A lawyer for shooting victims is seeking compensation for victims and families, citing the Texas House committee’s investigative report that found “systemic failures” in response to the tragedy.
Public Education
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A North Texas school district now lets teachers reject children’s pronouns — even if parents approve of them
The Grapevine-Colleyville district, between Dallas and Fort Worth, added two conservative members to its seven-member school board in May.
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Politics
Texas public schools required to display “In God We Trust” posters if they are donated
The law passed last year says schools must display the national motto in a “conspicuous place” but only if the poster is “donated” or “purchased by private donations.”
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Politics
Keller school officials order 41 books — including the Bible and an Anne Frank adaptation — off of library shelves
A new policy scraps community recommendations from last fall that some books that had been questioned should remain on shelves.
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Public Education
Uvalde school officials to discuss firing Pete Arredondo on Aug. 24
The meeting will happen exactly three months after Arredondo was among the first law enforcement officers to arrive at Robb Elementary, where a gunman killed 19 students and two teachers.
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Criminal Justice
More Black Americans live in Texas than any other state. Two years after George Floyd’s murder, many reconsider their future here.
In interviews, Black Texans expressed frustration over uneven progress, restrictions on teaching about racism in public schools and limitations on their political representation and voting access.
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Texas school ratings show improvement compared to 2019, but those in poorer neighborhoods still lag
This year’s TEA ratings were done differently than in previous years. Instead of the usual A-F ratings, which were last given in 2019, the agency gave only A-C ratings. Districts and schools that would have received a D or F instead received a “Not Rated” label this year.
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Uvalde school shooting
After the Robb Elementary shooting, some Uvalde parents are choosing private or online education
Following a state report showing that almost 400 law enforcement officers showed up at the school on May 24, some Uvalde parents are doubtful over whether their kids will be safe in the district.
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Four years after the Santa Fe school shooting, “There is still a lot of pain”
Some residents still struggling with grief, trauma as government mental health funding recedes.
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A Granbury mom’s campaign to ban library books divided her town — and her family
Weston Brown thought he had fully come to terms with his mother’s anti-LGBTQ beliefs. Then he saw the video of her speaking at a school board meeting. “I couldn’t stay quiet about that.”