Lawmakers Back Delay Of STAAR Grade Requirements
The head of the Texas Senate Education Committee said she supports postponing requirements that new state standardized tests count toward 15 percent of high school students' grades.
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The head of the Texas Senate Education Committee said she supports postponing requirements that new state standardized tests count toward 15 percent of high school students' grades.
A panel of federal judges is demanding compromise on Texas voting maps that have all but sunk the chances of the state holding an April primary.
The trial for former Dallas Justice of the Peace Carlos Medrano is underway.
April primaries are all but impossible for the state's election administrators, and if the state wants to hold primaries on May 29, they'll need approved congressional and legislative maps by March 3.
If nothing else, this Republican primary season has had more ups and downs than the Texas Giant roller coaster at Six Flags over Texas in Arlington.
Prosecutors say the deputy was trying to defraud the government.
A court that has been refereeing a clash over disputed Texas voting maps reconvenes Tuesday, and politicians are hoping to learn when the state's primary elections will take place.
It's been talked about for a generation, bridging the economic divide between northern and Southern Dallas. Today there are not one but to initiatives from Dallas City Hall, one from Mayor Mike Rawlings, a similar one from city staff. Mayor Rawlings calls his "Grow South."
DART is moving forward with plans for a commuter rail line that will run from Wiley to the Fort Worth Stockyards.
One of the most powerful senators in the country is taking action after watching a CBS 11 investigation.
In an effort to save money, Dallas City Hall will consider using more solar panels on several city facilities.
Fresh off a second-place finish in the Maine caucuses, Republican presidential candidate Ron Paul said he is "disappointed" with the results, but will stay in the race.
This week three federal judges in San Antonio will start resolving one of the great political mysteries of the year: When will Texas hold primary elections and what will the congressional and legislative districts look like?
