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Texas School Finance Panel Approves Final Report To Lawmakers

Aliyya Swaby, The Texas Tribune

Posted on December 20, 2018 · The Texas Commission on Public School Finance — created last year to scrutinize the way the state funds K-12 education — finalized a report that includes more than 30 recommended improvements.

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Teachers have reacted to Gov. Greg Abbott's education agenda for this summer's special session with a mix of skepticism and fierce opposition.

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Texas Official Calls Special Education Students ‘Slow Learners’

Associated Press

Posted on March 26, 2018 · Special education advocates have called the comments uninformed and offensive

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Bi-partisan Commission Tackles Public School Funding in Texas

Ed Mayberry

Posted on January 23, 2018 · The commission comes 18 months after the Texas Supreme Court declared the current way "unconstitutional" -- but deeply flawed. The group of lawmakers and educators hope to send a recommendation to the next legislature that convenes in 2019.

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I SEE U, Episode 13: The Radical Forgiveness of Anthony Graves [Encore]

Eddie Robinson

Posted on July 29, 2022 · Death Row Exoneree Anthony Graves is fighting for a fair criminal justice system, but is Texas willing to take action? This is an encore of the August 14, 2021 broadcast.

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Texas lawmakers ordered to turn over redistricting records

Stephen Paulsen, Courthouse News

Posted on July 26, 2022 · The order is the latest victory for civil rights groups claiming discrimination and intimidation leading up to the 2022 midterms, but history indicates the case is unlikely to be resolved before voters head to the polls.

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Because of Texas abortion law, her wanted pregnancy became a medical nightmare

Carrie Feibel

Posted on July 26, 2022 · New, untested abortion bans have made doctors unsure about treating some pregnancy complications. That's led to life-threatening delays, and trapped families in a limbo of grief and helplessness.

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I SEE U, Episode 9: Vietnamese Fishermen v. the KKK [Encore]

Eddie Robinson

Posted on July 22, 2022 · An intriguing look at the 1981 court case that brought justice to Vietnamese fishermen in East Texas who were terrorized by the Ku Klux Klan. This is an encore of the July 17th, 2021 broadcast.

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