By doing so, Midland ISD became the first school district in Texas to bring back a high school name which is connected to the Confederacy, in this case Robert E. Lee, who was the Confederate general during the Civil War. Midland Lee was the original name of the school when it opened in 1961.

His daughter attended a charter school for kindergarten, but Rodriguez hopes the new school will offer more of an academic challenge, he said. He likes having options. “You’ve got to do your homework,

The Rainbow PUSH Coalition is standing with Texas Democratic lawmakers who fled their state to halt a redistricting vote.

With President Donald Trump looking to preserve Republicans' majority in the U.S. House, Texas Republicans are betting they played it too safe during their last redistricting effort in 2021.

California Gov. Gavin Newsom, a committed thorn in Donald Trump’s side, told the president Monday that he’s prepared to redraw California’s districts in Democrats’ favor if he doesn’t call on Texas and other red states to halt their own GOP-friendly redistricting plans.