No one's tracking how big Texas' teacher shortage really is
You've likely heard about the teacher shortage in Texas. Figuring out how exactly how many teacher positions remain vacant, though, is tough.
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Andrea Lucia is an investigative reporter for CBS News Texas.
She has won Emmy Awards for her reporting on church sexual abuse, deceptive solar panel sales, and illegal waste dumping.
Andrea reported extensively on serial killer Billy Chemirmir, covering the case from his arrest through his death. She also uncovered how developers were collecting billions of dollars in tax exemptions through rogue housing finance corporations.
During the COVID-19 pandemic, she not only covered efforts to slow the spread of the virus, but also participated in Pfizer's vaccine trials, becoming one of the first people in the world to receive an mRNA vaccine.
A native Texan, Andrea grew up in Houston and spent her summers in Colombia, where much of her family still lives.
She is a graduate of Boston University and began her career reporting along the Texas-Mexico border following the creation of the Department of Homeland Security. She later worked in Orlando and Houston before joining CBS in 2010.
Andrea has two young sons, whom she enjoys taking on nature hikes, beating at board games, and teasing mercilessly. She is also an active volunteer, working with the Texas PTA to expand educational opportunities for Title I students.
Raised by a mother with hearing loss, Andrea later developed hearing loss herself and now wears hearing aids. She shares her experiences publicly and privately in hopes of supporting others and reducing the stigma faced by the Deaf and hard of hearing community.
You've likely heard about the teacher shortage in Texas. Figuring out how exactly how many teacher positions remain vacant, though, is tough.
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A Collin County grand jury Tuesday slapped suspected serial killer Billy Chemirmir with four new capital murder indictments.
Dallas City Council voted in January to pass an ordinance that would force sexually oriented businesses to close every night between 2 a.m. and 6 a.m. It argued the businesses attract crime, straining police and fire resources.
Garland police said a man wanted on a felony warrant of sexual assault of a child shot and killed a bail bond agent before shooting himself.
The city of Dallas Wednesday will propose a solution in the long simmering fight over vacation rentals.
As school comes to an end, a north Texas family says Fort Worth ISD failed to provide adequate education for their medically fragile, special needs child.
She said her second grader had been on his way to the nurse's office to take his medication when he heard the gunshots.
"It could have been my child. What would I have done? What would I do?"
The day after introducing its new safety plan, Dallas' Deep Ellum neighborhood is reeling from an early morning shooting that killed two people and injured three others.
Southlake teachers asked to return to Carroll ISD next year will have to agree not to criticize the school district or its leadership to the media.
The daughter of Marilyn Bixler recently sat down with Andrea Lucia to dsicuss the second trial of Billy Chemirmir.
A neighbor's photo allegedly shows the woman's body left behind on her porch by first responders.