As Gov. Greg Abbott and other state leaders continue to delay the arrival of billions in education stimulus funding for Texas schools, Texas Democrats in Congress asked the Department of Education to pressure the state to send federal funds to schools as quickly as possible.
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Public Education
Watch: State Rep. Harold Dutton, chair of public education committee, discusses how Legislature should respond to pandemic, winter storm
Dutton joined The Texas Tribune on Thursday for a conversation moderated by Aliyya Swaby, the Tribune’s public education reporter.
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Texas 2020 Elections
Three indicted in Harris County on allegations of trying to illegally influence state House races
The indictments announced Friday were tied to races in Texas House Districts 132 and 142.
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Texas 2020 Elections
Three Texas House incumbents — Dan Flynn, Anna Eastman and J.D. Sheffield — lose in primary runoffs
Two other incumbents — Democrats Lorraine Birabil and Harold Dutton — were also on the ballot Tuesday.
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Police brutality in Texas
Greg Abbott has condemned the death of George Floyd, but he’s been silent on Texas’ recent history of police killings
Abbott also has praised Texas’ “legacy of success” on criminal justice reforms. In recent years, many police reform efforts have repeatedly failed at the Texas Capitol.
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Texas 2020 Elections
Houston-area lawmakers urge DA to investigate possible “non-existent” March primary candidate
“We are concerned that more than 2500 Harris County voters may have been duped,” the Democratic lawmakers wrote.
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Texas 2020 Elections
Harold Dutton: “It sounds like something criminal went on” in Texas House primary race
Facing a runoff, the Houston Democrat said he may ask the Harris County district attorney’s office to investigate the candidacy of an opponent who was seemingly absent on the campaign trail but received 20% of the vote.
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Public Education
Should the Texas Legislature pass a school choice program? (video)
Texas Tribune reporter Aliyya Swaby interviews advocates and opponents of school vouchers at The Texas Tribune’s March public education symposium.
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Criminal Justice
State Rep. Dutton renews uphill fight to abolish the death penalty in Texas
Every legislative session since 2003, Harold Dutton of Houston has filed at least one bill to end capital punishment in Texas. It’s often been a lonely quest.
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Politics
Expecting spike in special ed students, advocates push for better services
Texas is expected to increase the number of public school students receiving special education services, and disability rights advocates are aiming to improve the overall quality of those services.
