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The Lone Star State ranks first in starting wages for teachers but near the bottom in wage growth.

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The high property and regressive sales taxes Texans fork over mean that all but the luckiest of us pay a higher effective tax rate than Californians do.

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An online survey of 1,291 teachers by the Charles Butt Foundation shows more teacher dissatisfaction as Texas school districts scramble to attract talent.

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San Antonians' imaginations were captured by artwork depicting anti-LGBTQ+ politicians Greg Abbott and Ted Cruz enjoying a tender moment.

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SAISD Superintendent Jaime Aquino said the evangelical church will now rent an empty district building eight miles from the campus.

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'SAISD and Garden City Church no longer plan, nor have a formal agreement, to utilize the space at Lamar Elementary,' campus officials said.

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