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Across the district there are 19 staff members with active COVID-19 cases, according to the district's online COVID-19 dashboard.

High school seniors who have struggled to pass up to five required standardized tests can now petition to graduate, thanks to legislation that took effect Monday.  House Bill 999 allows a senior who failed any of the required State of Texas Assessments of Academic Readiness exams to petition an individual graduation committee, showing alternative work deserving of graduation.  The legislation temporarily expands the petition option for current high school seniors because of learning difficulties during the COVID-19 pandemic. Normally, only a high school senior who failed up to tw...

High school seniors who haven't passed the requisite standardized tests to graduate could have an easier time sidestepping that requirement under a bill still pending at the Legislature. Under current rules, a high school senior who has failed up to two of five end-of-course State of Texas Assessments of Academic Readiness but has passed all classes and fulfilled other requirements can graduate as long as a committee — made up of the student's teacher, the lead instructor for the subject, principal and parents — gives unanimous consent. House Bill 999 would allow a student who failed as...

Ex-Texas deputy accused of killing 3 found after manhunt Police say 41-year-old Stephen Broderick, a former sheriff's deputy, is suspected in the killing of three people. It is believed he knew the victims. (Source: Austin Police via CNN) By Associated Press | April 19, 2021 at 9:46 AM EDT - Updated April 19 at 6:33 PM AUSTIN, Texas (AP) — A former Texas sheriff’s deputy was booked on a capital murder charge Monday after police say he shot and killed his ex-wife, teenage stepdaughter and another man during a weekend shooting that shut down a busy Austin shopping area and set off a...

Jim Vertuno And Paul J. Weber This photo provided by the Austin Police Department shows Stephen Broderick, 41. Broderick is wanted in the fatal shooting of three people in Austin, Texas, and police officials searching the surrounding area Sunday, April 18, 2021, warned residents that the suspect might take a hostage. Interim Austin Police Chief Joseph Chacon said the suspect, Stephen Broderick, was considered armed and dangerous. He asked area residents to continue to shelter in place and to call their neighbors to check on them. (Austin Police Department via AP) A...