Roderick Raynor Paige served as the 7th United States Secretary of Education from 2001 to 2005. Paige,who grew up in Mississippi,moved from college football coach and classroom teacher to college dean and school superintendent to be the first African American to serve as the U.S. education chief.
Jack Yates Senior High School is a public high school located at 3650 Alabama Street,very near Texas Southern University,in the historic Third Ward in Houston,Texas. Yates High School handles grades nine through twelve and is part of the Houston Independent School District (HISD).
The Texas Education Agency (TEA) is the branch of the government of Texas responsible for public education in Texas in the United States. The agency is headquartered in the William B. Travis State Office Building in downtown Austin. Mike Morath,formerly a member of the Dallas Independent School District's board of trustees,was appointed commissioner of education by Texas Gov. Greg Abbott on Dec. 14,2015,and began serving on Jan. 4,2016.
Richard William Dowling was an Irish-born artillery officer of the Confederate States Army who achieved distinction as commander at the battle of Sabine Pass (1863),the most one-sided Confederate victory during the American Civil War. It is considered the "Thermopylae of the Confederacy" and prevented Texas from being conquered by the Union. For his actions,Dowling received the "thanks of Congress",Davis Guards Medal,Southern Cross of Honor,and Confederate Medal of Honor. Over a dozen other memorials have also been dedicated in his honor.
James Madison High School is a public high school located in the Hiram Clarke area of Houston,Texas,United States. The school,located in the Five Corners District,serves grades 9 through 12 and is part of the Houston Independent School District. The school is named after James Madison,the fourth President of the United States.
Jones Futures Academy,previously Jesse H. Jones High School,is a public high school in South Park,Houston,Texas,United States. It has Dual Credit Magnet Program with emphasis in Health Sciences and Petroleum Engineering. Students who maintain the course of the entire program would graduate high school in May/June of their Sr. year and will have the ability to receive an associate degree in August following their graduation in one of their offered degree programs. Jones,which serves grades 9 through 12,is a part of the Houston Independent School District. Jones was named after Jesse Holman Jones.
Corinthian Pointe is a large planned affordable subdivision located in Houston,Texas,in the United States. It is a part of the larger master planned community Pointe 2.3.4,and is within the 5 Corners District.
Evan Edward Worthing Early College High School is a secondary school located in the Sunnyside area of Houston,Texas,United States.
The Texas Democratic Party is the affiliate of the Democratic Party in the U.S. state of Texas and one of the two major political parties in the state. The party's headquarters are in Austin,Texas.
Senfronia Calpernia Thompson is a state legislator in Texas. A Democrat,she has been a member of the Texas House of Representatives since 1972 representing the 141st District. She is the former dean of women Legislators in Texas. She has been elected to 25 terms in office. Thompson also advises the United Negro College Fund in Texas.
City Park is a development in Houston,Texas,United States,that encompasses the subdivisions of City Park,City Park West,and City Oaks. It is within the Five Corners District and has 475 acres (192 ha) of space.
Almeda is an area located along Texas State Highway 288 and the Missouri Pacific Railroad in Southwest Houston,Texas,United States that used to be a distinct unincorporated community in Harris County. Almeda is 11 miles (18 km) from Downtown Houston.
"Strengths and weaknesses of evolution" is a controversial phrase that has been proposed for public school science curricula. Those proposing the phrase,such as the chairman of the Texas State Board of Education (SBOE),Don McLeroy,purport that there are weaknesses in the theory of evolution and in the evidence that life has evolved that should be taught for a balanced treatment of the subject of evolution. The scientific community rejects that any substantive weaknesses exist in the scientific theory,or in the data that it explains,and views the examples that have been given in support of the phrasing as being without merit and long refuted.
Hiram Clarke is an area in Houston,Texas,United States,southwest of NRG Park.
The 2014 United States House of Representatives elections in North Carolina were held on Tuesday,November 4,2014 to elect the 13 U.S. representatives from the state of North Carolina,one from each of the state's 13 congressional districts. The elections coincided with other elections to the United States Senate and House of Representatives and various state and local elections,including an election to the U.S. Senate.
Jeffrey Curtis Leach,known as Jeff Leach,is a Republican member of the Texas House of Representatives for District 67,representing a portion of Collin County.
Daniel G. Huberty is an American businessman,who was a Republican member of the Texas House of Representatives for District 127 in Harris County from 2011 to 2023.
Alma Toliver Allen is a Democratic member of the Texas House of Representatives for District 131 in Harris County,Texas. She became a representative in 2004 after serving on the Texas State Board of Education for ten years.
Mary Lou Bruner is an American retired educator and former political candidate. Bruner was a public school teacher and counselor for 36 years before retiring and becoming an activist. She attracted national attention during her 2016 campaign for the Republican nomination for an East Texas seat on the Texas State Board of Education because of her controversial and extreme views on topics including President Barack Obama,the science of evolution,Islam,and homosexuality. She has expressed her belief that Obama was a gay prostitute,that Islam's goal is to conquer the US,that pre-K programs encourage children into homosexual marriage,and that being a Democrat equates to being a mass-murderer. Bruner,who has been called the "looniest politician in Texas," has been publicly ridiculed for her views. Bruner said in an interview:"I don't know why I'm getting so much attention. I'm just saying what I believe."
The 2022 Texas elections were held on November 8,2022. Primary elections were held on March 1,with runoffs held on May 24 for primary candidates who did not receive a majority of the vote.
