Texas Civil Rights Review – Veterans Challenge Citizenship Exclusion to Education Benefits

Plaintiffs Raul Dominguez of Potter County and Naser Alzer of Travis County were both legal residents of Texas when they joined the military, but were not citizens. Because of a 2005 ruling by the Texas Attorney General, they have been excluded from claiming education [...]

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Memorial park is in the works for Helotes – San Antonio Business Journal:

The Legislature approved $1,125,000 to establish the Frank L. Madla Memorial Park on 33 acres of land near Scenic Loop Road in Helotes. The Helotes Park Foundation has secured $118,000 in contributions to pay for the purchase of the land. In addition, Pulte [...]

Posted in David Leibowitz, Frank L. Madla Memorial Park, Helotes, Helotes Park Foundation, Helotes mayor, Leticia Van de Putte, Pulte Homes, Tom Schoolcraft No Comments »

MySA.com: Legislative efforts on pre-K far apart
While the rest of the nation is investing more money in early childhood education than ever before, Texas lawmakers are starting their discussion with a proposal to decrease funding for pre-kindergarten programs by $20 million.One lawmaker, however, is using a brick-by-brick strategy to provide pre-kindergarten for as many [...]

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