Mike Miles, state-appointed superintendent of Houston ISD, is at the center of the investigation.
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Charter Review Commission's recommendations include changes to council salaries, redistricting rulesThe ultimate decision on how to change the charter will be left to voters in the fall.
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He was a witness to the U.S.-Mexico War. Not the 1846-to-1848 invasion, but the 1914 U.S. invasion and occupation of Mexico. It was documented by an American postcard photographer. He left behind a compelling visual record of a U.S. atrocity. Susan Toomey Frost joins us to tell the story.
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The board members don’t make decisions regarding property values – but they do hire the chief appraiser and appoint appraisal review board members.
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Viral images of the flyer were filmed in portable toilets of a migrant camp in Mexico, and they energized members of Congress. But NPR's reporting suggests the flyer is not what it purports to be.
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The five council members signed a memo calling for a special meeting as soon as possible to discuss whether Segovia should remain as City Attorney.
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The congressman and his wife face bribery, wire fraud, foreign interference and other conspiracy charges. In a statement sent to the media hours before the indictment was unsealed, Cueller denied all the charges.
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With the nation lurching from one crisis to the next, many Americans believe that something fundamental has gone wrong. Why aren’t college graduates able to achieve financial security? Why is government unable to face the disaster of climate change? And why do experts tell us that the economy is strong even though the majority of Americans are struggling? In the new book The Quiet Coup, we see that the system is in fact rigged toward the powerful.
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The Beaumont Republican issued his interim charges even as it remains unclear whether he’ll be reelected.
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He was the longest serving governor in Texas history from 2000 to 2015. But what did Rick Perry actually accomplish during that time leading Texas? Are we better or worse off because of Perry’s politics? A new biography breaks down the Perry years.
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Veterans who helped test nuclear weapons are fighting to renew a 34-year-old law meant to help compensate for the long-term health effects of their work.