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How Mike Morath’s agency helped get an AI tool in Texas public school classrooms
The State Board of Education raised concerns about Alpha School's AI tool. Then the Texas Education Agency helped pilot it in public school districts.
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9mManagers draft FWISD goals, superintendent limits. Here’s what they propose
The draft goals and limits will shape how Fort Worth ISD’s state-appointed board holds Superintendent Peter Licata accountable.
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3mEx-Dallas police officer who killed Black man in apartment she mistook as her own gets parole
Amber Guyger’s fatal shooting of Bothman Jean in 2018 drew attention due to its strange circumstances and because it was one in a string of shootings of Black men by white officers.
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7mSenate GOP smashing political spending records in Texas with ad-buying binge for Ken Paxton
With the Senate GOP majority hinging on a red Texas, Republicans spent an eye-popping $122 million in September to support nominee Ken Paxton. But the polls have hardly budged.
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13mData centers pump $340M into rural Texas projects as they try to improve their reputations
The companies have faced waves of public backlash in Texas. To battle that negative public perception, they’ve donated millions to community causes and needs.
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2mListen to 23 of our favorite panels from the 2026 Texas Tribune Festival
This year’s festival featured conversations about the 2026 elections, AI, immigration, water and much more. Catch up now in podcast form.