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  2. Government of Texas - Wikipedia

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    The government of Texas operates under the Constitution of Texas and consists of a unitary democratic state government operating under a presidential system that uses the Dillon Rule, as well as governments at the county and municipal levels. Austin is the capital of Texas.

  3. Education in Texas - Wikipedia

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    The State of Texas Assessments of Academic Readiness (STAAR) are a series of standardized tests used in Texas primary and secondary schools to assess students' attainment of reading, writing, math, science, and social studies skills required under Texas education standards. It is developed and scored by Pearson Educational Measurement with ...

  4. Demographics of Texas - Wikipedia

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    Texas – Racial and Ethnic Composition (NH = Non-Hispanic) Note: the US Census treats Hispanic/Latino as an ethnic category. This table excludes Latinos from the racial categories and assigns them to a separate category. Hispanics/Latinos may be of any race. Race / Ethnicity Pop 2000 [16] Pop 2010 [17] Pop 2020 [18] % 2000 % 2010 % 2020 White ...

  5. Texas Education Agency - Wikipedia

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    The Texas Education Agency (TEA) is the branch of the government of Texas responsible for public education in Texas in the United States. [1] The agency is headquartered in the William B. Travis State Office Building in downtown Austin .

  6. Comparison of U.S. state and territory governments - Wikipedia

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    Article IV, Section 4, Clause 1 of the United States Constitution tasks the federal government with assuring that each state's government is so organized. [1] All state governments are modeled after the federal government and consist of three branches (although the three-branch structure is not Constitutionally required): executive, legislative ...

  7. Nov. 27—AUSTIN — The Texas State Board of Education (SBOE) voted to adopt instructional materials in response to Proclamation 2024 and explored adding a first-of-its-kind ethnic studies course ...

  8. Institute of Texan Cultures - Wikipedia

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    A library focusing on ethnic and cultural history; A historical photo collection of more than 3.5 million images; An outreach program to schools and other groups; Teacher-training workshops. There are displays in the museum representing many cultures and their impact on the history and development of Texas.

  9. History of African Americans in Texas - Wikipedia

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    The White Scourge: Mexicans, Blacks, and Poor Whites in Texas Cotton Culture (University of California Press, 1997). Glasrud, Bruce A. and Merline Pitre. Black Women in Texas History (2008) Glasrud, Bruce A. et al eds. African Americans in Central Texas History From Slavery to Civil Rights (2019); scholarly essays online