Attorney General Ken Paxton appealed an order Friday temporarily halting such investigations. Lawyers want the practice stopped as the case winds through the judicial process.
A day after Democratic gubernatorial challenger Beto O Rourke outlined education policies, Gov. Greg Abbott formed a task force to fill vacant teaching positions.
Joseph Leahy anchors morning newscasts for NPR's statewide public radio collaborative, Texas Newsroom. He began his career in broadcast journalism as a reporter for St. Louis Public Radio in 2011. The following year, he helped launch Delaware's first NPR station, WDDE, as an afternoon newscaster and host. Leahy returned to St. Louis in 2013 to anchor local newscasts during All Things Considered and produce news on local and regional issues. In 2016, he took on a similar role as the local Morning Edition newscaster at KUT in Austin, before moving over to the Texas Newsroom.
Joseph Leahy produces and anchors local newscasts weekdays during Morning Edition. He began his career in broadcast journalism as a reporter for St. Louis Public Radio in 2011. The following year, he moved to Delaware to help launch the state’s first NPR station, WDDE, as an afternoon newscaster and host. Leahy returned to Missouri in 2013 to anchor St. Louis Public Radio’s local newscasts during All Things Considered and produce news on local and regional issues, including the aftermath of Michael Brown’s fatal police shooting in Ferguson.