House Speaker Dade Phelan, R-Beaumont, said Friday he opposes a push by Lt. Gov. Dan Patrick to end tenure for new professors at the state’s public universities and to revoke it for faculty who teach critical race theory, the Austin American-Statesman reported.
The Blackwell School in Marfa was officially designated as a National Historic Site and a part of the National Park System this past Tuesday.
Congressman of the school’s region, Tony Gonzales, spearheaded the bill over a year ago with the hopes of preserving an important piece of Latino history to the area.
Sept. 15
Ivan Flores, of Fort Stockton at 2:52 p.m., officers from the Pecos County Sheriff’s Office apprehended Flores on a warrant for MTA-possession of a controlled substance. Flores did not receive a bond and is still in jail.
