Texas school finance reform hurts most districts
A Texas plan to overhaul school funding will cut support for about 80 of the state's 1,048 districts, with property-poor districts facing the biggest losses. Richer districts lose some funds but Austin ISD gains, while enrollment growth funding shortfalls shift costs to local districts.
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Austin
Texas
John O'Brien
Legislative Budget Board
Austin American‘Statesman
O'Brien
Central Texas
Lockhart
Lago Vista Isd
Austin Isd
O’brien
Texas Education Agency
Undercover TABC Plans to Curb Underage Drinking in Travis County
The Texas Alcoholic Beverage Commission will place undercover agents in Travis County liquor stores starting this weekend to catch minors and adults who buy or obtain alcohol for those under 21. The program, called Cops In Shops, aims to cut intoxicated minor crashes by 10 percent statewide, with a federal grant of 20,000 dollars aiding operations.
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Austin
Texas Alcoholic Beverage Commission
TABC
Travis County
Jonathan Carter
Texas Eiment of Transportation
Come
Carter Sai Om
Travis
Texas
Chuck wagon cook revels in rugged chuck wagon life
AP reports Dickens area cook Humphreys, 40, champions old time chuck wagon cuisine and solo mornings in the country. He built his own rig, travels to six ranches yearly, cooks for about 20 hands, earning roughly $100 daily, with long 16 hour days and family along on some jobs.
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Jimbo
Dickens
Heage
West Texas
Fone Haan
Jim
Dickens Chuck-Wa
Humphreys
Texas
Pitch Fork
Guthrie
Winona
Judges allow TAAS-failing students to take graduation stage
In San Antonio two state district courts ordered the ISD to let 209 students participate in high school graduation ceremonies with caps and gowns though they failed TAAS. They will not receive diplomas until they pass the Texas Assessment of Academic Skills. The ruling came hours before ceremonies at Sam Houston and Edison high schools.
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San Antonio
San Antonio Independent
Texas
Sam Houston
Edison
Bexar County
131St District Court
John D. Gabriel
Carol Haberman
Victor Rodriguez
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