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TEXAS GAVE CAMPUS SPEECH A 10 P.M. CURFEW. STUDENTS TOOK IT TO COURT.
The Fifth Circuit is considering a challenge to Texas restrictions on overnight campus expression.
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2 hours ago9 min read
HARRIS COUNTY'S MISDEMEANOR BAIL REFORM SURVIVED — BECAUSE POVERTY IS NOT A RISK SCORE
A federal judge preserved Harris County’s misdemeanor bail agreement. An appeal is underway.
Aqua RichJo
2 hours ago8 min read
HEAD START MAY LOOSEN EXPULSION RULES — AND LITTLE KIDS COULD PAY THE PRICE
A federal proposal would remove Head Start’s national expulsion ban and strict suspension limits.
Aqua RichJo
3 hours ago9 min read
TARRANT COUNTY CUT 92 ELECTION-DAY POLLING SITES. NOW VOTERS ARE SUING.
Four voters say eliminating 92 Tarrant County polling places will disproportionately burden Black and Hispanic voters.
Aqua RichJo
3 hours ago8 min read
TEXAS PARENTS, STOP WAITING! IF YOUR CHILD NEEDS A SPECIAL-EDUCATION EVALUATION, PUT THAT REQUEST IN WRITING!
Texas families should know the major timelines for evaluation, eligibility and IEP development.
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4 hours ago9 min read
TEXAS SCHOOLS HAVE NEW RESTRAINT RULES — AND ‘COMPLIANCE’ IS NOT AN EMERGENCY
Texas’ amended school-restraint rules clarify emergency use, training, documentation and parent notification.
Aqua RichJo
5 hours ago7 min read
TEXAS VOTER REGISTRATION DEADLINE WAS OCTOBER 5 — AND “I FILLED IT OUT ONLINE” MAY NOT HAVE BEEN ENOUGH
October 5 was the registration deadline for Texas’ November 3 election; voters should verify records and keep documentation.
Aqua RichJo
5 days ago5 min read
GALVESTON CLASSROOMS HAVE 10 DAYS TO DISPLAY THE TEN COMMANDMENTS — BUT THE CONSTITUTIONAL FIGHT IS NOT OVER
A judge ordered Galveston ISD to display donated Ten Commandments posters while a constitutional fight continues.
Aqua RichJo
5 days ago6 min read
If Nobody Admits They Meant to Discriminate, Does the Discrimination Suddenly Stop Counting?
Aqua RichJo | September 28, 2026 A school rule can look the same on paper for every student and still produce sharply unequal outcomes. For years, federal civil-rights officials could examine that kind of disparate impact when deciding whether a school policy needed to change. The Trump administration has narrowed that approach, according to an Associated Press review of changes in federal school oversight. In July, the U.S. Department of Education removed disparate-impact pr
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Sep 282 min read
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