Texas district elects school board members at-large By Paul Katula • Sep 23, 2016 Should we divide school districts like we divide states for Congressional representatives? Or would that promote the same kind of gerrymandering?
Campus carry starts today in Texas By Paul Katula • Aug 1, 2016 Campus Carry will allow college students in Texas over 21 who have concealed-carry licenses to bring those guns into certain campus buildings.
Dozens die in tornadoes & flooding from TX to IL By Paul Katula • Dec 28, 2015 Severe storms were responsible for the deaths of more than 40 people, causes ranging from tornado damage to being swept away in their cars.
Concealed carry coming to Texas colleges By Paul Katula • Oct 17, 2015 Texans should reconsider a new law that will allow the concealed carry of handguns into university buildings, incl. dorms & classrooms.
Texans use pasta to study the sine function By Paul Katula • Sep 30, 2015 Trigonometry in pre-calculus (or even algebra II) can be taught using pasta, one of many methods teachers use to engage kids in learning.
H.S. students opt out of football in Texas By Paul Katula • Sep 11, 2015 Why do you suppose football participation numbers in Texas have gone down a little bit over the last 5 years? NPR hypothesizes.
Texas H.S. football players assault ref By Paul Katula • Sep 8, 2015 A viral video has landed 2 football players from a San Antonio, Texas, HS in hot water for assaulting a referee during a game.
The South will not rise again By Paul Katula • Jul 5, 2015 Texas will be using new textbooks this fall, which give slavery an inferior billing when it comes to what started the Civil War. Wrong.
Draft pics: Washington (N.I.D.P.), Houston, TX By Paul Katula • Jul 4, 2015 We’re publishing draft-quality photos of the marching band from Waltrip H.S. in Houston from the July 4th parade in Washington.
Texas decriminalizes unexcused absences By Paul Katula • Jun 23, 2015 Starting in Sept, truancy will no longer leave students with a criminal record in Texas, but fines will still have to be paid as a civil matter.