Education News
Lawsuit Could Increase HISD’s Bill to Texas’ Robin Hood System
Posted on · If the plaintiffs win, HISD’s recapture bill to the state could rise by $60 million.
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Education News
New Lawsuit Challenges Changes To School Finance System
Posted on · HISD is not a party in the lawsuit, but said in a statement that it believes the changes are legal and will intervene if necessary.
Politics
Federal Judge Rules Pasadena Infringed On Latino Voting Rights, Orders Changes
Posted on · The judge ruled: "In Pasadena, Texas, Latino voters under the current 6–2 map and plan 56 do not have the same right to vote as their Anglo neighbors." City officials did not immediately respond to a request for comment.
Election 2016
Latino Voters Sue Pasadena, Charging Discrimination
Posted on · The suit is the first challenge of a local redistricting plan under the Voting Rights Act since the Supreme Court issued its Shelby County v. Holder decision.
News
After Outcry, Judge Delays Sanctions In Immigration Case
Posted on · The Texas-based judge that earlier this year put a hold on President Obama’s executive order on immigration decided on Tuesday to also suspend a controversial punishment he had recently issued to the administration’s attorneys.