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A federal judge is expected to rule quickly on the constitutionality of a Texas law about to go into effect that institutes new state penalties for illegal border crossings. During a hearing last week, U.S. District Judge David Ezra said he had concerns that other states would follow Texas’ lead in creating their own immigration laws – a power given exclusively to the federal government under the U.S. Constitution.
Read moreTEA annual report just released The Texas Education Agency’s annual report was released last week. It indicates per-student funding in the 2021-2022 school year averaged $14,928 per student, up 42% since 2011. However, state funding has only risen slightly in the past decade, while local funding has increased substantially.
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I was recently talking to a family member who was processing a disappointment and as I encouraged her, I said something out of my spirit that made me pause-- and repeat it, so I could catch it too.
Read moreTexas’ power grid reported record electricity use early last week. Both the Public Utility Commission of Texas and the Electric Reliability Council of Texas are urging residents and businesses to voluntarily reduce electricity use as temperatures soar above100 degrees over much of the state. So far the grid, which administers 90% of the state’s power load, has been able to keep up with demand.
Read moreThe Texas House last Thursday passed two education-related bills, one that allocates $4.5 billion for teacher pay raises and another to increase the annual per-student base funding from $6,160 to $6,300 – a 2.3% increase.
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Spring is here, and with it, Spring cleaning. Personally, I do not like to clean. I know some people that love it and will even clean to de-stress, I am not one of those people. I’m not necessarily a messy person so my house stays fairly clean throughout the year, but when it comes to deep cleaning, I’d rather skip out. For some reason in my mind, if it looks clean, it is clean- unfortunately for me, that is not true. Of course I always feel refreshed after the big annual deep-clean, but getting myself to start is half the battle. Here’s some ways that I have found to get me motivated to start my Spring cleaning.
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