Texas teacher group sues to stop nonprofit grants

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The Texas legal world is interesting, to say the least. For example, a few years back the State Bar argued that Nolo Press legal guides should be banned because educating people in the law constitutes unlicensed practice and is thus illegal.

Now the state's teachers union is taking a similar position vis a vis education nonprofits, arguing that a new government program to curb the dropout rate is illegal because state officials "do not have authority to grant public money to 'nonprofit organizations' to provide direct student services."

I love the quote marks around "nonprofit." They make me feel so dirty.