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School Vouchers Will Hurt Texas Teachers Like Me
| May 20, 2025
bookbans | EDUCATION | EXCO-Player | OPINION | public education | STATE | texas | TEXAS POLITICS | youtube
For Traci Dunlap, the fight over school vouchers in Texas is a personal one.
Texas Graded Its Public Schools. How Did Yours Fare?
| May 20, 2025
Texas public school ratings — which grade how well districts and campuses educate their students and prepare them for the future — were made public for the first time in two years.
Results across the state have dropped after the Texas Education Agency implemented stricter scoring standards, and one North Texas school district is at risk of being taken over by the state after five consecutive years of receiving an F ranking.
Making it in DFW: Dallas concert photographer faked it until she made it & it worked
| May 20, 2025
From Greyhound buses, Costco cameras, and getting paid in beer—to photographing Taylor Swift at the Eras Tour—Madison Truscan has proven she can make it as a concert photographer in Dallas.
8 ways to prepare for hurricane season in Texas
| May 14, 2025
We’re approaching the start of hurricane season in Texas. The safest route is to plan ahead before a storm is on the horizon—here’s where to start.
House GOP fast-tracks budget bill that would cut off Medicaid funding to Planned Parenthood
| May 13, 2025
ABORTION | Affordability | DFW | Houston | Lead Story | Medicaid | STATE | Texas Lead Story | women's health
Abortion is already excluded from coverage—the new bill is going after all health care services the clinics provide for low-income Americans.