Daily Archives: September 1, 2023

Law banning gender affirming care goes into effect pending litigation

Posted on September 1, 2023 by Charles Kuffner

Very unfortunate, to say the least. A Texas law that bans gender-affirming care for transgender youth will go into effect as scheduled Friday. The law will kick in September 1st despite a state district judge’s ruling last week that the … Continue reading →

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HISD temporarily blocked from using new teacher evaluation system

Posted on September 1, 2023 by Charles Kuffner

This all came up this week. Houston ISD will not be allowed to implement its new teacher evaluation system until mid-September at the earliest after a judge temporarily blocked the policy Thursday morning. A Harris County judge issued a temporary … Continue reading →

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Another State Bar complaint filed against Paxton

Posted on September 1, 2023 by Charles Kuffner

This has to be some kind of modern record. At least, I hope it is. A group of fourteen attorneys filed a complaint with the State Bar of Texas Monday, asking the legal regulatory body to investigate the criminal allegations … Continue reading →

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Dispatches from Dallas, September 1 edition

Posted on September 1, 2023 by Charles Kuffner

This is a weekly feature produced by my friend Ginger. Let us know what you think. This week, in news from Dallas-Fort Worth, it’s a big old grab bag with Ken Paxton, Clarence Thomas and Harlan Crow, problems in Tarrant … Continue reading →

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