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How do I get my SuperSearch on TexasISD.com?Texas Oil and Gas Regulators Will No Longer Have to Accept Public Comment at Open Meetings
The commission does not accept public comment over the phone during these meetings. This week the commissioners adopted a new public participation policy by a 2-1 vote. The new policy will remove the public comment agenda item at monthly meetings. The Railroad Commission of Texas adopted a new participation policy before sharing it with the public. The three elected officials who regulate the oil and gas industry in Texas hold an open meeting each month in Austin to vote on matters from pipeline violations to permit renewals. Members of the public can register to speak for up to three minutes at the end of each meeting. People often travel hundreds of miles from South Texas, the Permian Basin and the Gulf Coast for the opportunity to speak directly to the officials who have the final say in oil and gas regulation in Texas. The mmission does not accept public comment over the phone during these meetings. This week the commissioners adopted a new public participation policy by a 2-1 vote. The new policy will remove the public comment agenda item at monthly meetings. Going forward, commissioners can individually request a public comment agenda item. If no commissioner makes a request, there will be no guaranteed public comment.
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Preventive Law: Lowering Costs in Construction Manager-at-Risk Agreements: Protecting Audit Rights and Other Cost-Saving Strategies
Subchapter F of Chapter 2269 of the Texas Government Code allows school districts to utilize the Construction Manager-at-Risk (CMAR) method of delivery for their construction projects. CMAR projects are usually built on a “cost plus fee” basis, subject to a Guaranteed Maximum Price (GMP). In a cost-plus-fee agreement under the CMAR method, a school district generally agrees to pay the actual documented costs as agreed in the contract (e.g. labor, materials, equipment, insurance, bonds) associated with construction of the project, plus the Construction Manager’s fee, up to the GMP. The Construction Manager is “at risk” for the amount that exceeds the GMP.
Preventive Law: All in the Family: Nepotism in ISD Hiring
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.
Stargate Abilene Power Interconnection and Texas Grid Debate
For the first time in five years since Winter Storm Uri turned the electrical grid into a political albatross for Texas leaders, the state’s grid has again become a liability for politicians. Many residents don’t want data centers in their communities, fearing their massive energy, water and land use, a majority of which is planned for rural Texas. Many residents are also balking at transmission lines lawmakers approved to build hundreds of miles across West Texas because they threaten to eat up their land. The pushback has gotten so overwhelming that the state’s top leaders — the very ones that welcomed these initial proposals with open arms — have called on regulators to delay these projects.
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Interim DeSoto ISD superintendent announces resignation after 6 months in role
As DeSoto ISD is still searching for its next permanent superintendent, its interim superintendent announced his resignation this week after six months in the role. In a post on LinkedIn, outgoing Interim Superintendent Brent Mitchell expressed gratitude for his time in the role, but didn't give a reason for the resignation.
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Disability watchdog sues Klein ISD, alleging district blocked special education classroom monitoring
Days after a former Klein ISD classroom aide was arrested on felony charges for allegedly injuring a student, additional concerns are surfacing regarding special education classroom safety and district transparency.
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Richardson ISD sued after sending special needs student to juvenile program
Richardson ISD is being sued in federal court over an alleged mishandling of a student with disabilities, court records show. On Aug. 13, the student’s lawyer filed a civil rights lawsuit against the district in the United States District Court for the Northern District of Texas. In the filing, his attorney alleges that RISD discriminated against the student through repeated failures to provide sufficient supports and accommodations that it itself acknowledged were necessary due to his emotional and learning disabilities.
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Alice ISD board member Cirilo “Ciro” Zamora dies
Alice Independent School District is mourning the death of longtime Board of Trustees member Cirilo “Ciro” Zamora. The district announced Zamora’s death in a message from Superintendent Dr. Anysia Trevino, who highlighted his years of service to the district and community.
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El Paso: EPISD confirms central office staff, including superintendent, must sub eight days
El Paso ISD central office administrators are heading back to the classroom this school year under a new plan the district says could save millions while also reconnecting decision-makers with the campuses they serve. The district is requiring salaried central office employees to work as substitute teachers eight days during the school year, four days each semester.
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Winnsboro: Texas school board president keeps post after arrest in sex abuse case
An East Texas school board president will keep his leadership position after fellow trustees declined to reorganize the board fewer than two weeks after he was arrested for allegedly failing to report the sexual abuse of a student.
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Seguin ISD board calls for voter-approved tax ratification election
The Seguin ISD is asking voters to weigh in on a proposed tax-rate change that would keep the district’s overall tax rate flat while allowing the district to maximize additional state funding. The school board unanimously approved calling for a Voter Approved Tax Ratification Election, or VATRE, during a recent meeting.
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Little Elm ISD announces Little Elm Elementary will close
Little Elm ISD announces Little Elm Elementary will close this year, citing a budget deficit and low TEA ratings.
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Plano ISD Sued by Mothers Over Alleged Takeover of Choir Booster Club
A group of Plano Independent School District mothers is suing the district, alleging employees attempted to take control of an independent booster club. The Jasper High School Choir Booster Club has operated as an independent nonprofit organization since 2022, allowing people with similar interests and goals to work together for a common purpose.
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Affidavit: Dickinson ISD educator charged with improper student relationship was blackmailed
A Dickinson ISD educator charged Wednesday with having an improper relationship with a 16-year-old student at the Juvenile Justice Center was blackmailed into buying him a handgun and giving him about $2,000, court records allege.
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16 Somerset ISD show animals killed, 4 seriously injured after dogs attack AG Barn, district says
At least 16 show animals were killed and four are seriously injured after dogs attacked a Somerset Independent School District agriculture barn just days into the new school year. According to the school district, the animals, which included goats, sheep and pigs, were killed. They were housed inside the Future Farmers of America program’s agriculture barn located in southwest Bexar County.
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Fort Bend ISD mom says daughter with special needs rode school bus unaccounted for hours
A Fort Bend ISD mother is speaking out after her daughter was left unaccounted for on a school bus for nearly two hours — raising serious concerns about the district’s transportation safety procedures. Michelle Lemon’s daughter, Bryne, is a 9th grader at Hightower High School. Lemon says Bryne is picked up every morning between 6:29 and 6:35 a.m. But on Thursday, Bryne got on the school bus and did not return home at her scheduled drop-off time.
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Dickinson ISD educator allegedly sent money to student who blackmailed her
Newly released court documents detail the evidence investigators say led to the arrest of a Dickinson ISD educator accused of having an improper relationship with a 16-year-old student. The probable cause affidavit alleges the student admitted to blackmailing 46-year-old Kristi Rae Hanks for money after the two began exchanging sexually explicit messages and images.
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Fort Worth ISD sees spike in late teacher resignations; district warns of contract abandonment
Less than two weeks into the new school year, more Fort Worth ISD teachers want to leave amid the state takeover. The district said they've received dozens of late resignations, several of which will be reported to the state for contract abandonment. "Scared, exhausted, and powerless," said Jason Stuart about how some teachers are feeling. He's an attorney with the United Educators Association.
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Klein ISD teacher’s aide fired, arrested and accused of hurting 9-year-old student, court docs show
A teacher's aide in Klein ISD was fired and arrested after being accused of assaulting a 9-year-old child, according to court documents.
James Broussard, 26, was charged with injury to a child causing bodily injury on Tuesday, records show. A judge set his bond at $30,000.
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Somerset ISD: 16 shown animals dead, others injured, after likely dog attack
Sixteen show animals are dead after two attacks at Somerset ISD’s agriculture barn in southwest Bexar County. The district said goats, sheep and pigs belonging to FFA students were killed. The first attack happened Friday, though officials are unsure what caused it. During a second attack Saturday morning, an agriculture teacher reportedly saw two dogs leaving the property.
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Texas schools given conflicting advice on Ten Commandments
Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton has ordered school districts unaffected by a recent court ruling to comply with a state law requiring Ten Commandments displays in public school classrooms beginning Sept. 1. The Aug. 25 directive came less than a week after a federal judge in San Antonio blocked the statute from taking effect in 11 school districts named in ongoing litigation filed by 16 multifaith and nonreligious families with children in public schools. Paxton echoed supporters of Senate Bill 10, who say the 16-by-20-inch classroom displays are a way to honor the nation’s history and help instill traditional values. “From the beginning, the Ten Commandments have been irrevocably intertwined with America’s legal, moral and historical heritage,” Paxton said. “Schools not enjoined by ongoing litigation must abide by SB-10 and display the Ten Commandments.”
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Texas conservatives are ‘breaking rank’ and pledging to vote Democrat
CORPUS CHRISTI (Nexstar) — In 1994, Democrat Bob Bullock was re-elected as the Texas Lieutenant Governor. He wasn’t the only Democratic candidate elected that cycle, but he was the most prominent — as Governor Ann Richards lost her re-election bid to future President George W. Bush.Since then, the Democrats haven’t won a single major race where all Texans had a say. Between elections for Governor, Lt. Gov., Attorney General, U.S. Senate, Comptroller, Agriculture Commissioner and Public Lands Commissioner Republicans have gone 53-for-53. With such a hefty losing streak, the conventional wisdom is that breaking the cycle of defeat is an uphill battle. But Texas Democratic nominee for Attorney General Nathan Johnson doesn’t see it
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Lufkin ISD maps path to K-5 campus realignment
Lufkin ISD officials expect to spend the next several months determining how students, staff and programs will be distributed as the district prepares to transition its elementary campuses to a K-5 model for the 2027-28 school year. Deputy Superintendent Jill Gaston presented trustees with a timeline for the realignment during a board work session Monday. The district is gathering community feedback and enrollment data through the end of August before beginning a more detailed analysis in September That analysis will take aspects such as campus capacity, attendance boundaries, transportation, nutrition services, staffing and the placement of specialized programs into consideration.
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LISD board recognizes Harris, adopts tax rate
Chief financial officer Heath Wethington led a public hearing on the district’s proposed 2026-27 tax rates. LISD property values total $3,279,847,000, according to the Angelina County Appraisal District, down $5 million from last year. Wethington proposed a maintenance and operations tax rate of $.7552 and an interest and sinking tax rate of $.3912. The M&O rate has been the same for three years and the I&S rate is increased thanks to both bond issues’ passage in May’s election.
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Wanda Lee (Smithhart) Puckett
Visitation for Wanda Lee (Smithhart) Puckett, 69, of Lufkin will be held Wednesday, August 19, 2026 from 5:00 to 7:00 p.m. at Carroway Funeral Home. Private graveside services will be at Gann Cemetery. Mrs. Puckett was born March 30, 1957 in Nacogdoches, Texas to Ada Lee (Goodman) and James Smithhart, Jr., and died Sunday, August 16, 2026 in a Conroe hospital. She worked as the Superintendent’s secretary at Central ISD for 20 years. Mrs. Puckett always had the purest of hearts and was the eternal optimist. She loved her family and friends with every ounce of her being, and there was not a single thing that she wouldn’t do for them. She was loyal, sometimes to a fault, for always looking for the good in everyone. Her husband, daughters, sons-in-law, grandchildren, and great-grandchildren consumed her life, and she loved it.
Texas Republicans Have a Data Center Problem
With America's power grid failing... billionaire tech CEOs Sam Altman and Elon Musk are pouring their money into a strange new technology that could hold answers, save the country from disaster, and send one small group of stocks soaring in the days ahead. The Republican Party has felt like home to Rena Schroeder since her teenage years when she joined a high school club for conservative Latinos. She cast her first presidential vote for Ronald Reagan. And she’s lost friends over her ardent posts on social media, some touting her anti-abortion views. “I’ve always been committed,” said Schroeder, 62, of her allegiance to the GOP. That is, until she learned about a massive data center, part of OpenAI’s $500 billion Stargate project, going up south of her property. The project has been championed by her party’s standard-bearers, President Donald Trump and Texas Governor Greg Abbott. But the more Schroeder learned about data centers popping up across the state, the more she became convinced her party was corrupted by industry lobbyists, seemingly brushing off what she saw as an existential threat to rural Texans like her.
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Residents and industry leaders at odds over transmission lines at legislative hearing
Residents and industry leaders at odds over transmission lines at legislative hearingThe growing backlash surrounding 765 kv lines, as well as data centers, was tackled at a nine-hour House hearing that included testimony and recommendations but no definitive answers. Flashes of yellow were all around the Texas Capitol grounds on Wednesday as legislators gathered to consider two of the most controversial issues in Texas politics: data centers and transmission lines.The color — displayed on bandanas, pins, shirts and dresses — has become the symbol of a grassroots movement dedicated to blocking the buildout of 765-kilovolt transmission lines across the state. A coalition of those groups gathered on the steps of the Capitol building in the morning as testimony got underway for the House Committee on State Affairs’ interim meeting dedicated to the backlash against the transmission lines and data centers.
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Abbott Calls for Total Ban on Foreign Funding, H-1B Workers in Texas Public Schools
The governor says foreign influence has “no place” in Texas classrooms. Gov. Greg Abbott is calling on Texas lawmakers to ban foreign funding in public schools and prohibit districts from employing workers through the federal H-1B visa program. Abbott announced the proposals Tuesday as part of a broader push aimed at eliminating foreign influence in Texas classrooms. “The minds of our students are driven by influences that they are exposed to in our public schools,” said Abbott. “Those minds should be shaped by policies that are approved by state lawmakers.” Abbott pointed to Austin Independent School District’s acceptance of hundreds of thousands of dollars from Qatar to support Arabic language and culture instruction, as well as school districts that have participated in Confucius Classroom programs affiliated with Chinese government-backed entities. “We cannot condone the quiet indoctrination of our children in the classroom,” said Abbott.
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A North Texas family got vouchers to attend the dream school. Using the funds came with sacrifices
Yua and Haruki Howk left public school for a private special needs school. Their journey shows what it takes to turn a voucher into a choice. Before the sun had crept over the neighborhood, Yua Howk was already in the kitchen, in her pajamas, gazing up at her father. He handed over a hanger with a navy dress. A smile filled her rosy cheeks.
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Texas wants students to spot misinformation. Adults must, too
A false description of my research became the basis for an argument about the value of my work. School districts face a larger version of the same problem. As Texas students return to school this month, some will get a lesson that is new this year: how to check whether a source is telling the truth.State policymakers deserve credit for prioritizing this critical skill set. By state law, every Texas school campus is now required to send a teacher and an administrator to civics training in media literacy — verifying information and sources, identifying and responding to logical fallacies — so they can teach those skills to students. Elementary educators completed that training for the first time this summer. Media literacy should not be something we ask only of children. I learned that all too well last week when I read an article by Texas Scorecard, a news outlet connected to a conservative advocacy group. The article questioned whether the University of Texas System Board of Regents should approve tenure for several faculty members.
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A North Texas family got vouchers to attend the dream school. Using the funds came with sacrifices
Yua and Haruki Howk left public school for a private special needs school. Their journey shows what it takes to turn a voucher into a choice. Before the sun had crept over the neighborhood, Yua Howk was already in the kitchen, in her pajamas, gazing up at her father. He handed over a hanger with a navy dress. A smile filled her rosy cheeks. The new school year means a new school for these siblings with Down Syndrome. Yua, 12, and Haruki, 14, are leaving their public school to attend the Notre Dame School of Dallas, a Catholic school for students with special needs. Affording tuition became possible after they were approved for school vouchers. This is the first year the Texas Education Freedom Accounts are available, and more than 85,000 students will use taxpayer-funded accounts to offset private education costs. That total includes 20,700 students with disabilities. While 70% of awardees were previously in private schools or homeschooled, some families, including the Howks, will transition out of public school.
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Trump administration moves to open untouched national forests to logging
The Trump administration moved on Tuesday to roll back an environmental rule that currently blocks road construction, and by extension most logging and mining activity, on tens of millions of acres of public forest land. The so-called "roadless rule" was introduced by the Clinton administration and went into effect in 2001. It has been a flashpoint in the U.S. fight over economic development and wild land conservation, especially in Western states, for a quarter of a century. "Our forests can't afford another decade of inaction," U.S. Department of Agriculture Secretary Brooke Rollins said in a statement. "It's time to turn the page on the failed roadless rule and return our forests to health and productivity."
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East Texas sits on a goldmine of lithium, but questions loom over how the state will regulate mining and production
When Scott Norton became president of the TexAmericas Center, he hoped the industrial park would attract employers that would bring much-needed jobs to North East Texas. Little did he know the industrial center would sit atop one of the country’s largest and richest lithium deposits, known as the Smackover Formation, and would also become a key location for mineral production in Texas. “[Lithium production is] a great opportunity not just for the Department of War and Red River Army Depot, but in the entire region when it comes to capital investment and job creation,” Norton said. Lithium production in East Texas could create high-paying jobs, support local businesses and encourage cities to improve East Texas infrastructure, such as roads or public utility services. But it could also leave landowners struggling with high property values and a community dealing with infrastructure that doesn’t keep pace with rapid growth, leading to a bust that the state has seen before with the oil and gas industry.
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