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Stephen F. Austin State University to close child care center due to budget constraints
Stephen F. Austin State University will phase out its Early Childhood Laboratory over the next few years because the program has become too expensive to maintain. Stephen F. Austin University opened the Janice A. Pattillo Early Childhood Research Center, also known as the child care lab, in 1975. The program accepts children from 8 weeks to 5 years old. The center, which has five classrooms, focuses its curriculum on autonomy, integrity, openness, problem solving and academics, according to the center’s website. The center, which is open to the public, is funded through fees paid by parents who use the center for child care, but it wasn’t enough to sustain operations. Over the last five years, the university has paid an additional $750,000 — a little over $100,000 annually — to make ends meet, according to a statement by the university. And as universities like SFA tighten their belts to cope with increasing inflation costs, they’re looking for places to trim spending.
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Poll: Strong Majorities of Texans Worried About Data Centers’ Water Use, Power Demands
Recent polling shows Texans are concerned about the effects of data centers on water, electricity, and local communities. Opinions also varied greatly on whether data centers were a necessary part of Texas growth. Conducted by Pulse Decision Science for the Texas Public Policy Foundation, the June survey of 800 registered voters in Texas ranked their agreement with four statements regarding data centers. Over 60 percent of participants strongly agreed that “the rapid expansion of data centers creates serious challenges for local community planning.” Almost 20 percent “somewhat agreed,” while just 9 percent somewhat or strongly disagreed with the statement. Data centers have been criticized for reducing the quality of life for nearby residents due to noise and air pollution, land competition, and other factors. In 2024, the average data center site covered land equivalent to roughly 450 football fields.
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The price tag of progress: Iola ISD holds public hearing about tax break for SpaceX Terafab project
Iola school board to vote July 14 on JETI agreement that could reshape the small Grimes County community Iola ISD is considering an agreement that would provide a tax break for the SpaceX Terafab project, a decision that could significantly change the small Texas community.
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Amarillo ISD Wrestling Coach Gets 18 Years for Sex With Student
Coach Nick Herrmann was sentenced to 218 months in federal prison after pleading guilty to sexually abusing a 17-year-old student. A former wrestling champ-turned-coach in the Amarillo Independent School District was sentenced to 18 years in federal prison after pleading guilty to sexually abusing a 17-year-old female student he groomed for months through thousands of text messages. Nicholas Jade “Nick” Herrmann, 32, was an assistant boys’ wrestling coach at Tascosa High School in Amarillo ISD when he was first arrested in January 2025 on a state felony charge of improper relationship between educator and student. Herrmann was allowed to resign when the accusations surfaced. Both Herrmann and the student initially denied the allegations. But investigators found evidence that from February 2024 through January 2025, the coach exchanged more than 4,000 text messages with the girl and eventually enticed her into having sex with him. The federal government charged Herrmann with enticement of a minor in May 2025. The law defines “minor” as under the age of 18 years. In January 2026, Herrmann pleaded guilty to the federal charge.
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Austin ISD police budget reduced by nearly $6 million ahead of new school year
The sweeping budget reductions approved by Austin ISD are beginning to take shape, including nearly $6 million in cuts to the district’s police department. District leaders said the reductions will not impact campus safety or the number of officers assigned to schools. The district’s $887 million budget, approved by the Board of Trustees, includes cuts to Austin ISD police as part of a broader effort to address budget challenges.
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Austin ISD police budget reduced by nearly $6 million ahead of new school year
The district’s $887 million budget, approved by the Board of Trustees, includes cuts to Austin ISD police as part of a broader effort to address budget challenges.
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Dallas ISD students escort Spain, Portugal players for the FIFA World Cup match
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.
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Houston ISD makes change for admission into athletic events
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.
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Midway ISD trims deficit and raises teacher pay despite lack of state funding
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Fort Worth ISD taught her son to talk. After speech job cuts, she moved her family
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.
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Round Rock ISD joins rise in virtual school options
During the COVID-19 pandemic schools had to shift gears and move to online schooling, but even with students back in the classroom now, some are still choosing virtual.
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Royal ISD breaks ground for new high school
On June 29, Royal ISD celebrated a significant milestone – the groundbreaking for its new high school. The campus will be located on a piece of land at FM 362 and Mourning Dove Blvd. that the district purchased in February 2026, which spans approximately 141 acres. The high school design is currently approximately 586,337 square-feet and designed to serve up to 3,000 students at full capacity.
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Splendora ISD named a TAEA District of Distinction
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.
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McAllen ISD approves balanced budget, compensation plan with raises
The McAllen ISD school board voted to adopt a $287.9 million 2026-2027 budget and a compensation plan that includes pay increases for teachers and district staff at a meeting on June 23. A detailed report of the 2026-2027 district budget and the proposed 2026 tax rate was presented to the board and the public by the Deputy Superintendent for Business and Operations Lorena Garcia.
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Canutillo ISD names new school principals
Canutillo Independent School District has appointed Erika Pasieczny, Ph.D, as principal of Alderete Middle School and Veronica Cervantes as principal of Davenport Elementary School. Pasieczny most recently served as principal of Wiggs Middle School in El Paso ISD and previously led Ascher Silberstein Elementary School in Dallas ISD. Cervantes joins Canutillo ISD after serving as an assistant principal in El Paso ISD and has more than 25 years of experience in education as a teacher, instructional specialist and campus leader.
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Police search for more victims after Plano ISD teacher accused of sexually abusing child
Officers arrested 64-year-old Paul Campbell after a student reported inappropriate physical contact while at Brinker Elementary, where Campbell was a teacher. Plano PD said Campbell is being held in the Plano City Jail.
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Three Former McKinney ISD Campuses Get New Purpose After Closures
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.
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Friendly rivalries: High-stakes bouts aplenty in revamped Prosper ISD athletic districts
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
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Test Failures Show How Data Centers Could Destabilize the Texas Power Grid
ERCOT warns that sudden shutdowns at data centers and crypto mines could destabilize the Texas grid as summer demand surges. Several large Texas data centers and crypto facilities have failed key grid reliability tests ahead of summer peaks, according to ERCOT and recent reporting, raising concerns about potential destabilizing events on the Texas power grid.In a power grid, supply must meet demand for electricity to prevent overcapacity or overvoltage. However, data centers are generally designed to disconnect from grids during voltage disturbances, unlike many traditional energy consumers. This prevents damage to data center equipment, but can lead to an oversupply of power to other consumers, worsening the effects of voltage disturbances. During a recent test of routine voltage disturbance resistance, the Electric Reliability Council of Texas (ERCOT) reported that four clusters of large electricity consumers, including data centers, abruptly disconnected from the grid. According to ERCOT, each of these clusters could trigger more than 5,000 megawatts of demand tripping—roughly the load of a large city such as El Paso. Since 2023, ERCOT has identified 26 events of data centers and crypto mining facilities abruptly disconnecting from the power grid during voltage disturbances. In 2022, a failed transformer caused many crypto facilities and data centers, among other consumers, to disconnect, yielding a surplus of 1,700 megawatts of power—about 5 percent of the Texas grid’s total demand.
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Advocates Educate: Friendswood ISD Students Share Ag Literacy
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.
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Court documents reveal more details about Plano ISD teacher jailed on child sex abuse charges
More details about the arrest of a Plano Independent School District teacher on charges of sexual abuse against a child under the age of were revealed in court documents provided to WFAA. Paul Campbell, 64, was arrested and jailed on Wednesday, July 8, after an 8-year-old student reported the abuse to school officials.
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Texas Ban on In-State Tuition for Illegals Upheld by Federal Court
The Texas Dream Act was enacted in 2001, granting illegal aliens in-state tuition benefits. The Texas Dream Act, enacted in 2001, formerly allowed qualifying illegal alien students to pay in-state tuition rates at public colleges and universities. In June 2025, the U.S. Department of Justice sued the State of Texas, arguing that federal law preempted the Texas Dream Act. According to the suit, federal law preempts any state rules that grant illegal aliens benefits not afforded to all U.S. citizens. The Texas Dream Act did this because U.S. citizens from outside the state were forced to pay higher rates than the qualifying aliens. Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton ultimately agreed with the DOJ, settling the case.
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Texas Tech sued over censoring professors
Faculty groups sued Texas Tech Chancellor Brandon Creighton and the university system’s regents Wednesday, asking a federal judge in El Paso to block classroom restrictions they say have censored professors who teach about race, gender identity and sexual orientation and intentionally discriminated against Black faculty. The lawsuit, brought by the Texas American Association of University Professors-American Federation of Teachers and the national American Association of University Professors, challenges two memos Creighton issued after becoming chancellor last year.
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Texas High School Football Star Landen Williams-Callis Rejects False Narrative About His Recruitment
Landen Williams-Callis is not ready to announce his college football commitment. He did not speak with a prominent recruiting analyst about the Texas Longhorns. It seems to be a misunderstanding. The college football pundit who made his prediction was doing so based on his own information. The college football prospect still felt compelled to set the record straig
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President Trump Petitioning SCOTUS To Rehear Birthright Citizenship Case
After a 6–3 Supreme Court decision striking down his birthright citizenship order, President Donald Trump is urging the justices to rehear the case. Last month’s 6-3 decision struck down the president’s executive order challenging birthright citizenship. The order stated that children born on U.S. soil must also have at least one parent who is an American citizen or lawful permanent resident. Trump’s executive order was attempting to combat the proliferation of birth tourism, a practice in which women who are about to give birth come to the U.S. in order for their child to receive U.S. citizenship. Trump posted on Truth Social Wednesday evening that he “will be asking for a Rehearing by the United States Supreme Court, IMMEDIATELY. This miscarriage of justice will destroy America if they don’t change their absolutely insane decision.” The Supreme Court has rarely agreed to rehear a case, and the last time a reheard case was overturned occurred in 1956.
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Petition to Keep Early Childhood Lab Open Started in Response to SFA Announcement
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.
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What to know as cryptocurrency scams rise in Texas
From investment fraud to sophisticated schemes involving hard-to-trace digital currency, Texans lost more than $1 billion to crypto scams in 2025.
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Plano teacher arrested after student reports inappropriate contact, police say
Plano ISD said it is cooperating with police and have begun action related to Paul Campbell's employment after his arrest on a charge of continuous sexual abuse of a child.
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Edcouch-Elsa ISD announces lone finalist for superintendent
The Edcouch-Elsa Independent School District Board of Trustees named Rosalba De Hoyos as the lone finalist for its superintendent position. The school board voted to name De Hoyos as the lone finalist on Monday during a regular board meeting.
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Hundreds of Texas Teachers Were Investigated for Posting About Charlie Kirk. Here’s What Happened Next.
In the wake of the right-wing activist’s assassination, the state education agency investigated 350 complaints against educators. Most have been dismissed, but some teachers have struggled to move on.
Illustration by Texas Monthly; Kirk: Joe Raedle/Getty In her 28 years as a teacher working at schools in the Harris County area, Jennifer Courtemanche felt most at home at Lee High School. That changed for the 54-year-old English teacher on September 10. Hours after conservative influencer Charlie Kirk’s assasination, Courtemanche made a series of posts on Facebook about the right-wing influencer’s death and was met with dozens of comments, texts, and voicemails from strangers attacking her positions. Someone—it’s unclear who—reported her to the Goose Creek Consolidated Independent School District, while others attacked her directly. “I hope you’re next,” one read. “I hope you die by violence in front of your family,” said another. “Kill yourself,” said a third.
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School employee arrested for indecency with child in Van Zandt County
A man has been arrested following an investigation with the Texas Attorney General’s Office and Van Zandt County Sheriff’s Office. On July 7, 2026, deputies with the Van Zandt County Sheriff’s Office, working in coordination with the Texas Attorney General’s Office Fugitive Apprehension Unit, served a felony arrest warrant on Larry Plant, the maintenance director for Martin’s Mill ISD, the sheriff’s office said.
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McKinney ISD officials announce repurposing plan for 3 closed elementary campuses
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.
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Emails Show Southlake Foundation Refused To Pay Funds Raised For Carroll ISD Special Olympics Event
Public records obtained by The Dallas Express show Carroll ISD sought payment from Kush Rao and his Southlake Foundation in 2025 from a fundraiser promoted to raise funds for a district-hosted Special Olympics event.
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Denton ISD clarifies Ten Commandments poster rollout after nonprofit’s donation
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.
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