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Party Politics

Hostile Takeover?

Troy Schulze

Posted on March 24, 2023 · Co-hosts Brandon Rottinghaus and Jeronimo Cortina delve into the latest news in national and local politics.

Tags Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis hisd Mike Morath tea Trump Waco

Town Square

How Black History is Taught in Schools Today

Garrett Bohlmann

Posted on February 7, 2023 · Why some states are trying to limit what is taught in the classroom and the importance of knowing our full history.

Tags african american history American education american history AP African American Studies black history black history month College Board critical race theory Dr. Melanye Price Dr. Vida Robertson Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis Kadence Smith MLK Oratory Competition Prairie View A&M university of houston downtown

Politics

Texas Republicans prefer Ron DeSantis to Donald Trump for 2024, new GOP poll finds

Trent Brown, The Texas Tribune

Posted on November 14, 2022 · The new poll shows a shift in support for the former president, who was the clear favorite among Texas Republicans in an October poll.

Tags 2024 presidential election donlad trump Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis Republican nominee

News

LULAC raises reward amount for information on woman who allegedly lured migrants away from Texas

Julián Aguilar, The Texas Newsroom

Posted on October 5, 2022 · The Latino advocacy groups also announced it will ask the U.S. Department of Justice to look into the flights that immigrants’ rights groups claimed were nothing more than political stunts.

Tags Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis Martha's Vineyard migrants migrants venezuelan refugees

Immigration

Legal groups allege migrants transported from Texas to Martha’s Vineyard were misled

Julián Aguilar, The Texas Newsroom

Posted on September 22, 2022 · Attorneys for the Venezuelan migrants, who are suing Florida Gov. DeSantis after being transported from Texas to the Massachusetts island, said the consent forms migrants signed were missing material information and not fully translated.

Tags Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis Martha's vineyard Martha's Vineyard migrants migrant buses

Texas

A Texas sheriff will investigate DeSantis’ flight of migrants to Martha’s Vineyard

Matt Adams, NPR

Posted on September 20, 2022 · The Bexar County Sheriff's Office has opened an investigation into Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis' flight that took 50 migrants to Martha's Vineyard, Mass.

Tags Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis javier salazar migration texas

News

Migrants on Martha’s Vineyard flight say they were told they were going to Boston

Joel Rose, NPR / Greg Allen, NPR

Posted on September 15, 2022 · The plane flight carrying dozens of migrants and paid by Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis is the latest move by Republican officials to send migrants to Democrat-controlled cities.

Tags busing migrants Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis greg abbott Martha's vineyard texas

Immigration

Some Republicans Blame Migrants For COVID-19 Surges. Doctors Say They’re Scapegoating

Joel Rose, NPR

Posted on August 10, 2021 · Some Republicans are blaming the latest surge in COVID-19 cases on migrants crossing the southern border. But many doctors disagree, saying the politicians are just looking to divert attention.

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Houston school board holds final hearing ahead of takeover, TEA presents update on transition

Dominic Anthony Walsh

Posted on May 18, 2023 · With two weeks until the takeover, the Texas Education Agency says it will stick with June 1 for the appointment of a new superintendent and Board of Managers — who have not yet been selected, according to the agency. The new leaders will be in office for a long time.

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Trump charged with 34 felony counts in hush money scheme

Associated Press

Posted on April 4, 2023 · He’s expected to be fingerprinted and processed, and his mug shot may be taken — a remarkable reckoning after years of investigations and an extraordinary moment in U.S. history.

Tags Donald Trump arraignment Trump Trump arrest Trump paying hush money trump supporters

Houston

As dozens march to oppose takeover of Houston ISD, ACLU files complaint against TEA

Patricia Ortiz

Posted on March 31, 2023 · The American Civil Liberties Union (ACLU) also filed a complaint today with the Department of Justice to investigate the TEA for those who felt their rights as voters were being violated.

Tags Cesar Chavez Chavez High School hisd tea TEA takeover HISD Texas Education Agency

Education

Most children suffering from depression in Texas remained untreated, new report says

Lucio Vasquez

Posted on March 28, 2023 · The report addresses food insecurity, lapses in child care and HISD's performance while providing recommendations to school districts and state lawmakers.

Tags children at risk COVID-19 hisd mental health

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