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AUSTIN — Round one of the 2021 Texas legislative session is done, and it’s one for the history books after it ended abruptly amid chaos as House Democrats...

Bill aiming to limit “critical race theory” derailed by parliamentary procedure Bill aiming to limit “critical race theory” derailed by parliamentary procedure Advocates worry conservative lawmakers could tack on the substance of the bill elsewhere before the end of session. A point of order dealt a blow to a bill that educators said would have a chilling effect on conversations about race in the classroom.(Ben Torres / Special Contributor) 3:59 PM on May 28, 2021 CDT One of the Legislature’s most controversial education bills -- which advocates said would have made it more diffi...

Wanted in Dallas ISD: 1,800 tutors to help students catch up after COVID-19 disruptions The district is launching new after-school and tutoring efforts next fall Kindergarten students work independently in Michelle Davis’ class at F.P. Caillet Elementary in Dallas on Wednesday, May 5, 2021. (Lynda M. González/The Dallas Morning News)(Lynda M. González / Staff Photographer) 6:00 AM on May 16, 2021 CDT Students in dozens of Dallas public schools will have access to a new after-school program next year with the goal of helping them make up for learning opportunities lost to the pandemic. It�...

This is a developing story and will be updated. When Dallas County Judge Clay Jenkins asked his 15-year-old daughter if she was willing to be vaccinated in public, Madeleine was instantly excited to be on television like her dad. Then she thought seriously about what being vaccinated would mean. “I wanted to get vaccinated so that I can see my friends and also so that I can protect my grandparents,” she said. The journey to that reality began Thursday when Madeleine and a handful of her friends were among the first kids in Dallas County to be vaccinated after federal regulators this week ...

Candidates in Dallas ISD’s lone trustee race differ on school choice, ‘Black Lives Matter’ resolution Only one of three DISD races is contested this year: the District 9 vote between board President Justin Henry and challenger Ulana Sigler. Only one of three races is contested in 2021: the District 9 vote between board president Justin Henry and challenger Ulana Sigler. The board’s longest-serving members, Edwin Flores and Dan Micciche, are both unopposed on the May 1 ballot in District 1 and 3 respectively, and will serve for three more years.(Shaban Athuman / Staff Photographer) 7:...