The 2026-28 alignments have been posted for volleyball, basketball and football. You can access this information HERE.  view article

Your one-stop shop for information on Houston public, charter and private schools. view article

A congressional coalition headed by Texans is leading a campaign against Sharia in America, warning that the ideology is “one of the greatest threats facing our nation today” and calling Texas “ground zero” in the fight.  Two Texas Republicans, U.S. Reps. Keith Self of McKinney and Chip Roy of Austin, launched the Sharia-Free America Caucus in the U.S. House of Representatives in December.  Since then, the caucus has grown to 33 members from 18 states, including four Republican representatives from Texas: Self, Roy, Brandon Gill of Flower Mound, and Michael Cloud of Victoria. view article

U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement confirmed Wednesday that the agency has purchased land and a facility in San Antonio to expand its detention operations, though officials declined to disclose the location of the property in question.  In a statement to the San Antonio Report, an ICE spokesperson said the purchase is part of a broader national effort to increase detention space.   “ICE purchased land and a facility in San Antonio,” the spokesperson wrote. ”These will not be warehouses — they will be very well structured detention facilities meeting our regular detention standards.” view article

The Texas Association of School Administrators Executive Committee has elected La Porte ISD Superintendent Dr. Walter Jackson as TASA vice president for 2026–27. He will assume the role June 1 after completing his Executive Committee term May 31. Dr. Jackson will become TASA’s president in 2028. view article

The system’s chancellor meant to instill clarity and accountability, but three weeks into the spring semester, some instructors say the standards have led to “censorship.”When Henry Carter opened the syllabus for a spring class at Texas Tech University, he found “DO NOT READ” stamped next to page numbers in the middle of a required text. Another professor assigned a new textbook, then days later told students not to buy it. The syllabus for a third class labeled some readings as “censored.” view article

Lubbock ISD does not plan on having to use makeup days after cancellations and delays due to winter weather last week. “So as of right now, unless we have more delays or cancellations, we are good,” Superintendent Dr. Kathy Rollo said. There is one small change for high schoolers to make sure they get all of their classroom minutes required by the state. view article

Hundreds of students walked out of classes at multiple Central Texas school districts on Monday to protest Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) activities. The walkouts affected at least five school districts: Hays CISD, Manor ISD, Lockhart ISD, Pflugerville ISD, and Bastrop ISD. Hays CISD reported several hundred students participating across five campuses: Hays High School, Live Oak Academy High School, Johnson High School, Lehman High School, and Barton Middle School. They marched to downtown Kyle. view article

Border Patrol agent Jesus Ochoa and Customs and Border Protection officer Raymundo Gutierrez fired on Pretti during a protest in Minneapolis last month, according to government records viewed by ProPublica.  The two federal immigration agents who fired on Minneapolis protester Alex Pretti are identified in government records as Border Patrol agent Jesus Ochoa and Customs and Border Protection officer Raymundo Gutierrez. view article

Kingsville Independent School District has announced a proposed improvement plan consisting of a elementary realignment plan that will be voted on Tuesday. The plan would consolidate three campuses into two and has sparked mixed reactions among community members and educators view article

TxDOT starts construction near Belton ISD high school to improve safety, mobility for pedestrians view article

A 94-year-old retired teacher in Texas shouldn’t have to “prove” she’s alive just to get the pension she earned, but that’s exactly the mess ABC7 reporter Carlos Granda laid out in his report about Gloria Wilson, a longtime LAUSD educator whose monthly payments abruptly vanished after the system flagged her as deceased.  Carlos Granda framed it plainly: Gloria Wilson is not dead, even though her California pension plan briefly treated her like she was, and the consequences hit fast because her pension wasn’t extra money – it was the backbone of her monthly budget.  Wilson told Carlos Granda the moment she realized something was wrong was when her usual deposit never landed in her bank account.  “It was scary. I was upset,” Gloria Wilson said, describing the shock of watching an expected payment simply not show up. view article

LUBBOCK, Texas (KCBD) - West Texas will soon be home to the GW Ranch, an enormous planned complex of gas power plants and data centers near the oil fields of the Permian basin.According to the project’s developers, Pacifico Energy, it is the largest permitted data center campus in the United States.  Pacifico Energy got the go-ahead this month from the Texas Commission on Environmental Quality.  This more than 8,000-acre campus will be located in Pecos County, about 17 miles north of Fort Stockton, to the southwest of Odessa   The company expects its GW Ranch will provide customers with power in the first half of 2027, with a guaranteed pathway to scale to over 5 GW.  Pacifico Energy says it expects this project to create thousands of construction jobs, hundreds of permanent high-paying jobs, and substantial tax revenues.  Pacifico is calling the GW Ranch the ‘next wave of A-I innovation.’ view article

Governor Greg Abbott says he’s directing the Texas Education Agency commissioner to investigate after Austin ISD students took part in Friday’s nationwide walkout. In a social media post, he says AISD gets taxpayer dollars to teach the subjects required by the state, not to help students skip school to protest. view article

The Lubbock Independent School District is no stranger to having to close and merge schools in the past for various reasons. But moving forward, LISD leaders say they will follow a District Optimization Plan to monitor and determine future school mergers and closures in an effort to be transparent and authentic with parents and the public. view article

Temple ISD has spoken out regarding alleged plans made by community members to protest against ICE outside Temple High School grounds on Friday. On Thursday, Temple ISD Superintendent Dr. Bobby Ott shared a statement with 6 News addressing such plans. The district is aware of alleged plans made by the local community, including statewide walkout demonstrations. District leaders have informed students that disruptions to regular school plans or distractions, including protests or walkouts, would result in DAEP placement, Ott said in the statement. view article

It’s getting harder to afford living in Texas — even as incomes and educational attainment grow and poverty declines.  Despite the state’s robust economic growth since the start of the decade, incomes in Texas haven’t kept pace with the nation at large, U.S. Census Bureau data released Thursday show. And the state’s housing costs have outpaced income growth, leaving a greater share of Texas renters and homeowners spending a bigger chunk of their pay to keep a roof over their heads than they did before the start of the COVID-19 pandemic. view article

School districts across North Texas announced plans Wednesday afternoon to keep schools closed Thursday or reopen them. Some have since changed their mind. After a winter storm hit Dallas-Fort Worth over the weekend many schools and universities canceled class Monday, Tuesday and Wednesday. view article

Hours after touring the Dilley detention center housing 5-year-old Minnesota boy Liam Ramos on Wednesday, San Antonio’s state and federal lawmakers gathered outside City Hall to update the public on his status — and to lay out their limited leverage for stopping such arrests under a Republican-controlled government.  Hours after touring the Dilley detention center housing 5-year-old Minnesota boy Liam Ramos on Wednesday, San Antonio’s state and federal lawmakers gathered outside City Hall to update the public on his status — and to lay out their limited leverage for stopping such arrests under a Republican-controlled government. view article

School districts across Central Texas will resume normal operations Wednesday after closing for several days due to winter weather, with officials warning of lingering icy conditions on campuses. Austin ISD announced all schools and offices will operate on normal schedules Jan. 28, with extracurricular and after-school activities resuming. The district said tardies related to weather and traffic delays will be excused. view article

The Houston Independent School District is responding after reports of some campuses experiencing heating issues on Tuesday. What they're saying: According to a statement, Houston ISD said, Houston ISD Facilities and Maintenance teams responded immediately to any campus that had HVAC-related issues today, and our teams have been making progress throughout the day." view article

Several Houston ISD campuses experienced heating issues on Tuesday as students returned to class following the weekend's winter storm. On Monday, after announcing that the district would resume normal school operations on Tuesday, Houston ISD said it had begun preparations and taken proactive steps to brace for the storm's impact. In a message on the district's website, it said it would begin district-wide heating checks at 4:30 a.m. on Tuesday morning and that it would be easy to identify and address any issues as soon as they arose. view article

Texas’ population grew at a slower pace in 2025 than in previous years, according to new federal data. Nearly 32 million people now live in the state. view article

Agriculture is the second largest industry in Texas, which is home to more than 230,000 farms. Here’s a look at who’s running in the 2026 Democratic and Republican primaries to oversee the agriculture department and where they stand on the issues. view article

Many school districts across Central Texas have decided to cancel classes amid a winter storm lingering on Monday, January 26. However, a few in the San Antonio area have decided to stay open, leaving parents mixed with support and disapproval. Some parents are upset with the Poteet Independent School District for keeping its schools open during the Texas winter storm. The district posted its decision on Sunday, January 25, writing that school will resume as normal on Monday. Buses will run at a regular time, according to its Facebook post. view article

The games' organizers said it was not associated with the group Gov. Greg Abbott has targeted. view article

Developers must now address water concerns on a tight deadline after previously submitting vague concept plans.The Hood County Commissioners Court conditionally approved an incomplete data center plan after roughly two hours of residents urging their local officials not to move forward due to water concerns. view article

Austin Community College leaders credit the college’s free tuition pilot and efforts to increase retention and center student needs for its growing enrollment. view article

Classes have been canceled for tomorrow, Friday, Jan. 23. All schools and administrative offices will be closed. District employees will have a planning day working from home. Meals will be provided to Lubbock ISD students from 10-11 a.m. at Coronado, Estacado, Lubbock and Monterey high schools. view article

As a winter storm watch is in effect for the the metroplex with sleet expected to begin Friday night, Frisco ISD has canceled all after-school activities on Friday, Jan. 23, and Saturday, Jan. 24. An arctic cold front will be moving into the metroplex early Friday with cold rain transitioning into a wintry mix in the early afternoon. Widespread wintry precipitation, with the majority being sleet, is expected throughout Saturday and potentially into Sunday morning, according to the National Weather Service. view article

An estimated 1,000 students from Tyler High School and Legacy High School walked out of classes on Tuesday afternoon in protest of recent ICE activity. The protest remained peaceful and students who participated created signs and posters urging local law enforcement to end their partnership with ICE’s 287(g) program, which Smith County commissioners approved in February 2025. view article

Three of Bexar County’s four largest school districts have closed schools in recent years or are eyeing future consolidations. The largest school system, Northside Independent School District, had not previously broached the topic — until Tuesday. District leadership presented Northside’s board of trustees with an “optimization plan,” which emphasized the need to scale back as the district faces enrollment declines.  view article

Lubbock Independent School District (Lubbock ISD) is monitoring reports from the National Weather Service (NWS) about a potential winter storm that could affect much of the Texas Panhandle and South Plains later this week. The Lubbock ISD operations team is in contact with representatives from the Lubbock NWS office and is preparing for possible delays, cancellations and early dismissals. view article

Grapevine-Colleyville Independent School District leaders severed negotiations for a similar Islamic Games event earlier this week.  Gov. Greg Abbott has ordered Cypress-Fairbanks Independent School District to terminate any negotiations to host the 2026 Houston Islamic Games after the event was promoted as being sponsored by the New Jersey chapter of the Council on American-Islamic Relations. view article

Texas Gov. Greg Abbott is calling on Cy-Fair ISD to sever its ties with the 2026 Houston Islamic Games, which he says were scheduled for October at Bridgeland High School. In a Wednesday letter to the Houston-area school district, Abbott directed Cy-Fair ISD to terminate any agreements with the Houston Islamic Games. He said the district needed to do so because the New Jersey chapter of the Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR) was allegedly one of the sponsors for the youth athletic competition. In November, Abbott declared CAIR — a nationwide civil rights organization — to be a foreign terrorist organization and barred the group from purchasing land in Texas. view article