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Vacant Blue Ridge ISD; Search by: Arrow Educational ServicesINFO
Vacant Cleburne ISD; Search by: Arrow Educational ServicesINFO
Vacant Mercedes ISD; Search by: Merceded ISD Board of TrusteesINFO
Vacant Boyd ISD; Education Solutions and Services Mike Smith & Letha HopkinsINFO
Vacant Lefors ISD; Search by: Lefors ISD Board of TrusteesINFO
Vacant Knippa ISD; Search by: Knippa ISD Board of TrusteesINFO
Vacant Highland Park ISD; Search by: Hazard, Young, Attea, and Associates: Max McGee, President & Dr. Jim Largent, AssociateINFO
Vacant Liberty ISD; Search by: Liberty ISD Board of TrusteesINFO
Vacant Miller Grove ISD - Dr. Linda Rankin, Principal,Miller Grove ISD; Search by: Dr. Danny Lovett, Exec. Dir. Region 5 ESCINFO
Vacant Evadale ISD; Search by: Powell Law Group, LLP, Dr. Shaun Barnett, Dickey HazlewoodINFO
Vacant Mercedes ISD; Search by: Mercedes ISD Board of TrusteesINFO
Vacant Kerrville ISD; Search by: Thomposon & Horton LLP - Dr. Mike Moses & David ThompsonINFO
Vacant Sunnyvale ISD; Search by: Thomposon & Horton LLP - Dr. Mike Moses & David ThompsonINFO
Vacant Callisburg ISD; Education Solutions and Services Mike Smith & Letha HopkinsINFO
Vacant Corrigan-Camden ISD; Search by: Leon|Alcala PLLCINFO
Vacant Buffalo ISD - Search by: SPALDING NICHOLS LAMP LANGLOIS; INFO
Vacant Sheldon ISD - Search by: Sheldon ISD Board of Trustees; INFO
Vacant Roby CISD - Kenny Border, Assistant Superintendent,Sweetwater ISD; Search by: Ronnie KincaidINFO
Vacant Arlington ISD - Michelle Cavazos, Superintendent,Gregory-Portland ISD; Search by: TASB Executive Search ServicesINFO
Vacant City View ISD; Search by: Region 9 ESC, Darren Francis and Kenny MillerINFO
Vacant McGregor ISD; Search by: TASB Executive Search ServicesINFO
Vacant Venus ISD; Search by: TASB Executive Search ServicesINFO
Vacant Tom Bean ISD; Search by: Tom Bean ISD Board of Trustees & Kelly LuskINFO
Vacant Warren ISD; INFO
Vacant College Station ISD; Search by: N2 LearningDr. Eddie Coulson & Dr. Brad Lancaster (Updated Deadline)INFO
Vacant Highland ISD; Search by: Ronnie KincaidINFO
Vacant Lake Dallas ISD; Search by: Walsh, Gallegos, Treviño, Kyle & Robinson P.C., & Education Consultant Dr. Ann DixonINFO
Vacant Bloomington ISD; Search by: TASB Executive Search ServicesINFO
Vacant Comfort ISD; Search by: Walsh, Gallegos, Treviño, Kyle & Robinson P.C., & Education Consultant Dr. Ann DixonINFO
Vacant Pawnee ISD; Search by: TASB Executive Search ServicesINFO
Vacant Alba-Golden ISD; Search by: Alba-Golden ISD Board of Trustees  Extended Deadline!INFO
Vacant Perryton ISD; Search by: Perryton ISD Board of Trustees & Region 16 ESC, Dr. Tanya Larkin, Exec. Dir.INFO
Vacant Argyle ISD; Search by: Leasor Crass, P.CINFO
Vacant Windthorst ISD; Search by: Region 9 ESC, Darren Francis and Kenny MillerINFO
Vacant Spurger ISD; Search by: Dr. Byron Terrier, Exec. Dir. Region 5 ESC (Short Timeline)INFO
Vacant Maud ISD; Search by: Powell Law Group, LLP, Dr. Danny Lovett (Short Timeline!)INFO
Vacant West Hardin Co. CISD; Search by: Dr. Byron Terrier, Exec. Dir. Region 5 ESCINFO
Vacant Irion County ISD; Search by: Region 15 ESCINFO
Lone Finalist Florence ISD - Richard C. Kirkpatrick, Deputy Superintendent,Copperas Cove ISD; Search by: Walsh, Gallegos, Treviño, Kyle & Robinson P.C., & Education Consultant Dr. Sherri BaysINFO
Lone Finalist Detroit ISD - Henry Sharp; Search by: Detroit ISD Board of TrusteesINFO
Lone Finalist Oglesby ISD - Shane Webb, Assistant Superintendent,Gatesville ISD; Search by: Arrow Educational ServicesINFO
Lone Finalist Stamford ISD - Robbie Phillips, Superintendent,Highland ISD; Search by: Ronnie KincaidINFO
Lone Finalist McKinney ISD - Shawn Pratt, Assistant Superintendent,​McKinney ISD; Search by: Thomposon & Horton LLP - Dr. Mike Moses & David ThompsonINFO
Lone Finalist Little Elm ISD - Michael Lamb, Superintendent,Sulphur Springs ISD; Search by: Arrow Educational ServicesINFO
Lone Finalist Paint Creek ISD - Glen Hill, Principal,Albany ISD; Search by: CCR Educational Consultants, Dr. Skip Casey, Staci Robertson, & Rod TownsendINFO
Lone Finalist Bluff Dale ISD - Jason Wells, Principal,Birdville ISD; Search by: TASB Executive Search ServicesINFO
Lone Finalist Morton ISD - Mark Aguirre, Principal,Slaton ISD; Search by: Region 17 ESC, Dr. Kyle Wargo, Exec. DirectorINFO
Lone Finalist Anton ISD - Freddie Tobias, Principal,Anton ISD; Search by: Region 17 ESC, Kyle Wargo Exec. DirectorINFO
Lone Finalist Diboll ISD - J. Brian Bowman, Principal,Burleson ISD; Search by: Arrow Educational ServicesINFO
Lone Finalist Wolfe City ISD - Donna Pessel, Asst. Supt. Curriculum & Instruction,Daingerfield-Lone Star ISD; Search by: Region 3 ESC, Exec. Dir. Morris LyonINFO
Lone Finalist Iraan-Sheffield Collegiate ISD - Gary Laramore, Principal,Balmorhea ISD; Search by: Dr. Nelson Coulter assisted by Collegiate Edu-NationINFO
Lone Finalist Schulenburg ISD; Search by: Arrow Educational ServicesINFO
Lone Finalist Henrietta ISD - Jaime Clark, Chief of Schools,Lewisville ISD; Search by: Region 9 ESC, Darren Francis and Kenny MillerINFO
Lone Finalist Sulphur Springs ISD - Dr. Deana Steeber, Superintendent,Argyle ISD; Search by: Arrow Educational ServicesINFO
Lone Finalist Alice ISD - Dr. Anysia R. Trevino, Assistant Superintendent,Brownsville ISD; Search by: Walsh, Gallegos, Treviño, Kyle & Robinson P.C., & Education Consultant Dr. Saul HinojosaINFO
Lone Finalist Kaufman ISD - Dr. Joshua Garcia, Superintendent,Rockport-Fulton ISD; Search by: Arrow Educational ServicesINFO
Lone Finalist Thorndale ISD - Zach Kleypas, Principal,Pflugerville ISD; Search by: Danny Lovett, Powell Law GroupINFO
Lone Finalist Yantis ISD - Robyn Derington Deputy Supt. Banquete ISD, Deputy Superintendent,Banquete ISD; Search by: Powell Law Group, LLP, Dr. Shaun Barnett (Short Timeline!)INFO
Lone Finalist Hedley ISD - Tracey Bell, Principal,Vega ISD; Search by: Hedley ISD Board of Trustees & Region 16 ESC, Nathan Maxwell, Associate Exec. Dir.INFO
New Super Southwest ISD - Dr. Jeanette Ball, Superintendent,Judson ISD; Search by: TASB Executive Search ServicesINFO
New Super Carrollton-Farmers Branch ISD - Dr. Wendy Eldridge, Superintendent,Crandall ISD; Search by: Leasor Crass, P.C  Short Timeline!INFO
New Super Adrian ISD - ​Shane Whiteley, Assistant Superintendent,Spearman ISD; Search by: Leasor Crass, P.CINFO
New Super Northwest ISD - Dr. Mark Foust, Superintendent,Kerrville ISD; Search by: Leasor Crass, P.CINFO
New Super Ferris ISD - Hector Madrigal, Superintendent,Karnes City ISD; Search by: Arrow Educational ServicesINFO
New Super White Oak ISD - William Paul, Superintendent,Windthorst ISD; Search by: TASB Executive Search ServicesINFO
New Super White Deer ISD - Duane Limbaugh, Superintendent,Schulenburg ISD; Search by: White Deer ISD Board of Trustees & Region 16 ESC, Nathan Maxwell, Exec. Dir., Troy Seagler, Associate Exec. Dr.  INFO
New Super Midway ISD - Chris Allen, Superintendent,Marble Falls ISD; Search by: N2 LearningDr. Eddie Coulson & Dr. Brad Lancaster INFO
New Super Navarro ISD - Mandy D. Epley, Assistant Superintendent,Comal ISD; Search by: Walsh, Gallegos, Treviño, Kyle & Robinson P.C., & Education Consultant Dr. Sherri BaysINFO
New Super Clarksville ISD - Marian Ellis, Director,North Hopkins ISD; Search by: Clarksville ISD Board of TrusteesINFO
New Super Northside ISD - Dr. John Craft, Superintendent,Killeen ISD; Search by: Dr. Mike Moses & David ThompsonINFO
New Super Hubbard ISD
(Region 12) - Dr. Justin L. Turner, Principal,Caldwell ISD; Search by: Dr. Danny Lovett, Exec. Dir. Region 5 ESC New Timeline!INFO
New Super Mount Calm ISD; Search by: Powell Law Group, LLP, Dr. Shaun BarnettINFO
New Super Giddings ISD - Raymond DeSpain, Superintendent,Irion Co. ISD; Search by: TASB Executive Search ServicesINFO
New Super Robstown ISD - Marc Puig, Senior Governance Advisor,Texas Education Agency; Search by: TASB Executive Search ServicesINFO
New Super S&S CISD - Jeff Russell, Assistant Superintendent,Wills Point ISD; Search by: Leasor Crass, P.CINFO
New Super Peaster ISD - Dr. Kendra Pittman, Assistant Superintendent,Royal ISD; Search by: Leasor Crass, P.CINFO
New Super DeKalb ISD - Donna McDaniel, VP of Instruction,Texarkana College; Search by: Leasor Crass, P.CINFO
New Super Crandall ISD - Dr. Anjanette Murry, Interim Superintendent,Crandall ISD; Search by: Leasor Crass, P.CINFO
New Super Joshua ISD - Corey Hickerson, Assistant Superintendent,Joshua ISD; Search by: Leasor Crass, P.CINFO

State budget writers strike deal on $321.3 billion two-year spending proposal

May 2605:52 AM
 

The proposal would leave billions of anticipated tax revenue untouched at a time when the state has more money coming in than lawmakers are constitutionally allowed to spend.  Texas House and Senate budget writers have struck a deal on a $321.3 billion two-year spending plan that takes advantage of a historic cash windfall to invest unprecedented amounts of money into tax cuts, mental health, state parks, colleges and universities, the state’s energy grid, broadband and water infrastructure, according to documents made public Thursday. view article  arw

House committee issues 20 articles of impeachment against Ken Paxton

May 2605:00 AM
 

The attorney general, reelected last year by voters who shrugged off his scandals, is accused of a yearslong pattern of alleged misconduct and lawbreaking. The full House is expected to consider the articles soon. FULL STORY view article  arw

Raise Your Hand Texas

May 2508:40 AM
 

The future prosperity of our state – our economy, communities, and citizenry – hinges on the success of every public school, school leader, educator, and child. Raise Your Hand Texas supports public policy solutions that invest in Texas’ 5.4 million public school students. We work in communities throughout the state to educate, engage and activate advocates who care about public education – all while keeping five values in mind: integrity, democracy, courage, equity, and pragmatism.  PUBLIC SCHOOLS ARE PERFORMING BETTER THAN THEY EVER HAVE view article  arw

Senate Passes Border Security Legislation, Doesn’t Change the Current Paradigm

May 2506:47 AM
 

“The new mission scope is very much a continuation of Operation Lone Star, which has done little to reduce the number of illegal crossings into our state,” said Chris Russo.  In the early hours of Wednesday morning, the Texas Senate passed landmark border security legislation but still failed to include provisions for the state to repel illegal border-crossers. According to State Sen. Brian Birdwell (R–Granbury), the Senate’s committee substitute to House Bill 7 “will enhance border security operations, provide more tools to law enforcement and prosecutors, and increase the safety of our border regions in Texas.” However, Texans for Strong Borders President Chris Russo told Texas Scorecard, “The new mission scope is very much a continuation of Operation Lone Star, which has done little to reduce the number of illegal crossings into our state.” view article  arw

“Somber day” in Uvalde as community commemorates one year since Robb Elementary shooting

May 2506:24 AM
 

Numerous vigils and memorials in Uvalde marked one year since the massacre at Robb Elementary School. In what became the deadliest school shooting in Texas, a gunman killed 19 children and two teachers and injured 17 others.  UVALDE — Stopped at a red light, a woman rolled down her car window. “I love you,” she yelled. “I love you too!” said Arnulfo Reyes, raising the arm that was wounded a year ago by a gunman who killed 19 students and two teachers at Robb Elementary School. Reyes, who taught fourth graders at the school, was the only survivor in his classroom, in which the gunman killed 11 students. With his other hand, Reyes kept holding a big orange flag, the color for gun violence awareness, that had the number 21 — the total number of people killed — in the middle. Reyes was among a crowd gathered Wednesday afternoon at a memorial site for a 77-minute vigil — the amount of time authorities waited outside the classroom before confronting the shooter. The commemoration was one of several in the city to mark a year after the worst school shooting in Texas. view article  arw

Senate priorities on bail, Ten Commandments in schools stall out in Texas House as key deadline passes

May 2505:06 AM
 

On Tuesday night, the Texas House of Representatives killed several top Senate priority bills on bail, immigration, judges and school safety in a midnight massacre that dashed hopes of a harmonious end to the session. The two chambers have been increasingly at odds on issues like property taxes and school choice, but Tuesday night, those disagreements spilled over into priorities the chambers had generally agreed on. The move sets up major battle lines for the final six days of the session and fuels speculation that Gov. Greg Abbott will call the Legislature back for a special session. view article  arw

TEXAS NEWS Texas Senate committee revises school funding bill in last-minute bid to implement voucher program

May 2405:00 AM
 

A drastically different version of a school funding bill that’s being used as a last-ditch effort to enact a voucher-like program in Texas was approved by the Senate’s education committee Monday and could get a vote in the full chamber later this week. The committee, led by Sen. Brandon Creighton, R-Conroe, voted 9-3 along party lines to advance its version of House Bill 100. The fix is an attempt to avoid a special session after Gov. Greg Abbott threatenedto call for one if he didn’t get a school voucher bill he liked. But that scenario might be difficult to avoid, with some House members furious at the Senate’s revisions and vowing not to let the new version of the bill become law. view article  arw

Uvalde school shooting: What we know one year later

May 2405:00 AM
 

After a teenage gunman entered Uvalde’s Robb Elementary School one year ago today, he fatally shot 19 children and two teachers and injured 17 people, perpetrating what became the deadliest school shooting in Texas history. The city of about 25,000 residents west of San Antonio was simultaneously plunged into incalculable grief and the epicenter of America’s debate on semi-automatic rifles. In the year since, investigations by state officials and journalists found lapses in public safety communication and leadership that contributed to significant delays in law enforcement action and medical care. view article  arw

Governor orders Texas flags to fly half-staff, calls for statewide moment of silence for Uvalde on Wednesday

May 2404:00 AM
 

May 24 marks one year since 21 people were killed at Robb Elementary School Gov. Greg Abbott issued an order for all Texas flags across the state to be lowered to half-staff on Wednesday in remembrance of the 21 victims of the mass shooting at Uvalde’s Robb Elementary School. Wednesday marks one year since the massacre that left 19 fourth-grade students and their teachers dead. Abbott also called for a moment of silence at 11:30 a.m. on Wednesday. view article  arw

Texas Senate again advances proposed restrictions on lessons about gender identity and sexual orientation

May 2308:25 AM
 

The Texas Senate has once again advanced legislation that would severely limit classroom lessons, teacher guidance and school programming about sexual orientation and gender identity through 12th grade in Texas schools. The upper chamber voted 19-12 Monday to preliminarily approve House Bill 890 after the Senate education committee added the proposed restrictions to the legislation. This marks the third time the GOP-controlled body has passed what critics dub the “Don’t Say Gay” provision, which they say is both unconstitutional and harmful to LGBTQ Texans. Supporters of the proposal, however, say it is needed to expand parental rights — a key focus for Republicans, including Gov. Greg Abbott, this session. “This bill takes a stand by enshrining parental rights and ensuring that Texas parents are the chief decision makers in their child’s education,” said Sen. Brandon Creighton, the Conroe Republican who is sponsoring the bill in the upper chamber. view article  arw

Texas Senate committee revises school funding bill in last-minute bid to implement voucher program

May 2305:35 AM
 

Texas senators have latched education savings accounts to a school funding bill in a last-ditch effort to avoid a special session. But some House members are furious at the revamped version and have vowed not to let it become law. view article  arw

Texas Senate passes bill that would expand state authority, shrink local control

May 1806:05 AM
 

AUSTIN, Texas — The Texas Senate on Monday passed a bill to prevent cities and counties from passing or enforcing any local policy that exceeds minimum requirements set by state laws. If House Bill 2127 is signed into law, it would nullify some rules made to protect workers. According to The Texas Tribune, the legislation would overturn any existing regulation that conflicts with it. Opponents say the bill would wipe out mandated water breaks for construction workers in some cities and water-use restrictions during droughts. They warn that local governments would no longer be able to combat predatory lending or invasive species, regulate excessive noise or enforce nondiscrimination ordinances. view article  arw

Gov. Greg Abbott threatens to veto pared-down school choice bill, warns of special sessions

May 1505:00 AM
 

Gov. Greg Abbott on Sunday said he would veto a toned-down version of a bill to offer school vouchers in Texas, and threatened to call legislators back for special sessions if they don't "expand the scope of school choice" this month. "Parents and their children deserve no less," he said in a statement. His dramatic declaration came the night before the House Public Education Committee was scheduled to hold a public hearing on Senate Bill 8, the school voucher bill. That measure passed the Senate more than a month ago, but has so far been stalled in lower chamber as it lacks sufficient support. The committee is set to vote Monday on the latest version of SB 8, authored by Sen. Brandon Creighton, R-Conroe, which would significantly roll back voucher eligibility to only students with disabilities or those that attended an F-rated campus. This would mean that fewer than a million students would be eligible to enter the program. view article  arw

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Preventive Law: Analyzing Six Bills that Could Affect School Construction Projects as the 88th Legislative Session Nears Its End

May 0308:35 AM
 

Sine die, the last day of the 88th legislative regular session, is fast approaching. Several bills that are still active could affect school district construction procedures and future school construction projects. The potential impacts of these bills and their current statuses are analyzed below.

May 2023 Bond List

April 1008:35 AM
 

Bond Election Data collected by TexasISD.com for public school bonds in the upcoming May 2023 election cycle.

Attorney General Ken Paxton faces impeachment. Here’s how that works in Texas.

May 2608:40 AM
 

The Texas Legislature has never removed an attorney general. If the House votes to impeach, the Senate will hold a trial.  Attorney General Ken Paxton, who has been at the center of several scandals, faces a possible impeachment. A Texas House committee voted Thursday to recommend the action, opening the way for the Texas House of Representatives to hold a hearing and decide whether to impeach the three-term attorney general. view article  arw

Texas House passes bill aimed at keeping kids from seeing sexually explicit performances

May 2608:40 AM
 

The Texas House gave final approval Monday to a bill restricting children from seeing sexually explicit performances. Senate Bill 12 was originally designed to restrict kids from attending drag shows, but its most recent version seeks to criminalize any live performance that the bill defines as sexual.  The House voted 93-45 to pass its version of the legislation. On Thursday, the Senate decided to send Senate Bill 12 to a conference committee made up of members from both legislative changes rather than accept the House’s changes to the legislation. The lower chamber removed the bill’s original focus on drag shows. The committee must reach an agreement on the bill by the end of Saturday for it to reach Gov. Greg Abbott’s desk. view article  arw

Rival GOP legislation jeopardizes effort to end DEI

May 2608:36 AM
 

A major split among Republicans is threatening to derail legislation to kill diversity hiring programs at public universities in Texas. While the Texas Senate has passed a plan to eliminate all diversity, equity and inclusion programs on campuses by September, the Texas House has approved a rival plan that delays the rollout until next January and allows current employees working in DEI to get other jobs at the schools. The House plan also requires schools to conduct annual studies on the impact of cutting the programs. view article  arw

Austin ISD officials say focus on vouchers has overshadowed needs of Texas public schools

May 2608:35 AM
 

A bill the Texas House overwhelmingly approved last month sought to infuse $4.5 billion into the state's public education system. But when the bill got a hearing in the Senate Education Committee this week, there was a major change: It included school vouchers. The Senate version of House Bill 100, proposed by Republican Sen. Brandon Creighton of Conroe, would give families $8,000 in taxpayer money to pay for private school and tutoring. Creighton had earlier introduced a voucher bill in the Senate, but it died in the Texas House Public Education Committee. view article  arw

Parents react to Marlin ISD postponing graduation

May 2608:31 AM
 

”This is a catastrophic failure of leadership and accountability,” says one parent of a Marlin high school senior. Marlin ISD says graduation was postponed to allow students to meet the necessary attendance and grade requirements to graduate. A message some parents wished they knew sooner. view article  arw

Houston not doing enough to reach non-English speakers during emergencies, advocates say

May 2608:30 AM
 

As she usually does on weekends, Margarita Vera took it slowly when she got out of bed Saturday. She woke up later than usual in her Gulfton home, went out to breakfast with her son and even took time to relax at nearby Burnett Bayland Park, which she frequents. “Everything was calm,” the 65-year-old said in Spanish, the only language she knows. view article  arw

Texas House passes bill aimed at keeping kids from seeing sexually explicit performances

May 2608:30 AM
 

The Texas House gave final approval Monday to a bill restricting children from seeing sexually explicit performances. Senate Bill 12 was originally designed to restrict kids from attending drag shows, but its most recent version seeks to criminalize any live performance that the bill defines as sexual. The House voted 93-45 to pass its version of the legislation. On Thursday, the Senate decided to send Senate Bill 12 to a conference committee made up of members from both legislative changes rather than accept the House’s changes to the legislation. The lower chamber removed the bill’s original focus on drag shows. The committee must reach an agreement on the bill by the end of Saturday for it to reach Gov. Greg Abbott’s desk. view article  arw

Galveston ISD accelerates hiring process for new superintendent, naming Matthew Neighbors as lone finalist

May 2608:29 AM
 

Trustees for Galveston ISD, amidst pushback from some community members and one of their colleagues on the school board, voted Wednesday to abbreviate the hiring process for a new superintendent and name acting CEO Matthew Neighbors as the lone finalist for the job. The move came a little more than two weeks after trustees accepted the resignation of embattled superintendent Jerry Gibson, who had come under scrutiny for pursuing other jobs and making remarks at a groundbreaking ceremony that were perceived to be sexist. view article  arw

Matthew Neighbors named new Galveston ISD superintendent

May 2608:25 AM
 

Galveston Independent School District Board of Trustees acting CEO Matthew Neighbors was named as the lone finalist for the district’s superintendent position during a meeting of the board in Galveston on Wednesday. view article  arw

Canutillo ISD approves pay raises for teachers, other employees

May 2608:25 AM
 

Employees working for the Canutillo Independent School District will receive a pay raise next school year. The Canutillo Independent School District Board of Trustees on Tuesday night approved a compensation package for the 2023-24 school year that includes a 5 percent salary increase for teachers and a 3 percent pay hike for all other employees. view article  arw

MAP: Which school districts have increased teacher pay for the 2023-24 school year?

May 2608:25 AM
 

Ahead of the upcoming school year, several districts are looking to attract new teachers by increasing salaries. The budget decisions come as state lawmakers fight over school choice and teacher pay at the Capitol. Several districts are waiting to see what, if anything, the legislature requires before setting salary schedules. Others will be finalizing budgets over the coming months. view article  arw