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Austin parents should have say in future of failing schools, state takeover, superintendent says
Segura’s comments came during a candid one-on-one discussion with Austin Current Editor Melissa Taboada at The Texas Tribune Festival, where Segura addressed the threat of a state takeover, the…
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6mTravis County $2.3B budget boosts disaster reserves, housing as final vote nears
Travis County approved a 2.5% higher tax rate ahead of a final $2.3 billion budget vote, where commissioners are likely to increase funding for disaster preparedness and mental health.
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7mA surge of ICE arrests, followed by the shooting of a Venezuelan man, strikes fear into Austin neighborhoods
People who work near the site where ICE shot Wilber Rafael Garces Perez say the agency’s presence in the area has been constant amid President Trump’s mass deportation push.
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6mAustin leaders demand answers after ICE shooting, but their authority has limits
Local investigators may need federal cooperation to determine what happened when an ICE officer shot a Venezuelan immigrant.
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9mAustin ISD faces new state intervention risk with nine schools this school year
Some AISD campuses that earned passing grades now carry the accountability histories of the schools the district closed.
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5mAustin ISD appeals two failing school ratings in bid to avoid takeover
Burnet missed a D by one point and Webb by two, leaving Austin ISD a narrow path to overturn the ratings. If the two schools ratings rise, the district could stave off a state intervention.