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Conservative activist Charlie Kirk was shot and killed last week at Utah Valley University. Authorities have called the killing a "political assassination."
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A bill to end Texas' state-mandate STAAR test is headed for Gov. Greg Abbott's desk. House Bill 8 replaces the year-end assessment with three shorter tests, but critics say that only increases the burden on students.
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