Texas teacher fired after assigning an illustrated Anne Frank book (www.chron.com)
A Texas middle school teacher has been fired after assigning an unapproved illustrated version of Anne Frank’s Diary to her eighth grade reading class. Per a report from KFDM, a spokesperson for Hamshire-Fannett ISD, located south of Beaumont, released a statement confirming the teacher was sent home on Wednesday after reading...
Privacy is a costly option for prospective Tesla owners, report says (www.chron.com)
Tech workers now doubting decision to move from California to Texas (www.chron.com)
Despite anxiety over Texas’ growth and billboards in California trying to persuade residents to stay put, many still chose to switch states, often picking Austin and the larger Central Texas region as their next home....
Drought in Texas uncovers big dinosaur tracks dating back 110 million years (www.chron.com)
Houston to refile cases against Food Not Bomb volunteers feeding homeless (www.chron.com)
Cases against volunteers with Food Not Bombs were dismissed on Thursday, but the city attorney said he intends to press the issue.
Texas A&M settles with Dr. Kathleen McElroy for $1 million after botched hiring (www.chron.com)
Texas A&M has agreed to pay Dr. Kathleen McElroy $1 million following a botched attempt to hire her to direct its journalism school. News of the settlement comes days after A&M's board of regents selected a new interim president and agreed to pursue a settlement with McElroy during a special closed session on Sunday.
Houston man ticketed for feeding unhoused found not guilty (www.chron.com)
Houston-area teacher fired for attending drag show at downtown bar (www.chron.com)
The 19-year veteran teacher was let go based on social media posts on her personal account from a drag performance at Houston's Hamburger Mary's.
Houston-area teacher fired for attending drag show at downtown bar (www.chron.com)
The 19-year veteran teacher was let go based on social media posts on her personal account from a drag performance at Houston's Hamburger Mary's.
[Houston Chronicle] U of H researchers find ruins of lost Maya city in Mexico jungle (www.chron.com)
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Is NASA prepared for an 'internet apocalypse'? (www.chron.com)
Sangeetha Abdu Jyothi, a computer science expert at the University of California, Irvine, posited in a 2021 study that there is a 1.6 percent to 12 percent chance of such a months-long "catastrophic" internet disruption occurring within the next decade.