Senate Advances School Safety Bill

Senate Advances School Safety Bill

Dec 4, 2023

Governor Greg Abbott said he would veto any school finance legislation that did not contain school choice provisions. By Richard Lee/Special to ETR The Senate approved a bill on Friday that would allocate hundreds of millions of state dollars to help school districts

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ETBU Holds Ring Blessing

ETBU Holds Ring Blessing

Nov 21, 2023

East Texas Baptist University honored 91 graduating seniors with the presentation of their official ETBU Class Ring. The Ring Blessing was recently held for December graduates of 2023. Inspired by Deuteronomy 6, the class ring allows ETBU Alumni to carry and display the love

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Tyler ISD Communications Team Receives Top Honors From AAF

Tyler ISD Communications Team Receives Top Honors From AAF

Nov 20, 2023

Chief Communications Officer Jennifer Hines named Innovator of the Year. The Tyler ISD Communications and Public Relations Team has been awarded the prestigious Innovative Team of the Year accolade by the American Advertising Federation (AAF) – East Texas Chapter at the 2nd Annual

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School Choice Fails Four Times

School Choice Fails Four Times

Nov 18, 2023

TSTA, AFT applauds House members who stood up for public schools with anti-voucher vote. Texas State Teachers Association President Ovidia Molina issued the following statement: TSTA applauds the House members, Democrats and Republicans, who stood up for their public schools today by voting

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Tyler ISD Celebrates Community Excellence 2022-23

Tyler ISD Celebrates Community Excellence 2022-23

Nov 17, 2023

Tyler ISD Superintendent Dr. Marty Crawford presented the Annual State of the District Address during the recent monthly Tyler Area Chamber of Commerce luncheon at the W.T. Brookshire Conference Center. Dr. Crawford discussed District achievements over the 2022 – 2023 school year and

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ETBU Honors University Donors

ETBU Honors University Donors

Nov 15, 2023

East Texas Baptist University recently welcomed an assembly of ETBU retirees, Legacy of 1912 Society Members, and Endowed Scholarship Donors to the campus for the annual Legacy of 1912 Society Luncheon. “Celebrating the Legacy of 1912 Society and ETBU retirees during this luncheon is

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Bullard ISD Athletes Commit To Play Sport At Collegiate Level

Bullard ISD Athletes Commit To Play Sport At Collegiate Level

Nov 11, 2023

Six Bullard ISD student-athletes committed to playing their sport at the collegiate level during a signing ceremony Wednesday morning at Bullard High School. Bullard Baseball celebrated four of its athletes who will continue their playing careers in college. Ben Coke (main image) will

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TSTA Applauds Texas Voters For Approving Proposition 9

TSTA Applauds Texas Voters For Approving Proposition 9

Nov 8, 2023

Ovidia Molina, president of the Texas State Teachers Association, and Barbara Davis-Staley, president of TSTA-Retired, released the following joint statement: The Texas State Teachers Association; its affiliate, TSTA-Retired; and thousands of retired Texas educators give a big “Thank You!” to voters who approved

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High School Welding Series Competition

High School Welding Series Competition

Nov 7, 2023

TSTC Marshall hosts regional high schools. Texas State Technical College recently hosted a Texas High School Welding Series (TXHSWS) regional welding competition at the college’s Marshall campus. The student competitors were scored on a pass/fail system, and those who passed received American Welding

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UT Tyler Pharmacy Student Selected As Inaugural Aspiring Academic

UT Tyler Pharmacy Student Selected As Inaugural Aspiring Academic

Nov 6, 2023

Michal Stout (pictured) is one of 20 students chosen from more than 200 applicants. The American Association of Colleges of Pharmacy selected Michal Stout, a University of Texas at Tyler Ben and Maytee Fisch College of Pharmacy student, as one of 20 inaugural Aspiring Academics

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