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Free meals; A look at some of the meal options for Central Texas students
Some districts are able to do provide free lunches and breakfasts through the USDA’s Community Eligibility Provision. According to the USDA, the program is available to districts in low-income areas.
Texas lawmaker says it's time for the state to get involved in "phone free" schools
NORTH TEXAS — Keeping students focused in class is a losing battle for Texas schools when there are cellphones around to distract them, says State Representative Ellen Troxclair."Allowing children to bring a television, a boombox, walkie-talkies - the equivalent of all of that - to school, and putting it on their desk while the teacher is trying to instruct them is clearly not a way that they are going to retain information," she said.That's why the Austin area Republican is planning to file legislation to bring the "phone-free" movement to every school in Texas.She said there are several approaches to keeping...
Student Safety: The Most Dangerous College In Texas
Sending your child away to a college or university after being under your roof for 18 years is hard on parents. Knowing that you are miles away if something goes wrong can be unnerving. One way to mitigate risk is by talking to your students and ensuring they know what...
Proposed Texas LNG terminals held up in court
Two major energy projects planned for the Rio Grande Valley suffered setbacks last week. Rio Grande LNG and Texas LNG are liquefied natural gas terminals set to be built at the Port of Brownsville. Local groups have raised concerns about the terminal’s effect on air and water quality. Last week, a three-judge panel in Washington found that the companies behind the terminals didn’t adequately consider their environmental impact.
Texas Gov. Greg Abbott vows to keep busing migrants north. One problem: Not enough migrants.
Republican National Convention delegates erupted in applause last month when Texas Gov. Greg Abbott doubled down on his commitment to send buses full of migrants to blue cities. “We have continued busing migrants to sanctuary cities all across the country,” Abbott told the cheering crowd in Milwaukee. “Those buses will...
Texas sues Biden administration over nursing home staffing rule
Texas is suing the Biden administration over a new policy that mandates minimum staffing levels in nursing homes, arguing the federal Medicare agency exceeded its authority. In a lawsuit filed Wednesday in the Northern District of Texas, state Attorney General Ken Paxton (R) said the rule should be vacated and the administration should be permanently blocked from enforcing it.
Houston-area school districts warn of continued severe cuts if voucher fight keeps funds tied up in state legislature
HOUSTON – Superintendents and school board leaders across Texas are raising urgent concerns about the financial crisis gripping their districts. Alief ISD and Spring Branch ISD are among those hardest hit, warning of severe cuts ahead if the state continues to withhold additional funding. Alief ISD Deputy Superintendent Charles...
YouTube sensation and Houston native Ryan Kaji chats “Ryan’s World The Movie”
HOUSTON – At only twelve years old, Ryan Kaji is one of the biggest sensations on YouTube. He got his start in 2015 by making videos opening and playing with new toys, and now his Ryan’s World YouTube page has almost 40 million followers and billions of views.
Child dies after her mom and stepfather ‘thought they could nurse her back to health, even though she was mentally and physically incapacitated and non-responsive for several days and didn’t wanted the attention that this would draw’
Houston, TX – According to the police officials, the 36-year-old mom, Denize, and the 40-year-old stepfather, later identified as GeraId, were taken into custody and later charged with injury to a child causing serious bodily injury by omission in connection with Denize’s 12-year-old daughter’s death. Police officials say the mother and the stepfather reprotedly failed to seek help for child’s injuries which ultimately led to her death.
Sashel & Sharlize Palacios' storybook season
Sashel and Sharlize Palacios are everything to one another. The pair of sisters are built-in best friends, sharing nearly all their life moments. But they’d never been one of the most coveted roles – teammates – until now. With a five-and-a-half-year age gap, the two never quite...
Lone Star College-Conroe Center alumna turns high school dreams into reality as certified flight instructor
For many high school seniors, the future can feel like a vast and uncertain landscape. However, for Morgan Whitaker, an unexpected opportunity in an aerospace engineering class transformed her uncertainty into a clear path forward, uncovering a passion for aviation that would shape her destiny. Whitaker’s interest in aviation began...
🐟A fisher’s dream: Schools of bull redfish sweep through Brazos River🐟
If you plan a fishing trip, you might want to head to Bryan Beach. This drone video was taken on August 9 near the mouth of the Brazos River. In it, you can see the schools of a species of fish identified as the “bull redfish” by Darrell Schoppe, who shot the video.
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