Pending any legal intervention, the three court-issued redistricting maps (House, Senate and Congress) and the State Board of Education map drawn up by the 82nd Legislature are now in effect. Use our interactive to see which district you live in now and who represents you.
State Board of Education
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Health care
TribWeek: In Case You Missed It
Aaronson on the sharp rise in the number of Texans on food stamps, Aguilar investigates the Black Market Peso Exchange, Grissom on the humbling of John Bradley, Hamilton on the tweet heard round the world, Ramsey and Murphy on the newest redistricting maps, Ramsey on why Formula 1 screeched to a halt, Ramshaw and Tan scrutinize Rick Perry’s attack on congressional insider trading, Root on Perry’s plan for a “part-time citizen Congress” and M. Smith on already ugly State Board of Ed races: The best of our best content from November 14-18, 2011.
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State Government
In SBOE Races, Drama Already Running High
With three longtime (and moderate) members stepping down and all 15 members up for re-election because of changes brought about by redistricting, political control over the divisive State Board of Education hangs in the balance. And even though the filing period has yet to begin, there are already signs that these races could get ugly.
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Public Education
With Control at Stake, State Board of Education Races Could Get Ugly
The official filing period for State Board of Education races hasn’t even begun, but the mudslinging certainly has. That’s no surprise: Political control over the divisive board hangs in the balance.
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Criminal Justice
TribWeek: In Case You Missed It
Hamilton on efforts to boost faculty productivity, Grissom on newly uncovered evidence in an old murder case, Galbraith on a wind-powered construction boom, Dehn unfurls the new Texas Tribune Weekend Insider, Aguilar on this year’s record number of deportations, Ramshaw and Tan on budget cuts and cervical cancer screenings, M. Smith on local control over student grades, Root and Ramshaw on Rick Perry’s latest debate performance, Philpott on an issue that didn’t get its due in that debate and Titus and Murphy on fundraising and spending in congressional races: The best of our best content from October 17 to 21, 2011.
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Public Education
Education Board Could Give Schools More Control Over New Exams
The State Board of Education may try to modify the state’s rigid new standardized exams — the STAAR tests — in a way that allays school districts’ concerns that they’re losing local control over grading.
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Public Education
Schools, Textbook Publishers Adjust to Power Shift
A new state law decentralizing the selection and purchase of instructional materials for Texas students has sparked debate about how it will affect the politically charged State Board of Education’s power to control what’s taught in Texas classrooms.
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Higher Education
Liveblog: Public and Higher Education at The Texas Tribune Festival
We’ll be liveblogging throughout the weekend from The Texas Tribune Festival’s public and higher education track — which includes panels on the role research should play at state universities and how to pay for public education.
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Politics
Feds: Proposed Texas Maps Undermine Minority Voting Rights
The U.S. Justice Department said Monday that new political maps for the Texas House and the state’s congressional delegation don’t protect the electoral power of the state’s minority populations as required by the federal Voting Right Act.
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Public Education
SBOE Approves Charter School for Deion “Prime Time” Sanders
Former Dallas Cowboys cornerback Deion Sanders’ charter school application was among eight approved by the Texas State Board of Education today.
