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23 results for “Texas public schools”
- ArticleTexas Education
Should Texas Move Faster on Full-Time Virtual Public Schools?
Texas opened a new path for full-time virtual campuses. Should the state expand faster, or demand more proof before online schools scale statewide?
- ArticleTexas & Community
Should Texas Require the Ten Commandments in Every Public School Classroom?
Texas now requires the Ten Commandments in public school classrooms. Here are the law, current court ruling, and strongest arguments on both sides.
- ArticleRyan's Take
Should Texas Keep Grading Public Schools A Through F?
Texas grades public schools A through F using achievement, progress, and gap measures. Here is the strongest case for keeping or changing the system.
- ArticleRyan's Take
Should Texas Make School Meals Free for Every Student?
Texas uses income rules and eligible community programs for free meals. Should breakfast and lunch be free for every public-school student statewide?
- ArticleTexas Education
Should Texas Require Middle and High Schools to Start at 8:30 or Later?
Longview secondary schools open before 8:30. Sleep research favors later starts, but buses, sports, work, and family schedules make the policy difficult.
- ArticleTexas Education
Should Texas Schools Keep the Four-Day Week?
Texas four-day school weeks can aid teacher recruitment, but state data show academic risks. Should districts keep control of the calendar choice?
- ArticleTexas & Community
Should Texas Schools Lock Student Phones Away All Day?
Texas requires schools to prohibit student phone use during the school day. Here are the strongest arguments for locked storage and more flexible enforcement.
- ArticleRyan's Take
Should Every Texas Graduate Have CPR and Bleeding Control Certification?
Texas requires lifesaving skills instruction, but not certification. Should every graduate leave school certified in CPR, AED use, and bleeding control?
- ArticleEast Texas History & Safety
The East Texas Disaster That Gave Gas a Warning Smell
The 1937 New London school disaster led Texas to authorize natural-gas odorization, giving future leaks a warning people could smell before ignition.
- ArticleTexas Education
Did Texas Get the New Personal Finance Graduation Requirement Right?
Texas now requires new ninth graders to earn a half credit in personal finance. Here are the strongest arguments for the mandate and against the rule.
- ArticleRebuild
An Angel Tree for Careers: A Local Business Can Cover Somebody's Whole Seat
A local business can cover a dental assistant student's whole $3,000 seat. Why Premier Dental Academy of Longview's Sponsor-a-Student program earned my trust.
- ArticleEast Texas Business
East Texas Business Spotlight: Daren Horton and Gecko Pest Control
Meet Gecko Pest Control owner Daren Horton and learn about the Marshall company's services, history, community work, licensing record, and customer checklist.
- ArticleEast Texas Business
East Texas Business Spotlight: Laura Nevils and Books & Barrels
Meet Books & Barrels owner Laura Nevils and learn how the downtown Longview bookstore supports readers, local authors, events, and community.
- ArticleEast Texas
Marshall’s Hazard Mitigation Plan Is Open for Comment: 19 Projects—and Draft Gaps to Fix by July 31
Marshall’s draft hazard plan proposes 19 resilience projects. See the priorities, incomplete data, public-comment deadline and how residents can respond.
- ArticleRyan's Take
Should Texas Make App Stores Verify Every User's Age?
Texas now enforces app-store age checks and parental approval for minors. Is that smart child protection, or a costly privacy and speech burden on everyone?
- ArticleEast Texas Business
East Texas Business Spotlight: Shawn Ingram and Custom Graphics TX
Meet Shawn Ingram of Custom Graphics TX, a Longview branding shop combining in-house production, local business connections and practical skills access.
- ArticleRebuild
The Record Grew While I Was in the Delivery Room
RepWatchr grew from 58,575 to 58,667 source URLs and 16,758 to 16,783 profiles in 17 days, including the week my son was born. What a record is supposed to do.
- ArticleThe Work
Sixteen Thousand Profiles. Fifty Nine Thousand Sources. That Is Not a Website.
RepWatchr is the proof this stack ships real software: a database, a search layer, scorecards, and paid research tiers.
- ArticleFaith & Today
Jesus Touched the Outcast: What Compassion Requires During a Measles Surge
Mark 1 shows Jesus restoring an excluded man’s dignity. Here is how that lesson can guide truthful, compassionate action during the 2026 U.S. measles surge.
- ArticleOp-ed
"You Have 24 Hours to Comply." He Didn't Need Two.
A Texas attorney gave Dr. Brooks McKenzie 24 hours to comply. McKenzie filed a State Bar grievance, posted the case number, and asked which one of them got it done first.
- ArticleFaith & Today
Nehemiah Inspected the Ruins Before Rebuilding: What Marshall's Water Crisis Requires Now
Nehemiah's rebuilding story meets Marshall's water infrastructure decisions. Read the Bible context, verified local facts, open questions, and next steps.
- ArticleEast Texas
Should Longview Trade Some Left Turns for a Safer Fourth Street?
Longview is studying Fourth Street traffic and safety. Should the city limit some left turns and driveways, or would that hurt local business access?
- ArticleThe Work
The Three Questions Every Customer Asks Before They Call
What you do, what it costs, what your finished work looks like. Answer all three on the page or lose the job.