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Del Valle ISD offering free breakfast and lunch to all students in 2024-2025 school year
DEL VALLE, Texas — Del Valle ISD announced that it will be offering lunch to all students for free during the upcoming school year. The district will operate the Community Eligibility Program (CEP) at all schools under the National School Lunch Program and School Breakfast Program. Schools will serve...
Five Local University of Texas at Austin Students Participated in 2024 “Home to Texas” Summer Internship Program
The City of Eagle Pass, Texas and the University of Texas at Austin collaborated for the fourth annual “Home to Texas Summer Internship Program” during the summer of 2024 with five local students who just completed their first year of undergraduate studies at the university participating in the program, including Kelly Alvarez, Nathalia Chavarria, Clarissa Martinez, Zenaida Rodriguez, and Yanitza Reyna.
Summer literacy program empowers Austin students to stand up for the right to read
About 60 students gathered at the Texas Capitol on Wednesday to speak out against restrictions on which books they have access to at school and to write letters to lawmakers. “You should not ban books because it helps people read,” one student wrote. Another penned, “[It] would break my heart if you banned some of my favorite books.”
UT’s Texas Institute for Electronics awarded $840M for tech research and development
AUSTIN, Texas — The University of Texas at Austin's (UT) Texas Institute for Electronics is getting a large amount of money from the U.S. Department of Defense to continue its work with research and development related to semiconductor chips. The technology the money will go toward can be used...
Back to School Extravaganza offers hope for economically challenged families
What began as a vision of giving back has grown from humble beginnings to a significant annual event, called the Back to School Extravaganza, and focuses on positively impacting the lives of hundreds of children each year in Central Texas, including those in Liberty Hill. For the last 11 years,...
Actor Glen Powell returning to UT Austin to finish degree
AUSTIN, Texas — Back-to-school season is just around the corner, and for actor Glen Powell, that means going back to college. While promoting his new movie “Twisters,” which comes out July 19, Powell announced he will finish up his degree at the University of Texas - Austin.
Round Rock ISD to expand courses used to calculate class rankings
Starting with the graduating class of 2028, which will begin high school this fall, Round Rock ISD students will be able to have a greater variety of courses count towards their rank in class. (Brooke Sjoberg/Community Impact) Starting with the graduating class of 2028, which will begin high school this...
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