Representative Dutton News Today

>> hi, boris. im amara walker. you are in the "cnn newsroom." we begin with the investigation into the hush money scheme involving former president trump and adult porn star stormy daniels. trump taking to truth social saying he expected to be arrested on tuesday and is calling on his supporters to protest. an indictment has been happening soon and he has been preparing for the next steps. kaitlan, we will begin with you. what are you learning from trumps team in regards to the potenti...

Several representatives from the district have been meeting with legislators and committees, pushing for the state to invest in schools.

Were trying to improve cashmere. well, i dont know how you do that without sending certified math teachers over there, and the responsibility for sending certified math teachers over there rests with the school board. so this is what -- this is what triggered all of this. but, again, i never thought it would happen because i thought they would fix the schools. i thought that if a school needed a math certified teacher, we would have loads of them over there but that didnt happen. >> representati...

The united states isnt even happening in the worst performing school districts in the state as of last year. >> as far as im concerned this is a hostile takeover. it was done to houston families, not with them. >> members of that community feel that they are being targeted. so lets find out more with democratic state representative harold duty on-jr. in 2015 he proposed the amendment added to a law that allowed the state to take over schools in houston. representative dutton, we are grateful you...

Im the person that was responsible for the amendment. i had nothing -- i had no thoughts about race at the time. i had thoughts about improving student outcomes because thats what was -- thats what was driving this. i will be honest with you, i never thought school districts would let a campus fail for five consecutive school years. thats what has driven this. i think the better question ought to be why does the school district let campuses fail for five consecutive school years. >> so, represen...

In the beginning of the 87th Texas Legislative Session, I felt hopeful. Hopeful for what I would learn, the ways I would grow, the people I would meet, the friends I would make, things I would learn about myself, and much more. Nearing the end of session, all of these things have come to fruition. What I have been able to learn and accomplish has shown me so much about myself. Myself and the other 12 University of Houston Graduate College of Social Work legislative interns are often asked the im...