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During the 89th Legislative Regular Session, the Texas Legislature passed several bills that impact school district construction projects and procurement of construction-related services. Although this session was not particularly heavy on construction-related legislation, the following bills may have significant effects on procurement processes, conflicts of interest in bidding on and awarding of projects, hiring restrictions due to contractor/subcontractor conduct, audits, and defect claims.
Round Rock ISD Defies Texas Law, Refuses To Display Ten Commandments in Classrooms
Round Rock ISD says it is waiting for guidance on the constitutionality of the new law before complying with it. Reports have circulated that Round Rock ISD is refusing to comply with Texas’ new law requiring the display of the Ten Commandments in government school classrooms. In an email to Christie Slape, chair of Moms for Liberty Williamson County, Round Rock ISD General Counsel Cynthia Hill stated that donated posters are currently being safely stored on campus while the district awaits guidance regarding the constitutionality of displaying the Ten Commandments in classrooms. Dr. Mary Bone, who served on the Round Rock ISD Board of Trustees from 2020 to 2024, posted Hill’s email on X.
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Fired Texas State Professor To Sue University
Attorneys for a terminated Texas State University professor have announced an impending lawsuit. The professor was fired after revelations that he had called for the overthrow of the U.S. government. It was widely reported on Tuesday that attorneys for former Professor Tom Alter claimed he was fired “because he espoused views that are unpopular in today’s conservative, politically-charged climate, in violation of his First Amendment right to free speech.” As reported by Texas Scorecard before his firing, a social media post showed Alter addressing the virtual Revolutionary Socialism Conference.
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Texas State Expels Student Who Mocked Charlie Kirk’s Assassination
The student pantomimed Kirk’s death. A second student at another taxpayer-subsidized university in Texas has been expelled for mocking conservative activist Charlie Kirk’s assassination. In a recording posted by activists CJ Pearson and Libs of TikTok, the student can be seen slapping the side of his neck and saying, “Charlie Kirk got hit in the neck, b—-.” He then pantomimes Kirk’s death, climbs atop a statue, says, “Hi, my name is Charlie Kirk,” and repeats the performance. Libs of TikTok posted on X: “DISGUSTING. At a @txst Charlie Kirk memorial event, a student MOCKS Charlie’s ass*ssination, curses, and spits at people honoring his memory.” Within an hour, Gov. Greg Abbott stated on social media, “This conduct is not accepted at our schools.”
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Bill making ivermectin an over-the-counter drug signed by Gov. Greg Abbott
Some people use the drug to treat COVID, even though it’s not approved by the FDA for such use. Gov. Greg Abbott on Wednesday signed a bill makes ivermectin — a drug used mostly in this country to treat livestock for parasites — available to Texans without a prescription. Texas is now the fifth state to approve the over-the-counter sale of the drug after it became popular as an unproven treatment for COVID-19. House Bill 25 filed by state Rep. Joanne Shofner, R-Nacogdoches, first passed the House, 87-47, after an energetic, three-hour debate along party lines. Shofner, surrounded by more than 20 Republicans at one point, argued her bill was championing medical freedom, giving Texans better access to a drug particularly outside cities where pharmacies outnumber physicians.
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News organizations fight to unseal Attorney General Ken Paxton’s divorce records
The judge currently handling Attorney General Ken Paxton’s divorce case has decided to shield the records in the case from public disclosure. Judge Ray Wheless, a Republican serving as the regional administrative judge for North Texas, ordered the case records be sealed Friday. He was brought on to the case after the judge originally assigned to the case, Jill Renfro Willis, recused herself. While Willis did not give a reason for her recusal, she and her husband, Collin County District Attorney Greg Willis, have longtime ties to the Paxtons. Sealing the court records means the public will not have access to further filings in the case, which has garnered significant public interest given the Paxtons’ political prominence and past links between the attorney general’s infidelity and allegations of corruption.
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Is the Texas Ethics Commission’s Very Existence a Threat to Texans?
The TEC has a history of targeting “the little guy,” but even a former legislator is no match for the commission’s power. A former legislator’s fight against the Texas Ethics Commission highlights the threat the agency poses to average citizens, often discouraging them from participating in the political process. Former State Rep. Chris Paddie (R–Marshall) was fined by the TEC after he allegedly violated a 2019 ethics law that he helped write. The law prohibits former lawmakers from lobbying for two years after donating to colleagues. A sworn complaint was filed against Paddie before the commission on January 30, 2023. The complaint alleged “illegal lobbying” after Paddie reportedly made political donations from an old campaign account shortly before his resignation from office in 2022.
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Texas Education Agency Investigates Teachers’ Posts on Charlie Kirk Assassination
More than 200 Texas teachers from government-run schools are currently under investigation.
The Texas Education Agency is investigating more than a hundred Texas teachers over their social media posts regarding conservative activist Charlie Kirk’s assassination. Late last week, TEA Commissioner Mike Morath sent a letter to superintendents acknowledging that the agency had been made aware of teachers sharing social media posts celebrating Kirk’s assassination and was actively investigating the situation. To date, 281 Texas teachers from government schools are under investigation by the TEA.
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Texas Launches New Office To Cut Red Tape
Gov. Greg Abbott has announced Jerome Greener will lead Texas’ new DOGE-style agency. Texas has a new state agency aimed squarely at shrinking the reach of government. Created earlier this year through Senate Bill 14, the Texas Regulatory Efficiency Office is charged with identifying unnecessary regulations, reducing red tape, and setting best practices for how state agencies adopt rules and measure their costs. Gov. Greg Abbott, who has characterized the new agency as the Texas DOGE, said the goal is to rein in the “administrative state” and make government more accountable to the public. “Texans deserve a government that protects individual liberty and fosters economic opportunity,” Abbott said. “Through the Texas Regulatory Efficiency Office, we will cut red tape, streamline regulations, and put a check on the growth of the administrative state.”
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FWISD plans teacher shake-up for 7 struggling schools, new reading lessons with Bible stories
Teachers and principals at seven persistently failing Fort Worth schools must reapply for their jobs for next school year if trustees approve a turnaround plan next week. That’s because FWISD students deserve to have the best teachers in front of them, Superintendent Karen Molinar said Wednesday. As a potential state takeover looms, Molinar wants to shift three middle schools and four elementaries to a Texas-approved turnaround model. On top of that, FWISD administrators want to use the state’s new reading materials that incorporate Bible stories into lessons. Both moves come with extra money from the state if trustees adopt the plan at their Sept. 23 meeting.
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Members on the State Board of Education approved changes to how Texas history will be taught in K-8 social studies.
Members on the State Board of Education approved changes to how Texas history will be taught in K-8 social studies. Two different instructional framework options were presented during Friday’s meeting that would rearrange the way history will be taught starting in third grade. Option G, approved by the board, will use a comprehensive 3-5-1 instruction method, which teaches Texas and U.S. history chronologically and connects it back to previously-taught content. Under the new framework, kindergarten through second grade students will simply learn the foundational stories that are important to both American and Texas history.
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Tarrant County democrats no-shows for tax rate vote, county judge makes cuts to their offices
Tarrant County commissioners were in session on Tuesday with two notable absences: Commissioners Alisa Simmons of precinct 2 and Roderick Miles Jr of precinct 1. It meant no quorum and no vote on a tax rate cut. "My absence from Commissioners Court today is not a political ploy: it is a legal and necessary act of conscience. It is a step to protect Tarrant County residents and defend our fundamental values of caring for our neighbors and ensuring basic human dignity. It is the only tool available to force adoption of a more responsible tax rate," Simmons wrote in a statement. O'Hare said together, the proposed tax rate cut and the tax rate cut for the Tarrant County Hospital District would have saved homeowners and business owners a "significant" amount of property taxes.
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New indictment against former Lubbock teacher and youth pastor accused of sexual assault
A Lubbock County grand jury returned an indictment charging a former Lubbock teacher accused of sexually assaulting a 15-year-old girl attending a church in Amherst, where he was a youth pastor. Jeremy Maxfield, 41, is charged with a count of sexual assault of a child, a second-degree felony that carries a punishment of two to 20 years in prison.
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TEA Commissioner visits Connally ISD after 5 consecutive years of F accountability ratings
The Connally Independent School District on Sept. 15 had a special visit from the Commissioner of the Texas Education Agency (TEA) after two district schools received an F rating for the fifth consecutive year. The goal of the visit was for the Commissioner Mike Morath to see for himself why now three of the district’s six campuses received a failing accountability rating for the 2024-2025 school year. Morath sat in on several classes and spoke one-on-one with administrators.
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Harris County Judge Lina Hidalgo Will Not Seek Re-election in 2026
Harris County Judge Lina Hidalgo announced Monday evening in an ABC 13 interview that she will not seek re-election in 2026. Earlier this month, during her State of the County address, Hidalgo told the public that her decision would come “very, very, very soon.” Her announcement ends months of speculation, as she had repeatedly teased her future plans.
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AG Paxton Probes Proxy Advisors for Advancing ‘Woke’ Agenda Over Financial Duty
The attorney general has issued civil investigative demands to determine if political agendas are driving financial recommendations.
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Austin to end Urban Alchemy contracts after data misreporting at homeless shelters
The city of Austin will not renew its contracts with Urban Alchemy, a Bay Area homeless services nonprofit that operates two downtown emergency shelters, when the current agreements expire Sept. 30. Austin’s Homeless Strategy Officer David Gray wrote in a memo to City Council that the decision came after the nonprofit “identified staff who improperly, and without permission, misrepresented” data around when people were exiting the shelters. The data has since been corrected, Gray wrote in the memo.
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Federal judge rules against conservationists who sued SpaceX
A US district court judge on Monday rejected a suit by conservation groups challenging the Federal Aviation Administration approval in 2022 of expanded rocket launch operations by Elon Musk’s SpaceX next to a national wildlife refuge in south Texas. The groups said noise, light pollution, construction and road traffic also degrade the area, home to endangered ocelots and jaguarundis, as well as nesting sites for endangered Kemp’s Ridley sea turtles and for threatened shorebirds. US district judge Carl Nichols in Washington said the FAA had satisfied its obligation “to take a hard look at the effects of light on nearby wildlife”.
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Austin budgets $12M for Central Texas higher education partnerships
City departments have worked with all six universities in the past, and Austin already has a longtime interlocal agreement in place with UT. Charles Purma III, program and technology manager in Austin's budget office, said city leaders saw an opportunity this year to strengthen existing partnerships given the student populations and varied areas of expertise in the Central Texas academic community.
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Second student removed from Texas campus after viral video on Charlie Kirk’s death
A second Texas higher education student is no longer enrolled after controversial remarks about Charlie Kirk's death and political pressure from Gov. Greg Abbott to punish those who "celebrate" his assassination. Texas State University President Kelly Damphousse announced Tuesday night that a student in a viral video shared by Abbott who was seen pantomiming Kirk's death and cursing the conservative activist is no longer enrolled at the university, and condemned the actions.
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Texarkana ISD investigating after teacher reportedly made comments about death of Charlie Kirk
Alleged comments made by a teacher regarding the death of Charlie Kirk are being looked into, according to the Texarkana Independent School District.
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Frisco ISD and McKinney ISD could be the next North Texas school districts to close campuses
Monday night, Frisco Independent School District is set to consider the future of Staley Middle School. The board has contemplated closing the campus for months, citing budget, staffing challenges and aging facilities. Emotions have run high due to Staley’s importance as a cornerstone of the community. Many parents have told WFAA they feel the school has been 'historically underfunded' and 'overlooked' by the district.
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Leander ISD weighs closing 3 campuses
Ahead of a $20.2 million budget shortfall for fiscal year 2025-26, Leander ISD administration has put forth three possible cost-saving pathways that could include closing down and repurposing Cypress, Faubion and Steiner Ranch elementary schools next year. Despite a public school funding bill that sent $8.5 billion to Texas school districts, the bill requires the money be spent largely on teacher salary raises, school safety mandates and special education allotments.
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Leander ISD community concerned with public education’s future despite state attention
A sweeping array of education bills passed this legislative session is set to transform the landscape of public education in Texas, sparking both hope and concern among educators and parents. Anna Smith, Place 4 Representative on the Leander ISD School Board, emphasized the significance of these changes.
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Edgewood ISD parents rally for change as superintendent pledges to address concerns
As families walked into the Edgewood Independent School District meeting Tuesday night, their chants calling for justice echoed empty halls.
“Whose schools are these? Our school!” they called.
Families said they have been fighting problems over transparency, bullying and special education support for years.
However, conversations at Edgewood ISD have heightened over the last month. Now, the superintendent said change is coming.
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College Station ISD approves new boundaries for elementary schools
Elementary school boundaries in College Station ISD will see some changes when the 2026-27 school year rolls around. Tuesday night, the CSISD school board voted to approve an updated elementary plan 7. The updated version was made with feedback from parents. The difference involved moving a boundary line up to George Bush Street.
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Travis County is raising property taxes to pay for past and future floods
The Travis County Commissioners Court has approved a 9.12% property tax rate increase. All four county commissioners and Travis County Judge Andy Brown supported the increase, which they say is necessary after the county zeroed out its savings account responding to catastrophic flooding this summer. So far, the county has spent just over $21 million cleaning up flood debris and setting up emergency services, according to Travis County spokesperson Hector Nieto. The tax increase is expected to generate $42 million in additional revenue. It will cost the average homeowner — someone with a home valued around $515,000 — an additional $200 a year.
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HISD Superintendent Mike Miles earns $173K bonus in second evaluation from appointed board
Houston ISD state-appointed Superintendent Mike Miles earned a $173,660 bonus after receiving a score of 91.4 out of 100 from the Board of Managers on his second annual evaluation last week. The appointed school board is required to evaluate the superintendent every year by Oct. 1, according to his employment contract. Miles was eligible for a possible bonus of $190,000, although he did not earn the full amount.
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Texas passed laws to address historic flooding. We asked a flood expert if they’ll work.
After historic floods on the Fourth of July killed more than 130 people in Texas, Gov. Greg Abbott vowed state lawmakers would pass transformative legislation, designed to “make sure communities are better, more resilient, and have the resources that they need.”Just two months later, on Sept. 5, Abbott held a bill signing ceremony surrounded by families who’d lost loved ones in the tragedy. That day, the governor signed a package of flood-related measures into law, including one tightening restrictions for overnight youth camps. “They wanted laws to be passed so that other parents would not experience the hell that have been through,” Abbott said. “They pleaded for camp safety.”
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‘Don’t call my teachers DEMONS’ | Texas superintendent posts viral rant on social media about the state of public schools
Abilene ISD Superintendent Dr. John Kuhn posted a lengthy rant addressing the state of public education amid newly-passed legislation, coupled with his frustration towards social media commenters calling his teachers "demons," which had gone viral and been shared thousands of times as of this writing.
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Calallen ISD Police Chief John Garcia resigns
The Calallen Independent School District will soon be looking for a new police chief. On Sept. 8, Chief John Garcia resigned from his position as the top officer with the school district.
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Huntington ISD student taken into custody after weapon located in vehicle
According to the Huntington ISD superintendent, a student was taken into custody by school district officers on Monday. The incident, according to Dr. Carolyn Fiaschetti, happened around 10:30 a.m. The HISD police department was notified of a possible weapon located in a student vehicle in the PRIDE alternative campus parking lot.
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Archer City ISD baseball coach on leave for alleged inappropriate communication
A teacher with the Archer City Independent School District was placed on administrative leave after district officials said they were notified of inappropriate communications between him and high school students on Saturday. In a letter to parents, Archer City ISD Superintendent Jon Hartgraves named Craig Coheley as the teacher placed on administrative leave.
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Former Brownsboro ISD teacher pleads guilty to injuring elementary student
A former behavioral specialist for Brownsboro ISD has pleaded guilty to two charges of injuring a child. Kyle Lee Rocha, 40, of Chandler, entered open guilty pleas in court Monday. He has been accused of injuring a 7-year-old by knocking over the student’s desk in class while he was leaning it back. Rocha could face 2-10 years for each charge, but the defense has said there are no offers on the table yet. A judge is set to decide Rocha’s sentence on Dec. 9, following a pre-sentence investigation and report.
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