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The Texas Ethics Commission was established in 1991 to oversee and provide guidance on various public ethics laws within the state of Texas. The agency's main office is located on the 10th Floor of the Sam Houston State Office Building at 201 East 14th Street in Downtown Austin. [1] [2] Instituted through a state constitutional amendment, the ...
The Texas Administrative Code is a subject-based compilation of all rules and regulations promulgated by Texas state agencies. The Code was originally created by legislation in 1977 with the passage of Administrative Code Act. [1] In 1995, H.B. 2304 was enacted, which required that the Secretary of State make the Administrative Code available ...
In July 2024, the ACLU of Texas sent Farwell Independent School District a letter, alleging that the district's 2023-2024 dress and grooming code appeared to violate the Texas CROWN Act, a state law which prohibits racial discrimination based on hair texture or styles, and asking the district to revise its policies for the 2024-2025 school year.
For the 10 years of the tax benefit period, reduced local school district revenues are substantially replaced with state funds through the state public school finance system. [4] The Texas Tax Code gives the Texas Comptroller's office responsibility and authority to adopt rules necessary for the implementation and administration of the program. [5]
The Robin Hood Plan is a colloquialism given to a provision of Texas Senate Bill 7 (73rd Texas Legislature) (the provision is officially referred to as "recapture"), originally enacted by the U.S. state of Texas in 1993 (and revised frequently since then) to provide equity of school financing within all school districts in the state of Texas.
Opened in 2019 with grades 6-7. Expanded to serve grades 6-11 as of 2023-2024 and will add 12th grade the following school year. Focus on college preparatory academics, leadership development through community service, and health and wellness. Elementary Schools Bowie Fine Arts Academy Magnet school; Carver Center School
In July 2024, the ACLU of Texas sent Paradise Independent School District a letter, alleging that the district's 2023-2024 dress and grooming code appeared to violate the Texas CROWN Act, a state law which prohibits racial discrimination based on hair texture or styles, and asking the district to revise its policies for the 2024-2025 school year.
In 2009, the school district was rated "academically acceptable" by the Texas Education Agency. [6] As of the school year 2021-2022, its accountability rating is C, on the scale of A-F. [7] It has 5320 students of which 16.4% are African American, 2,498 are Hispanic and 1574 are White. [7]