Halfway through the 2024 college football season, the best place to be might be third place. That’s either a wacky observation on the College Football Playoff or an astute assessment. Maybe it’s both since nobody really understands the College Football Playoff under this new 12-team format. All we know for sure is the top five-ranked … Read more
ProPublica is a nonprofit newsroom that investigates abuses of power. Sign up to receive our biggest stories as soon as they’re published. This article is produced in collaboration with The Texas Tribune and Votebeat. Sign up for newsletters from The Texas Tribune and from Votebeat. Reporting Highlights Mistaken Identities: Reporters found at least nine people … Read more
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ProPublica is a nonprofit newsroom that investigates abuses of power. Sign up to receive our biggest stories as soon as they’re published. This article is a partnership between ProPublica and The New York Times Magazine. This story is exempt from our Creative Commons license until Nov. 2. Reporting Highlights Statehouse Influence: Oil tycoons Tim Dunn … Read more
This article is co-published with The Texas Tribune, a nonprofit, nonpartisan local newsroom that informs and engages with Texans. Sign up for The Brief Weekly to get up to speed on their essential coverage of Texas issues. Reporting Highlights Texas Prioritized Speed: When the federal government’s pandemic-era protections ended last year, Texas moved swiftly, kicking … Read more
When Texas lawmakers passed legislation in 2015 that created a pathway for public schools to hire more teachers without formal classroom training, one goal was to make the profession more attractive to individuals from different paths who could offer hands-on learning to students. Some school administrators made it clear they intended to place these so-called … Read more