AUSTIN, Texas (AP) – The Texas Board of Education has unanimously rejected a Mexican-American studies textbook that experts say is rife with factual errors and anti-Hispanic bias. Wednesday’s 14-0 preliminary move must still be affirmed by a final vote Friday. But it likely dooms a textbook that has long been disputed. Two years ago, the…… MORE
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Waxahachie Firefighter Pleads Guilty in Hazing Case
WAXAHACHIE, Texas (AP) – A volunteer firefighter accused of sexually assaulting a new recruit in a “rite of initiation” at a Texas firehouse has pleaded guilty to misdemeanor assault. Prosecutors say Keith Edward Wisakowsky entered the plea Thursday in Waxahachie and received a suspended one-year jail sentence. Felony aggravated sexual assault charges were dropped against…… MORE
WBAP at Texas Motor Speedway for the AAA Texas 500
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COLLEGE STATION, Texas (AP) – Former Florida Gov. Jeb Bush is returning to his native state to teach a 10-day elective course on governmental leadership at Texas A&M University. The university announced Friday that Bush’s class will begin Jan. 6 and conclude before the regular spring semester begins. He’s joining the faculty at the university’s…… MORE
Time For That Annual Fall Ritual
WASHINGTON (AP) – Get ready for the annual fall ritual of turning back your clocks by one hour, and relish that extra hour of sleep this weekend. Daylight saving time is ending and it’s back to standard time for most people in the United States. The change comes at 2 a.m. local time Sunday, and…… MORE