Por A. Govea Fort Worth ISD atiende a más de 70.000 estudiantes, y aproximadamente el 65 por ciento de ellos son hispanos más o menos. Con una comunidad tan grande y diversa, que controle el distrito importa — y ahora, ese control ha pasado de los fideicomisarios elegidos localmente a manos de los gestores designados por el estado. Para los padres, este cambio es más que simbólico. Las personas que eligieron para representar los intereses de sus hijos ya no tienen autoridad real. En cambio,...

By A. Govea Fort Worth ISD serves more than 70,000 students, and roughly 65 percent of them are Hispanic mas o menos. With a community this large and diverse, who controls the district matters — and now, that control has shifted away from locally elected trustees and into the hands of state‑appointed managers. For parents, this change is more than symbolic. The people they elected to represent their children’s interests no longer hold real authority. Instead, the new managers answer only to...

By A. Govea No, it wasn’t the firing of the G.M. (Jerry Jones). It was—surprise, surprise—exactly what we all expected: the firing of Matt Eberflus. Under Matt, the Cowboys’ defense was the worst in the league, giving up a franchise‑record 511 points this season. Pero, the person many of us really want to go is J.J. After all, he’s the one who hired Eberflus, even though it was reported that head coach Brian Schottenheimer was in full agreement. . And if you believe that, then maybe you also...