Dallas Letter-Writing Campaign Fights Education Funding Cuts
Nine-year-old Julia asked Gov. Rick Perry to avoid cutting public education funding. It was part of a letter-writing campaign at a North Dallas Taco Cabana restaurant on Sunday.
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Nine-year-old Julia asked Gov. Rick Perry to avoid cutting public education funding. It was part of a letter-writing campaign at a North Dallas Taco Cabana restaurant on Sunday.
State Senator Wendy Davis (D – Fort Worth), who's dealing the funding problems first hand as a member of the senate's education committee, hosted meetings for parents, teachers and the public Saturday.
Texas First Lady Anita Perry was uninjured when the right engine of a World War II era plane in which she was riding caught fire while taxiing for takeoff.
The State of Texas is facing a major budget shortfall projected to be between $15-27 Billion. The state says it's financially strapped. So where did the state senate finance committee come up with the more than $10 Billion they voted to put back into the budget Thursday?
Public schools are on the state chopping block. Billions of dollars could be slashed. Thousands of employees could be laid off. And class sizes could be getting larger. But there is at least one program the federal government wants to expand here in Texas and nationwide: Breakfast in the classroom.
What budget crisis? The Lieutenant Governor says Texas can actually spend more on schools next year, not less.
Two Texas Congressmen say the Environmental Protection Agency is trying to push Texas out of the job of monitoring our air quality.
The number of domestic violence incidents could be higher than you think – because most victimized men do not report it.
The budget forecast for Arlington ISD schools is bleak. So teachers in the district want to make sure everyone knows just how bad it is. Facing a possible $48 Million shortfall, AISD is considering deep cuts and reductions.
Lawmakers are considering a bill that would require unemployed Texans to pass a drug test before collecting jobless benefits.
A proposal before the Texas Senate would cut HIV drugs for 14,000 poor people.
The Texas House has approved a bill requiring residents to show photo identification before voting.
A Texas lawmaker wants to ban emails, text messages and internet posting by leaders when they are doing business.
The Texas Ethics Commission has fined Gov. Rick Perry $1,500 for not reporting rental income on a home in College Station.
Not only are American nuclear power generators keenly aware of the problems with Japan's smoldering nuclear reactors, they're learning from them.
