Governor-elect Gina Hinojosa has promised to make major changes to Texas education, including ending the state’s school voucher program, stopping state takeovers of local school districts and overhauling the Texas Education Agency.
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Republican control of the Texas State Board of Education had steadily increased over the last few cycles, but Democrats doubled their seats on the board this year, taking a narrow majority....
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Democrats were able to keep seats that Republicans redrew to make them GOP-friendly.
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A majority of justices on the Texas Supreme Court will be women for the first time ever, including the chief justice.
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The 2027 gala will now focus on the "extraORDINARY," according to Vogue.
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A single Powerball ticket in New Jersey has won an estimated $847 million after matching all six numbers in Wednesday's drawing, the company said.
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Officials said residents helped a mom and her two children jump out of a third-story window to escape the fire. The father was reportedly burned while trying to get them out....
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Russell Brand was convicted Thursday of rape and sexual assault charges on allegations dating back more than 20 years.
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Local foodies discuss their favorite places to get pizza around Houston.
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Charges have been filed against a man in the 2007 murder of a woman who was found strangled to death inside her apartment, according to HPD.
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Republican state senators will still hold a majority in the Capitol’s upper chamber. They have the ability to significantly weaken the role of the lieutenant governor....
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An Indiana man who admitted killing his girlfriend's two children was executed early Thursday.
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Beyond Hinojosa and Talarico, Democrats are sending a host of elected public school advocates and educators to the state capitol next year.
