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Do 30 states in the U.S. have education savings accounts?
dallasnews.com > news...Brandon Creighton, R-Conroe, the bill faces challenges in the Capitol as rural Republicans and Democrats have worked together in opposition.... ...Brandon Creighton, R-Conroe, lumped together all school choice programs available. 9:01 AM on Mar 30, 2023 CDT.... ..."They're all strategies for lowering the cost of attending private school," said professor Lori Taylor, head of the Public Service and Administration... ...In trying to bolster the argument to expand school choice in Texas -- an effort Gov. Greg Abbott and Lt....

Kyrie Irving, soul-searching Mavs "at peace" with situation
dallasnews.com > sports > mavericks...How could this same Dallas team that lost twice to the lowly, shorthanded Charlotte Hornets in consecutive games last weekend also be in position... ...Irving said he was brought to Dallas with the idea that this process would be "long-term," and not for an immediate championship. 9:28 PM on Mar... ...While Dallas blew a 12-point lead in Philadelphia, the Thunder beat the Detroit Pistons on a buzzer-beating layup and the Lakers trounced the Chicago... ...The ninth-place Los Angeles Lakers ranked just a half-game ahead....

What happens if a winning Texas Lottery ticket isn't claimed?
dallasnews.com > news...The ticket won the second-tier prize in a Powerball drawing held Oct. 22, and was sold at a Tiger Mart at 3070 N.E. Loop 286 in Paris.... ...The Texas Lottery says the lucky winner has until April 20 to claim the money -- or else it bounces back to the state.... ...the Texas Lottery Commission at Austin Claim Center, P.O.... ...A lottery prize going unclaimed isn't a new phenomenon, said Akshay Khanna, CEO of lottery ticket purchasing website and app Jackpot.com....

Friend of Dallas ISD teacher killed by DeSoto police speaks out
dallasnews.com > news > crime...Jeremy Hass, 47, said he met Michael Christopher Nunez, 47, in 1994 at the University of Texas at Austin during freshman orientation.... ...Michael Christopher Nunez, 47, was fatally shot Monday by a DeSoto police officer during a burglary call. 8:20 PM on Mar 29, 2023 CDT.... ...Dallas ISD confirmed Tuesday that Nunez was a special education teacher at Moisés E. Molina High School.... ...He left the district in October 2020 and rehired in August, said Robyn Harris, a Dallas ISD spokeswoman....

Donald Trump locking down Texas in presidential race
dallasnews.com > news > politics...Donald Trump trying to lock down Texas before Ron DeSantis joins GOP race for president.... ...WACO--In front of 20,000 supporters jammed into the Waco Regional Airport, Donald Trump slowly recited the names of 15 Texas elected officials who... ...Greg Abbott, Patrick, Attorney General Ken Paxton, Texas Land Commissioner Dawn Buckingham and Agriculture Commissioner Sid Miller.... ...Dan Patrick, who was state director of Trump's two previous campaigns for the White House....

Hop to it: Easter egg hunts in Dallas-Fort Worth start this weekend
dallasnews.com > arts-entertainment > things-to-do...Easter egg hunts in Dallas-Fort Worth start this weekend.... ...There are festivities in North Texas for kids big and small. 5:00 AM on Mar 30, 2023 CDT. Shannon Sutlief....

Short-term rental critics speak against "anti-neighborhood bills at State Capitol
dallasnews.com > news...Members of the statewide Texas Neighborhood Coalition testified on Wednesday during a public hearing at the State Capitol against two House bills... ...Representatives from the Texas Neighborhood Coalition are in opposition to legislation they believe supports short-term rentals. 6:04 AM on Mar 30... ..., co-founder of the Texas Neighborhood Coalition, told the Land and Resource Management Committee regarding HB 2367.... ...It opens (up) pretty much all our homes to commercial businesses," Andrew Muras, a Grapevine resident and leader in the Texas Neighborhood Coalition...

Low home care attendant pay imperils vulnerable Texans
dallasnews.com > news...AUSTIN -- For 40 hours a week, Angela Blankenship takes care of Rick Frame, who's been paralyzed from the neck down since a 1999 motorcycle accident... ...She helps him eat, bathe and move, allowing the former tool designer to stay in his Arlington home.... ...Hammon, executive director of the Texas Association for Home Care & Hospice, a trade group for home health agencies, said low reimbursements have... ...Federal law requires states to cover nursing home care for recipients of Supplemental Security Income, a type of Social Security income support that...

The latest on the Juarez migrant center fire: 6 questions answered
dallasnews.com > news...CIUDAD JUÁREZ -- The deadly fire at a migrant detention center in this border city across El Paso is renewing calls by immigrant advocates to improve... ...asylum processes for those trying to cross from Mexico to the U.S. -- and to rethink how migrants are detained in Mexico.... ...José Guadalupe Torres Campos, the Catholic bishop of Ciudad Juárez, criticized Mexico's recent raids to round up and detain migrants on the streets... ...Javier Calvillo, who runs one of the biggest shelters -- Casa del Migrante -- in Ciudad Juárez, said, "It is terrible that migrants who have already...

National predictions: What will Texas Rangers record be in 2023?
dallasnews.com > sports > rangers...It was a busy offseason for the Texas Rangers, between signing manager Bruce Bochy and adding ace Jacob deGrom, but will all the excitement carry... ...Here's a look at what media outlets around the country expect from the Rangers this season:. USA Today's Gabe Lacques.... ..."The Texas Rangers were aggressive once again in free agency, this time adding Jacob deGrom, Nathan Eovaldi and Andrew Heaney to their starting rotation... ...It will be fascinating to watch Bruce Bochy aim to convert this collection of talent into a team."....