Ever wondered how the regulations that impact public schools are made? Regulations are created by Texas state agencies under the requirements of The Texas Administrative Procedure Act. These types of laws were adopted across the country, beginning in the 1940s, to ensure fairness while bringing efficiency and accuracy into the states’ administrative processes.

Critics are pointing to two other serious felony cases that the attorney general’s prosecutors took to trial that ended in mistrials and, eventually, plea deals. view article

The city filed a lawsuit in Travis County to validate bonds that voters have twice rejected.  Attorney General Ken Paxton has suggested that a Travis County district court dismiss a bond-validation lawsuit that the City of McKinney had filed against its own citizens. Voters had twice rejected bonds funding an airport expansion project before the city sought alternate solutions. view article

The group allegedly misled donors while funneling millions to groups it publicly condemns.  Attorney General Ken Paxton has launched an investigation into the Southern Poverty Law Center following allegations that the organization funded violent extremist groups it publicly claims to oppose.  The investigation comes after federal prosecutors indicted the SPLC in April on fraud charges, alleging the nonprofit improperly raised millions of dollars from donors while secretly directing funds to individuals affiliated with groups such as the Ku Klux Klan (KKK).  The SPLC has long positioned itself as a watchdog organization that tracks and exposes so-called “hate groups” while advocating against discrimination and extremism. Its widely cited reports and designations have influenced public discourse, policymaking, and corporate decisions across the country. view article

A Cleveland ISD teacher is facing charges after investigators say she had an improper relationship with a student, according to district officials and jail records. view article

TEXARKANA, Texas -- Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton has named Texarkana Independent School District as one of the many districts his office is investigating for purported noncompliance with two state laws. view article

McKinney chose to file in Travis County, where citizens are unlikely to appear on short notice. view article

The ruling blocks Texas DPS from enforcing a state law making illegal reentry a crime and allowing the state to issue “removal” orders against illegal aliens.  A federal judge has once again blocked major portions of Texas’ border enforcement law Senate Bill 4, stopping the state from enforcing its new “reentry” crime and deportation process against noncitizens with prior removal histories—just as those provisions were set to take effect. view article

The law, which gives state law enforcement and judges a role in immigration enforcement, is set to go into effect in two days. view article

After a dizzying string of court actions on smokeable hemp this week, Texas 15th Court of Appeals agreed to allow the sale of the drug until May 14. view article

An employee at Cleveland Ninth Grade Center has been charged with having an improper relationship with a student, according to an email sent to parents late Wednesday. In the email, which a parent forwarded to Eyewitness News, Cleveland ISD said it recently became aware of the alleged relationship and that Cleveland ISD police began investigating. view article

More Ten Commandments posters are making their way into Central Texas schools, with a large donation delivered to Lake Travis ISD this week. The nonprofit group Texas Values provided about 610 posters to the district Wednesday — part of a broader effort following a recent federal appeals court decision upholding a Texas law tied to religious displays in public schools. view article

In this week’s episode of Student News Now on KXAN+, our local reporters dive into an Austin ISD student now in U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement custody. The student, 18-year-old Fernando Cabrera Chavarria, was driving home from work when a Texas Department of Public Safety Trooper pulled him over. The trooper who stopped him determined he was not lawfully in the United States, according to Texas DPS. view article

The Wichita Falls ISD is under investigation by the Texas Attorney General’s Office regarding the district’s compliance with Senate Bills 10 and 11. Attorney General Ken Paxton announced his statewide investigation into 29 school districts on May 7. Senate Bill 10 requires public schools to display donated copies of the Ten Commandments that meet certain requirements. Senate Bill 11 requires school boards to vote whether to allow time for prayer and bible reading. view article

The head football coach and athletic director at Klein High School is being investigated for misconduct stemming from a previous job in another school district. In a letter sent to families and staff on Monday, Tomball ISD said Nick Codutti was being investigated for “allegations of misconduct that date back to his employment in Tomball ISD.” view article

Waco ISD says it is complying with state laws tied to classroom prayer and Ten Commandments displays amid a Texas investigation. view article

Luis Fernando Cabrera Chavarria’s life in Austin had become a steady routine that started and ended with his 2-year-old nephew. Chavarria woke up early to take him to a babysitter while Chavarria's sister, Holi, slept after a late shift. Chavarria went to school, then soccer practice and work at a neighborhood Popeyes Louisiana Kitchen. Then, finally, home to play with his nephew and fall asleep — but not before a pillow fight. view article

Texas A&M says “TexAM” branding improperly trades on the university system’s name and reputation.  Officials with the Texas A&M University System have formally objected to the use of the “TexAM University” name by a North Texas Islamic educational entity already facing a state order to cease operations. view article

The investigation centers on many of the districts that were involved in litigation halting enforcement of the Ten Commandments law.  Attorney General Ken Paxton is launching a statewide investigation into dozens of Texas school districts to see whether they are following new laws requiring the Ten Commandments to be displayed in classrooms. He is also requesting evidence that each school board voted on whether to put organized prayer time back into public schools.  Paxton’s office announced that it has sent investigative demands to nearly 30 ISDs—from urban systems like Houston, Dallas, Fort Worth, Austin, and Cypress-Fairbanks to suburbs like Lake Travis, Dripping Springs, and Plano—ordering them to turn over records showing whether they are displaying the Ten Commandments and whether their boards have voted on implementing a daily prayer period.  view article

Jonathan Cory Cruz, of Georgetown, was arrested on May 4 on a 2024 warrant from Arlington Police. He has been charged with injury to a child with intent to cause bodily injury, stemming from an incident in January 2024. view article

A Cy-Fair ISD staffer charged in connection with the death of a 16-year-old student with autism appeared in court Monday, where prosecutors laid out new details about what they say happened in the moments before the student died. Donald Cameron Perkins, who faces a third-degree felony charge, is out on bond after a judge set it at $30,000 on Friday. He bonded out Saturday and is expected to return to court Monday morning. view article

A Robstown Independent School District teacher/coach faces a drunk driving charge after being arrested early Sunday morning. Criztian Alberto Delgado, 24, was pulled over after police say he was traveling 95 miles per hour in a construction zone. view article

A Humble ISD middle school student is facing a felony charge after being accused of bringing a gun to campus, and now, parents are raising concerns about how the situation was handled and when they were notified. The incident happened Friday at Ross Sterling Middle School. According to the district, administrators received information at the end of the school day that there may have been a weapon on campus and immediately launched an investigation with Humble ISD Police. view article

The Fort Bend County Sheriff's Office and Fort Bend ISD officials confirmed Monday that multiple staff members at Burton Elementary School are no longer employed following an investigation into "valid allegations" of child abuse and injury. view article

The Fort Bend County Sheriff's Office and Fort Bend ISD officials confirmed Monday that multiple staff members at Burton Elementary School are no longer employed following an investigation into "valid allegations" of child abuse and injury. view article

Police said the shooting was not a random act and that the suspect had been arrested.  CARROLLTON — A man shot five people, killing two, in back-to-back shootings Tuesday at a shopping center and then an apartment building because he was angry over business dealings, police said.  The first shooting happened just before 10 a.m. at a shopping center in a Koreatown neighborhood in a suburb north of Dallas, the Carrollton Police Department said. When police arrived, they found four adults who had been shot. While they were investigating, another shooting was reported at an apartment complex roughly 4 miles away, and responding officers found a dead man inside one of the apartments. view article

Attorney General Ken Paxton has filed a lawsuit against a North Texas municipal utility district and its leadership, accusing them of secretly orchestrating an illegal takeover tied to the controversial East Plano Islamic Center’s EPIC City development. In a filing announced Monday, Paxton alleges that Double R Municipal Utility District No. 2A of Hunt and Collin Counties violated the Texas Open Meetings Act (TOMA) during a September 12, 2025 meeting in which a new board was installed and major actions were taken without proper public notice. view article

The U.S. Supreme Court’s new decision gutting a key provision of the federal Voting Rights Act clears the way for state officials to drastically reshape not only Congress but also state legislatures, county commissions, city councils and even local school boards.  The ruling, released last week in a case called Louisiana v. Callais, dismantled some of the final guardrails protecting the electoral power of Black, Hispanic and other racial minority voters that had been enshrined in the Voting Rights Act, a landmark 1965 federal civil rights law that bars racial discrimination in voting access. view article

The parents of a Bellaire High School student have filed a federal lawsuit against Houston ISD, alleging the district violated their parental and religious rights by referring to their daughter as a boy without their consent.  view article

More than 53,000 additional Texas students will receive school choice funding this week, as hundreds of thousands of families continue competing for limited spots in the program.  Acting Comptroller Kelly Hancock announced Monday that the latest round of Texas Education Freedom Accounts (TEFA) awards will go to students in lower-income households, expanding the state’s first statewide school choice program in its inaugural year.   The newly awarded students qualified under Tier 2, which includes families earning at or below 200 percent of the federal poverty level—roughly $66,000 annually for a family of four. view article

More than 53,000 additional Texas students will receive school choice funding this week, as hundreds of thousands of families continue competing for limited spots in the program.  Acting Comptroller Kelly Hancock announced Monday that the latest round of Texas Education Freedom Accounts (TEFA) awards will go to students in lower-income households, expanding the state’s first statewide school choice program in its inaugural year.   The newly awarded students qualified under Tier 2, which includes families earning at or below 200 percent of the federal poverty level—roughly $66,000 annually for a family of four. view article

The lower court ruling had already been stayed, allowing the map to be in effect for 2026.   view article

A former Round Rock ISD teacher was arrested in connection with a sexual assault of a child investigation. The backstory: Round Rock police said on April 29, around 9:15 a.m., officers arrested Caleb Ian Carter, 27, at the Dallas College Brookhaven Campus. The Dallas College Police Department helped Round Rock police with the arrest. view article

A Dayton Independent School District employee has been accused of making inappropriate contact with students, according to the Harris County Precinct 3 Constable's Office. The district confirmed that both state and local law enforcement have been contacted regarding the alleged inappropriate communication. view article

A staff member within the Southwest Independent School District has been placed on administrative leave after an “incident” with a student, according to the district. A Southwest ISD spokesperson told KSAT the district is investigating the incident at one of its middle schools involving a staff member and student. The district did not identify the school. view article