A group of Dallas students served as official player escorts during the Round of 16 match between Spain and Portugal that ended up being soccer superstar Cristiano Ronaldo’s last World Cup game. The opportunity allowed them to walk on the field alongside players. view article

Starting this coming school year, most minors won’t be able to attend a sporting event in Houston ISD unless they are accompanied by an adult. The new policy, which is effective on August 1, says minors must also present a school ID from any district. view article

Kendra Frank didn’t want to move her family out of Fort Worth ISD. But the district was cutting the speech-language services that helped her once-nonverbal son learn to speak — and no one could tell her what would replace them. She said she had no choice but to move. view article

The Texas Art Education Association (TAEA) has named Splendora ISD a 2025–2026 District of Distinction, recognizing the district’s outstanding commitment to visual arts education. Out of more than 1,200 eligible school districts in Texas, Splendora ISD is one of only 109 districts to earn this prestigious honor. The award is presented by the Visual Art Administrators of Texas, a division of TAEA, and highlights districts that demonstrate exemplary leadership in promoting visual arts in both their schools and communities. view article

McKinney ISD is moving forward with plans to convert three shuttered elementary campuses into district support facilities, following board approval of the closures late last year. The repurposing strategy was presented to trustees at a June 29 meeting, detailing how each building will serve the district going forward now that classes have ended for good at all three sites. view article

The Prosper Walnut Grove football team makes the jump to Class 6A coming off back-to-back district title seasons. Photo courtesy of Shayne Studdard view article

When Friendswood High School seniors and FFA members Jaxtin McCollum and Ava Stone discovered that younger students in their district didn’t know what agriculture is and its importance, they knew they had to do something to help educate them about it. view article

If you haven't heard, an announcement was made by Stephen F. Austin State University about the closing of the Early Childhood Laboratory on the SFA campus. For those that don't know, the ECHL is for children from birth to the age of five years old. According to a letter written by the Provost of SFA that was posted to the SFA Early Childhood Laboratory Facebook page, the decision to close the ECHL was made based on financial considerations, and that "university leadership determined that continuing to operate the program is no longer financially sustainable." Read More: Petition to Save SFA Early Childhood Lab Has Over 600 Signatures. view article

Following the closure of three elementary school campuses in McKinney ISD at the end of the 2025-26 school year, officials have announced plans to repurpose the facilities for other district uses. McKinney ISD Chief Operations Officer Greg Suttle presented the plan to the district’s board of trustees at a June 29 meeting. view article

Officials at Denton ISD said the district has been posting donated posters of the Ten Commandments as they’ve received them since state lawmakers passed a law requiring it. Last month, a religious nonprofit called Texas Values donated 1,200 posters showing the commandments from the Old Testament so that every Denton ISD student could see and read them. view article

Starting Aug. 1, there will be new rules for minors attending UIL athletic events at Houston ISD district facilities. According to the new policy, most minors must be accompanied by an adult to attend a game. But the new rules do not apply to everyone. view article

When Friendswood High School seniors and FFA members Jaxtin McCollum and Ava Stone discovered that younger students in their district didn’t know what agriculture is and its importance, they knew they had to do something to help educate them about it. The pair have spent the last several years doing outreach for elementary school students at Friendswood ISD, a district with about 6,142 students enrolled. With support from their Agriculture Science teacher and FFA advisor, Rachel Sawyer, and their Brazoria-Galveston County Farm Bureau representative, Deana Fuchs, the AgVocates outreach program reached more than 600 students in spring 2026, Fuchs said. view article

Investor Kyle Bass’ high-capacity water wells in East Texas have been blocked by a moratorium. He says his rights as a landowner are being violated. view article

The Texas Stock Exchange officially commenced trading on Monday morning. Based in Dallas, TXSE began its phased rollout in July. The firm’s launch comes as major financial institutions, including BlackRock and Citadel Securities, have invested over $120 million in the new exchange since 2024. The exchange gained federal approval last year and attracted investment from several other firms, bringing total investment to more than $275 million.  TXSE opened its doors at 8:30 a.m. on Monday morning to approved brokers, banks, and trading firms. For now, brokers are trading only test stocks. Thousands of symbols, such as TSLA (Tesla), will come online in July, with an announcement to precede it. That rollout will officially allow the public to trade stocks on the exchange.  TXSE officials also hope to have exchange-traded products, or ETPs, trading by the end of the third quarter. ETPs allow investors to gain exposure to a wide variety of investment products, such as oil or the S&P 500. view article

When Janah Rodriguez found herself without a job for the first time since she was a teenager, she didn’t initially worry. She had more than a decade of experience in medical office administration and had moved up the ladder going from working the front desk to becoming an office coordinator. But things changed when she reached the five-month mark of being unemployed. She started to feel like her options were shrinking, she said.  She was 45, with four grown children and grandchildren, and for the first time she felt like she wasn’t moving forward in her career.  She was 45, with four grown children and grandchildren, and for the first time she felt like she wasn’t moving forward in her career.  view article

Starting Tuesday, hikers at Enchanted Rock State Natural Area will be able to explore the park's Backcountry Area on their own for the first time, marking a major expansion of public access at the popular Central Texas destination. view article

The General Services Administration (GSA) announced Monday it has closed on the sale of a federal building at Hemisfair that is key to the city’s plans for a downtown arena district.   The City of San Antonio acquired the building for $30 million with funds from Spurs Sports & Entertainment, as outlined in a non-binding term sheet approved by city council nearly a year ago. Credit: Brenda Bazán / San Antonio Report • view article

Texas leads nation in proposed power plants for data centers, which would emit large amounts of greenhouse gases view article

San Marcos has become the first Texas city to ban data centers within city limits, banking on its local authority to stop the data center boom and setting a precedent for other municipalities to follow. San Marcos City Council voted 4-3 on June 16 to define data centers and make them ineligible for any part of the city in its zoning laws, citing concerns that these developments would funnel water and energy resources from the local community. view article

The woman relished the news of the young man's murder, then painted herself as the real victim.   In the immediate wake of Turning Point USA founder Charlie Kirk's assassination on Sept. 10, 2025, depraved leftists celebrated in classrooms, in town squares, online, and elsewhere.   Some of those who publicly relished the news of the young father's murder were publicly shamed, received reprimands, or even lost their jobs. view article

Students at 20 campuses in Dallas ISD will be heading back to school in a little less than a month – two weeks early. Starting with the upcoming school year, Dallas ISD is extending the academic year at some of its campuses in hopes of giving students an early start. view article

The State of Texas Assessments of Academic Readiness (STAAR) are tests given to public school students in grades 3-12 to measure what they are learning in each grade. The tests are based on the state's curriculum and are generally administered each spring. Mathematics and reading assessments are given in grades 3-8, and the Social Studies test is administered to eighth-grade students. High school students take End-of-Course (EOC) exams in Algebra I, Biology, English I, English II and U.S. History. view article

Austin Independent School District (AISD) is slowing plans to realign its school district boundaries that impact which schools students attend. Originally, AISD was aiming to implement districtwide changes for the 2027-28 school year. But now, according to an email to families, the plan will be shifted into a two-phase approach. The first phase will address “urgent” boundary issues the district said “cannot wait.” The second phase aims to be a comprehensive change to campuses’ boundaries across the district. view article

ABILENE, Texas (KTAB/KRBC) – Alana Jeter is one of the newest members of the Abilene ISD school board. She's the Executive Director of the Noah Project in Abilene, but she's also the mom of two children. She has a son already in college, and her daughter is headed to college in the fall. While they both will attend McMurry University in Abilene, it will still be a big transition for them. view article

Houston ISD's state-appointed board of managers greenlit Bible-infused curriculum for elementary school students at a special board meeting Thursday night, when the board also voted to adopt a $2 billion operating budget for 2026-27. The state-developed Bluebonnet Learning curriculum for students in kindergarten through fifth grade has been criticized for its inclusion of biblical teachings in reading and language arts lessons. Its implementation also comes with a per-student financial incentive – more than $3 million in additional revenue for HISD, the largest school district in Texas. view article

State data shows most grade levels in Texas saw reading scores for the annual STAAR exam increase past pre-pandemic levels, and educators are hoping to keep that momentum going this summer. Inside a Forney Independent School District cafeteria, 200 kids sit as still as they can. Their eyes are glued to a school principal reading a book. view article

Austin ISD is delaying its district-wide school boundary realignment by one year. The move comes after the district closed 10 campuses at the end of the 2025-26 school year, leaving it to navigate where those students will have classes in the upcoming fall semester. In a message to families on Friday, AISD Superintendent Matias Segura said the comprehensive plan will now take effect for the 2028-29 school year in order to give leaders more time to work through budgetary concerns, staffing, enrollment and long-term planning. view article

When the 2026-27 school year opens, Arlington ISD will see some new beginnings. The school district, which is facing declining enrollment and a budget shortfall, will introduce two virtual school options at the high school level. Sarah McMurrough, the school board president, said she is excited to see the new programs take shape and that they will help the district better serve its students. view article

Astory and photo posted on social media claiming a privately owned white Chevrolet Corvette was worked on in a Raymondville Independent School District maintenance shop posted on social media are a total fabrication, RISD Police Chief Oscar Gutierrez said last Friday. The photo of the car was apparently Photoshopped into a garage of some kind, but only part of the hydraulic lift shown in the photo can be seen, the rest is not visible, the police chief said. view article

Stay in the know with five Bastrop-Cedar Creek updates, including lower home prices, a summer reading challenge benefiting nonprofits, Bastrop ISD STAAR gains, a free caregiver support group and proposed industrial park upgrades.   1. Bastrop-Cedar Creek home sales increase, prices dip in May May housing figures for Bastrop-Cedar Creek showed more homes sold year over year while prices dipped, according to Unlock MLS data. During that time, homes remained on the market longer—with the average increasing from 72 days in May 2025 to 85 days in May 2026. view article

In the fall of 1997, Cesar Chavez Learning Center opened in East Dallas, roughly four years after the man it is named after died. This week, the Dallas ISD Board of Trustees will vote to change the school’s name and revise the processes for naming and renaming schools. The discussion on the former became necessary after a New York Times story in March detailed horrific allegations that the civil rights leader abused very young girls, and allegedly raped others in the farm union movement, including Latina activist Dolores Huerta, who ran the United Farm Workers union with Chavez. view article

Hudson High School teacher Christie Swan and seniors Mason Tran, Brayden Dunn, Channing Howatt and Jackson May recently traveled to Boston, Massachusetts. to compete in Junior Achievement's National Stock Market Challenge, where they placed third.  The competition ended at 11 a.m., and the boys sat all day nervously anticipating the results. At the gala that evening, Roaring Kitty found out they were third in the national contest, earning each team member a $1,000 cash prize. view article

Chevron has struck a 20-year agreement to sell electricity to Microsoft, which plans to build what could become one of the country's largest artificial-intelligence data centers in West Texas.  The oil company is working with Joulent, an energy company launched by investment firm Engine No. 1, to build a massive power-generation complex that will supply the data center using natural gas produced from the company's fields in the area. The 2.7-gigawatt campus would be on more than 2,000 acres in Reeves County in the heart of the Permian Basin oil-and-gas field, according to Joulent. view article

Attorneys and experts for both the state and for death row inmate Victor Saldaño agree that he should be allowed to present evidence of his disability to a state criminal appeals court. view article

The McAllen Independent School District is hoping a new partnership will open doors for their students. "The CTE Department is partnering with South Texas College," McAllen ISD Technical Education Coordinator David Lyons said. The district approved a two-year veterinary program during a recent school board meeting. "Everyday you will need to come and feed your animals, once in the morning and at night to feed them, and walk them every day," McAllen High School student Ella Hartzog said. view article