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Desks are spaced out in a classroom at Ott Elementary School in San Antonio on Aug. 11, 2020. Credit: Allie Goulding/The Texas Tribune

Texas students will still take STAAR tests in 2021, but schools won't be rated on them

Texas public school students will still take the STAAR test this spring, but the state will not rate schools and districts based on their results, the Texas Education Agency announced Thursday.

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San Marcos Barbershop at The Square in San Marcos in April. More than 315,000 Texas gig workers or independent contractors, like many barbers are, could lose their unemployment assistance on Dec. 26, when a federal coronavirus relief benefit ends. Credit: Eddie Gaspar/The Texas Tribune

More than 315,000 gig workers and independent contractors in Texas will lose unemployment relief without action from Congress

Learn more about how to navigate Texas’ unemployment system in our guide for jobless Texans.

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Above, Ashli Garwood, who graduated from the College of Education, takes the plunge into the San Marcos River with her dad Don Garwood in December 2019. Graduates will be able to jump in the San Marcos River at Sewell Park and must distance themselves from other groups and wear a mask, except when jumping in the river. Daily Record file photo by Gerald Castillo

Texas State's in-person graduation ceremonies begin Thursday

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