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Abbott orders TEA investigate Houston school over pronouns

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Gov. Abbott orders TEA probe of Houston school for calling a student by chosen name and pronouns

By Alejandro Serrano, The Texas Tribune

“Gov. Abbott orders TEA probe of Houston school for calling a student by chosen name and pronouns” was first published by The Texas Tribune, a nonprofit, nonpartisan media organization that informs Texans — and engages with them — about public policy, politics, government and statewide issues.

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Gov. Greg Abbott said he demanded that the state’s education agency investigate a Houston high school whose teachers were accused by a local conservative activist of “transitioning” a student they were calling by the student’s chosen name and pronouns.

In a social media post Saturday, Abbott also called for lawmakers to prohibit the practice at all schools.

“No parent should have to endure this,” Abbott said. “No school should be involved in ‘transitioning’ a child. If this is not already illegal, it will be after this session. I have instructed TEA to investigate this matter.”

Denise Bell, who leads the Moms for Liberty chapter in Harris County, spoke at a school board meeting on behalf of a parent she did not name. The group advocates against school curricula and teachings that include LGBTQ rights.

The mother’s child is a junior at Houston ISD’s Bellaire High School, according to the testimony Bell read. On the first day of freshman year, the student took home an information sheet that asked for students’ pronouns.

“Multiple teachers started calling her by a different name and pronouns. One teacher even went as far as to cross out my daughter’s legal name that she had written on her paper and write her chosen name in red ink,” the woman said in the statement read by Bell. “This occurred without our knowledge and certainly without our consent.”

She added: “This goes against our Christian faith, the advice of her therapist, and quite frankly common sense. We met with her teachers, counselors, and the principal to no avail. HISD is purposely and secretively transitioning” minors.

Spokespeople for Houston ISD, which is under state control, did not immediately respond Monday to a request for comment. Neither did the Texas Education Agency, whose spokespeople told the Houston Chronicle it was “reviewing the matter.”

Moms for Liberty shared on social media a minute-long clip of Bell’s comments, which Abbott reposted — and said it served as “another reason why parents deserve school choice.”

Abbott has said he’s confident the Legislature will pass a school vouchers package — often referred to as school choice — during the current legislative session after multiple failed attempts during the last regular session and four subsequent special sessions in 2023.

This article originally appeared in The Texas Tribune at https://www.texastribune.org/2025/02/17/texas-greg-abbott-hisd-bellaire-high-school/.

The Texas Tribune is a member-supported, nonpartisan newsroom informing and engaging Texans on state politics and policy. Learn more at texastribune.org.

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SUMMARY: Iran has intensified missile attacks on Israel, marking the conflict’s fourth day. The strikes, targeting civilian areas, are a response to Israeli airstrikes aimed at destroying Iran’s nuclear program. U.S. Embassy offices in Tel Aviv were damaged and remain closed. President Trump, attending the G7 summit in Canada, emphasized Iran must return to negotiations. Reports reveal Trump privately advised Israel against assassinating Iran’s Supreme Leader, though Israeli Prime Minister Netanyahu declined to comment on this. Israel’s goals focus on dismantling Iran’s nuclear and ballistic missile capabilities, with regime change a potential outcome. The U.S. continues supporting Israel amid challenging behind-the-scenes talks.

Iran has stepped up its missile attacks against Israel as the conflict between the two countries continues. FOX’s Doug Luzader has the latest as news came out that President Trump told Israel not to assassinate Iran’s Supreme Leader.

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TIMELINE: How long did it take Austin Energy to restore power after the May 2025 microburst?

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www.kxan.com – Christopher Adams – 2025-06-16 07:30:00

SUMMARY: Following a severe microburst on May 28, 2025, Austin Energy experienced its third-worst outage event, with over 72,500 customers (12.8%) losing power at the peak. Winds reached 85 mph, uprooting trees and damaging power infrastructure. Restoration was complicated by subsequent storms but was fully completed by June 2, about 4 days later. Over 163,000 total outages affected roughly 124,000 customers out of 566,000. The storm damaged 91 poles, 52 transformers, and 32,000 feet of overhead cable. Austin Energy leveraged lessons from past storms, improving incident management, outage communication, and mutual aid coordination, with help from 250 utility crews to restore power efficiently.

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MN shooting suspect Vance Boelter caught alive

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SUMMARY: Minnesota authorities have captured 57-year-old Vance Boelter, the suspect accused of fatally shooting State Representative Melissa Hortman and her husband Mark, in addition to injuring State Senator John Hoffman and his wife Yvette. The targeted attack began early Saturday morning with shootings in Champlin and Brooklyn Park, where Boelter, disguised as an officer with a fake police vehicle, was first encountered. The suspect fled, prompting shelter-in-place orders and a manhunt. Both Hortmans died of multiple gunshot wounds, while the Hoffmans remain hospitalized. Authorities recovered multiple weapons from Boelter’s car. The FBI offered a $50,000 reward, and a press conference is expected soon.

Boelter is the suspect who assassinated Minnesota Rep. Melissa Hortman and her husband, and injured Sen. John Hoffman and his wife. Rep. Hortman and her husband Mark were fatally shot in their Brooklyn Park home early Saturday morning. Sen. John Hoffman and his wife were shot and injured in their Champlin home.

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