Icy weather strands thousands on Ranger Hill in Texas
A Christmas ice storm left about 1,000 Texas travelers stranded on icy stretches near Ranger Hill along Interstate 20. Drivers sought shelter in Eastland area jails, dorms, and the Red Star Truck Terminal as state crews and 56,000 Northeast Texas residents lost power.
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Darin Dodd
Harm's Way
Eastland
Dodd
Eastland County
McKinney
Texas
Ranger
Ranger Hill
Ranger College
Red Star Truck Terminal
Texas 6
Marjie Edwards
Texas National Guardsmen
Charles Crom
Guard
Abilene
Don Rogers
DPS Division of Emergency Management
New Boston
DeKalb
Hooks
Atlanta-Queen City-Linden
Texarkana
Dallas
Paul Wolpa
Moratorium urged on new charter schools in Texas
A Texas House committee calls for a moratorium on charter school openings until the program proves its value to taxpayers and the Texas Education Agency can better manage it. The report notes mixed results with several closures financial troubles and lower test scores, and criticizes lax screening by the State Board of Education.
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George W. Bush
Texas
Carole Keeton Rylander
State Board of Education
Jim Dunnam
Dwatto
Public Education Committee
Irman
Austin Americantesman
House Committee
Clinton
Mike Krusee
Round Rock
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