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Texas Gov. Greg Abbott on Tuesday said he plans to call for a ban on school districts employing anyone with an H-1B visa.Abbott calls to ban H-1B visas for public school employees"Exactly zero Texas public school employees should be here on H-1b visas," Abbott said.The call comes after Abbott ordered a freeze on new H-1B petitions by state agencies and public colleges and universities, citing concerns about abuse of the federal program and needing to prioritize jobs for Texas workers."Bottom line is this foreign influence of any kind has no place in our classrooms," Abbott said.A ban would require legislation to be introduced and passed during the upcoming session. If successful, Texas would become the first state to block school districts from hiring H-1B visa holders.The move could result in hundreds of teachers and other staff losing their jobs.School districts and charter schools employee more than 300 people on H-1B visas, with Dallas ISD leading the way with 171 employees based o
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North Texas hits its 35th day without rain at DFW Airport as high temperatures reach 105 degrees. Forecasters warn of triple-digit heat and high fire danger continuing into next week.
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The Texas chapter of the Council on American-Islamic Relations called Gov. Greg Abbott's threats to withhold funding to DFW Airport over plans to build additional Islamic foot-washing stations a "manufactured controversy" and the latest "anti-Muslim political stunt.""Of all the manufactured controversies surrounding Texas Muslims, this DFW Airport washing station debate may be the most ridiculous," CAIR-Texas said. "Unlike forcing biblical readings on public school students and hanging the Ten Commandments in every Texas classroom, the additional washing station at DFW Airport would be a universally-accessible and perfectly legal amenity that would benefit any and all travelers, not just one faith group. It’s no different than the interfaith prayer rooms found at many airports."DFW Airport abandons plans for new ablution stationsThe airport said last week it was considering the addition of new ablution stations on the pre-security side of the airport.Ablution washing stations have been
