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DALLAS — One week after a WFAA investigation revealed that Texas was not enforcing English-language rules for many commercial drivers, Gov. Greg Abbott has ordered the Department of Public Safety to ...

English learners' scores in a test designed to assess their handling of the language saw a sharp drop six years ago and have remained low. The drop coincided with the state's redesign of the test, ...

AUSTIN Governor Greg Abbott on Thursday directed the Texas Department of Public Safety (DPS) to strictly enforce the English language proficiency requirements of the Federal Motor Carrier Safety ...

Texas is planning to take its enforcement of English language proficiency for truckers to the max, with the governor announcing that the zero-tolerance policy will be enforced across the state. The ...

Since 2008, the number of Texas students learning English as a second language who take longer than five years to become proficient is growing. Six months ago, 16-year-old Honduran Jeffrey Flores ...

Six months ago, 16-year-old Honduran Jeffrey Flores arrived in Fort Worth with his family without knowing a word of English but secure in the knowledge it would be among the first things to tackle in ...