Spring Branch ISD officials say a recent TEA funding formula change resulted in a $9.6 million loss in expected state revenue. District leaders warn the shortfall could impact future budgets, staffing, and financial reserves.

LBJ signs Voting Rights Act, US Capitol Rotunda, 1965.

Exclusive: The acting director of the CDC has delayed publication of a report showing the covid-19 vaccine cut the likelihood of ER visits and hospitalizations for healthy adults last winter by about half, according to two scientists. wapo.st/4tFqKqY

The Army Chief of Staff, a combat veteran with tours in Iraq and Afghanistan, asked Pete Hegseth why he was blocking the promotions of two Black officers and two female officers who had earned them. Hegseth refused to answer. Then he fired him. Nine U.S. officials told NBC News that Hegseth has blocked or delayed promotions for more than a dozen Black and female senior officers across all four branches of the military. Hegseth has now fired or sidelined more than a dozen generals and admirals. He is an out-of-control, unqualified former TV host and nobody in the Republican Party will say a word about it because they don’t want to make Trump angry. nbcnews.com/politics/nationa…

Ken Paxton's impeachment trial revealed he used his office to help a developer under FBI investigation, who in return hired Paxton's mistress & set up a fake Uber account named "Dave P" so Paxton could sneak to her apartment. Rich that a "family values" group would promote him.

Audits in Utah, Idaho, Louisiana, Montana, and Georgia found a few dozen possible noncitizen registrants out of millions—and virtually no voting. Trump’s claim that noncitizens are swinging elections is false, says Cato’s @stephen_richer. ow.ly/1LXL50YewC6

Accepted forms of ID to vote under the SAVE Act: 1. Enhanced REAL ID: Only available in 5 states. Costs up to $50 and requires a birth certificate which 40M Americans lack access to. 2. Valid passport: 146M Americans do not have and costs at least $130. Trump gutted the agencies issuing them. 3. U.S. military ID card presented with military record of service. 4. Government-issued photo ID showing place of birth: 300M Americans do not have one, and costs up to $50. 5. Non-Enhanced REAL ID driver’s license, state ID, or tribal ID shown in conjunction with a birth certificate (40M lack access to) that matches your last name (which 69M women do not have due to marriage) and other forms of documentation. Ironically, the states the SAVE Act hurts the most: West Virginia, Mississippi, Alabama, Arkansas, Kentucky, Louisiana, Oklahoma and Texas. If the SAVE Act was actually a Voter ID bill, then it would propose making the validate forms of ID free and easily accessible, bringing it in line with the 24th Amendment. Until then, it’s just another Republican voter suppression bill, that makes registering to vote, voting, and ensuring your voting status harder.

The stupidest thing about the birth-certificate requirement in the SAVE Act is that the govt has the record confirming your birth (and therefore citizenship), but the law requires you to either have or pay money to get a copy of the record the govt has, all in order to then show the govt that you are who the govt's own records say you are. I understand that the U.S. has different levels of govt, but come on: the information is all there. If you're serious about verifying citizenship, and not just setting up stupid hoops for people to hoops through, pass a law creating a national birth-certificate database (which could also be cross-referenced with the SSN database). You give your name and DOB and location of birth, and you're done.

Video message from Federal Reserve Chair Jerome H. Powell: federalreserve.gov/newsevent…

This is going to make stealing the Declaration of Independence much harder for him.

It’ll be about 11 months without representation for TX-18 — Abbott sets Jan. 31 for runoff #txpol texastribune.org/2025/11/17/…

"When I picked up my granddaughter from the federal agents, she had a dirty diaper, a bruise on her face, and was developing a rash. She was exhausted and cried… My heart aches knowing this could happen to others, to my kids, or even me, despite being U.S. citizens.”

Just 1.4M of 18.4M registered Texans have voted. And that tracks with the data: bit.ly/3WEg8tY. But here's why voting matters, even in a constitutional amendment election.👇 A small group of voters is making decisions that could shape TX for decades. 🗳️ #TexasVotes

Length of government shutdowns.

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Just gonna start posting every night that Kay Graham published the second tranche of Pentagon Papers in the middle of an IPO, at the same time Nixon was threatening to pull her FCC licenses.

Plot twist: Your favorite quiet reading spot's hours, programs, and book budget? All decided by local elections! 📖 Libraries are community treasures funded by local votes. Be the main character, and register to vote today: bit.ly/2025nvrdreg #NationalVoterRegistrationDay

In #txed world: #SBOE just flipped its decision on social studies framework, opting for a Texas-centric, chronological model. Will be a *major* shakeup in how Texas and U.S. history are taught in public schools.

If it is called the Department of War, can we finally acknowledge it commits Acts of War, which require Congressional Declarations according to our Constitution?

We're gearing up to celebrate the biggest holiday for democracy this year has seen yet! Are you coming? Join the party here! nationalvoterregistrationday…