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Legislative Journal: Voting bills spark full-contact politics, Bo’s Law brings bipartisan support

(From left) Rep. Matt Krause (R-Ft.Worth) and Carl Sherman (D-Desoto) chat during a photo shoot at the Texas Capitol in Austin on Tuesday, March 16, 2021. (Juan Figueroa/ The Dallas Morning News)

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Education Commissioner Mike Morath apologized for a widespread STAAR glitch at a State Board of Education meeting Wednesday.

Texas education commissioner apologizes for STAAR glitch, says schools could soon have clarity on billions in federal money

“We at TEA are responsible for ensuring STAAR can be administered flawlessly, and we’ve failed to do that,” Mike Morath said.

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Workers load an All-Star sign onto a trailer after it was removed from Truist Park in Atlanta, Tuesday, April 6, 2021. Major League Baseball plans to relocate the All-Star Game to Coors Field in Denver after pulling this year's Midsummer Classic from Atlanta over objections to sweeping changes to Georgia's voting laws.

Corporate America takes out an ad in backlash to states restricting ‘the right to vote’

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Ponzi schemer Bernie Madoff dies in prison

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FILE - Oregon safety Jevon Holland (8) intercepts a pass intended for Auburn wide receiver Sal Cannella (80) during the second quarter of play at AT&T Stadium in Arlington on Friday, Aug. 31, 2019.

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DayJus Hill and Tatiana Laury hold up their popsicles they got from the Frios Gourmet Pops truck at the launching of the MLK Food Park in Dallas on April 9, 2021. The MLK Food Park will be tested for a month in South DallasÕs Forest District, offering a variety of food, live music, community gardens, and play area for the kids. (Shelby Tauber/Special Contributor)

‘What heaven looks like:’ New MLK Food Park pop-up a joyful celebration of South Dallas

Residents say the new food park in the Forest District is an example of what food can do for community building.

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Kristian Roberts, director of education at the Dallas Opera, and Quincy Roberts, CEO of Roberts Trucking, pose with the OperaTruck, donated to the Dallas Opera and retrofitted by Quincy Roberts and Roberts Trucking.

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Scarborough Renaissance Festival includes a parade through the festival grounds each day at 1 p.m., featuring live music and many of the village performers.

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In this Feb. 9 file photo, Michael Foster of the Retail, Wholesale and Department Store Union held a sign outside an Amazon facility where labor was trying to organize workers in Bessemer, Ala.

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President Donald Trump meets with members of the House Ways and Means committee in the Roosevelt Room of the White House on Sept. 26, 2017. At right, then-chairman Rep. Kevin Brady, R-The Woodlands, and Rep. Kenny Marchant, R-Coppell.

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