracks Next Year
Texas lawmakers could put up major road blocks next year for a private firm’s plans to build a high-speed rail project now that a federal transportation board has decided the project falls under state jurisdiction.
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Transportation
Lawmaker Revives Eminent Domain Question for Dallas-Houston Bullet Train Project
State Rep. Byron Cook asked Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton on Friday to rule on whether a private company developing a high-speed train project in the state has the power of eminent domain.
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Higher Education
University of Houston Settles Lawsuit Over Basketball Arena Name
The University of Houston has agreed to resolve a legal fight over its basketball arena, currently named after former Houston mayor Roy Hofheinz, by erecting a statue of and renaming a street after the deceased school booster.
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Higher Education
UT System Should Develop Work Study Program in Houston, Task Force Says
A task force plans to recommend that the University of Texas System develop a work study program in Houston, partnering with companies to provide work experience for students, the advisory group announced Monday.
