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Vouchers help some, but what about the 5 million students in public schools?

Lt. Gov. Dan Patrick probably hoped that making a strong statement against antisemitism and calling on Republicans to roust hatemongers from their ranks would put an end to weeks of controversy that began with the revelation of a meeting between a hard-right GOP strategist and a notorious white supremacist.

The following article is the final installment of a four-week series focusing on raising awareness about domestic violence. October is Domestic Violence Awareness month, and we hope to educate our community on this very important issue. In our communities, the Hays-Caldwell Women’s Center has been serving victims of domestic and dating violence, sexual assault, and child abuse since 1978.

My nephews and I were holed up at the TWA Hotel in New York on a rainy Sunday a few weeks ago, waiting to attend an evening wedding. I fiddled with my phone and laptop and scanned the TV, while explaining that this was a big day for my fantasy football teams. [To be honest, every Sunday during the NFL season is big.] Though the three teens knew a lot about football, I was taken aback when they said that unlike some 45 million Americans they had never learned the fantasy version–which has become a billion-dollar enterprise. So I told them the backstory.