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Abbott appoints Morath, Baker to SREB

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CONTRIBUTED REPORT Texas Governor Greg Abbott has reappointed Texas Commissioner of Education Mike Morath and appointed Kendall Baker to the Southern Regional Education Board (SREB) for terms set to expire on June 30, 2026 and June 30, 2023, respectively. The Southern Regional Education Board works with states to improve public education at every level, from early childhood through doctoral education.

Program draws ire of Hallmark

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In recent weeks, Gov. Greg Abbott with Lt. Gov. Dan Patrick at his side, traveled across the state, promoting legislation for the Texas Parental Empowerment Program. The governors praise and promising outlook for Senate Bill 176 and its potential to bestow state supported permission and consent, to parents, for the right to decide about children’s education, health services and personal data collection.
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Meeting attempts to clear questions on Lindermann’s situation

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In a meeting that was facilitated by a hallway meeting between community activist Quanell X and Austin County District Attorney Travis Koehn, a group of local leaders met with Koehn to discuss the reasonings behind no charges being filed in connection with the Jan. 15 incident at Lindermann’s. 

“After reviewing the video and audio, we have to be straight. I received numerous calls all this week, and some of the people in our community believe we were misled because we had not seen the entire video,” said Rev. J.R. Johnson of the Seeking Justice organization.