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Summer in Texas means triple-digit heat, a suspicious amount of construction on every major highway, and superintendents scrambling to make sure every classroom has a teacher before school begins. Hiring season is chaotic, and given the pressure to be fully staffed, it can be tempting to hire that perfectly qualified relative of a board member who just happens to be looking for a teaching job.
Paxton lawsuit prompts end of federal endangered species protection for Texas lizard
The state’s attorney general sued the Biden administration in 2024, citing incomplete data for the updated endangered status of the Permian Basin’s native dunes sagebrush lizard.
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Texas included in emergency power order amid brutal summer heat
Amid an ongoing stretch of extreme heat, parts of Texas are now under a federal emergency order designed to reduce the risk of blackouts. U.S. Secretary of Energy Chris Wright issued an emergency order effective through Sunday after the Southwest Power Pool Inc. (SPP) requested federal authority to help relieve grid stress caused by extreme heat and other factors. The order covers 17 states, including Texas.
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Gov. Abbott Reappoints Judges to Texas Business Court
Abbott has reappointed the original ten judges to their divisions within the Texas Business Court. The Texas Business Court began operations in September 2024 and is dedicated to handling special and complex business cases. The court is divided into 11 geographical divisions, but only five are currently operational with two judges apiece. “Businesses choose Texas in record numbers because Texas delivers results,” said Abbott. “The Texas Business Court has resolved complex commercial disputes with unmatched speed and expertise. Hundreds of cases already filed and scores resolved prove these judges fuel Texas’ status as the economic engine of America. I have reappointed these skilled judges to protect that success and to ensure that Texas’ business jurisprudence is on steady ground for years to come.” The court’s establishment is one recent addition in a long line of the state’s business-friendly endeavors. ExxonMobil cited the establishment of the Texas Business Court as one of the reasons the company moved its legal domicile from New Jersey to Texas.
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Texas parent’s video ignites back-to-school controversy over teacher lists
It led to a storm of comments from across the region. A Houston-area mother's effort to help teachers collect classroom supplies ahead of the new school year has sparked a debate among Cy-Fair ISD parents and educators over whether district rules make it harder for teachers to share online "wish lists." Aly Matei, a mother with children enrolled in Cypress-Fairbanks Independent School District in the Houston community of Cypress, recently shared in a TikTok video her concerns regarding searching for classroom wish lists from teachers. Matei wanted to donate supplies before the school year, but she said she could not find many publicly posted lists. After reaching out to teachers on social media, Matei said several educators told her they were not allowed to publicly share their classroom wish lists.
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When the Data Gets it Wrong, Who Pays the Price?
A private company built a 100,000-camera surveillance grid, wired it so federal authorities can access it, and operated it for more than a year without a license. Is that okay?
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Pro-Transmission Coalition Allies With Left-Wing Association To Push Controversial 765-kV Lines
The Texas Association of Mexican American Chambers of Commerce opposed President Donald Trump and Gov. Greg Abbott’s efforts to curb illegal immigration. A pro-transmission coalition announced an alliance with the Texas Association of Mexican American Chambers of Commerce on a controversial 765-kilovolt transmission line project. The association has previously opposed efforts to curb illegal immigration and remove DEI initiatives. Texans for Responsible Infrastructure Investment (TRII)—a pro-transmission coalition of which Oncor and the Association of Electric Companies of Texas (AECT) are members—has been promoting the 765-kV Strategic Transmission Expansion Plan (STEP) Permian, a key part of the Permian Basin Reliability Plan (PBRP).STEP Permian proposes three transmission lines spanning more than 1,200 miles to move power from East Texas to the natural gas-rich Permian Basin, with lifetime costs reportedly approaching $100 billion. A pro-landowner group likened this project “toauling water to the sea.”
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Beat the Heat: Texas coaches, directors pivot to cope with new UIL heat standards
TEXARKANA, Texas -- Coaches and directors of extracurricular activities are pivoting under new heat guidelines from the University Interscholastic League to keep their students safe in fiery temperatures.
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Former Forney ISD educator arrested on child injury charges, has criminal history under different name
An arrest affidavit concerning a Forney ISD teacher reveals two incidents involving violence with special need students, as well as the suspect's previous criminal history when known by a different name at a different school district.
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Federal judge declines to reinstate Muslim educator as Fort Worth ISD principal
A federal judge decided that Fort Worth ISD will not be forced to reinstate educator Shayma Alzubi as principal of Western Hills High School. Judge Mark Pittman of the Northern District of Texas issued his decision Tuesday after he found the reassignment — and later promotion — did not harm Alzubi’s employment. The district reassigned her after receiving threats over her social media posts.
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Ex-Stockdale ISD teacher accused of improper relationship with student gets 13-year prison sentence
A former Stockdale Independent School District teacher was sentenced to 13 years in prison after he was accused of having an improper relationship with a student. In a news release Thursday, 81st Judicial District Attorney Audrey Gossett Louis announced sentencing for Peter Aaron Leach, who will serve the term at a Texas Department of Criminal Justice facility.
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Arrest documents detail abuse that led to multiple employees being fired from Forney ISD
An arrest warrant obtained by WFAA is shedding new light on the "misconduct" that led to multiple Forney ISD employees being removed from their school. WFAA previously reported that Crosby Elementary School's principal had been let go from the district amid a multi-agency investigation that also implicated a number of aides and a teacher who worked for FISD.
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Parents sue Plano ISD, principal over ignored warnings before teacher’s child sex crime charges, documents show
The parents of a second-grade student have filed a lawsuit against Plano ISD, a Brinker Elementary principal and former teacher Paul Campbell — alleging school officials ignored warning signs before Campbell was arrested on child sex crime charges earlier this month. The lawsuit, filed Thursday, names Plano ISD, Brinker Elementary Principal Jennifer King and Campbell as defendants. It was brought on behalf of the parents of a minor identified as Janie Doe.
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Socorro ISD votes for third party investigation into parent’s complaint against Woodcraft
Socorro Independent School District Board President Michael Najera said that Trustee Ryan Woodcraft will continue to work as an elected member after the board voted to hire a third party to investigate a parent’s complaint against Woodcraft, following his arrest in connection with an alleged assault. Najera also said that Woodcraft’s resignation falls on him to decide. Najera did not comment on the allegations against Woodcraft, as criminal proceedings and reviews are underway.
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4-year-old left on Crowley school bus for hours, ISD fires driver
A 4-year-old girl was left alone on a school bus for about six hours before she was found at a transportation lot last Thursday, according to her family and a Crowley ISD police incident report. The high at DFW International Airport was 98 degrees as North Texas was under a heat advisory. The girl's mother shared a photo of her daughter, Jahlyrika Keys, with NBC DFW.
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New lawsuit claims Plano ISD failed to act before alleged child sexual abuse
The criminal case against former Plano ISD teacher Paul Campbell is expanding as a newly filed civil lawsuit broadens the focus beyond the former educator to include the school district and the principal of Brinker Elementary. Since Campbell's arrest earlier this month, police have filed three additional felony charges of indecency with a child by sexual contact.
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New lawsuit claims Plano ISD failed to act before alleged child sexual abuse
The criminal case against former Plano ISD teacher Paul Campbell is expanding as a newly filed civil lawsuit broadens the focus beyond the former educator to include the school district and the principal of Brinker Elementary.
Since Campbell's arrest earlier this month, police have filed three additional felony charges of indecency with a child by sexual contact.
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Settlement reached in lawsuit filed by family of student against Winnsboro ISD
The lawsuit filed by a bullied student’s family against Winnsboro ISD has been settled, according to court documents. The federal civil suit was settled for $25,000, awarded to the student in the case who was the target of abuse at school. The student will receive the money and any accrued interest when he turns 18 years old.
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Teachers claim Cy-Fair ISD restricts classroom wish lists from being shared online
A recent TikTok video caught attention online this week as Houston mother Aly Matei sparked questions about whether teachers in Cy-Fair ISD are allowed to share classroom wish lists online.
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El Paso: EPISD names 3 new principals for fall 2026. Here’s who they are
El Paso ISD students are heading back to class, and some may be greeted by a new face on campus. The district has announced three new principals who will lead schools when students return Monday, Aug. 3. Each brings years of experience in education and a strong commitment to helping students succeed.
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Houston: HISD families should prepare for these back-to-school changes
Houston Independent School District students will head back to class in just a few weeks, but families have more to prepare for than school supplies.
The district is implementing several changes ahead of the 2026-27 school year, including campus closures, the rollout of Bluebonnet Learning at some schools and changes to free meal eligibility at dozens of campuses.
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For Texas DACA recipients, a fearful present and an uncertain future as protected status expires
Many of the roughly 80,000 Texas residents in the program are facing renewal delays that can leave them undocumented, unable to legally work and exposed to possible deportation. Growing up in Austin, all the kids in Itzayana Mondragón’s neighborhood looked pretty much like her — and spoke Spanish too. Soon after Donald Trump won the presidency in 2016, Mondragón noticed that some of her friends had stopped attending class. She would learn later that those classmates were undocumented and had returned to their home countries — some out of fear, some against their will, as Trump delivered on his campaign promise to crack down on illegal immigration.
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Gov. Abbott suggests lowering health insurance costs by nixing state mandates
Gov. Greg Abbott raised the curtain on the third part of his plan to lower insurance costs for Texans. This section focuses on health insurance costs for small businesses and their employees. In conversations with small business owners, Abbott said, he heard time and time again that the employers were having trouble providing health insurance to their workers due to rising premiums. Read more at: https://www.star-telegram.com/news/politics-government/article316686372.html#storylink=cpy
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“Where are all the volunteers?” Kerr County faces worse flood damage with fewer resources
The Federal Emergency Management Agency hasn’t started helping local governments or individuals, while philanthropic response lags compared to last year’s flood.
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Lucci: Texans Cannot Fall Victim to Data Center Propaganda
China has worked for years to drive climate activism in America with a goal of slowing down American energy independence and making America dependent on Chinese energy technologies. Now it’s using the same playbook for Artificial Intelligence. Texans shouldn’t fall for it. For generations, Texas has been America’s energy capital. The state’s abundant resources, entrepreneurial culture, and willingness to build made it an economic powerhouse and strengthened America’s security. Now Texas stands at the beginning of another historic opportunity, and America’s national security depends upon Texas’ continued willingness to build. Artificial intelligence is becoming the defining technology of the 21st century, and Texas is rapidly emerging as its center. The companies building the future increasingly need the same things that built the energy industry like abundant electricity, reliable infrastructure, investment capital, and policymakers willing to embrace growth instead of obstructing it. Just as Texas became synonymous with energy, it is increasingly becoming synonymous with AI.
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Plano ISD Teacher Faces New Child Sex Abuse Charges
Paul Campbell is accused of sexually abusing female students in his Brinker Elementary School classroom A longtime Plano elementary school teacher is facing new child sex crime charges involving additional victims following his arrest earlier this month for allegedly sexually abusing an 8-year-old female student in his classroom. Paul Edward Campbell, 64, was arrested July 8 on a charge of continuous sexual abuse of a child under the age of 14, a first-degree felony punishable by 25 years to life in prison. On July 27, Campbell was charged with three counts of indecency with a child by sexual contact, a second-degree felony. He has been held in the Collin County Jail without bail since July 9. A bond hearing is scheduled for July 31. Campbell taught at Brinker Elementary in the Plano Independent School District and also staffed the district’s PASAR after-school program. According to the original arrest affidavit, an 8-year-old girl in Campbell’s 2nd-grade class told authorities the teacher had rubbed her vagina several times when she would go to his desk to ask questions. Another girl told police the teacher touched her private parts “many times” in the classroom and during recess and said she saw Campbell abuse two other girls.
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Citizen Journalist Files Civil Rights Lawsuit Against Midland County Judge
Judge Terry Johnson allegedly retaliated against a critical journalist by publishing his personal identification information. Dhillon Law Group has filed a federal lawsuit against Midland County Judge Terry Johnson on behalf of a citizen journalist who says he was retaliated against after posting records critical of Johnson. The suit alleges that Johnson responded the next day by posting Christino Rodriquez’ full name, Social Security number, date of birth, and driver’s license number to Facebook.
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New Rainfall Delays Corpus Christi Water Emergency
Floodwater is raising reservoir levels, but the city remains under drought restrictions. Floodwater from recent heavy rains has delayed Corpus Christi’s projected Level 1 Water Emergency by another year, pushing the estimated date from September 2027 to September 2028 as reservoir levels continue to recover. Corpus Christi had been projected to become the first major U.S. city to face a shortage of water if drought conditions persisted. The rainfall “gives us time to bring on our water supply projects without the stress of heading into a Level 1 water emergency,” City Manager Peter Zanoni said at a media briefing Monday. The city remains under Stage 3 drought restrictions, which prohibit irrigation. If the combined water supply rises from the current 26 percent to above 30 percent, officials expect to move to Stage 2 restrictions, allowing residents to water their yards once every other week. Choke Canyon Reservoir has climbed to 24 percent capacity, compared with 7 percent three months ago and 13 percent one year ago. Lake Corpus Christi has not seen recent increases, currently sitting at 32 percent, but the level is expected to rise in the coming weeks as floodwater inflows start arriving.
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Local Officials Question Oncor on Controversial 765-kV Line’s Impacts on Water
As Texas struggles to increase water supply, questions arise about Oncor’s due diligence on the intersection of proposed transmission lines and water. Local officials grilled Oncor on its proposed extra-high-voltage transmission line’s impact on both known and unknown local water supplies, whether the company will inform landowners if it discovers a new well while building on their property, and who would pay for relocating it if needed. Multiple government water agencies stated that Oncor had not contacted them.
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Texas spends billions on tax breaks for data centers. There’s a bipartisan legislative push to repeal them.
Editor's note: This article has been updated to include information about data center and manufacturing tax exemptions from the National Taxpayers Union. Texas lawmakers are considering cutting a decade-old tax break for the state’s booming data center industry, although the cost of the program could continue to grow before next year’s legislative session.The big picture A 2013 law waived state sales taxes for certain data centers and the tax exemption took effect in 2014, allowing qualifying companies to purchase electricity, cooling systems, software and related technology infrastructure tax-free. Some data center projects also qualify for additional state or local tax breaks and grants.
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A Taste of Arlington ISD: Students whip up appetizing recipes for their schools
Families swarmed into the cafeteria at Seguin High School, eager to be taste testers for Arlington ISD students’ newest food creations at the A Taste of Arlington event. Lamar High School senior Kaleigh Durden greeted everyone who approached her booth with a “hello” and a smile on Thursday evening. She passed out Lamar’s Sunrise Sausage Bowl, which included tater tots, sausage, eggs, cheese and peppers. An hour into the event, Lamar’s booth was completely empty, with no sausage bowl left in sight. AISD officials said they hope events like this encourage students to harness their talents within the Culinary Arts program and motivate them to become entrepreneurs.
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Food insecurity outpaces regional population growth
Texans experienced limited or uncertain food access in 2024, according to Feeding America’s Mind the Meal Gap. Released numbers don’t account for last year’s federal government temporarily lost SNAP program benefits
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El Paso: School trustee accused of choking teen until ‘red, purple’
A Father’s Day barbecue in late June ended with a violent confrontation that left a 16-year-old injured and started a criminal investigation, according to court documents obtained by KTSM 9 News.
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Katy ISD approves ban on electric motorcycles, minibikes on campuses
Katy ISD has approved new language in its 2026-27 Discipline Management Plan and Student Code of Conduct that bans students from operating a wide range of motorized vehicles on school campuses, saying the change is intended to improve student safety. School board members unanimously approved the updated discipline plan during Monday night's board meeting after discussing concerns raised by families and the need for consistent rules across the district.
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Woodlands parent launches Conroe ISD app to track banned or challenged books
Conroe ISD parent and volunteer Ryan Tsamouris has launched a monitoring app to help other parents get the information they need, from a list of challenged or banned library books to board meetings. Tsamouris, who has a background in information technology and is eyeing a spot on the board of trustees, went live with the CISD Library Books Tracker in May. Since then, he has expanded it to include board meeting summaries, student performance, district finances and policies. Navigating the district's information on its website, he said, can be difficult.
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