Tax Day two step and Tax Freedom Day analysis
Our View argues taxes are too high and the 74 000 page tax code is complex. It cites Tax Freedom Day data showing 2014 federal and state tax totals exceed half a nation's income and notes delays since 2000. It highlights states with earliest and latest Tax Freedom Days and calls for tax reform.
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New York
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State Board stalls stand-alone Mexican American studies course
The State Board of Education avoided a vote on a stand-alone Mexican American studies course for high schools and instead called for materials on other groups. The piece argues the course would be educational, reflect history, and serve Texas’ soon-to-be majority population, urging districts to teach diverse cultures with proper context.
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San Antonio Express-News
Return of EHCCDE program graduates inspires deaf education
Jane Larson notes the Tri County East Regional Day School Program for the Deaf and its former EHCCDE roots. Velia Garcia and two graduates serving Ashbel Smith Elementary bring leadership, academic support, and role modeling to deaf and hard of hearing students, reflecting a culture of belonging and giving back across years.
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East Harris County Cooperative For Deaf Education
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Velia Garcia
Ashbel Smith Elementary
Jessica Montoya
Lynda
Wendy
Heafed
Goose Creek
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Jane Larson
High Island buried victims haunted Baytown reporter’s stop
Jim Kyle, a Baytown Sun writer, stops at Dot’s Café on High Island in 1973 and covers the discovery of mass grave sites linked to Elmer Wayne Henley and others in the Houston serial killings. He joins lawmen at grave sites, documents bags of bones, and witnesses a nightmare scene as investigators uncover multiple burials near the beach.
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Baytown Sun
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Houston Area
David Brooks
Dean Corll
Corll
U.S
Sun
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Brooks
Galveston Daily News
Galveston County
Today in History highlights April 16 events across years
On April 16 milestones include The Rolling Stones debut album in 1964, Washington's 1789 inauguration, Lincoln signing a DC slavery end bill in 1862, Harriet Quimby crossing the Channel in 1912, Fibber McGee and Molly premiering in 1935, Grandcamp explosion in 1947, King’s Birmingham Jail letter in 1963, Apollo 16 launch in 1972, Virginia Tech mass shooting in 2007, and Obama’s 2012 statement on interrogation tactics. Thought for Today by George Herbert appears.
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Abraham Lincoln
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Confederacy
Harriet Quimby
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France
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Blue Network
Grandcamp
Texas City
Texas
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Martin Luther King Jr
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John W. Young
Charles M. Duke Jr
Ken Mattingly
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Seung-Hui Cho
Virginia Tech
Barack Obama
CIA
Bush
George Herbert
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