At the Texas Capitol, debate is underway over a plan to offer tens of thousands of Texas families the financial flexibility to send their kids to "private" rather than "public" schools.
There were 23 North Texas public school district leaders who met Thursday to talk about ways to keep students of color in the pipeline toward colleges and universities in the UT System.
After the tragic Methodist shooting in November, lawmakers agreed there needed to be tougher penalties on parolees who tamper with their ankle monitors.