Despite his history of sexist, racist tweets and conspiracy-laden rants, more than 54,000 Republican voters propelled Robert Morrow into a runoff for a seat on the State Board of Education. GOP leaders are terrified he might actually win.
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Gov. Greg Abbott asks 500,000 Texas educators to weigh in on preventing next school shooting
The survey on preparedness for active shooter situations and other crises will inform the largest needs assessment on school safety in Texas history.
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Texas 2020 Elections
Incendiary State Board of Education candidate Rob Morrow advances to runoff
Neither party wants to see Morrow, who has a history of sexist and racist rhetoric, elected to the board, but he is headed to a runoff for the District 5 seat.
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Public Education
FBI agents investigating Houston ISD offices
It’s unclear why the FBI showed up at the Hattie Mae White Educational Support Center and the home of a district official, but Houston ISD said there is no danger to students, staff or the community.
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Demographics
More young Texans are registering to vote. Will they actually turn out?
Voter registration activity at Texas high schools spiked ahead of the 2018 general elections, when young and Hispanic voters turned out in record numbers for a midterm.
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Criminal Justice
T-Squared: Take The Texas Tribune’s annual reader survey
Your responses will help us better understand the people consuming our journalism and how they use it — and that will make us better equipped to serve you.
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Public Education
After penalizing gay teacher, Mansfield ISD awards her $100,000, plans vote to ban sexual orientation discrimination
As part of the settlement, the school district agreed to provide mandatory training to human resources and counseling staff on LGBTQ issues in schools, and to require its board of trustees to vote on whether to add protections for sexual orientation into its policies.
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Public Education
How are Texas public schools engaging with the 2020 presidential election? Share your story.
At a divisive and dramatic moment in U.S. politics, we’d like students and teachers to tell us what they’re learning, talking about and missing as they follow the presidential race.
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Public Education
Lewd tweets, the N-word and just plain weirdness: A wild-card candidate rattles education board races.
Eight seats are in play for the 15-member State Board of Education, which decides what Texas children are taught. Democrats hope to pick up seats in November, but for now, both parties just want to see Robert Morrow lose his GOP primary.
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University of Texas/Texas Tribune Polls
Most Texans want lower property taxes and more school spending, UT/TT Poll finds
It’s not a new contradiction, but it’s persistent: Texas voters think that property taxes are too high and that school spending is too low, according to the latest University of Texas/Texas Tribune Poll.