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March 16, 2023

Texas State Officials Take Over Houston's Majority Black and Latinx Public School District
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Texas officials announced Wednesday they are taking over Houston's
nearly 200,000-student public school district, citing poor academic
performance and mismanagement. It's one of the largest school takeovers
ever in the U.S. and comes as an affront to state Democrats and many
families in Houston, where 90% of the student body is of color,
primarily Black and Latinx. It's the latest example of largely white and
Republican state officials across the U.S. trying to take control over
majority-nonwhite cities.


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