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Back to EpisodesRise & Resist: The Power of Student Led Movements with Sunrise Tarrant Schools
Published 4 months, 2 weeks ago
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BIG STORY: We spoke with Zahra Anderson-Himmelspach, a young organizer who is helping lead a student driven movement for a better future through her work with Sunrise Tarrant Schools.
- Rise & Resist: A Night of Student Protest Art on Thursday, June 18th at 6:30pm in Southside Preservation Hall
- Donate to the mutual aid fund supporting families impacted by ICE
SHORT STORY 1: Data Center Updates
- In serene Fort Worth garden, residents rally against data center development
- Fort Worth to weigh local data center regulations as residents call for moratorium
- Texas Republicans press for local control over spread of AI data centers on first day of convention
- The Texas Power Grid, AI, and the Race for Data Centers | Rep. John McQueeney
- Fort Worth could ban cryptocurrency mining. Data centers might be here to stay
SHORT STORY 2: FWISD Updates
- Fort Worth school district investigating teacher for social media posts
- Fort Worth school board meeting interrupted by protester yelling about Sharia law
- FWISD parents, educators protest Muslim principal’s reassignment at board meeting
- Fort Worth ISD hit hard by principal turnover following TEA takeover of district
- Fort Worth ISD students see biggest gains in Algebra I, Biology, test scores show
SHORT STORY 3: County Commissioner’s Court
- Resolution honoring LGBTQ health center in Arlington rejected by Tarrant commissioners / Tarrant commissioners call proposed honor for LGBTQ+ Health a ‘political stunt’
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