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Plan to let Texas parents use public funds to pay for private schools gets preliminary approval

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 16:55:41 GMT

AUSTIN (KXAN) -- The plan to let Texas parents use public funds to pay for private schools cleared a key hurdle Thursday evening.Senate Bill 1 would allocate $500 million toward the creation of an education savings account program, which was the primary education policy request on Gov. Greg Abbott’s agenda for this third special session. Texas Senate unveils its priority school voucher-like legislation The funding comes from Texas’ general revenue and would be available for eligible pre-K through 12 school-aged children. Families of eligible students would receive $8,000 each year that they are enrolled in the program in an account. In order to qualify, they must have attended public school within the last year or are about to enter pre-K or kindergarten for the first time.Texas Senators gave preliminary approval to a bill to establish an Education Savings Account program.Opponents earlier this week expressed concern that creating such a program will take away funding from public ...

Texas high school football scores for Thursday, Oct. 12

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 16:55:41 GMT

AUSTIN (KXAN) — The push for the UIL state playoffs is underway with Central Texas teams deep in district play. On Thursday night, No. 5 Vandegrift routed Round Rock 45-3 in our KBVO Game of the Week.Vandegrift had little trouble with the Dragons as the Vipers dominated in all three phases with its special teams taking center stage.Weiss rolled Thursday night, dispatching Bryan 42-13.Scores from around the KXAN viewing areaVandegrift 45, Round Rock 3Pflugerville Weiss 42, Bryan 13Scores from around Texas compiled by the Associated PressCLASS 6ACypress Fairbanks 56, Houston Northbrook 0Cypress Springs 31, Houston Langham Creek 13Duncanville 51, Mansfield 0Edinburg 41, Edinburg Economedes 16Fort Bend Bush 29, Fort Bend Elkins 10Garland Sachse 57, Garland 24Houston Stratford 42, Houston Spring Woods 2Katy Cinco Ranch 17, Katy Paetow 7Keller Fossil Ridge 35, Haltom 32Killeen Shoemaker 42, Waco 0McAllen Memorial 49, La Joya Juarez-Lincoln 21PSJA 56, La Joya 7SA Northside Clark 28, SA Chu...

Youth football team and mother rally around wounded coach

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 16:55:41 GMT

ST. LOUIS - Just days removed from a horrific shooting, Shaquille Latimore may soon take his first steps. The 30-year-old youth football coach is recovering after he was shot during practice Tuesday in front of his players. As he recovers from injury, Latimore was surprised Thursday by his CityRec football team, the BadBoyz.“I got your back. I got your back,” they chanted as a team in Forest Park.“Get well, coach Shaq,” one player said. Latimore coaches a team of mostly 9- and 10-year-old children. The team met with his mother, Semiko, on Thursday afternoon. She was filled with emotion at the joyful greeting, one of her few breaks from her son’s bedside.“It’s just amazing, all of the..." Semiko says and pauses as she struggles for words. "God, I can’t even talk - the outpouring of love and support that we’ve had.”Semiko showed us a picture of her son in a hospital bed following surgery. He’s holding up his thumb in a photo that she believes says it all in his recovery from surgery, ...

GOP's Scalise ends his bid to become House speaker as Republican holdouts refuse to back the nominee

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 16:55:41 GMT

WASHINGTON (AP) — Republican Steve Scalise ended his bid to become House speaker late Thursday after hardline holdouts refused to back the party’s nominee, throwing the GOP majority into deeper chaos and leaving the chamber still unable to function.Scalise told GOP colleagues at a closed-door evening meeting of his decision and pointedly declined to announce backing for anyone else, including his chief rival, Rep. Jim Jordan, the far-right Judiciary Committee chairman backed by Donald Trump who had already told colleagues he no longer would seek the job.Next steps are uncertain as the House is essentially closed while the Republican majority tries to elect a speaker after ousting Kevin McCarthy from the job.“I just shared with my colleagues that I’m withdrawing my name as a candidate for speaker-designee,” Scalise, the House majority leader, said as he emerged from the closed-door meeting at the Capitol.Scalise, R-La., said the Republican majority still has to come together and "ope...

MSHP investigates deadly crash on I-44 near Pacific

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 16:55:41 GMT

ST. LOUIS COUNTY, Mo. - One person is dead after a crash involving a passenger vehicle and a semi-truck on Interstate 44 near Pacific. The crash has led to major backups in the westbound lanes of I-44. Traffic is stalled in the area as of Thursday evening. St. Louis youth football coach recovering after shooting, suspect charged The Missouri State Highway Patrol is investigating the crash. Additional details around the crash are limited at this time. Drivers are encouraged to avoid the area as crews look to clear it. This is a developing story. FOX 2 will update as more information becomes available. Check FOX 2's traffic map for real-time updates.

Blues fans watch opener at Ballpark Village, excited as new season begins

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 16:55:41 GMT

ST. LOUIS - The St. Louis Blues opened a new season Thursday with a 2-1 shootout loss to the Dallas Stars. A new season, however, has many fans excited. Many families gathered Thursday at Ballpark Village to watch the first game. "I think it'll be a close game," said Nick James. "Hopefully the Blues come out on top. Dallas is a good team, and they have a lot of their veteran players. So it'll be a tough battle for sure." James and other fans say there is a lot of hype surrounding the season."It's fun. They're always exciting. They play that great type of hockey. It's not the flashy, let's move around [style]. It's very skillful. Let's get the puck in deep and box bodies around and get the puck on the net type of hockey, and that's always fun to watch," said James.Even international fans are hoping to see good things from the team this year. "Not quite sure what we're going to do this year, but there is always a lot of hopes," said Jerome Avis. "We have young players and can do great...

Chiefs trudge through Broncos, win 19-8 in Thursday showdown

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 16:55:41 GMT

KANSAS CITY, Mo. — It wasn't pretty but the Kansas City Chiefs got a win on Thursday night. The Chiefs extended its winning streak to 16 straight wins over the Denver Broncos with a 19-8 win on Thursday night. The Chiefs took a 13-0 lead into halftime after a failed fake field goal and a Patrick Mahomes interception stalled two of Kansas City's first three drives. The first touchdown of the game was from receiver Kadarius Toney who caught his first TD of the season. A Harrison Butker 60-yard field goal ended the first half for the Chiefs. It was the second-longest field goal in franchise history. The longest is Butker's 62-yarder against the Buffalo Bills last season.Mahomes ended the night with 230 yards, a TD and an interception.Running back Isiah Pacheco accumulated 95 total yards (59 rushing, 36 receiving). Travis Kelce led the receiving yards with Taylor Swift in the house. He ended the night with eight catches and 121 yards. The Chiefs' defense ended the night with two interc...

St. Louis-area Swifties flock to theatres for 'Eras Tour' film

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 16:55:41 GMT

DES PERES, Mo. - Fans flocked to the Marcus Theatre in Des Peres after Taylor Swift made a big announcement on social media that she had moved the premiere date of her film “The Eras Tour” up a day early due to high fan demand.Swiftifes can look forward to making friendship bracelets, collecting Taylor Swift-themed popcorn tubs and cups, and taking pictures in front of an "Eras Tour" themed photo booth at participating theatres. Fans are ecstatic to see the new film. South county residents shocked after gunfire hits elementary school, driver wanted "I was actually so excited because we actually didn’t have tickets before, so it was another opportunity to get tickets," said Mary Margaret Smith. "We were really excited." The concert film was vigorously shot and directed by Sam Wrench. It was filmed during three nights during Taylor’s six-night residency at the SoFi Stadium in Los Angeles in August. The film had sold out of single day ticket sales less than three hours after tickets...

Kiszla: Broncos need to shut down the Errors Tour of Russell Wilson and admit they need a new quarterback

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 16:55:41 GMT

KANSAS CITY, Mo. — For the Broncos, it was the same sad song, 16th verse. Misery? We know it all too well, Taylor Swift.With Swift in the house Thursday night to cheer on new beau and Kansas City tight end Travis Kelce, the Broncos continued their Errors Tour in this miserable NFL season, losing to the Chiefs for the 16th time in a row, this time by a score of 19-8.It’s enough to make a guy call in sick instead of report to work against his former team. Am I right, Frank Clark?The Broncos decided prior to the game to move on from Clark, who won two Super Bowl rings with the Chiefs before signing with Denver as a free agent.But Clark won’t be the last to go prior to the NFL trade deadline on Oct. 31. With a record of 1-5, it’s time for Denver to get down to the serious business of rebuilding.Outside of cornerback Pat Surtain II, whom the Broncos would be crazy to trade, would any member of the Broncos have big value on the trade market?Receiver Jerry Jeudy, whose te...

Heroes and zeros from Broncos’ 19-8 loss to Chiefs: Listless offensive performance drops Sean Payton’s team to 1-5

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 16:55:41 GMT

Here are the heroes and zeros from the Broncos’ 19-8 loss to the Kansas City Chiefs on Thursday night.HeroesBroncos defense: For the first time this season, Denver’s defense looked like a formidable group. They weren’t perfect, but held their own against Chiefs quarterback Patrick Mahomes and Co. Outside linebackers Nik Bonitto and Jonathon Cooper continued to make strides as pass rushers. Meanwhile, the Broncos allowed the Chiefs to score just one touchdown in five trips inside the Denver 20-yard line. In the first quarter, the Chiefs were at Denver’s 15 when Bonitto grabbed Mahomes by the ankle, forcing him to throw an interception to safety Justin Simmons. The Broncos also held Kansas City to 4 for 13 on third down.Related ArticlesDenver Broncos | PHOTOS: Denver Broncos fall to Kansas City Chiefs 19-8 in NFL Week 6 Denver Broncos | Broncos offense goes dormant, Russell Wilson picked twice in 19-8 loss to Chiefs on Thursday night Denver ...