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Winning the SEC was just out of reach, but the Texas football team still has a great chance at bringing home a national title.
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Fernando Lucas de Urioste and Lindsey Stringer are vying for an at-large spot on the school board. Whoever wins will join the district as it faces a multimillion-dollar budget deficit and remains under a state order to improve special education services.
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Critics say the curriculum overemphasizes Christianity. The board is expected to officially vote on whether to approve the materials later this week.
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Public school districts across the state have made the switch to a four-day week in an attempt to recruit teachers, boost student attendance and increase overall morale. San Marcos CISD is in the early stages of considering the change.
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The Legislature banned diversity, equity and inclusion programs at public colleges and universities but the prohibition was not supposed to affect academics. Now, Republicans are suggesting DEI-related content in classrooms is hindering efforts to prepare students for the workforce.
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Pflugerville ISD told parents of students at Windermere Elementary on Thursday that a student had been diagnosed with the highly contagious disease. On Friday morning, Austin Public Health said there was no measles case.
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The governor’s directive extends a tuition freeze for Texas’ public universities that was approved in the last legislative session.
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Austin Community College and the Travis County Sheriff’s Office have been working on getting this program off the ground for more than two years. The pilot is grant-funded.
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The university is exploring potential legal responses after two men came on campus the day after the election with misogynistic and homophobic signs.
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Four separate bond propositions appeared on the Nov. 5 ballot, but only three were ultimately approved by voters.
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The 9.1 cent tax rate increase will generate $171 million in new revenue for Austin ISD. The district will keep about $41 million of that, while the rest is subject to Texas’ recapture system.
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U.S. District Judge Robert Pitman has said groups, such as the Palestine Solidarity Committee at UT Austin, have standing to sue President Jay Hartzell over allegedly violating their First Amendment rights.