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Today's riddle: What do you call a belt that is made of watches? 🤔 (Answer below!)
• WHAT THE THE TECH? Flock camera changes (local3news.com) — Texas City residents should know that an audit found a civilian police employee conducted 42 improper Flock license-plate database searches to check on her child, leading to discipline there and in another case. The broader piece explains how Flock cameras track vehicles, recent misuse cases nationwide, and new privacy safeguards and limits the company is adding as Congress and communities question how long this data should be kept and who can access it.
• AI in K-12 Classrooms: 12 Uses Happening Right Now (editorialge.com) — Teachers and students in Texas City ISD are already using Microsoft's Translator tool to help multilingual learners understand tricky classroom words and instructions. The article walks through a dozen real-world ways schools worldwide are experimenting with AI, from lesson planning and reading support to tutoring and AI literacy, while stressing that teachers still guide instruction and must carefully check AI-generated materials.
• 42 detained on immigration holds in Galveston County in first half of Sept. (galvnews.com) — Law enforcement agencies across Galveston County, including a few cases in Texas City, placed 42 people on immigration holds or related charges in the first half of September. Most had no other listed offenses, while a smaller number faced violent, theft, trespassing, or DWI charges, reflecting broader state and national trends in immigration enforcement and detention.
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