1. 2023 shows 63% increase in registered electric vehicles in Dallas-Fort Worth
The number of registered electric vehicles in north Texas has increased by 63% between August 2022 and August 2023, according to data from the North Central Texas Council of Governments.
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2. Frisco ISD joins lawsuit against TEA over A-F accountability rating changes
Frisco ISD's board of trustees voted 5-0 to join a lawsuit against the TEA over its failure to adequately notify school districts on the changes made to the way accountability ratings are calculated. The lawsuit FISD is joining is based on Texas Education Code 39.0542, district general counsel Daniel Stockton said.
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3. Hamm’s Meat and Market in downtown McKinney acquired by locals
Hamm’s Meat and Market has been purchased by McKinney residents Noah and Lacey Hester. The butcher shop, located at 307 W. Louisiana St., opened on the square in 1954. The new owners plan to implement “new traditions” at the butcher shop, including adding locally sourced and health-conscious items, such as farm-raised chicken eggs and organic local produce, according to the release.
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4. Northwest ISD schools team up to send US troops 10,000 holiday cards
Five Northwest ISD schools are teaming up with a goal to send United States military personnel holiday cards for the 10,000 for the Troops holiday card drive. According to a district news release, card collection started Sept. 5 and ends Nov. 3.
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5. TEA delays accountability rating release to October amid litigation from school districts
The release of school accountability ratings for Texas public schools was delayed from Sept. 28 to October, pending a re-evaluation of baseline data amid litigation seeking to block the release of the ratings. The delay comes as multiple school districts are suing the agency to block the release of the ratings. The legal petition Kingsville ISD, et. al., v. Morath, filed in August in the Travis County 419th District Court, alleges that Morath would effectively lower A–F performance ratings for the 2022-23 school year in an unlawful manner by changing the way they are calculated retroactively.
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