The Grapevine-Colleyville school board had three new trustees sworn in, but that was not the only big news out of the May 18 meeting. GCISD board president Shannon Braun lost her position to trustee Dalia Begin, who was elected to the board in 2024.  Read more at: https://www.star-telegram.com/news/local/community/northeast-tarrant/article315633514.html#storylink=cpy view article

The Grapevine-Colleyville school board had three new trustees sworn in, but that was not the only big news out of the May 18 meeting. GCISD board president Shannon Braun lost her position to trustee Dalia Begin, who was elected to the board in 2024.  Read more at: https://www.star-telegram.com/news/local/community/northeast-tarrant/article315633514.html#storylink=cpy view article

Voters across Texas will weigh in on over 30 races, including a closely watched battle between John Cornyn and Ken Paxton. Early voting begins May 18 and ends May 22.  Candidates in more than 30 state and federal races are expected to face off again in the May 26 runoff after failing to secure more than half of the votes cast in the March Republican and Democratic primaries. This includes Attorney General Ken Paxton’s challenge to U.S. Sen. John Cornyn, as well as several candidates for statewide or district-based elected offices in Texas. view article

Pasadena ISD is considering school consolidations and possible campus closures as the district grapples with declining enrollment and mounting financial pressures, becoming the latest Houston-area district to weigh difficult cost-cutting measures amid changing student populations. view article

As leaders manage declining enrollment and tighter budgets, Keller ISD will decide the future of three schools this week. view article

Keller ISD parents respond after leaders announce one elementary school will remain open. The district will vote on the change tonight. view article

The Dallas County Commissioners Court hosted a full house of parents, pastors, nonprofit leaders and business representatives on Monday, many wearing red stickers that read “childcare supports working families.” view article

An exceptionally sleepy May 2 municipal election has some local candidates and party leaders calling to consolidate more elections in November, as the City of San Antonio has recently done.  Only about a quarter of Bexar County voters had races on their ballots, from a patchwork of five school districts, 14 smaller municipalities and one community college board district holding elections on Saturday.  Of those, roughly 11,400 of 319,000 eligible voters — or 3.58% — turned out to vote. view article

The newly appointed board of managers for Beaumont Independent School District held its first official meeting Tuesday, marking the start of a new chapter under state oversight. The board, appointed last week by the Texas Education Agency, includes Desmond Bridges Sr., Darrian Graves, Elias Ibarra, Laurie Leister, Arthur Louis Jr., Daniel Parker and Jeff Wheeler view article

An exceptionally sleepy May 2 municipal election has some local candidates and party leaders calling to consolidate more elections in November, as the City of San Antonio has recently done.  Only about a quarter of Bexar County voters had races on their ballots, from a patchwork of five school districts, 14 smaller municipalities and one community college board district holding elections on Saturday.   Of those, roughly 11,400 of 319,000 eligible voters — or 3.58% — turned out to vote. view article

Four San Antonio-area school districts each had two board seats in contention this election. Incumbents prevailed in three of the four districts,, but the sole incumbent running for re-election in the North East Independent School District lost. view article

The Alamo Heights Independent School District won’t have any shakeups after Saturday night’s school board election. After the dust had settled, incumbents Ty Edwards and Hunter Kingman held onto their Place 3 and Place 4 seats, respectively, after being challenged by two AHISD parents who had the backing of local Democrats. view article

Despite challenges from familiar faces, the makeup of the school board at Southwest Independent School District won’t see any shakeups this year. Incumbents James Gonzalez took 35.91% of the vote and Jose Diaz took 35.54%, finishing in the two two spots in a four-way race. view article

After hours of public comment, Fort Worth ISD's newly state-appointed board approved a plan to eliminate positions and close the district's only school dedicated to immigrant and refugee communities. Weeks after the Texas Education Agency (TEA) appointed a new superintendent and board of directors to lead Fort Worth ISD, the appointed leaders made one of their first highly consequential decisions impacting the direction of the district. The Tuesday board of directors meeting ended around 1 a.m. Wednesday, after parents and educators broadly spoke out against the plan during public comment. view article

The Texas Education Agency appointed a seven-member Board of Managers and named a new superintendent Wednesday to lead the Beaumont Independent School District, marking a major step in the state's takeover of the district. Commissioner Mike Morath named Sandi Massey as the district's new superintendent. Massey, who previously served as Chief of Schools in Houston, brings more than three decades of experience across Texas public school systems, according to a news release from the TEA. She began work Wednesday under a 21-day interim contract, pending formal approval from the newly appointed Board of Managers. view article

Victoria Independent School District is considering closing Shields Elementary School at the end of the current school year, district officials announced, regardless of whether the district's bond proposal passes. District leaders informed Shields Elementary staff last week that the campus is under consideration for shutdown due to the facility's condition and as part of broader enrollment balancing efforts across the district. view article

Fort Worth Independent School District’s (ISD) newly appointed board of managers voted unanimously to approve a “reduction in force” that could affect 25 schools, with Judson ISD and  Hays Consolidated Independent School District (CISD) taking similar steps.   Fort Worth ISD has been under a state takeover since October after Leadership Academy at Forest Oak received its fifth consecutive failing rating from the Texas Education Agency (TEA), triggering mandatory intervention under state law.   The district appealed, noting it had already closed the campus and reassigned students, but TEA Commissioner Mike Morath said the closure did not change his obligation to act. Morath cited Fort Worth ISD’s “chronic academic underperformance,” including campuses where fewer than one third of students are on grade level or less than half show academic growth, affecting about 20 schools.   view article

More than 42,000 students have received the first round of awards under the state's new voucher program.  In a Thursday news release, Acting Comptroller Kelly Hancock said more than 42,600 students will receive notices this week under the Texas Education Freedom Accounts (TEFA) program, including all students in the program's top priority tier. That includes students with qualifying disabilities in households at or below 500 percent of the federal poverty level, as well as their siblings.  "The Legislature made low- and middle-income students with disabilities the first priority for the first year of school choice here in Texas, and that is exactly where this process starts," Hancock said. "These awards put tens of thousands of Texas families one step closer to the educational path that works best for their children." view article

A Judson Independent School District teacher has resigned months after the board of trustees voted to propose his termination. Dr. Matthew Short’s resignation was effective April 21, according to Judson ISD Director of Communications Lexie Greathouse. He had been on leave since November, the district had previously said. view article

The McKinney ISD Board of Trustees approved notable pay increases for teachers and staff for the 2026–2027 school year, again reinforcing its commitment to retaining top talent and rewarding the exceptional work of its staff. The board approved the new compensation package at its April board meeting. view article

“We are a consensus board,” is a phrase Ty Edwards often uses to describe the Alamo Heights Independent School District Board of Trustees, in which he’s served on for three years. Covering nine square miles in the cities of Alamo Heights, Terrell Hills, Olmos Park and a sliver of San Antonio’s North Side, AHISD serves around 4,800 students and has a B-rating from the state for “recognized performance” in student achievement. view article

Early voting starts Monday, and on the ballot in Dallas ISD is the state’s largest ever school bond package. The district’s $6.2 billion election is nearly twice the size of the last record- setter, when Dallas ISD put forward a $3.7 billion package in 2020. Voters approved $3.5 billion. view article

Four candidates are vying for two at-large seats on Arlington ISD’s school board. The May 2 election comes at what candidates say is a crucial moment for the district and public education across the state. Early voting is April 20-28. view article

Trustees will discuss Chuck Hansen’s resignation—and plans to replace him—during an April 20 school board meeting. view article

Corpus Christi Independent School District Board of Trustees Vice President Marty Bell has resigned from his leadership role and committee assignment after acknowledging a conflict of interest. Following a closed session discussion during Monday evening's school board meeting, Bell read a statement taking responsibility for failing to disclose a conflict of interest. He resigned as vice president and stepped down from his seat on the curriculum committee, though he remains an elected school board member. view article

The Texas Education Agency is moving to install a conservator in North East Independent School District after a months-long fight over the district’s student cellphone policy. In a 20-page TEA special investigative report obtained by the Express-News, agency officials found that NEISD trustees violated state law. Based on investigators' findings, TEA’s associate commissioner for compliance and investigation is recommending the agency appoint a conservator, who can override school board and superintendent decisions.  view article

Houston Independent School District’s state-appointed board of managers has approved a key procedural step that could open the door to possible staffing changes across the district. During a meeting on Thursday night, board members signed off on a “reduction in force,” which allows the administration to cut and reorganize staff. Now, HISD administrators have permission to cut staff or reassign virtually all teaching positions and some central office jobs ahead of the 2026-2027 school year. view article

Last month, county commissioners in Fayette County, a deeply Republican area between Houston and Austin, approved a resolution opposing the development of data centers after word spread that tech companies were targeting the area. The push from cities and counties across Texas to slow the flood of data center development comes as Republican leaders are heralding their arrival as another economic boom, putting pressure on Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton to weigh in ahead of his runoff next month with U.S. Sen. John Cornyn. view article

One Black Texan sees education savings accounts as an escape from a burning house. Another fears they threaten a robust public school system.  Jennifer Lee and Kyev Tatum agree that Texas’ Black students do not receive the same academic support as their peers, that schools punish them unfairly and that recent state laws silence Black history and perspectives in the classroom.  But the two Black Texans sharply diverge on whether the state’s new voucher program will make education in Texas better or worse for students who look like them. view article

The Lubbock Independent School District has approved and laid out a list of criteria schools need to meet before district leadership weighs in on whether to close the campus. In early 2026, Lubbock ISD's Board of Trustees approved the District Optimization Plan that laid out three criteria a school has to hit before the district engages in talks about the possible closure and consolidation of the campus. view article

The Keller Independent School District is looking to close schools, citing declining enrollment and financial constraints. Keller is the latest among several North Texas districts forced to restructure campuses over the past several years. Keller ISD said its enrollment has declined by more than 4,000 students over the past five years and is expected to continue declining. On Thursday night, joint committees presented what they believe will be the best solution. view article

Big changes could be coming for families in the Keller Independent School District. A district committee is recommending the closure of four schools. view article

Keller ISD mother Katie Gillham watched over the past few months as her Facebook filled with posts and chats speculating on which schools will close in the north Fort Worth district. view article

Houston ISD's state-appointed board of managers approved contracts Thursday night to allow four top-performing high schools as well as prekindergarten centers to be managed by outside organizations. The move is possible under a 2017 law, Senate Bill 1882, which permits partnerships between public schools and other educational organizations, including nonprofits and charter school networks. HISD announced the district would explore the partnerships for highly rated high school campuses back in October. view article

Meanwhile, the district’s legal counsel is considering possible actions the board can take to fill the vacancy. The former school board president held the elected position since 2022 and also held other leadership roles such as secretary and vice president. A press release also stated that Serna’s resignation is to ensure the role continues to be served with time and attention it deserves. view article