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‘School Choice is my top policy priority,’ Lt Gov. Dan Patrick says

Texas Republican Lt. Gov. Dan Patrick says private school voucher legislation will be his top priority in the upcoming legislative session. Patrick has reserved Senate Bill 2 for the proposal, which has not yet been authorized. He also said that he hoped Republican Gov. Greg Abbott would declare school choice one of his emergency items for this session. By law, no bills can be passed within the first 60 days of the session unless the governor has deemed them emergency items. “School Choice” is frequently used to describe school vouchers and programs that use taxpayer money to help pay for private schools. “A one-size-fits-all approach to education in a state with a population of 30 million, 254 counties, 1,200 school districts, and over 8,000 campuses simply cannot possibly meet the needs of every student,” Patrick said. The proposal for school choice has been made five times since 2015. The Senate would pass it, but once it reached the Republican-controlled House of Representatives, it would be shut down every time. SCHOOL CHOICE Education May 30 Gov. Abbott says he's got the votes for…



Nikki Curtis’ brother speaks out amid media frenzy over ‘shaken baby’ case

For the first time, we’re hearing from the toddler’s family at the center of the “shaken baby” case. The death penalty execution of Robert Roberson remains on hold as advocates and lawmakers fight for an acquittal in the 2002 death of two-year-old Nikki Curtis. Now, Nikki’s biological half-brother is breaking his silence – describing what his family has endured for the past twenty years. In Palestine, Texas, people go on about their daily lives of school, work, and play. However, Matthew Bowman tells NBC 5 he feels stuck, unable to move past what happened 20 years ago. “All the stuff that we’ve gotten out of the storage building that we put off five years ten years ago now, we’re having to dig through it,” said Bowman. He’s never left Palestine, even with all its painful memories. He’s the older brother of Nikki Curtis, the toddler at the center of what’s now known as the ‘shaken baby’ case. “It’s been very difficult. We’ve never stopped living this. It’s been something that’s been brought up since 2002 all the way until now,” Bowman said. “My family feels like it’s something they never could let go.” Death row inmate Robert Roberson was…


Texas Supreme Court halts execution of Robert Roberson III

House members were successful in halting the execution of Texas death row inmate Robert Roberson III. The Supreme Court of Texas granted a stay late Thursday night. “We are deeply grateful to the Texas Supreme Court for respecting the role of the Texas legislature in such consequential matters. We look forward to welcoming Robert to the Texas Capitol, and long with 31 million Texans, finally giving him — and the truth — a chance to be heard,” Texas House Criminal Jurisprudence Committee chairmen Joe Moody and Jeff Leach said in a joint statement Thursday night. Roberson was scheduled to be executed by lethal injection at about 6 p.m. Thursday, for the 2002 death of his 2-year-old daughter. The state’s legal fight to get the execution carried out faced a midnight CDT deadline when the death warrant authorizing Roberson’s execution expired. The Texas Department of Criminal Justice said late Thursday night that Roberson will be moved back to the Polunsky Unit in Livingston, Texas. “I had the opportunity to go back there to speak with him, and he was shocked to say the least. He praised God, to thank his supporters,” said Amanda Hernandez with the TDCJ. Roberson was convicted…



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