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Texas is a state that is home to huge metropolises and quaint and cozy small towns. A lot of those small towns are in East Texas. Let's learn the brief history of some of these small towns under a population of 1,000.

Memphis-Shelby County Schools board members decided to pause their search for a new superintendent, while they seek consensus on how to proceed.

The MSCS board dismissed a motion to fire the search firm, appearing instead to accept responsibility for regaining the communitys trust in process.

The search for Memphis-Shelby County Schools’ next leader attracted nearly a dozen local candidates plus current and former superintendents from across the country.

Some MSCS board members have expressed confidence in the search firms process, but decision has raised new questions about the superintendent search.

Memphis Shelby County Schools board members are back to square one after finalists for the district’s superintendent were revealed Saturday.

Public interviews of the candidates scheduled for April 21 and 22 have been postponed until the board reviews the full slate of applicants.

A superintendent search that officials promised would restore trust in Memphis-Shelby County Schools could yield finalists who don’t meet the minimum qualifications.

The chair of the Memphis-Shelby County Schools board said it won’t seek more community feedback on finalists for superintendent job.

A plan to offer $500,000 in down payment assistance to help the current and future superintendents of the Roaring Fork Schools buy a home here is coming under fire as the district school board appears...