by P-G Matuszak In the 83rd legislative session, Texas made Common Core illegal in Texas. Yet many of the educational tools used in Texas were designed for Common Core. Texas Section 39.023, Education Code Subsection a-3 states the following:      (a-3)  The agency may not adopt or develop a criterion-referenced assessment instrument under this section based…

Photo by Jeff Roberson By Aman Batheja Texas Tribune More than a decade after Texas cities began installing red-light cameras at major intersections, the controversial traffic enforcement tool is emerging as a point of debate in the 2014 race for Texas governor. Two Republican candidates for governor have staked out differing positions on whether Texas…

Photo Credit: KHOU by KHOU.com staff HOUSTON — A wrecker driver was shot by a man who was trying to break into his truck early Sunday morning, Houston police said. The shooting was reported around 2:30 a.m. on Aldine Bender Road at Imperial Valley Drive. Police said the driver was sitting in his tow truck…

photo by: Bob Daemmrich by Ross Ramsey, The Texas Tribune December 7, 2013 Former Midland Mayor Mike Canon will challenge state Sen. Kel Seliger, R-Amarillo, in next year’s Republican primary, he said Saturday morning. “I turned in my application and will announce it this afternoon in Midland,” he said. Canon, an oil and gas attorney,…

PHARR — The Texas Rangers are looking into allegations of misconduct involving a former police officer. On Nov. 16, The Monitor began looking into allegations that one officer was involved in an improper relationship, but Pharr police officials wouldn’t comment on the case. That day, the department issued a prepared statement saying that the officer…