By Scott Blair There’s an argument over whether there’s a teacher shortage or not in Texas. However, if you dig deeper into the numbers, evidence points to yes, there is. […]
Tag: Texas
Posted inEducation, HBCU, Homepage, Local, This Week
Paul Quinn College Receives $50K Donation for Student Scholarships
DALLAS, November 8, 2022 — The MARCH Foundation, a private non-operating foundation, has announced a gift of $50,000 to provide scholarships for deserving students at Paul Quinn College, the nation’s only […]
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Experts Say Texas Churches Violated Tax Laws, Ahead of Nov. 8 Elections
Churches in Texas invited Beto O’Rourke and Lt. Gov. Dan Patrick to speak to their congregations before the 2022 midterms, raising questions about the effectiveness of the Johnson Amendment.
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Black Residents in Corpus Christi File a Civil Rights Complaint to Stop Texas’ First Desalination Plant
By Dylan Baddour, Inside Climate News Originally Appeared in the Texas Tribune Since 2007, Hillcrest residents have sued to challenge plans for a sewage treatment plant in their neighborhood, and […]
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Domestic Violence in Texas
By Scott Blair Domestic violence is defined as the willful intimidation, physical assault, battery, sexual assault, and/or other abusive behavior as part of a systematic pattern of power and control […]
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Report Finds That Texas Has Banned More Books Than Any Other State
By Brian Lopez Originally appeared in the Texas Tribune Texas banned more books from school libraries this past year than any other state in the nation, targeting titles centering on […]
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Abbott says raising the age to buy an assault-style rifle is “unconstitutional” based on recent court rulings
BY SNEHA DEY, The Texas Tribune, texastribune.org Editor’s note: This story contains explicit language. Gov. Greg Abbott said Wednesday that it would be unconstitutional to increase the minimum age to […]
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Report: Human Rights Violations in Prisons Throughout Southern United States Cause Disparate and Lasting Harm in Black Communities
NNPA Newswire NEW YORK – The Southern Prisons Coalition, a group of civil and human rights organizations, submitted a new report to the United Nations Committee on the Elimination of All Forms […]
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She Represents: Tolu Yero
Atlanta-native, Tolu Yero started her journey into the fragrance world at the peak of the pandemic back in late 2020. Tolu Yero is not new to entrepreneurship with a unique […]
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Ain’t Too Proud The Life And Times Of The Temptations Tickets
Broadway Dallas and Broadway Across America (BAA) are thrilled to announce that single tickets for the Broadway smash hit musical AIN’T TOO PROUD – THE LIFE AND TIMES OF THE […]
