Election 2016
How Some Teachers & Students In Texas Are Responding To President-Elect Trump
Posted on · "They’re questions like ‘Are we going to be sent back to our home countries?" Trump has maintained that his policies will make America better.
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Education News
Texas Education Commissioner Sends HISD Notice for Detachment, District Prepares to Lobby
Posted on · When voters rejected Proposition 1, they didn’t cancel HISD's debt to the state. They just rejected the most common way wealthy districts pay it. HISD still owes millions to the Texas school finance system.
Election 2016
Voters Defeat Controversial School Finance Measure, HISD Prop 1
Posted on · Several HISD trustees and a political action committee, Houstonians for Stronger Schools, waged a strong campaign against the measure.
Election 2016
How Did Texas End Up With Such Oddly Drawn Political Districts?
Posted on · All 36 of Texas’ congressional seats are on the ballot this fall, but only one of those races is considered truly competitive. The vast majority of state House and Senate races aren’t particularly competitive, either. One big reason: A lot of the state's districts are drawn to give one party or the other a big majority.
Election 2016
The Feds Aren’t Watching Local Election Officials In Texas Anymore So Non-Profits Are
Posted on · Ever since the U.S. Supreme Court struck down a major part of the Voting Rights Act a couple of years ago, states like Texas haven’t had federal oversight in elections.
Election 2016
Congressman Lamar Smith: US Election Systems Vulnerable To Russian Cyberattack
Posted on · Hackers targeted voter registration databases in Illinois and Arizona this summer. Cybersecurity experts warned the House Science Committee such attacks, concentrated in a few battleground states, could tip the outcome of the presidential election.