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Employees have been put on administrative leave, resigned or have been reassigned as an investigation continues into how thousands of deaths have been left out of the state's coronavirus numbers.

On Feb. 11, the Texas Tech Student Government Association held Legislation for meeting eight.  To start the meeting, Student Body President Hunter Heck discussed updates from what the executive branch has been working on this semester. There will be events on campus throughout Black History Month and this month also includes the first wellness day, which occurs on Feb.26. Additionally, SGA will be hosting a wellness week for students the week of Feb. 22-26. There will be giveaways, food disc...

The state health department employee under investigation for an undercount of 4,000 COVID-19 deaths resigned.

UTSA study: San Antonio-area charters see more student movement from school to school FacebookTwitterEmail Bianca Davila knew early on that her youngest child, Jordan Castillo, had special needs. Jordan was not hitting his developmental milestones and was having behavioral issues that prompted their pediatrician to refer him to the Center for Healthcare Services. There, Davila met families who recommended IDEA Public Schools, a fast-growing charter network that boasted a nearly 100 percent grad...

Parents can begin registering their children up for pre-k in Houston County, beginning March 1st. They school district expects to have a big turnout.

New Peck Elementary School opens its doors Kindergarten teacher Carrie Miller’s new classroom was ready for students when they returned Jan. 14. Photo by Deb Jacques Advertisement CENTER LINE — When Peck Elementary School students returned to class in a hybrid format Jan. 14, they were welcomed back inside the walls of a brand-new school building. On Jan. 13, Center Line Public Schools officials and Peck staff gathered outside for a brief ribbon cutting ceremony to officially open the ne...

SHREVEPORT, La- If you have been near Downtown Shreveport in the Allendale area, you may have noticed new development within the past few months. This is a part of the City of Shreveport’s Choice Neighborhoods that will include mixed income and mixed-use development. The area is called Bayou Grande. The first portion could be completed between October to December 2021. This is a product of a $24.2 million Choice Neighborhoods Implementation Grant from HUD. This will be developed in stages....

The University of Richmond is going to start increasing COVID-19 prevalence testing, which will include asymptomatic people, to assess the virus on the campus.

Former Peck to become the Eve Kaltz Academy 21 and Special Programs Center The former Peck Elementary School will be renamed the Eve Kaltz Academy 21 and Special Programs Center in honor of retired superintendent Eve Kaltz. File photo by David Schreiber Advertisement WARREN/CENTER LINE — Retired Center Line Public Schools Superintendent Eve Kaltz knew something was up when she was contacted by the district to attend the Jan. 4 Board of Education meeting held virtually. She made sure to log ...

GOP aide resigns while lashing congressional enablers of this mob POLITICO 1/12/2021 By Andrew Desiderio © Win McNamee/Getty Images “Anyone who watched those horrible hours unfold should have been galvanized to rebuke these insurrectionists in the strongest terms,” Jason Schmid wrote in a letter addressed to the House Armed Services Committee’s top Republican. A top Republican congressional aide is resigning over his party’s support for President Donald Trump’s bi...