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Bible-inspired lessons in Texas public schools? State education board to hold hearings this month
KERA | By Megan Cardona Published September 3, 2024 at 5:00 AM CDT The State Board of Education will hold public hearings this month over a proposed curriculum for Texas public schools that includes Christian-based religious references in K-5 education. The proposal faced some criticism from the public since it was unveiled by the Texas Education Agency in May. The…
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Investigation finds falsified Dallas County juvenile detention records
KERA | By Marina Trahan Martinez Published September 10, 2024 at 5:00 AM CDT A state investigation released Monday found that minors in Dallas County’s juvenile detention center were isolated for 24 hours a day, sometimes for several days. In 2023, the Office of Inspector General investigated allegations reported to the Texas Juvenile Justice Department of cruelty,…
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UNT is fine with voter registration on campus, but new directive says keep it outside of class
KERA | By Lucinda Breeding-Gonzales | Denton Record-Chronicle Published September 5, 2024 at 9:58 AM CDT University of North Texas administrators told deans recently that faculty can no longer use class time for voter registration. One of those deans also told faculty that they would have to rebuff requests from groups seeking to use classes to register…
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Police rebut right-wing claims of migrant takeovers in Colorado and California
Donald Trump, Elon Musk and other conservatives helped spread false claims about immigrants taking over apartment complexes and school buses. Sept. 3, 2024, 4:11 PM CDT By Ja’han Jones Police in California and Colorado have rebutted two viral stories about immigrants that were spread by right-wing social media accounts in a sign of desperation in the…
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The GOP is making false claims about noncitizens voting. It’s affecting real voters
August 30, 2024 5:00 AM ET By Jude Joffe-Block Earlier this month, Alabama voter William Pritchett received an unexpected letter from election officials telling him his voter registration was made inactive and was “on the path for removal from the statewide voter list.” He was among more than 3,200 people on the state’s voter rolls whose…
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Texas has removed a million people from the voter rolls. Why are we finding out now?
KUT 90.5 | By Blaise Gainey Published August 30, 2024 at 12:20 PM CDT It might be hard to believe, but Election Day is now just over nine weeks away. As Nov. 5 rapidly approaches, top Texas officials have been making big moves toward what they say will create a safer and more secure election. But their…
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More than 63,000 Florida workers have lost union representation due to new law
WLRN Public Media | By Daniel Rivero Published August 30, 2024 at 11:41 AM EDT More than 63,000 public employees across Florida have had their labor unions fully decertified and shuttered by the state since a sweeping anti-union law went into effect last year, WLRN has found. A total of 54 public sector unions have been legally terminated explicitly…
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Top book publishers file suit challenging Florida’s ‘unconstitutional’ book ban law
WLRN Public Media | By Sergio R. Bustos Published August 29, 2024 at 4:58 PM EDT A coalition of major publishing houses, along with several prominent authors, students, and parents, filed a lawsuit Thursday in federal court challenging the state’s controversial 2023 law, which has led to the widespread removal of books from public school libraries. Top…
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USCIS to Open International Field Office in Quito, Ecuador
Release Date 08/30/2024 WASHINGTON—U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services today announced the opening of an international field office in Quito, Ecuador on Sept. 10. The Quito Field Office will focus on increasing refugee processing capacity, consistent with USCIS commitments under the U.S. Refugee Admissions Program, and helping reunite individuals with their family members already in the United…
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