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Two more state employees fired after accessing Texans’ private information
So far, nine HHSC employees have been fired for accessing without a “business” purpose the private information of Texans ...
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City ‘intervening’ El Paso Electric’s rate increase plan
The El Paso City Council voted unamiously on Monday, Feb. 3 to intervene in El Paso Electric’s proposed $93 million rate increase. That move effectively pauses ...
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CenterPoint Energy settles rate case, will lower power costs for customers
More than six months after CenterPoint Energy came under fire for its response to Hurricane Beryl — and its proposal to raise ...
City halts $93M rate hike by El Paso Electric for 90-day review
City Council voted to pump the brakes on El Paso Electric's proposed rate hike that could've raised the average bill by $22.
After Hurricane Beryl, Texas lawmakers push for generators at senior living facilities
After failed attempts in 2021 and 2023, southeast Texas lawmakers have filed bills to require generators in nursing homes and ...
Texas students face barriers with dual credit. Here's how lawmakers hope to find a fix.
Sen. Brandon Creighton said "inefficiencies" in college credit transfers need to be tackled this year, as does how schools ...
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Little tracking, wide variability permeate the teams tasked with stopping school shootings
Florida revamped its threat assessment system in January 2024 to improve response times, provide consistent data collection, and build in more checks and balances and oversight, said Pinellas County ...
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Threat assessment teams tasked with preventing school shootings risk unfairly vilifying children
Threat assessment teams working to prevent school shootings have become more common, and some of the teams have developed ...
Texas Gov. Abbott calls new property tax relief, teacher pay raises, and school choice in State of the State address
Before 1,100 attendees at the Arnold Oil Company in Austin, the governor announced seven of his top priorities ...
Reliance on uncertified teachers in Texas leads to issues, discussion by policy experts
Here's how West Texas educational leaders are working to combat Texas' growing reliance on uncertified teachers in public ...
Why Greg Abbott is eyeing San Antonio as the site of Texas’ Cyber Command
The creation of a Texas Cyber Command that would partner with the University of Texas at San Antonio is one of Abbott’s ...