Tag: Tarek El Moussa

Republican lawmaker files bills to ban DEI in Texas K-12 public schools

Passing period at United South High School in Laredo on Oct. 23, 2018. A top Texas senator filed legislation Monday that would extend the state’s ban on diversity, equity and inclusion initiatives to K-12 public schools. Sen. Brandon Creighton, the Conroe Republican...

South San ISD’s new board president says he’s ‘transitioning off’ boards of local charter schools

A member of the new, state-appointed, board of managers for the South San Independent School District is also on the board of two local charter schools. Ray Tijerina is currently listed as both president of South San ISD’s board of managers and...

Travis County has tried to provide legal counsel to arrestees for years. It’s finally happening.

Judge Michael Denton oversees a Council at First Appearance magistration test shift on Nov. 8, 2024, at the Blackwell-Thurman Criminal Justice Center. The program provides lawyers to people arrested in Travis County Jail as they go through the magistration...

Bexar County crime lab gets help to tackle backlog of drug cases

Bexar County commissioners voted this week to hire Armstrong Forensic Laboratories to provide certain testing for controlled substances and provide court testimony. The county will pay the outside lab up to $600,000 for the work to be completed by September...

U.S. military removes words ‘history,’ ‘respect,’ ‘dignity’ from digital presence as part of DEI review

Across social media platforms, U.S. military branches are removing content to be in compliance with President Donald Trump's executive order to eliminate diversity, equity and inclusion from the armed services. The U.S. Army posted a statement on its Instagram, tagging...