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Podcast: The Dallas Morning News
Episode: Coppell ISD school trustees vote to close Pinkerton Elementary ... and other news
Description: Coppell trustees narrowly voted to close its oldest elementary school Monday night, with district leaders lamenting the painful decision as necessary because of a financial squeeze triggered by declining enrollment and stagnant state funding; In other news, Attorney General Ken Paxton vowed Monday to block a ruling that he says prohibits his office from enforcing vote-harvesting restrictions and investigating potential violations. A federal judge ruled Friday that a section of the 2021 law aimed at preventing election fraud in Texas violated the First Amendment by placing “an invalid restriction on speech” and the 14th Amendment’s due process clause by being...