Texas trails national average on teacher pay, per-pupil school spending
As Texas Gov. Greg Abbott continues to tour the state pushing for school vouchers that would sap public education funds, a new report finds that Texas already ranks among the worst states for both average per-pupil spending and teacher pay. During the 2022-2023 school year, Texas spent on average of
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Founder of San Antonio's El Camino, Bésame food truck parks opening sports bar near UTSA
The team behind popular and uber-colorful food truck parks El Camino and Bésame will soon open a sports bar concept near the University of San Antonio’s Northwest campus, San Antonio Magazine reports. Details so far are sparse, but Ricky Ortiz, founder of the two Grayson Street food truck parks, tol
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Texas House scheduled to vote on cannabis decriminalization bill this week
The Texas House of Representatives is scheduled to vote Wednesday on a bill that would decriminalize low-level marijuana possession and set up a means for people to expunge past weed arrests. House Bill 218, penned by Texas Rep. Joe Moody, D-El Paso, will now get a floor vote roughly six weeks after
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Texas Senate moves to end countywide voting on Election Day
Countywide polling locations on Election Day would be banned in Texas under a bill approved by the Texas Senate on Thursday. Senate Bill 990, authored by Republican Sen. Bob Hall of Edgewood, passed 17-12 along party lines.
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