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How do I get my SuperSearch on TexasISD.com?Arrow Educational Services: MABANK ISD BOARD ANNOUNCES SUPERINTENDENT SEARCH
The board of trustees of the Mabank Independent School District has announced their search for a new superintendent. The search is being led by Dr. Russell Marshall. Information and the application process is available on arrowsearchinc.com and the TASA Supersearch page.
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Preventive Law: How to Avoid Allegations of Electioneering: What Trustees and Staff Need to Know During an Election Cycle
Fall is here, and with it comes the promise of cooler weather, football rivalries, and hard-fought elections. Electioneering is especially difficult to avoid at this time of year, lest trustees and staff find themselves under the microscope of the Texas Ethics Commission (TEC) or the Office of the Texas Attorney General (OAG). Given the Texas Attorney General’s eagerness to prosecute claims of electioneering against Texas school districts, this article is devoted to helping avoid even the appearance of impropriety heading into November.
TEXARKANA ISD HIRES JIM DUNLAP OF ARROW EDUCATIONAL SERVICES TO CONDUCT SUPERINTENDENT SEARCH
The board of trustees of the Texarkana Independent School District has contracted with Mr. Jim Dunlap of Arrow Educational Services, Inc. to assist them in their search for a new superintendent. Information and the application process is available on arrowsearchinc.com and the TASA Supersearch page. The deadline for applications is Friday, October 16, 2026
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Meet Vikki Goodwin, Nathan Johnson and the other Democrats who’ll run Texas
When Gina Hinojosa was asked about what she would do as governor of Texas during her campaign, her answers reflected her belief at the time that she would be the lone Democrat with power fighting daily against a wall of Republican officials determined to stop her. Vicki Goodwin, who upset Lt. Gov. Dan Patrick after the Houston Republican had spent nearly two decades in office, has a history of flipping GOP seats.
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Five ways the Texas school voucher bill is cruel
Abbott and his allies led primary fights in key rural districts where otherwise very conservative Republicans held office but refused to go along with the school vouchers scam. They refused because public schools are the lifeblood of their communities.
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One of college soccer’s winningest coaches is leaving Rice after the season
A national search will begin immediately, as the coach plans to continue coaching and build another program.
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With Democrats unexpectedly in control, Gina Hinojosa will have more power than she ever imagined
Hinojosa was careful while campaigning not to overpromise what she could deliver, assuming she’d be fighting against GOP majorities. Now she and her Democratic allies will control the government Hinojosa on Tuesday routed Gov. Greg Abbott to become the first Democrat elected to the Texas governor’s mansion in almost four decades. But Democrats also wiped out every other statewide Republican office and took the Texas House with a comfortable margin. Hinojosa will work with a Democratic attorney general — Nathan Johnson — instead of one who might have otherwise sued to stop her agenda, and while the state Senate retains a Republican majority, it will be led by a Democratic lieutenant governor-elect Vikki Goodwin.
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How to Make Real Texas Chili
Are pinto beans swimming in a piping-hot bowl of chili really as blasphemous as some adherents claim? For decades, the noisiest chili heads in the state have waged a fiery war against the comingling of beef and legume in a traditional bowl of red.The no-bean zealots have it all wrong, says Kathleen Tolbert Ryan. “All these people are fighting over the beans,” she says. “We’re fine with them.”
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Data center approvals could remain paused in Texas until legislators pass new state laws next year if Democrat Gina Hinojosa keeps her campaign promises after winning the governor’s race in a stunning victory Tuesday.
Data center approvals could remain paused in Texas until legislators pass new state laws next year if Democrat Gina Hinojosa keeps her campaign promises after winning the governor’s race in a stunning victory Tuesday. Her statements on the campaign trail went beyond Gov. Greg Abbott’s current freeze on environmental permitting and grid connections for data centers during an audit period expected to be completed this year.
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Testimony: Vouchers Violate Texas Values
When the framers of the Texas Constitution created our biennial Legislature in 1876, they did it in part to prevent the meddling of out-of-state power brokers. That forethought continues to serve Texas students today as external and internal forces push our state toward an expensive, unequal, and harmful voucher program. SB 2, as introduced by Senator Creighton, appears to be a vendor bill that would transfer the tax dollars of hardworking Texans to wealthy private school parents and billionaire out-of-state corporations, just as the framers of the 1876 Texas Constitution warned against.
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Report: School Districts Understate Superintendent Pay Disclosed to TEA
The Texas Public Policy Foundation report calls for more transparency. A new Texas Public Policy Foundation report estimates four Houston-area school superintendents are receiving more total compensation than their districts are disclosing to the state. Some of Texas’ highest-paid superintendents receive salaries larger than those of the president of the United States and the governor of Texas. But according to TPPF, many are being paid more than what is being reported to the Texas Education Agency. For public transparency purposes, the TEA requires school districts “to report superintendent compensation annually and to publicly post the superintendent’s employment contract.” TPPF noted that not all compensation given to superintendents is being reported.
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Voters reject Lubbock-Cooper ISD tax rate increase
This was a voter-approval tax rate election. In August the district’s board of trustees approved this property tax rate and budget. Because the proposed increase to the maintenance and operations portion of the property tax rate was greater than allowed by state law, the decision went to voters. The proposal would have increased the tax bill due to the district, for the average home in Lubbock-Cooper ISD, by about $65 per year.
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Six Dallas ISD schools potentially face closure amid budget deficit and low enrollment
Dallas ISD’s Board of Trustees could vote Thursday to close six campuses as the district grapples with a growing budget deficit tied to declining enrollment. If approved, the closures would take effect for the 2027-28 school year. The schools listed in the proposal are:
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Voters reject majority of school district bonds, tax rate increases
Election Day not only decided who will fill political seats in government, but also whether several school district bonds and tax rate elections passed. The answer from voters was a resounding “no” for the majority of them that were on the ballot, with a few exceptions. Among the school districts impacted by the widespread “no” vote on Election Day is San Antonio’s largest district, Northside Independent School District (NISD).
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Unofficial election results show voters oppose Round Rock ISD tax rate election
If it passed, Proposition A would have raised the district's tax rate by six cents to generate funds needed to provide a 2% general pay raise for all employees, increase starting teacher pay to $58,000 and address pay compression throughout the district. This would have resulted in a annual tax bill roughly $219 higher for a home of average taxable value, according to the district.
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Lockdown lifted at The Woodlands High School after phone threat made on campus, authorities say
A lockdown has been lifted at The Woodlands High School after a phone threat was made on campus on Wednesday afternoon, according to authorities. The Montgomery County Sheriff's Office said deputies responded to the school at 12:15 p.m. to a phone threat in which an individual was in the campus parking lot and had plans to shoot up the school with pipe bombs.
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Keller ISD voters reject $828M bond; Eagle Mountain-Saginaw measures also fail
Keller ISD voters rejected all five propositions in the district’s $828 million bond package Nov. 3, even as they elected three candidates who supported the entire proposal, according to unofficial election results. Meanwhile, voters in neighboring Eagle Mountain-Saginaw ISD rejected a proposed 4-cent property tax rate increase and a $20 million bond intended to help address an $11.3 million budget shortfall.
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Edgewood ISD sees board shake up during 2026 midterm election
Three incumbent members of the Edgewood Independent School District board of trustees were defeated by challengers during the 2026 midterm election on Tuesday. Edgewood ISD Board President James Hernandez, Board Secretary Frank Espinosa and Trustee Richard Santoyo all lost their elections. All three have been affiliated with the Edgewood school board for a decade.
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Surge in voter turnout in urban, border counties carried Texas blue wave
A surge in voter turnout along the Texas-Mexico border and in the state’s most populous counties carried Democrats to an astonishing sweep in Tuesday’s election and broke a decadeslong exile from statewide office in Texas, preliminary data show.
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San Antonio Teacher Faces 12 Child Sex Abuse Material Charges
Carl Atnip was a special education teacher at Highlands High School in San Antonio ISD. A former San Antonio teacher is facing a dozen felony charges for possessing child sexual abuse material. Carl Alan Atnip, 48, was arrested and charged with 12 counts of possession of child pornography, the term used in Texas law for child sexual abuse material. The charges are third-degree felonies that date back to 2023. Atnip was a special education teacher at Highlands High School in the San Antonio Independent School District from October 2021 to August 2023, a report by the San Antonio Express-News confirmed. A Bexar County grand jury indicted Atnip in August 2026.
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Gina Hinojosa defeats Gov. Greg Abbott, ending decades of Republican control of Texas governor’s office
Gina Hinojosa has defeated Gov. Greg Abbott in the Texas governor’s race, a stunning outcome that ends three decades of Republican control in Texas and makes her the first Latina to ever lead the state. “Here’s what Texas said today, loud and clear: Your government belongs to you,” said Hinojosa in her victory speech. “As your governor, I will never forget it.” At 10:17 p.m., the Associated Press called the race in Hinojosa’s favor. She was leading with about 57% of the reported vote to Abbott’s 41%.
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Report: School Districts Understate Superintendent Pay Disclosed to TEA
The Texas Public Policy Foundation report calls for more transparency.
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Midland Terminates Flock Camera Contract
Midland City Council members voted unanimously this week to end its contract with Flock Safety and remove its 73 cameras. Mayor Lori Blong and the city council voted 7-0 to terminate the Flock contract. The council had just approved a two-year $451,000 contract extension with Flock in February. However, residents and city leaders expressed concerns about data privacy, operational costs, and misuse. Flock cameras capture details such as the make and model of a passing vehicle as well as any unique or identifying features. Police departments are able to access data from Flock without a warrant, which has raised concerns among citizens about potential Fourth Amndment violations. On Tuesday, the council reconsidered the contract and instructed the city manager to issue a 60-day termination notice to Flock Safety. The contract allows such a termination.
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Taylor Terminates Flock Safety Contract
The city’s eight Flock cameras are now disabled and will be removed. Taylor has maintained eight Flock automated license plate readers (ALPRs) on State Highway 79 and State Highway 95 since late 2023. Flock cameras capture details such as the make and model of a passing vehicle as well as any unique or identifying features. Police departments are able to access data from Flock without a warrant, which has raised concerns among citizens about potential Fourth Amendment violations. The cameras in Taylor have now been disabled and will be removed in the coming days.
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Democrats Sweep Texas Statewide Offices, Ending 32 Years of Republican Control
Republicans lost Texas as part of a national sweep by the Democrats.
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Neighboring East Texas schools mourn Huntington ISD student as district addresses bacterial meningitis case
Several East Texas school districts are expressing condolences to the Huntington ISD community following statements referencing the death of a student, as Huntington ISD continues to address a confirmed case of bacterial meningitis at its middle school.
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Democrats Sweep Texas Statewide Offices, Ending 32 Years of Republican Control
Democrats won statewide offices in Texas for the first time in 32 years Tuesday. Democrat Gina Hinojosa unseated incumbent Republican Gov. Greg Abbott in Tuesday’s election. Hinojosa currently serves as a state representative. The governor serves as the chief executive of the state, responsible for directing state policy, signing or vetoing legislation, and commanding the state’s military forces. Lieutenant Governor Democrat Vikki Goodwin will serve as the state’s lieutenant governor, beating her Republican opponent and incumbent Lt. Gov. Dan Patrick. Goodwin has been representing the 47th District in the Texas House since 2018. As lieutenant governor, Goodwin will preside over the Texas Senate. Attorney General Democrat Nathan Johnson has defeated Republican Mayes Middleton in the race for Texas attorney general. Johnson, who has been a state senator since 2018, will replace Ken Paxton as attorney general, who ran for U.S. Senate.
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James Talarico defeats Ken Paxton, giving Democrats their first U.S. Senate win in Texas since 1988
Democratic state Rep. James Talarico defeated Republican Attorney General Ken Paxton in Texas’ U.S. Senate race Tuesday, overcoming a deluge of outside money to break the GOP’s three-decade grip on the state. Talarico’s victory, a political earthquake unseen in Texas this century, delivers his party its first statewide win here since 1994, ending the longest active streak of one-party dominance in any state. The U.S. Senate drought for Texas Democrats extended back to 1988 — when Rick Perry was still a Democratic state lawmaker, the Cowboys were coached by Tom Landry and Talarico was not yet born.
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Huffines Releases 2026 Cash Report
The fiscal 2026 report shows state expenditures increased by $9.2 billion, while the General Revenue Fund’s cash balance declined by $11 billion.
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Democrat Gina Hinojosa topples Greg Abbott to become first Latina governor of Texas
Hinojosa’s victory over Abbott, a three-term incumbent, triggers a political earthquake in a state that has not elected a Democrat to the governor’s mansion since 1990. Democrat Gina Hinojosa defeated Gov. Greg Abbott Tuesday, denying the Republican a record fourth term and triggering a political earthquake in a state that has not seen a Democrat sit in the governor’s mansion this century. “We did it. Everything is bigger, including the shock of this win. We shocked the world tonight,” said Hinojosa, in her victory speech before 11 p.m. where supporters could be heard sobbing. “It never bothered me that they doubted me. It bothered me that they doubted us. Hundreds and millions on attack ads, written off over and over again, but Texas, my faith in you never wavered.”
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Report Calls for More Data on Immigration’s Costs to Texas
A new report recommends expanded statewide data collection in health care, education, and emergency services. A Texas Public Policy Foundation report suggests that expanding data collection to better measure immigration’s fiscal and operational effects on public schools, health care, and emergency services will improve state lawmakers’ policy decisions. In “Governing Blind,” TPPF’s Selene Rodriguez argued that Texas needs a standardized, statewide data-collection framework to reveal immigration-related strains on education and health care. “The absence of consistent, statewide data limits the states’ ability to distinguish between contributing factors, evaluate where system strain is encumbered, and plan accordingly,” said Rodriguez. Rodriguez identified health care, public safety, and education as areas heavily influenced by immigration yet fraught with data gaps.
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Here’s how 2026 midterm election votes will be tallied and reported in Texas
Results from early voting should start rolling out after polls close at 7 p.m. It will be hours before all races are called.
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Ken Paxton and James Talarico close their Senate campaigns on home turf
To win, Paxton needs to keep the margin close in Collin County, his political home base. Talarico must earn epic returns in Travis County, the bluest part of the state. Five and a half months ago, a triumphant Ken Paxton took the microphone at a Tex-Mex restaurant in Collin County, his political home base, with major news: He had spoken with President Donald Trump earlier that day, and Trump’s long-awaited endorsement had arrived.
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Silent supporters attend Bryan ISD board meeting for assistant coach who was terminated
About two dozen people sat silently through Monday night’s Bryan ISD board meeting in support of Lashala Nicks, a Bryan High assistant basketball coach who said she was fired last week.
Most of the boardroom was empty. The group sat together in matching shirts that read, “We stand with Coach Nicks.” They were parents, students and family members. They did not speak during the meeting.
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Cypress Christian School Fires Two Admins; President Still On Leave
Culture Director Kris Hogan was terminated following an independent review of unspecified concerns. The school also ousted CFO David Swan, while President Jeff Potts remains on leave. Cypress Christian School has fired two top administrators amid an ongoing leadership shakeup that followed the April arrest of a coach charged with sexually grooming a male student. Culture director Kris Hogan had been on paid administrative leave for months while a third party reviewed unspecified “concerns” raised over the summer.Hogan was fired on October 28, along with David Swan, the school’s chief financial officer and chief operating officer. CCS President Jeff Potts is on administrative leave.
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