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Polling Texas 2020
UT/Trib, Apr 25: Trump 49, Biden 44
DT/PPP, Apr 29: Biden 47, Trump 46
UT-Tyler/DMN, May 3: Trump 43, Biden 43
Emerson, May 13: Trump 47, Biden 41
Quinnipiac, June 3: Trump 44, Biden 43
PPP, June 5: Trump 48, Biden 48
PPP/PT, June 23: Trump 48, Biden 46
Fox, June 25: Biden 45, Trump 44
UT/Trib, July 2: Trump 48, Biden 44
PPP/Emily’s List, July 2: Biden 48, Trump 46
UT-Tyler/DMN, July 12: Biden 48, Trump 43
CBSNews, July 12: Trump 46, Biden 45
Quinnipiac, July 22: Biden 45, Trump 44
Morning Consult, July 28: Biden 47, Trump 45
Morning Consult, August 3: Biden 47, Trump 46
Polling Texas 2018
WPA, Jan 5: Cruz 52, O'Rourke 34
PPP, Jan 27: Cruz 45, O'Rourke 37
Quinnipiac, April 19: Cruz 47, O'Rourke 44
Quinnipiac, May 31: Cruz 50, O'Rourke 39
PPP, June 8: Cruz 48, O'Rourke 42
GQR, June 16: Cruz 49, O'Rourke 43
CBS/YouGov, June 24: Cruz 44, O'Rourke 36
UT/Trib, June 25: Cruz 41, O'Rourke 36
Gravis, July 10: Cruz 51, O'Rourke 42
Lyceum, July 31: Cruz 41, O'Rourke 39
Quinnipiac, July 31: Cruz 49, O'Rourke 43
PPP, August 2: Cruz 46, O'Rourke 42
NBC News, August 23: Cruz 49, O'Rourke 45
ECPS, August 27: Cruz 38, O'Rourke 37
Crosswinds, September 12: Cruz 47, O'Rourke 44
Quinnipiac, September 18 (LV): Cruz 54, O'Rourke 45
Ipsos, September 19 (LV): O'Rourke 47, Cruz 45Polling Texas 2016
Beatty, Jun 22: Trump 37, Clinton 30
UT/TTP, Jun 27: Trump 41, Clinton 33
KTVT/Dixie, Aug 11: Trump 46, Clinton 35
PPP, Aug 16: Trump 44, Clinton 38
WaPo-SurveyMonkey, Sep 6: Clinton 46, Trump 45
ECPS, Sep 14: Trump 42, Clinton 36
Texas Lyceum, Sep 15: Trump 39, Clinton 32
YouGov, Oct 3: Trump 50,1, Clinton 41.5
KTVT/Dixie, Oct 5: Trump 45, Clinton 38
WFAA/SurveyUSA, Oct 14: Trump 47, Clinton 43
UH Hobby Center, Oct 17: Trump 41, Clinton 38
WaPo/SurveyMonkey, Oct 17: Trump 48, Clinton 46
CBS/YouGov, Oct 23: Trump 46, Clinton 43
Crosswind/Statesman, Oct 27: Trump 45, Clinton 38
UT/TT, Oct 27: Trump 45, Clinton 42
KTVT/Dixie Strategies, Nov 2: Trump 52, Clinton 39
NBC/WSJ/Marist, Nov 3: Trump 49, Clinton 40
ECPS, Nov 3: Trump 49, Clinton 34
YouGov, Nov 5: Trump 50.3, Clinton 42.4Polling Texas 2014
UT/TT, Nov 2013: Abbott 40, Davis 35, Glass 5
PPP, Nov 2013: Abbott 50, Davis 35
UT/TT, Feb 2014: Abbott 47, Davis 36
ECPS, Mar 2014: Abbott 49, Davis 42
Rasmussen, Mar 2014: Abbott 53, Davis 41
PPP, Apr 2014: Abbott 51, Davis 37
UT/TT, June 2014:Abbott 44, Davis 32
YouGov, July 2014: Abbott 50, Davis 34
Rasmussen, Aug 2014: Abbott 48, Davis 40
YouGov, Sep 2014: Abbott 56, Davis 38
Lyceum, Oct 2014: Abbott 49, Davis 40
Rasmussen, Oct 2014: Abbott 51, Davis 40
KHOU, Oct 2014: Abbott 47, Davis 32
UT/TT, Oct 2014: Abbott 54, Davis 38
YouGov, Oct 2014: Abbott 57, Davis 37Polling Texas 2012
PPP April 26: Romney 50, Obama 43
UT/TT May 22: Romney 46, Obama 38 (RV) - Romney 55, Obama 35 (LV)
WPAOR Sep 13: Romney 55, Obama 40
YouGov Sep 24: Romney 52, Obama 41
Lyceum Oct 2: Romney 58, Obama 39
YouGov Oct 17: Romney 55, Obama 41
UT/TT Oct 29: Romney 55, Obama 39
Baselice Oct 30: Romney 54, Obama 38
YouGov Nov 3: Romney 57, Obama 38-
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Polling Texas 2016
Beatty, Jun 22: Trump 37, Clinton 30
UT/TTP, Jun 27: Trump 41, Clinton 33
KTVT/Dixie, Aug 11: Trump 46, Clinton 35
PPP, Aug 16: Trump 44, Clinton 38
WaPo-SurveyMonkey, Sep 6: Clinton 46, Trump 45
ECPS, Sep 14: Trump 42, Clinton 36
Texas Lyceum, Sep 15: Trump 39, Clinton 32
YouGov, Oct 3: Trump 50,1, Clinton 41.5
KTVT/Dixie, Oct 5: Trump 45, Clinton 38
WFAA/SurveyUSA, Oct 14: Trump 47, Clinton 43
UH Hobby Center, Oct 17: Trump 41, Clinton 38
WaPo/SurveyMonkey, Oct 17: Trump 48, Clinton 46
CBS/YouGov, Oct 23: Trump 46, Clinton 43
Crosswind/Statesman, Oct 27: Trump 45, Clinton 38
UT/TT, Oct 27: Trump 45, Clinton 42
KTVT/Dixie Strategies, Nov 2: Trump 52, Clinton 39
NBC/WSJ/Marist, Nov 3: Trump 49, Clinton 40
ECPS, Nov 3: Trump 49, Clinton 34
YouGov, Nov 5: Trump 50,3, Clinton 42.4
Polling Texas 2014
UT/TT, Nov 2013: Abbott 40, Davis 35, Glass 5
PPP, Nov 2013: Abbott 50, Davis 35
UT/TT, Feb 2014: Abbott 47, Davis 36
ECPS, Mar 2014: Abbott 49, Davis 42
Rasmussen, Mar 2014: Abbott 53, Davis 41
PPP, Apr 2014: Abbott 51, Davis 37
UT/TT, June 2014:Abbott 44, Davis 32
YouGov, July 2014: Abbott 50, Davis 34
Rasmussen, Aug 2014: Abbott 48, Davis 40
YouGov, Sep 2014: Abbott 56, Davis 38
Lyceum, Oct 2014: Abbott 49, Davis 40
Rasmussen, Oct 2014: Abbott 51, Davis 40
KHOU, Oct 2014: Abbott 47, Davis 32
UT/TT, Oct 2014: Abbott 54, Davis 38
YouGov, Oct 2014: Abbott 57, Davis 37
Polling Texas 2012
PPP April 26: Romney 50, Obama 43
UT/TT May 22: Romney 46, Obama 38 (RV) - Romney 55, Obama 35 (LV)
WPAOR Sep 13: Romney 55, Obama 40
YouGov Sep 24: Romney 52, Obama 41
Lyceum Oct 2: Romney 58, Obama 39
YouGov Oct 17: Romney 55, Obama 41
UT/TT Oct 29: Romney 55, Obama 39
Baselice Oct 30: Romney 54, Obama 38
YouGov Nov 3: Romney 57, Obama 38
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Put Spring ISD on the TEA takeover watch
Didn’t see this coming. Dekaney High School is one failing accountability grade away from a state takeover of Spring ISD, and district leaders told trustees Tuesday that they are pursuing aggressive turnaround efforts at the north Harris County campus. The … Continue reading
Posted in School days
Tagged HISD, Kregg Cuellar, Mike Miles, Mike Morath, schools, Spring ISD, Texas, Texas Education Agency, The Lege
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Falkenberg says what we all know about Mike Miles
He’s a terrible leader, and as a result the changes he’s implemented will probably not last beyond his tenure. Something clicked as I listened to former Louisiana state schools superintendent John White talk about how he built support for his … Continue reading
Posted in School days
Tagged HISD, Houston, Mike Miles, Mike Morath, schools, Texas Education Agency
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What the Fort Worth Chambers of Commerce learned from visiting HISD
They could have gotten more out of the experience if you ask me. With Fort Worth ISD preparing for a state takeover, some of the city’s business leaders recently came to Houston to learn how its own state intervention has … Continue reading
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Tagged Fort Worth, Fort Worth Chamber of Commerce, Fort Worth ISD, HISD, Houston, Karen Molinar, Mike Miles, Mike Morath, schools, Texas, Texas Education Agency
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Hearing for the school DEI ban lawsuit
It’s legitimately hard to keep track of all the crappy laws our Legislature passes and the lawsuits filed to block them. The American Civil Liberties Union of Texas asked a federal judge Thursday to put a preliminary injunction on a … Continue reading
Posted in Legal matters
Tagged ACLU of Texas, Brandon Creighton, diversity, Florida, gay rights, GSA Network, HISD, Jeff Leach, Katy ISD, lawsuit, Mike Morath, Plano ISD, schools, Students Engaged in Advancing Texas, Texas, Texas Education Agency, The Lege, Transgender Law Center, transgender rights
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TEA takes over three more districts
Mike Morath sure is busy. The Texas Education Agency is replacing the elected school boards of the Beaumont, Connally and Lake Worth school districts, Education Commissioner Mike Morath announced Thursday. State law allows Morath to either close a campus or … Continue reading
Posted in School days
Tagged Beaumont ISD, Board of Managers, Connally ISD, Fort Worth ISD, HISD, Lake Worth ISD, Marlin ISD, Mike Morath, schools, Shepherd ISD, Texas, Texas Education Agency, The Lege, Wichita ISD
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Class action lawsuit filed over the Ten Commandments law
About time. After receiving two favorable rulings from judges, a coalition of advocacy groups filed their third lawsuit Tuesday challenging a new state law that requires the Ten Commandments to be displayed in every public school classroom in Texas. The new … Continue reading
Posted in Legal matters
Tagged ACLU of Texas, Alamo Heights ISD, Americans United, class action, Clear Creek ISD, Fifth Circuit Court of Appeals, Freedom From Religion Foundation, Greg Abbott, HISD, Katy ISD, Ken Paxton, lawsuit, Louisiana, Mara Nathan, Mike Morath, Schertz-Cibolo-Universal ISD, SCOTUS, ten commandments, Texas, Texas Education Agency, The Lege
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What would you tell Fort Worth’s Chamber of Commerce about the TEA takeover?
Some folks will get the chance. Business leaders will get a closer look at school district takeovers this week when the Fort Worth Chamber of Commerce tours Houston schools. The Fort Worth team wants to learn how the state’s 2023 … Continue reading
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Tagged Fort Worth, Fort Worth Chamber of Commerce, Fort Worth ISD, HISD, Houston, Karen Molinar, Mike Miles, Mike Morath, schools, Texas, Texas Education Agency
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Paxton sues Galveston ISD over Ten Commandments display
We need some real guidance here. Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton sued the Galveston Independent School District on Friday for not following a new state law requiring schools to display the Ten Commandments in classrooms while the legislation is challenged in … Continue reading
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Tagged ACLU of Texas, Alamo Heights ISD, Americans United, Fifth Circuit Court of Appeals, Freedom From Religion Foundation, Galveston ISD, Greg Abbott, HISD, Ken Paxton, lawsuit, Louisiana, Mara Nathan, Mayes Middleton, Mike Morath, SCOTUS, ten commandments, Texas, Texas Education Agency, The Lege
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Tuesday was a good day for school boards
I refer you once again to Franklin Strong and his much-valued Book-Loving Texans’ Guide to the school board elections. There weren’t that many school board races on the ballot in November – May is a more common month for these … Continue reading
Posted in Election 2025
Tagged College Station ISD, Collin County, Cy-Fair ISD, Election 2025, Granbury ISD, Greg Abbott, HISD, HISD Board of Trustees, Hood County, Klein ISD, Lake Worth ISD, Princeton ISD, schools, Texas, Texas Education Agency
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Fifth Circuit to hear Ten Commandments case in January
Get ready. The U. S. Fifth Circuit Court of Appeals says it will hear appeals in January in the legal fights in Texas and Louisiana over whether public schools must display copies of the Ten Commandments. Oral arguments for the … Continue reading
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Tagged ACLU of Texas, Alamo Heights ISD, Americans United, Fifth Circuit Court of Appeals, Freedom From Religion Foundation, Greg Abbott, HISD, Ken Paxton, lawsuit, Louisiana, Mara Nathan, Mike Morath, SCOTUS, ten commandments, Texas, Texas Education Agency, The Lege
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November 2025 election results: Local and state
Quick hits here, as I was up past my bedtime… All 17 constitutional amendments were on the path to passing. Most of them merited a No vote, but once these things get on the ballot they usually pass. Some Democratic … Continue reading
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Tagged Alejandra Salinas, Amanda Edwards, At Large #4, Audrey Nath, Austin, Bridget Wade, Carmen Montiel, CD18, Christian Menefee, Cleveland Lane, Congress, Constitution, constitutional amendments, Cy-Fair ISD, Cypress-Fairbanks, Dwight Boykins, Election 2025, Harris County, HCC, HISD, HISD Board of Trustees, Houston, Houston City Council, Jolanda Jones, Jordan Thomas, Kathy Lynch Gunter, Kendall Baker, Kendra Yarbrough Camarena, Leigh Wambsganss, Lesley Guilmart, Maria Benzon, Michael McDonough, Monica Flores Richart, property taxes, Renee Jefferson Smith, runoff, SD09, Senate, Sonia Rivera, special election, Tarrant County, Taylor Rehmet, Texas
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A brief Fort Worth ISD roundup
You know the drill… How a single Fort Worth ISD campus prompted a state takeover The Texas Education Agency is taking over the Fort Worth Independent School District — a district with more than 70,000 students — because a campus … Continue reading
Posted in School days
Tagged Board of Managers, Fort Worth, Fort Worth ISD, HISD, Karen Molinar, Mike Morath, schools, STAAR, Texas, Texas Education Agency, The Lege
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Will Fort Worth ISD get to keep its Superintendent?
I think this will give some insight into how the TEA is thinking about its takeover strategy now. Instability has defined Fort Worth schools for more than a decade, former and current city leaders say. Immediately after the state moved to … Continue reading
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Tagged Board of Managers, Fort Worth, Fort Worth ISD, HISD, Karen Molinar, Mattie Parker, Mike Morath, schools, Texas, Texas Education Agency, The Lege, Tim O'Hare
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TEA will take over Fort Worth ISD
Good luck, y’all. You’re gonna need it. Fort Worth ISD’s nine locally elected trustees are out as Texas officials stepped in Thursday after years of poor student outcomes. In the new year, a slate of state-appointed leaders will take over … Continue reading
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Tagged Board of Managers, Fort Worth, Fort Worth ISD, HISD, Karen Molinar, Mike Morath, schools, Texas, Texas Education Agency, The Lege
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Early voting for the November 2025 election begins tomorrow
From the inbox: The Harris County Clerk’s Office (HCCO) urges voters to take advantage of Early Voting, which starts Monday, October 20, and ends Friday, October 31. Ballot Items Include 17 proposed amendments to the Texas Constitution 18th Congressional District Houston City Council At-Large Position … Continue reading
Posted in Election 2025
Tagged At Large #4, CD18, Congress, Constitution, constitutional amendments, Cy-Fair ISD, early voting, Harris County, Harris County Clerk, HCC, HISD, HISD Board of Trustees, Houston, Houston City Council, special election, Texas
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Endorsement watch: For some change in HISD
The Chron makes their endorsements in the three contested HISD trustee races. It’s an odd election. It could even seem pointless. Right now, elected HISD trustees have little power, no vote and just a few minutes prioritized at the start … Continue reading
Interview with Robbie McDonough
At the end of my HISD interview cycle, I noted that I had reached out to District V candidate Robbie McDonough but had not heard back from him. That happens sometimes, campaign-related email addresses are not always reliable. Well, McDonough … Continue reading
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Tagged Election 2025, HISD, HISD Board of Trustees, Houston, interviews, Robbie McDonough
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HISD wants you to read its own coverage of itself
Oh, good lord. Houston ISD is looking to lessen its reliance on external news media and instead lean more on its own internal news team, according to the 2025-26 District Improvement Plan obtained by Chron. The shift comes amid mounting … Continue reading
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Tagged Board of Managers, budget, HISD, HISD Now, Houston, Mike Miles
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Paxton says he’s gonna enforce that Ten Commandment law so hard, you guys
I have three things to say about this. Attorney General Ken Paxton promised to “vigorously enforce” the state’s Ten Commandments display law in a legal advisory sent to Texas public school districts, his office announced Wednesday. Paxton said his office … Continue reading
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Tagged ACLU of Texas, Alamo Heights ISD, Americans United, Arlington ISD, Azle ISD, Comal ISD, Conroe ISD, Flour Bluff ISD, Fort Bend ISD, Fort Worth ISD, Freedom From Religion Foundation, Frisco ISD, Georgetown ISD, Greg Abbott, HISD, Ken Paxton, lawsuit, Lovejoy ISD, Mansfield ISD, McAllen ISD, McKinney ISD, Northwest ISD, Rockwall ISD, ten commandments, Texas, The Lege
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Interview with Michael McDonough
We finish up our week with HISD candidates with Michael McDonough, who is challenging incumbent Trustee Kendall Baker in District VI. McDonough recently retired after a 30+ year career at HISD, where he was a math teacher, a soccer coach, … Continue reading
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Tagged Election 2025, HISD, HISD Board of Trustees, Houston, interviews, Michael McDonough
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Interview with Maria Benzon
The other open HISD seat is in District V, where two-term incumbent Sue Deigaard declined to run again. There are two candidates running to fill that seat, and today we will hear from Maria Benzon, a veteran educator with over … Continue reading
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Tagged Election 2025, HISD, HISD Board of Trustees, Houston, interviews, Maria Benzon
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Interview with Audrey Nath
Challenging incumbent Bridget Wade in District VII is Audrey Nath, one of many Mike Miles critics on the ballot that I noted in July. Nath is a pediatric neurologist, an MD/PhD from Rice and UT-Houston, and an HISD mom. She’s … Continue reading
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Tagged Audrey Nath, Election 2025, HISD, HISD Board of Trustees, Houston, interviews
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Interview with Bridget Wade
Continuing with our week of HISD Trustee race interviews, the next two days will be in District VII, where the incumbent is Bridget Wade, who defeated Anne Sung in 2021. Wade is the past President and longtime member of the … Continue reading
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Tagged Bridget Wade, Election 2025, HISD, HISD Board of Trustees, Houston, interviews
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Interview with Felicity Pereyra
Welcome to the start of the 2025 interview season! I went into this early on thinking there wouldn’t be much, as there are no city of Houston elections, but with the special elections in CD18 and At Large #4 it … Continue reading
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Tagged Election 2025, Felicity Pererya, HISD, HISD Board of Trustees, Houston, interviews
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HISD still has a teacher turnover problem
Doesn’t seem to be going away. Across Texas, 1 in 6 teachers didn’t return to teach in 2024-25. In Houston ISD, it was nearly 1 of 3. The state’s largest school district had a turnover rate of 32.2% compared with … Continue reading
More on the lawsuit over the latest DEI ban
I mentioned this in passing last week but wanted to give it its own post. The American Civil Liberties Union of Texas and a group of LGBTQ+ and student rights organizations are suing to block a new state law that … Continue reading
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Tagged ACLU of Texas, Brandon Creighton, diversity, Florida, gay rights, GSA Network, HISD, Jeff Leach, Katy ISD, lawsuit, Mike Morath, Plano ISD, schools, Students Engaged in Advancing Texas, Texas, Texas Education Agency, The Lege, Transgender Law Center, transgender rights
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Nobody knows what to do about the dumb Ten Commandments law
It’s a mess. Texas school districts must decide whether to display Ten Commandments posters in every classroom before a new law requiring them to goes into effect Monday, even as its fate remains tied up in court. A federal judge enjoined 11 school districts from displaying … Continue reading
The HISD and HCC lineups
The filing deadlines have passed for HISD and HCC, so this seems like as good a time as any to look at who is running for what. Note that the deadline for CD18 and Houston City Council is September 3, … Continue reading
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Tagged Audrey Nath, Bridget Wade, Cynthia Gary, Dave Wilson, Desmond Spencer, Election 2025, Elizabeth Santos, Felicity Pererya, HCC, HISD, HISD Board of Trustees, Houston, Kathy Lynch Gunter, Kendall Baker, Maria Benzon, Michael McDonough, Mike Miles, Miles Sasser, Monica Flores Richart, Myrna Guidry, Renee Jefferson Smith, Robbie McDonough, Sue Deigaard
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Paxton orders other school districts to follow Ten Commandments law
Not a surprise. Attorney General Ken Paxton instructed schools across Texas to follow the requirements of the state’s Ten Commandments display law, despite a federal court ruling that temporarily blocked the law for nearly a dozen schools last week. Paxton’s … Continue reading
What the HISD students are asking for
In case the district wants to listen. Chavez High School graduate Ximena Acosta is about to leave Houston to attend Vanderbilt University. That academic achievement happened in spite of, not because of, Houston ISD, Acosta said. She told media at … Continue reading
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Tagged Community Voices for Public Education, HISD, Houston, Mike Miles, Texas Education Agency
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Judge blocks Ten Commandments law
Good. A federal judge in San Antonio temporarily halted a Texas law that would require public schools to post the Ten Commandments in every classroom by siding with a group of families who claimed the requirement harmed their children’s religious development. U.S. … Continue reading
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Tagged ACLU of Texas, Alamo Heights ISD, Americans United, Freedom From Religion Foundation, Greg Abbott, HISD, lawsuit, Louisiana, Mara Nathan, Phil King, SCOTUS, ten commandments, Texas, The Lege
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First Ten Commandments lawsuit heard
We are promised a ruling before September 1, the date the law would go into effect. The debate surrounding a state law mandating the display of the Ten Commandments in public schools intensified Friday as attorneys representing 16 Texas families … Continue reading
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Tagged ACLU of Texas, Alamo Heights ISD, Americans United, Freedom From Religion Foundation, Greg Abbott, HISD, lawsuit, Louisiana, Mara Nathan, Phil King, SCOTUS, ten commandments, Texas, The Lege
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We get closer to school closures
Words from Mike Miles. Houston ISD’s state-appointed Superintendent Mike Miles announced Wednesday the district may borrow $180 million for a new career and technical education center, pending board approval. Miles, addressing hundreds of teachers at an annual teachers’ convocation, said … Continue reading
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Tagged Board of Managers, bond referendum, budget, Election 2024, HISD, HISD Board of Trustees, Houston, Mike Miles, schools
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Ask questions, get booted
This is why the whole Board of Managers concept sucks. The four ousted members of the Houston ISD Board of Managers sent the majority of the board’s formal requests for information to the district in the two years before the … Continue reading