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    Nov 29

    1/ School segregation is far from a distant memory in Texas. 48 years ago, a judge ordered the Longview school district to desegregate its schools. But an educational gap remains. And some fear the progress that’s been made could be lost.

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  2. 8 minutes ago

    New in TribTalk: Shared goal, different solutions: Reining in school property taxes.

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  3. 1 hour ago

    A group of state lawmakers unanimously voted on Friday to keep the Rainy Day Fund’s minimum balance unchanged at $7.5 billion — the same figure they chose in 2016. Learn what this means for Texans.

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  4. 2 hours ago

    El Paso is on track to become the first large city in the United States to treat its sewage water and send it directly back into its taps. via

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    3 hours ago

    BREAKING: All state agencies, offices and departments will be closed on Wednesday for a day of mourning to honor former President George Herbert Walker Bush, declared.

    New: Texas ordered state agencies to close Wednesday to mourn George H.W. Bush.
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  6. 3 hours ago

    The opioid epidemic has not ravaged Texas like it has other states but there is still an urgent crisis, a House committee report warned Friday.

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  7. 3 hours ago

    New: Texas ordered state agencies to close Wednesday to mourn George H.W. Bush.

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    3 hours ago

    . shutting down state agencies Wednesday for Day of Mourning in honor of :

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  9. 4 hours ago

    A nurse died from an overdose of fentanyl, a potent painkiller meant for patients at UT Southwestern Medical Center’s Clements hospital in Dallas. It was a rare accident two years ago. Until it happened again. via

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    10 hours ago

    This is the second session in a row this issue will come up. I wrote about it last year.

    HB 449: Relating to a requirement that a public or private institution of higher education include a disciplinary notation on a student's transcript under certain circumstances.
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  11. 5 hours ago

    Texas Rep. resigned from the conservative Freedom Caucus. "I'm not moving left," the Republican legislator from Plano said in a tweet.

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    7 hours ago

    Missed this — , who hasn't said much publicly on First Step Act in recent weeks, gets into back-and-forth on it w/ Candace Owens and other bill supporters:

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  13. 6 hours ago

    Beto O'Rourke might have a path to the presidency. The Texas newcomer would do well to pay attention to what another political underdog did more than a century ago: Abraham Lincoln. From :

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  14. 7 hours ago

    Texas is suing the city of San Antonio for an alleged violation of the state’s new anti-“sanctuary cities” law, in the state’s first enforcement action against a city under the controversial statute.

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    9 hours ago

    Welcome to the , and !

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  16. 8 hours ago

    How George H. W. Bush and Bill Clinton went from political rivals to best friends. via

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    Welcome to The , and !

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  18. 10 hours ago

    Sully, President George H.W. Bush’s service dog, lies by his casket before one last journey with the former president. via

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    11 hours ago

    The New Scourge Join tomorrow at 11:30 a.m. for a conversation on opioid abuse in Texas. Get details on the free event at .

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  20. 11 hours ago

    State lawmakers are loathe to raise taxes. But they need to find money somewhere if they want to give local school property taxpayers a break. At the end of the day, someone in Texas has to pay for this stuff.

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    12 hours ago

    Speaking of and ... Stay tuned tomorrow for and my second story in the "Dis-integration" series, delving into the complexities of San Antonio ISD's blueprint for socioeconomic integration.

    on series on 'dis-integration' & release of from federal desegregation oversight; symposium highlights ; and bizarre piece on superintendent Pedro Martinez;
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