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Texas education reporter for @houstonchron Past: @TB_Times, @pbpost, @reviewjournal, @UNLV alum Boo: @aglorios Signal: lmower.02
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Lawrence Mower is a reporter with the investigative team, and came to the Palm Beach Post in 2013 after working for the Las Vegas Review-Journal. While in Las Vegas, Lawrence led a multi-part series on police shootings in that city. He is a graduate of the University of Nevada at Las Vegas.

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Texas education board OKs new high school curriculum over objections from Muslim advocates

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By Lawrence Mower Verified
| MSN Verified
Texas' Board of Education approved a rewrite of the state's social studies curriculum on Friday, requiring high schoolers to learn about the Prophet Mohammed's "harem slaves," the Aztecs' use of human sacrifice and the positive influence Christianity has had on America. Overcoming pleas from dozens of Texas Muslims who said the changes were offensive and inaccurate, the Republican-controlled board voted 8-4 to approve the conservative rewrite. The new standards take effect in 2030.
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Texas education board OKs new high school curriculum over objections from Muslim advocates

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By Lawrence Mower Verified
| Houston Chronicle Verified
Donna Phillips of Austin, an educator and member of the advocacy group For Liberty & Justice, prays outside the State Board of Education meeting at the Barbara Jordan Building in Austin as the Council on American-Islamic Relations holds a news conference denouncing the new social studies standards on Monday, Aug. 31, 2026. Phillips was scheduled to speak in favor of the new standards.
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HISD Superintendent Mike Miles' charter network faces layoffs, $14M deficit after tripling footprint

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By Lawrence Mower Verified
| Fort Worth Star-Telegram Verified
One of Texas' most high-profile charter school networks could soon begin laying off staff amid a multimillion-dollar budget shortfall, throwing its future into question just as more and more districts have turned to it to avoid a state takeover. The Texas branch of Third Future Schools, founded by Houston ISD Superintendent Mike Miles, is facing a $14 million deficit, forcing it to cut many of the 700 new employees it hired this year.
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