Lawmakers will be sworn into office on Tuesday morning and predictions are they will focus on meat-and-potato issues rather than partisan politics.
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Arizona GOP lawmakers push for Texas-style border enforcement law
And the Legislature ... of the session when lawmakers adjourn without a date to reconvene. Kolodin, however, questioned the idea of waiting for the appellate court to rule on the Texas law.
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Dallas schools leader touts wins, calls out Texas lawmakers for not boosting funding
Dallas schools are heading in the right direction despite inaction from Texas ... Legislature for failing to adequately fund public schools during the last legislative session — much of ...
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The Legislature let Texas public schools hire chaplains. So far, only one has.
Just one chaplain has been hired at a Texas public school under a controversial state law passed by the Legislature last ... originally was pitched by GOP lawmakers as a way to fill vacant mental ...
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Austin Native Spencer Barnett Commits to Texas Longhorns
Austin Westlake kicker Spencer Barnett made waves with his decision to commit to the University of Texas on Friday. Following his de-commitment from Colorado State, Barnett Opted to become a ...
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How Texas students and an Austin-area wildlife center saved a duck with a 3D-printed bill
WILLIAMSON COUNTY, Texas — All Things Wild is a wildlife rehabilitation center in Williamson County that helped more than 4,000 animals last year. But one of those animals made an impression on ...
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UT-Austin announces round of firings in latest step to comply with Texas' DEI ban
The University of Texas at Austin has laid off dozens of employees ... Greg Abbott said more laws will be passed next legislative session to make sure schools are enforcing the DEI ban.
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UT Austin announces first round of DEI layoffs in compliance with Texas’s statewide ban
UT Austin is ensuring its compliance with the January legislation, sending a message announcing the “organizational changes.” Texas public institutions will need to comply with five specific ...
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Flower Mound council supports consultation for next legislative session
Brandi Bird, president of Bird Advocacy & Consulting in Flower Mound, talks about her firm's services during the Flower Mound Town Council meeting April 1. (Don Munsch/Community Impact) The next ...
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UT-Austin lays off employees to comply with Texas’ DEI ban
The University of Texas at Austin has reportedly laid off dozens of employees to comply with Texas’s DEI ban that went into effect earlier this year. The school laid off 60 employees who worked ...
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Texas A&M quarterback Conner Weigman stays on target in return from broken foot
A broken foot in Week 4 of last season amplified that passion and made Weigman all the more appreciative he’s slinging a football again this spring at Texas ... re loved in return,” that ...
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Utility pole inspection company declines to testify at Texas Panhandle wildfire investigation hearing
The Texas A&M Forest Service concluded that a fallen decayed utility pole caused the Smokehouse Creek fire. State Rep. Ken King, R-Canadian, speaks during a legislative hearing in investigating ...
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University of Texas at Austin eliminating nearly 60 staff who once worked in DEI roles, civil rights and faculty groups say
The University of Texas at Austin has sent layoff notices to an ... associate or assistant deans who were formerly focused on DEI will return to their full-time faculty positions,” Hartzell ...