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Recent Examples of appealedGilbert appealed Wilson’s ruling; however, in December 2024, a Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals panel turned down Gilbert’s appeal, per Courthouse News Service.—Mathew Rodriguez, Them., 8 Oct. 2025 The White House appealed to the Supreme Court, and now the high court has agreed to examine the appeal.—Danielle Kurtzleben, NPR, 9 Sep. 2025
But Morath has cited the district’s overall below-average performance on the STAAR exams, which will need to improve before the state will return local control.
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Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
1 Apr. 2026
Shen cited environmental pollution and cost of living concerns as the driving forces behind the movement.
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Charlotte Observer,
Charlotte Observer,
1 Apr. 2026
Some murder cases in Mecklenburg have taken more than five years to get to trial, something the district attorney has blamed on low staffing and not enough state funding.
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Charlotte Observer,
Charlotte Observer,
1 Apr. 2026
The humble org chart isn’t usually blamed for holding back innovation.
The safety board faulted Atmos for not doing more to identify threats posed by expansive soils, noting regulators had been warning about the issue since 2008 and that the NTSB identified expansive soils as a factor in a 2018 Atmos explosion in Dallas that killed one and injured four.
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ABC News,
ABC News,
26 Mar. 2026
At the time, many critics faulted its confusing plot.