Houston Public MediaThe White House is pressuring universities, including UT Austin, to sign a "compact," banning the consideration of race in admissions and more.
#Education #News #HigherEd #KUTNews #TrumpAdministration #UniversityOfTexas #UTAustin
The Texas Education Agency is releasing long-delayed A-F ratings for the 2023-24 school year, along with ratings for 2024-25, for more than 9,000 campuses and 1,200 school districts statewide.
#Education #EducationNews #HISD #Houston #Local #News #Texas #Hisd #HoustonISD #KUT #KUTNews #SchoolAccountability #TexasEducationAgency
TEA releases last two years of A-F school ratings. Here’s how to find your campus
The Texas Education Agency has published delayed A-F ratings for the 2023-24 school year, along with ratings for 2024-25, at TXschools.gov. Houston ISD received a B grade of 82 for 2024-25, up from a 79 the year before.
Susan Larson ♀️🏳️🌈🏳️⚧️🌈#Trans #people in #Texas #blocked from #updating the #gender #marker on #driverslicenses
#SheriGipson, the #chief of the state’s #driverlicence #division, revealed the #changes to #Austin-based #news #station #KUTNews.
https://www.thepinknews.com/2024/08/22/trans-texas-gender-driving-licenses/
The head of the Texas prisons department said he wants to install air conditioning in every state lockup — he just doesn’t have the cash to do it.
#News #Texas #CriminalJustice #DistrictCourt #FederalCourt #FederalJudge #Heat #KUT #KUTNews #Legislature #Prison #Prisons #Tdcj #TexasDepartmentOfCriminalJustice #TexasLegislature #TexasPolitics
Too much heat, not enough funding: State of Texas defends lack of prison A/C in federal court
The state of Texas is being sued over the lack of air conditioning in its prisons, where indoor temperatures can top 100 degrees in the summer. In federal court, inmates detailed the extreme measures they’ve taken to get out of the heat, like starting fires or inflicting self-harm.
Texas Gov. Greg Abbott says it’s not true that the president couldn’t reach state leaders about distributing emergency relief supplies after Hurricane Beryl, calling Joe Biden’s statements “a complete lie.”
#Hurricane #News #GregAbbott #KUT #KUTNews #TexasPolitics #TexasState
