As time passes, Texas faces an ever more urgent challenge to provide sufficient water to meet rapidly growing demand. This is one of the most critical, long-term policy issues facing the Texas Legislature. Policy decisions made-or not made-in the present will impact the future of Texas’ water supply.
Amarillo teachers make the most of high-quality instructional materials
At Eastridge Elementary School, Principal Genie Baca’s teachers have enough challenges. Their students are mostly refugees, recent immigrants from countries such as Somalia, Yemen, Vietnam and Burma, among many others. The parents are often shift workers at local meatpacking or poultry processing facilities, meaning that no one’s home to ensure the children are fed and...