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In a much anticipated chess match in February, 1996, the world champion Garry Kasparov faced IBM’s Deep Blue, the most advanced chess-playing machine. Kasparov lost the first game but went on to win the match in Philadelphia, 4-2. It was humanity’s proudest moment in competition pitting man vs. machine. 05/28/2023 04:00 AM
Lawmakers take students hostage in voucher fight
Lawmakers take students hostage in voucher fight
Parents and advocates fought for years to get the state to recognize the rights of dyslexic students. Finally, in 2021, the state made changes to the handbook that helps educators understand how to evaluate students with dyslexia, making them eligible for the same federal protections given other students with learning difficulties. 05/24/2023 12:00 AM
End of Title 42 brings Great Reset
End of Title 42 brings Great Reset
Title 42 has ended, and the “Great Reset” is gathering a full head of steam. 05/24/2023 12:00 AM
Governor should take school program if legislature offers
Governor should take school program if legislature offers
Texas lawmakers have been debating the merits of school choice, or education savings programs, for weeks. A sweeping plan passed in the Senate but has been stalled in the House because a couple dozen rural Republican lawmakers don’t think it will benefit their districts. 05/24/2023 12:00 AM
House lawmakers defy Abbott on school vouchers
House lawmakers defy Abbott on school vouchers
A key House education committee adjourned last week without voting on a school voucher bill that is Gov. Greg Abbott’s top priority this session, the Houston Chronicle reported. Barring some unforeseen maneuver in the last week of the regular legislative session, the bill is effectively dead for now. 05/23/2023 12:00 AM
Meme addicts abound
Meme addicts abound
Meme: “A cultural item in the form of an image, video, phrase, etc., that is spread via the internet and often altered in a creative or humorous way,” explains Dictionary.com. 05/21/2023 05:00 AM
Where should state be with Commandments?
Where should state be with Commandments?
The inspiration for Sen. Phil King’s bill is the 2022 Supreme Court case Kennedy v. Bremerton about a coach’s prayers. 05/21/2023 05:00 AM
It is all in a day's deletions
It is all in a day's deletions
I spend the first half hour of my day reading — or, to be more accurate, deleting — emails. 05/21/2023 05:00 AM
Uvalde families want vote on purchase age
Uvalde families want vote on purchase age
How many decibels can convey the pain of a grieving father? How many can cut through the silent indifference at the Texas Capitol? How many does it take to stir Texans who haven’t yet lost a child to gun violence to join in calls for change? 05/17/2023 12:00 AM
Loneliness epidemic requires attention
Loneliness epidemic requires attention
There is a loneliness epidemic in the United States, but there are some simple ways we can address it. 05/17/2023 12:00 AM
Texas must do more to fight hate, racist terror after Allen shooting
Texas must do more to fight hate, racist terror after Allen shooting
The massacre at an Allen outlet mall presents many challenges, and one of the most difficult will be confronting the extremism that appeared to help drive the shooter to his heinous act. 05/17/2023 12:00 AM
Fort Hood renamed after Korean, Vietnam war hero
Fort Hood renamed after Korean, Vietnam war hero
It’s official. Fort Hood, named for a high-ranking Confederate officer in the Civil War, has been renamed Fort Cavazos, in honor of native Texan Richard E. Cavazos, the country’s first Hispanic four-star general. 05/16/2023 12:00 AM
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