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For a second time, voters knocked down a new $100 million high school stadium proposal in Anna.
The measure was among nearly a dozen North Texas districts’ bond propositions up on Saturday’s elections. The asks totaled about $2.5 billion and included new campuses, safety improvements, technology and other upgrades on Saturday’s ballot.
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Preventive Law: DOI-ng it Right: Exemptions to Consider in Optimizing Your Local Innovation Plan
At this point we don’t need to impress upon you the meaningful impacts that a well-written District of Innovation (“DOI”) Plan can have on school operations. After nearly ten years of the DOI experiment, it’s no secret that these plans are powerful tools—especially if properly drafted. Whether your District is seeking to adopt a plan for the first time, to renew an expiring plan, or to amend an existing plan, you must ensure that you carefully consider including the latest and greatest exemptions. This quick article will address some of the most popular and emerging innovations worth considering.
What you need to know about Texas’ school safety policies
Texas lawmakers have mandated armed guards at every public school, panic buttons in classrooms and more staff training. In response to the deadliest school shooting in Texas, lawmakers have upped legislation concerning gun and school safety. House Bill 3 passed late last year, which created the requirement for an armed security guard to be present on all campuses and also ramped up mental health resources for students. In Texas, the responsibility for establishing the guidelines for public school safety belongs to the Texas Education Agency and Attorney General Ken Paxton’s office along with the TxSSC. These rules have been updated since the 2022 tragedy in Uvalde, but some experts worry that parents and guardians still don’t know the intricacies of school safety policy. Brian Clason, program manager of training and education for the Texas State School Safety Center, says the best thing parents can do to protect their children is to develop relationships with teachers and school faculty to learn more about safety protocols before an emergency occurs. “Your school leaders should know who you are, and you should know who they are,” he said.
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Houston ISD to reduce number of staffers who help students meet basic needs
Houston ISD is cutting back on campus-level wraparound resource specialists, who essentially serve as school social workers to help students with unmet basic needs, as it continues to eliminate staff positions across the district while also overhauling the way it provides non-academic services to its most vulnerable students.
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Samsung to invest billions more in Central Texas
Dubbed the “Silicon Fields” by U.S. Rep. Lloyd Doggett, D-Austin, during a White House announcement April 15, Taylor is shaping up to become the new heart of a semiconductor cluster in Central Texas. Samsung Electronics signed a preliminary memorandum agreement with the U.S. Department of Commerce to receive $6.4 billion in direct funding, while the company is expected to invest more than $45 billion into the region. The federal funding—from the $53 billion Creating Helpful Incentives to Produce Semiconductors and Science Act signed into law in 2022—will vastly expand Samsung’s footprint in Taylor and further U.S. Department of Commerce’s goal of producing 20% of the world’s leading-edge semiconductor chips by the end of the decade, according to a statement from the White House.
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How One School District Disobeyed a Mother, Encouraged a Trans Delusion
As Emelie Schmidt struggled with gender dysphoria, Port Neches-Groves ISD threw gasoline on the fire Her mother could not have been clearer with the school district: her daughter should be called by her given name, and she should be treated like all the other girls. These instructions were ignored, a reality her mother didn’t know until she read her daughter’s name embroidered on a graduation blanket. The blanket didn’t display her daughter’s real name, but the one school staff had used for years, Jacob Sullivan. Seven years later, nearing midnight on March 23, 2023, in a committee room at the Texas Capitol, State Rep. Stephanie Klick called Emelie Schmidt to testify.
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How One School District Disobeyed a Mother, Encouraged a Trans Delusion
As Emelie Schmidt struggled with gender dysphoria, Port Neches-Groves ISD threw gasoline on the fire Her mother could not have been clearer with the school district: her daughter should be called by her given name, and she should be treated like all the other girls. These instructions were ignored, a reality her mother didn’t know until she read her daughter’s name embroidered on a graduation blanket. The blanket didn’t display her daughter’s real name, but the one school staff had used for years, Jacob Sullivan. Seven years later, nearing midnight on March 23, 2023, in a committee room at the Texas Capitol, State Rep. Stephanie Klick called Emelie Schmidt to testify.
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Krum ISD Band Teacher Indicted on 11 Child Sex Abuse Charges
A now-former band director for Krum Independent School District in North Texas was indicted on 11 child sex abuse charges. Carol Turner, 60, faces nine counts of indecency with a child by sexual contact and two counts of sexual assault of a child. The alleged crimes date back to 1996 through 1998. Texas has no statute of limitations on indecency with a child or sexual assault. Both crimes are second-degree felonies punishable by 2 to 20 years in prison. Turner was indicted on May 1. She was booked into Denton County Jail on May 3 and released the same day on a $50,000 bond.
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Texas A&M to Implement Biden’s Controversial Title IX Rewrite
Despite Gov. Greg Abbott saying Texas would ignore changes to Title IX that would threaten female students and athletes, Texas A&M University is reportedly “scrambling” to comply.
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Phelan Scrambles to Create a Study Committee on Chinese Land Ownership Ban
As the primary runoff approaches, House Speaker Dade Phelan takes a sudden interest in an issue over 95 percent of Republican voters say they support. With just over three weeks left until his runoff election, embattled House Speaker Dade Phelan has thrown together a legislative committee to study a potential ban on Chinese ownership of Texas land despite having killed proposals to do so last year. “Today I created the House Select Committee on Securing Texas From Hostile Foreign Organizations to study the threat posed by these groups and their affiliates on the Texas economy, statewide security and fundamental American values,” stated Phelan. During the regular legislative session last year, the Senate passed Senate Bill 147, which would have banned the ownership of Texas’ agricultural land, mineral interests, and timber by citizens, companies, or governmental entities of countries designated by the federal government as threats to U.S. national security. That would apply to China, Iran, North Korea, and Russia.
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Congressman Roy Asks DHS for Updated Number of Illegal Aliens in the US
Chip Roy along with 17 other congressmen asked Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas to produce the exact number of illegal aliens residing in the U.S. U.S. Rep. Chip Roy of Texas and 17 other House Republicans have sent a letter to U.S. Department of Homeland Security Secretary Alejandro Mayokas asking for a new report showing the number of illegal aliens currently residing in the United States. In April 2021, DHS released a report called “Estimates of the Unauthorized Immigrant Population Residing in the United States: January 2015-January 2018.” The report revealed as of January 2018, there were 11.4 million illegal aliens residing in the U.S.
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Illegal Border Crossings Increase In Maverick County
Over the past several days, the Texas Department of Safety has reportedly made more than 70 arrests of illegal aliens for criminal trespass on border properties.
On Monday, Texas DPS apprehended 32 illegal aliens in Normandy, Maverick County. The group consisted of 16 males and 16 females from countries including Ecuador, Peru, Colombia, Venezuela, Guatemala, Honduras, and the Dominican Republic.
“As I explained, this area is private. You don’t have permission from the owner to enter,” a statement from the DPS South Region states. “We have an order from the State of Texas with these landowners that we can arrest you because you are on their property without permission.”
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U.S. oil and gas production is booming. So are the industry’s donations to its GOP allies
The biggest recipient of campaign donations from the industry isn’t Donald Trump or President Joe Biden, it’s a Texas House member who represents part of the Permian Basin. August Pfluger, an Air Force veteran and member of the U.S. House representing a small district in West Texas, isn’t exactly a household name on the national political scene, with little press coverage in the last two months outside a recent Fox News appearance. But he is the country’s top recipient of campaign contributions from the oil and gas industry — out of all federal candidates, including President Biden, Donald Trump and Texas Sen. Ted Cruz — receiving $573,721 during the current 2024 election cycle, according to campaign finance data compiled by Open Secrets. Pfluger is running for reelection, though it’s not a competitive race in the strongly Republican district, which includes part of the Permian Basin, the largest oil-producing region in the country.
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Exclusive: Federal officials investigating whether Katy ISD’s gender policy is discriminatory
The U.S. Department of Education’s Office for Civil Rights opened an investigation Monday into Katy Independent School District to determine if its controversial gender identity policy discriminates against students, according to records obtained by the Houston Landing.
The investigation comes after the Landing reported in November 2023 that Katy ISD revealed the gender identities of 19 students to their parents in the two months after the policy passed. Several weeks later, student advocacy organization Students Engaged in Advancing Texas used the report’s findings in a federal Title IX complaint alleging Katy ISD discriminated against these students on the basis of sex.
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Floodwaters start receding around Houston area as recovery begins following rescues and evacuations
HOUSTON (AP) — Floodwaters in the Houston area and parts of Southeast Texas began to recede on Monday, allowing residents to begin returning to their homes and assess damages after days of heavy rainfall that pummeled the area and led to hundreds of rescues — including people who were stranded on rooftops.
While officials in Harris County, where Houston is located, reported no deaths or major injuries from the flooding, Gov. Greg Abbott said there were at least three deaths in the state. Among those killed was a 4-year-old boy in North Texas who died after riding in a car that was swept away in fast waters.
After days of heavy rainfall in the Houston area and other parts of Southeast Texas, Monday’s weather was dominated by mostly sunny skies and little if any rain.
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How shifting U.S. policies led to one of the deadliest incidents involving immigrants in Mexico’s history
A year ago, 40 men died in a detention center fire in Ciudad Juárez, Mexico. An examination by The Texas Tribune and ProPublica shows that it was the foreseeable result of landmark shifts in U.S. border policies.
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Killeen ISD Announces Carroll, Williams as New Athletic Directors
Killeen ISD announced the hiring of Matt Carroll and Latisha Williams as the district’s new executive directors for athletics. They are expected to begin June 1. In this two-person role, Carroll will focus on boys athletics while Williams will concentrate on girls athletics. With extensive experience in the classroom, as coaches, administrators and educational leaders, Carroll and Williams will work together to develop the district’s coaches, which will in turn benefit student-athletes.
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Spring ISD theater teacher charged with improper relationship with student
A Spring ISD theater teacher has been charged with a felony for having an inappropriate relationship with a student, according to county records. Valerie Lauren Mata, 26, faces charges after an investigation by Spring ISD investigators uncovered her alleged relationship with an 18-year-old student.
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Former Krum ISD music teacher charged with sexual assault of a child
A former Krum ISD music teacher is facing multiple charges, including the sexual assault of a child, from a series of incidents dating back to the 90s.
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Houston: More HISD job cuts stun employees who serve low-income students: ‘No one is really safe’
More job cuts from Houston ISD came as a shock for the group of employees who were informed last week that their positions would be eliminated, partly to make up for a $450 million budget deficit in the district.
These employees are wraparound resource specialists working with economically disadvantaged students on poverty-related issues. Some of the services they provide include transportation, clothing, shelter, special needs support, mental health resources, food pantries, and telehealth services.
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Spring ISD theater teacher arrested after her text messages reveal improper relationship with student
A Dekaney High School teacher has been charged with an improper relationship with a student.
Valerie Lauren Mata, 26, a theater teacher at Debakey High School, was charged after a police investigation revealed the relationship between her and an 18-year-old student.
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Granbury ISD bond fails; new Cresson mayor elected
The May 4 unofficial election results are in, with the majority of residents giving a firm thumbs down to the $161 million Granbury Independent School District bond proposal.
The bond — which failed by approximately 398 votes in Hood County — consisted of a new elementary school off Old Granbury Road and Peck Road behind H-E-B, renovations to nine GISD campuses, a new north transportation center with the purchase of 30 new buses, additional instructional technology, and more.
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Leander: CTE in LISD: Education and Training
Leander ISD students who are interested in teaching have the opportunity to study the field of education and gain industry-based education certifications through participation in the LISD Career and Technical Education (CTE) Education and Training program. “I want to be a teacher because of the impact that my teachers have had throughout all the years – I still talk to my elementary school and middle school teachers because they’ve had such an impact,” Glenn High School Student Kendall Woods said.
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Stolen equipment doesn’t deter Keller ISD softball team from winning playoff game
Someone stole more than a dozen bags of team equipment from the Keller High School women's softball team. But that didn't stop the team from winning their big payoff game in Midland, TX on Friday.
"This could have gone one of two ways," said Assistant Coach Jessica Pauls. "It could have been really just been a negative turning point."
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In spite of rain, Williamson County prepares for wildfire season
Though recent rainfall is tracking above last year's totals for this time of year, the threat of wildfire remains a concern among officials as summertime conditions approach.
In a joint press conference, Williamson County Emergency Services and Texas A&M Forest Service officials discussed strategies to prepare for this year's wildfire season.
“Right now our seasonal outlooks for wildfire activity this summer, especially into the fall, is showing at normal. Of course, normal [in Texas] being that we are expecting some wildfires. Everything that is growing right now will eventually dry out later this year when the rain stops,” said Kari Hines, a spokesperson for Texas A&M Forest Service.
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‘National Bike and Roll to School Day:’ Austin ISD and Georgetown ISD to participate
The national holiday encourages children and teenagers to stay active while celebrating community.
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Hundreds rescued from flooding as waters continue rising in Houston
HOUSTON (AP) - High waters flooded neighborhoods around Houston on Saturday following heavy rains that have already resulted in crews rescuing more than 400 people from homes, rooftops and roads engulfed in murky water. Others prepared to evacuate their property. A wide region was swamped from Houston to rural East Texas, where game wardens rode airboats through waist-high waters rescuing both people and pets who did not evacuate in time. One crew brought a family and three dogs aboard as rising waters surrounded their cars and home. A flood watch was in effect through Sunday afternoon, as forecasters predicted additional rainfall Saturday night and the likelihood of major flooding.
Texans get their first crack at electing the people overseeing the state’s complicated property appraisal process
Texas homeowners have long had a springtime ritual: checking the latest appraised value of their property with dread, assuming that the new value alone will drive up their tax bill. Now, voters will have more direct say in who runs the obscure agencies that oversee the property appraisal process that plays a major role in individual property taxes and the revenues local governments collect to fund operations and public services. For the first time Saturday, voters in some of the state’s largest counties will elect some of the board members for local appraisal districts, whose employees ultimately determine how much property is worth for tax purposes. Until now, those boards have been made up of the county tax assessor-collector, who is also elected, and members appointed by local taxing districts like cities, counties and school districts. The new state law requires appraisal district boards to have nine members. The tax assessor-collector will hold one seat, appointed members will hold five and those elected by voters will hold three. Elected members will serve four-year terms.
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School Bonds Fail as ‘Vote No’ Campaigns Succeed
Voters defeated school bonds in Big Spring and Granbury, where residents organized campaigns against the property tax-backed debt proposals. Voters in Granbury and Big Spring Independent School Districts defeated school bonds on their May 4 ballots after local residents organized “Vote No” campaigns against the property tax-backed debt proposals. Granbury ISD’s single $161 million bond proposition ($315 million with interest) failed by about 400 votes, with 52 percent voting against. This is the district’s third failed bond in three years.Bond opponents in Granbury ISD organized a campaign warning voters about the tax impact of the bond, using the slogan “If You Know, You No.” Their campaign succeeded, despite local officials confiscating their campaign signs and arresting their “No Bond Bus Tour” driver over alleged invalid vehicle permits. Big Spring ISD residents borrowed Granbury bond opponents’ campaign slogan and soundly defeated their district’s two bond propositions that totaled $219 million ($430 million with interest). Prop A ($216.7 million) failed by 1,201 to 601 votes. Prop B ($2.3 million) failed 1,181 to 609.
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HISD Superintendent Miles says cuts on the horizon as district must make up $450 million gap
Houston ISD’s state-appointed Superintendent Mike Miles said Friday afternoon that the school district is facing an estimated $450 million gap in funding that will largely be made up by staff reductions as federal pandemic relief money expires and student enrollment continues to decline. Miles has said previously that the majority of the cuts will come from HISD's central office, and that his aim is to keep them “as far away from the classroom as possible.” His remarks Friday, though, appear to give the first indication of how widespread those cuts may be.
HISD union leaders vote ‘no confidence’ in Superintendent Miles, demanding his removal
The leaders of Houston’s largest teachers union approved a resolution of no confidence in Houston ISD’s Superintendent Mike Miles on Tuesday, in a strong but ultimately symbolic rebuke of the state-appointed superintendent’s leadership. The union’s resolution calls for Miles’ removal as superintendent and lays out numerous grievances that have surfaced repeatedly over the course of his 11-month tenure. It now heads to the Houston Federation of Teachers’ 6,000-plus members for ratification, with results of the vote expected next week. “The takeover of Houston ISD, the largest school district in Texas and the eighth largest district in the country, is a politically motivated, irresponsible experiment that is worsening inequities and disenfranchising Houston voters,” the resolution begins. “Houston ISD teachers and support staff have come together now to call for a vote of no confidence in state-installed superintendent Mike Miles.”
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Report: Texas summers will keep getting hotter, drier
Texans can expect more 100-degree days and longer wildfire seasons in the coming years, according to a new report from the state climatologist at Texas A&M University. Rising temperatures will also exacerbate severe weather conditions from droughts to strong rainstorms and flooding. State climatologist John Nielsen-Gammon used historic weather data to forecast climate trends through 2036—the year Texas turns 200—and beyond. The April 22 report is an update to information released in 2021. What you need to know In 2036, average temperatures in Texas are expected to be 1.8 degrees Fahrenheit warmer than averages from 1991-2020, researchers predict.
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Ex-Tyler ISD Teacher’s Aide Accused of ‘Improper’ Relationship with Students
The jail has failed to meet the minimum staffing standard of one detention officer for every 48 inmates. The Harris County Jail must further reduce its inmate population or rapidly expand the number of deputies it has working in the jail according to a new order from the Texas Commission on Jail Standards. The Harris County Jail has been out of state compliance since 2022. This latest decision came down during the most recent meeting of the TCJS where Harris County presented a progress report on some of its compliance issues. The presentation showed that it has continued to fail to meet the minimum staffing standard of one detention officer for every 48 inmates and did not meet the required times for their observational rounds consistently. While the Harris County Sheriff’s Office said they are closer to meeting the target, they are still understaffed and find it hard to meet the mark 100 percent of the time.
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Harris County Jail Reprimanded by State
The jail has failed to meet the minimum staffing standard of one detention officer for every 48 inmates. The Harris County Jail must further reduce its inmate population or rapidly expand the number of deputies it has working in the jail according to a new order from the Texas Commission on Jail Standards. The Harris County Jail has been out of state compliance since 2022. This latest decision came down during the most recent meeting of the TCJS where Harris County presented a progress report on some of its compliance issues. The presentation showed that it has continued to fail to meet the minimum staffing standard of one detention officer for every 48 inmates and did not meet the required times for their observational rounds consistently. While the Harris County Sheriff’s Office said they are closer to meeting the target, they are still understaffed and find it hard to meet the mark 100 percent of the time.
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