Media Coverage

Texas’ discipline push sends kids to ‘jail-like’ campuses

The Hechinger Report,

San Antonio ISD overturns punishment of fifth grader over 'child-safe' knife

San Antonio Express-News,

The Hard Lessons of “Hardening” Schools

Texas Monthly,

Report Calling For Overhaul of US Disaster Response Agency Only Mentions ‘Climate’ Once

Earth.org,

FEMA Review Council backs off on staffing cuts in final report

Federal News Network,

FEMA should employ fewer staff and offer aid to fewer individuals, Trump’s council recommends

Government Executive,

Trump Panel Calls for FEMA Overhaul

The New York Times,

Trump-appointed FEMA panel urges states should take the lead in disaster recovery

News from the States,

Trump-appointed panel calls for overhauling how FEMA operates

Washington Post,

Exclusive: He was barred from working in Texas youth prisons. Why did a middle school hire him?

Austin American-Statesman,

P.S. — ‘Our Bar Card Is Not Merely a Ticket to a Better Bank Account,’ Retired Fifth District Court of Appeals Justice Kenneth Molberg Says Accepting Dallas Bar Foundation Award

Texas Lawbook, by Krista Torralva

P.S. — Texas Appleseed Launches 30th Anniversary Campaign with $1.5M Goal

Texas Lawbook,

Welcome to Y’all Street: bullish Dallas aims to steal New York’s financial crown

The Guardian,

More Harris County drivers dropping car insurance as prices increase, data shows

ABC 13 Houston,

Victims say deceptive solar sales left them with crushing debt and broken promises

Dallas Morning News,

Rooftop solar in Texas faces reckoning over sales tactics

Dallas Morning News,

Soaring car insurance premiums force many low-to-middle income Texans to do without

Houston Public Media,

The Hidden Factor Behind Your Home Insurance Cost: Your Credit History

The New York Times,

Houstonians are turning to payday loans at high rates to cover groceries and rent, study says

Houston Chronicle,

Houston residents turning to costly payday loans at alarming rates for food and rent, survey finds

CW 39 Houston,

Low test scores on one campus can trigger a state takeover in Texas, affecting Black, Hispanic and low-income students most

The Texas Tribune,

P.S. — Critical Legal Aid Fundraisers End Tonight

The Texas Lawbook,

How The Texas Appleseed Project’s “Good Apple Dinner” Smashed A Fundraising Record

Curated Texan,

More uninsured drivers, more unfixed damage: Soaring car-insurance prices have pushed Americans into risky trade-offs

MarketWatch,

P.S. — TX Appleseed, V&E and Witherite Making the Holiday Spirit

The Texas Lawbook,