KXAN News and host Phil Prazan, in for Josh Hinkle this week, explore the week’s developments in Texas government and politics, with interviews of elected officials, and political insiders and journalists.
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Texas' diversity, equity and inclusion ban has led to more than 100 job cuts at state universities
Texas' ban on diversity, equity and inclusion initiatives in higher education has resulted in more than 100 job cuts at University of Texas campuses across the state AUSTIN, Texas -- A ban on ...
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'Texas, Being' paints a picture of the Lone Star State through poetry
What God Save Texas did in narrative form, a new poetry collection aims to accomplish in 80 pages ... book is that people see both poetry and our state in some new ways. Poems ask us to come ...
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Texas psychologists’ board pushes back on costly new national licensing exam, considers crafting a cheaper state test
but that is our state persona. We push back, and I suggest we push back here,” she said. Tickets are on sale now for the 2024 Texas Tribune Festival, happening in downtown Austin Sept.
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Texas university takes heat for clearing DEI offices: 'The cruelty is stunning'
The University of Texas at Austin (UT ... in their DEI programs to comply with a new state law, the university announced last week. The Austin American-Statesman reported that a person with ...
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Tom Copeland, champion of the Texas movie industry, has died at age 74
Tom Copeland is a big deal — both in Austin and statewide," said journalist Joe O'Connell. "His big story is that of encouraging crew people and filmmakers both at the TFC and at Texas State." "The ...
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State leaders, organizations call on UT Austin to reverse DEI layoffs
AUSTIN, Texas — State leaders and organizations put on a united front Wednesday to address the impacts and repercussions of Senate Bill 17, which bans Diversity, Equity and Inclusion (DEI ...
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Who are Texas’ teachers? Some schools ‘hiring people off the street,’ state leader says
The challenges mean districts are hiring more and more teachers who don’t hold a state certification. While it is still higher than the pre-pandemic baseline, the rate of Texas teachers leaving ...
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Texas is replacing thousands of human exam graders with AI
Students in Texas taking their state-mandated exams this week are being used as guinea pigs for a new artificial intelligence-powered scoring system set to replace a majority of human graders in ...
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Fascist State
One day: “Working on a deep dive into how the state of Texas fails to protect intellectually disabled people from predatory guardians. Depressing stuff.” Another day: “A thing that really irks me ...
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State Bank of Texas CD rates of April 2024
The State Bank of Texas currently offers two CD specials, both with 12-month terms, but with different rates depending on your balance. The highest yield available, 5.40%, requires a minimum ...
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‘No stone unturned’: Margaret Howard helped reshape the archaeology of Texas State Parks
The 89 Texas ... state agency's nonprofit partner. The award is named after legendary preservationist, oral historian, archaeologist and folklorist Curtis Tunnell, who passed away in Austin at the ...
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Houston lawmakers call for state hearing to address alleged violations of state law in HISD
Several Houston-area Democratic legislators are calling for a formal hearing to address “potential violations of state ... Austin American-Statesman. She graduated from the University of Texas ...