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A year without phones: How Texas’ cellphone ban in schools is changing classrooms
A school psychologist and teacher share what they’re seeing one year into House Bill 1481 By SADDIE SMITH for VITAL RECORD BRYAN-COLLEGE STATION, Texas—The school bell rings. Students settle into their seats. And then, instead of reaching for their phones during a quiet moment, they reach for a deck of cards. That’s one of…
Read MoreTexas should establish three-year bachelor’s degree options, Gov. Greg Abbott says
By Megan Menchaca, The Texas Tribune August 26, 2026 Gov. Greg Abbott directed the Texas Higher Education Coordinating Board on Wednesday to work on pathways for students to earn bachelor’s degrees in three years. Such a program could have college students take about 90 hours of classes instead of 120 to earn a degree, thus…
Read MoreJudge rejects Minnesota request to keep ICE officer jailed in extradition fight with Texas
By Alex Nguyen and Berenice Garcia, The Texas Tribune August 25, 2026 BROWNSVILLE — A federal judge Wednesday rejected Minnesota’s attempt to keep an immigration officer jailed in South Texas as the state fights to extradite the man to face criminal charges related to a January shooting. In a lawsuit filed last week, Minnesota officials…
Read MoreTed Cruz says on podcast it’s “no secret that I want to be president”
By Gabby Birenbaum, The Texas Tribune August 26, 2026 WASHINGTON — Sen. Ted Cruz, R-Texas, said “it’s no secret that I want to be president” on Lt. Gov. Dan Patrick’s podcast Wednesday as chatter about the 2028 presidential field — and whether Cruz will run — intensifies. Cruz, who finished second in the 2016 Republican presidential…
Read MoreGOP nominee for San Antonio House seat apologizes for “crude and immature” social media posts
By Renzo Downey, The Texas Tribune August 26, 2026 Editor’s note: This story contains explicit language. A Republican running for the Texas House in a marquee battleground district is reckoning with the recent unearthing of his decade-old social media posts, including ones that use homophobic slurs and racist tropes, which he says he now views…
Read MoreHere’s what Greg Abbott, Gina Hinojosa say about education priorities in Texas governor’s race
By Jaden Edison, Sneha Dey and Megan Menchaca, The Texas Tribune August 27, 2026 The outcome of Texas’ gubernatorial race will determine the future of testing, school district takeovers and who oversees public education for nearly 5.5 million children. Republican Gov. Greg Abbott and state Rep. Gina Hinojosa, his Democratic opponent, diverge in their perspectives…
Read MoreIdaho Law Protects Faith Healers. It Wasn’t Always That Way.
From at least the 1880s through the early 1970s, it was illegal for parents in Idaho to choose prayer over medical care when a child’s life was at stake. By Audrey Dutton Co-published with The Oregonian/OregonLive August 26, 2026, 5:00 am ProPublica is a nonprofit newsroom that investigates abuses of power. Sign up for Dispatches,…
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The Bunker State: The Government Will Survive, but Will the Constitution?
John Whitehead’s Commentary By John & Nisha Whitehead August 26, 2026 “Behind the ostensible government sits enthroned an invisible government, owing no allegiance and acknowledging no responsibility to the people.“—Theodore Roosevelt What began publicly as Donald Trump’s lavish, taxpayer-funded vision of a gilded White House ballroom is now being justified by the administration—in and out…
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