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      'Shameful Power Play': Texas Officials Move to Take Over Houston Schools

      "This hostile takeover threatens to close schools, drive out teachers, and take away the power of local communities to elect their own leaders," said the ACLU of Texas.

      Julia Conley
      Mar 16, 2023

      Public education advocates on Wednesday were outraged as Texas Republican Gov. Greg Abbott's administration announced the state would take over the Houston Independent School District despite recent improvements in school performance that were achieved as the district remains chronically underfunded.

      State education commissioner Mike Morath announced the takeover by the Texas Education Agency (TEA) in a letter to district officials, saying the decision had been made largely due to several years of low "accountability ratings" for a single high school—one of 50 high schools and 276 public schools in the city.

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      I'm a Professional Comedy Writer — The GOP Has a 'Punching Down' Problem

      When I envision the people I want leading this country, it’s people who have a baseline for decency.

      Jon Savitt
      Jan 01, 2023

      There’s one rule in comedy so universal that it connects comics of every background, genre, and skill level: never punch down.

      These three simple words can be the difference between being a headliner or being hated.

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      Abbott Blasted for 'Cruel Stunt' as Migrants Bussed to Kamala Harris' Home on Christmas Eve

      "How Christian of you, Greg Abbott," Rep. Joaquin Castro said sardonically. "Being a heartless POS isn't going to make you the next Republican president."

      Brett Wilkins
      Dec 25, 2022

      Human rights defenders condemned Texas Gov. Greg Abbott and "extremist Republicans' cruel values" after several busloads of migrants were dropped off outside U.S. Vice President Kamala Harris' Washington, D.C. home in subfreezing temperatures on Christmas Eve.

      For the second time since September, Central and South American migrants were bussed from Texas to the vice president's residence at the U.S. Naval Observatory in the nation's capital. According to reports, some of the asylum-seekers were wearing only t-shirts and shorts as the mercury dropped to 18°F (-8°C) on Saturday.

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