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Enrollment Analysis: Hispanic students comprised 92.9% of Promesa Public Schools District's student body in 2022-23 school year

By Austin News | Sep 15, 2024

Promesa Public Schools District had 901 Hispanic students enrolled in their schools in the 2022-23 school year, according to the Texas Education Agency.

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Week ending Sept. 7: Travis County home sales

By Austin News | Sep 14, 2024

There were 65 reported residential sales in Travis County in the week ending Sept. 7, according to BlockShopper.com.

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There were 3 Asian students enrolled in University of Texas University Charter School District in 2022-23 school year

By Austin News | Sep 14, 2024

Asian students made up 0.5% of University of Texas University Charter School District's student body in the 2022-23 school year.

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Austin News area weekly mass times

By Austin News | Sep 14, 2024

The following parishes in the Austin News coverage area hold weekly mass at these designated times.

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Senator attends medal ceremony while critiquing administration's policies

By Austin News | Sep 14, 2024

After a month of traveling across Texas and engaging with residents on pressing issues, I returned to Washington. This week, I attended the Congressional Gold Medal ceremony honoring military personnel who died in Kabul, Afghanistan on August 26, 2021, during U.S. evacuation operations. Among those honored was Marine Lance Cpl. David Lee Espinoza from Laredo, Texas, who was posthumously awarded the Congressional Gold Medal after being killed by a suicide bomber. At just 20 years old, he sacrificed his life for the nation’s safety and security. It was an honor to stand with...

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Harmony Science Academy (Austin) School District Education: 2,204 Hispanic students were enrolled in schools in 2022-23 school year

By Austin News | Sep 14, 2024

Harmony Science Academy (Austin) School District had 2,204 Hispanic students enrolled in their schools in the 2022-23 school year, according to the Texas Education Agency.

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There were 4 Asian students enrolled in University of Texas Elementary Charter School District in 2022-23 school year

By Austin News | Sep 13, 2024

University of Texas Elementary Charter School District had four Asian students enrolled in their schools in the 2022-23 school year, according to the Texas Education Agency.

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Enrollment Analysis: Asian students comprised 1.8% of The Excel Center (for Adults) School District's student body in 2022-23 school year

By Austin News | Sep 13, 2024

The Excel Center (for Adults) School District had 19 Asian students enrolled in their schools in the 2022-23 school year, according to the Texas Education Agency.

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How many Asian students were enrolled in University of Texas at Austin High School District in 2022-23 school year?

By Austin News | Sep 13, 2024

University of Texas at Austin High School District had 51 Asian students enrolled in their schools in the 2022-23 school year, according to the Texas Education Agency.

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Cruz introduces bill targeting eco-terrorism against U.S. energy infrastructure

By Austin News | Sep 13, 2024

U.S. Senate Commerce Committee Ranking Member Ted Cruz (R-Texas) is spearheading an initiative to introduce the Safe and Secure Transportation of American Energy Act, aimed at protecting American energy infrastructure from attacks by radical environmentalists. This legislation seeks to expand current criminal penalties to include acts of vandalism, tampering with, or disrupting the operations or construction of pipelines.

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Senators challenge Biden-Harris Administration over visas for Cuban nationals

By Austin News | Sep 12, 2024

U.S. Senators Ted Cruz (R-Texas), Marco Rubio (R-Fla.), and Rick Scott (R-Fla.) have expressed significant concerns regarding the Biden-Harris Administration's decision to grant nonimmigrant visas (NIV) to Cuban nationals. In a letter addressed to U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken, the senators raised national security issues linked to this policy.

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Bipartisan bill expanding Starr-Camargo Bridge heads to President’s desk

By Austin News | Sep 12, 2024

WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Senators Ted Cruz (R-Texas), John Cornyn (R-Texas), and Mark Kelly (D-Ariz.) have announced that their bipartisan Starr-Camargo Bridge Expansion Act has passed the U.S. House of Representatives and is now heading to the President's desk for approval.

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Senator Cruz honors Marine Lance Cpl. David Lee Espinoza with Congressional Gold Medal

By Austin News | Sep 12, 2024

U.S. Sen. Ted Cruz (R-Texas), a member of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee, issued a statement following the posthumous awarding of the Congressional Gold Medal to Marine Lance Cpl. David Lee Espinoza from Laredo, Texas. Espinoza was killed by a suicide bomber in Kabul, Afghanistan on August 26, 2021, during U.S. troop evacuation operations.

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Lawmakers question Biden-Harris Administration's stance on visas for terrorist sympathizers

By Austin News | Sep 12, 2024

U.S. Senator Ted Cruz (R-Texas) has joined Senator Marco Rubio (R-Fla.) and Representative Rich McCormick (R-Ga.) in questioning the Biden-Harris Administration's approach to handling visas for individuals linked to terrorist organizations. The inquiry was directed at U.S. Department of Homeland Security Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas and U.S. Department of State Secretary Anthony Blinken.

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Texas Empowerment Academy School District Education: 1 American Indian student was enrolled in schools in 2022-23 school year

By Austin News | Sep 11, 2024

Texas Empowerment Academy School District had one American Indian student enrolled in their schools in the 2022-23 school year, according to the Texas Education Agency.

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There were 94 Asian students enrolled in Valor Public Schools District in 2022-23 school year

By Austin News | Sep 10, 2024

Valor Public Schools District had 94 Asian students enrolled in their schools in the 2022-23 school year, according to the Texas Education Agency.

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Senator Cornyn criticizes Schumer for delaying NDAA consideration

By Austin News | Sep 10, 2024

U.S. Senator John Cornyn (R-TX) addressed the Senate floor today, expressing concern over Democrat Leader Chuck Schumer's delay in considering the National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA). Cornyn emphasized that this postponement leaves the U.S. Department of Defense and service members unable to plan effectively.

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Senators demand answers over software project disrupting NOAA operations

By Austin News | Sep 10, 2024

U.S. Senate Commerce Committee Ranking Member Ted Cruz (R-Texas) led a group of Senate colleagues in demanding answers regarding the implementation of the Department of Commerce’s (DOC) new financial management system. The system has disrupted the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration’s (NOAA) weather forecast operations, delayed aid money for fishery disasters, particularly in Alaska’s small coastal communities, threatened the availability of safety information for aviators and mariners, and left agency employees without reimbursement for official travel expenses.

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Cruz urges swift Senate action on Justice for Jocelyn Act after emotional testimony

By Austin News | Sep 10, 2024

U.S. Sen. Ted Cruz (R-Texas), a member of the Senate Judiciary Committee and Ranking Member of the Subcommittee on the Constitution, issued a statement following testimony by Alexis Nungaray before the House Judiciary Committee. Alexis Nungaray is the mother of Jocelyn Nungaray, a 12-year-old from Houston who was assaulted and murdered in June by two illegal immigrants from Venezuela.

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Tarrant County judge schedules meeting amid controversy over youth voting measures

By Austin News | Sep 10, 2024

Tarrant County Judge Tim O’Hare has reportedly scheduled a special meeting of the Commissioners Court to consider two controversial voter suppression proposals on Thursday. The meeting is set for a day when the Court’s two Democratic members will be out of the state, absences that Judge O’Hare was informed about over a month ago.