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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.
Austin races to regulate AI data centers before they strain city’s water and power
Austin is considering new regulations for massive AI data centers amid growing concerns over their significant water and energy demands. The recent surge in water- and energy-intensive artificial intelligence data center construction has forced lawmakers across the country to find ways to protect limited local resources. Now Austin is too. As AI use has skyrocketed, so has the need for data centers to house the servers that power it. The facilities can be expansive — some spanning more than 1,000 acres — and resource-intensive, consuming hundreds of millions of gallons of water a year and requiring more than 100 megawatts of power. The city said 1 megawatt is enough to power about 250 homes. Communities across the country have struggled to develop policies surrounding data centers at the same pace they have been proposed and built. The same is true for Austin, where the city lacks a specific land use classification for traditional and AI data centers, leaving city leaders with limited regulatory authority. Some Austin City Council members are now racing to get ahead of the issue before a hyper-scale facility is proposed within city limits, seeking to tap into the city’s strained water and energy resources.
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COVID-19 is back in Texas schools. One district just shut down.
Health officials are tracking elevated virus activity across the Houston area. San Perlita Independent School District announced Monday that all campuses and school operations would be suspended Tuesday and Wednesday as a precaution. Classes are scheduled to resume Thursday, Aug. 27.
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‘Sexist’ dress code sparks revolt at Kingwood middle school
More than 800 people have signed a student-led petition. Humble ISD Student Petition Calls for Changes to Dress Code Enforcement A student-led petition is calling on Humble ISD to review its dress code and how the policy is enforced across district campuses. The petition, created by Creekwood Middle School student Valeria Requena on August 19th, argues that dress code enforcement has been inconsistent between genders and body types. Requena says the effort was prompted by her own previous experience with the dress code and concerns...
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Meta to pay Texas $1 billion in child safety case
As part of Texas’ settlement, the tech giant behind Facebook and Instagram will apply stricter age verification measures and institute a daily two-hour limit for teens.
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Bexar County proposed budget blames $1.3B in property value loss on widows of disabled veterans
Last November, Texas voters approved 17 constitutional amendments, including one that would allow the surviving spouses of disabled veterans, whose deaths were connected to their service, to receive property tax breaks on their homes.
Proposition 7 was approved overwhelmingly by more than 86% of voters, and the state anticipated there would be no significant cost. But during a recent presentation to the Commissioners Court, Bexar County's Budget and Finance Department attributed a $1.3 billion property value loss in its upcoming budget to "the disabled veteran’s widows qualifying for their spouse’s exemption.
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Shawn Thierry, who broke with Democrats over trans issues, appointed Harris County district judge
The former Houston legislator left the Democratic Party over its stance on gender-transitioning care for minors, and is now embraced by Republicans. Thierry served four terms in the Texas House as a Democrat representing a Houston district, but lost her primary in 2024 after breaking with her party to back bills that barred doctors from providing transition-related medical care to children and teens.
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Muleshoe ISD Teacher Arrested for Sexual Misconduct With Student
A West Texas teacher was arrested for alleged sexual misconduct with a Muleshoe High School student. Allegra Fey Mora was arrested in June and charged with an improper relationship between educator and student, a second-degree felony punishable by 2 to 20 years in prison. Mora was a teacher in the Muleshoe Independent School District at the time of the alleged offense, which occurred during the 2025-26 school year.
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1 suspect in custody, 1 at large after fleeing crash involving Conroe ISD school bus, district says
Police arrested one man and are looking for another after the pair hit a school bus in Conroe, then ran off, a spokesperson with the Montgomery County Sheriff's Office said.
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Here’s what Greg Abbott, Gina Hinojosa say about education priorities in Texas governor’s race
From school takeovers to college affordability, the Democrat and Republican are rolling out their education priorities ahead of November’s election.
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Texas should establish three-year bachelor’s degree options, Gov. Greg Abbott says
Abbott, who is seeking reelection, wants recommendations on how to implement shortened programs to ease student costs and meet workforce needs. Gov. Greg Abbott directed the Texas Higher Education Coordinating Board on Wednesday to work on pathways for students to earn bachelor’s degrees in three years. Such a program could have college students take about 90 hours of classes instead of 120 to earn a degree, thus reducing the cost of higher education, shortening the time for degree completion and allowing the state to respond to workforce demands quicker, state leaders said. “Texas students are our future leaders and the workforce of tomorrow,” Abbott wrote in a statement announcing the directive. “They deserve the option to receive a degree in a high-demand, high-wage field in less time as a means to reduce the overall cost of securing a degree.”
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Vaccination protections ‘teetering’ as state declares measles outbreaks in 3 counties
Despite Maryland’s relatively high measles vaccination rate statewide, those rates are slipping and varying coverage by county can leave community members exposed to potentially severe or deadly infection. That’s the concern for public health experts and data analysts amid the recently announced measles outbreaks in three counties that have lower vaccination coverage than other counties. The Maryland Department of Health this week declared measles outbreaks in Cecil, Carroll and St. Mary’s counties and reported dozens of new cases detected since mid-July among unvaccinated individuals. State officials and others urge Marylanders to check their immunization status and get vaccinated if they are not protected – or else risk the health of vulnerable populations and young children. “Measles is super contagious,” said Dr. Esther Liu, chair of pediatrics at the University of Maryland Baltimore Washington Medical Center. “As a pediatrician, I am very concerned, especially as we are seeing our vaccine rates dropping…. Children under 5 are o
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Northside ISD joins list of school districts partnering with OpenAI
Artificial intelligence company Open AI is partnering with a growing number of school districts in Texas, including one here in San Antonio. Northside Independent School District confirmed it will be using ChatGPT for Teachers, an artificial intelligence chatbot made by OpenAI specifically for school systems and educators. “Teachers, whether at NISD or elsewhere, they’re busy and they spend an inordinate amount of time on lessons, grading, all the things that make their classrooms successful,” said Leann Kidd, executive director of technology services at NISD.
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Dolly Parton’s Imagination Library Has Given Over 300 Million Books to Children Under 5
The country singer started the library in 1995 to boost education in one Tennessee county. It now sends books nationwide and beyond. Dollywood, the theme park that country music star Dolly Parton branded and co-owned, announced her death on Tuesday and encouraged fans to honor her memory with a gift to the “organization she was so deeply passionate about, Dolly Parton’s Imagination Library.” The Imagination Library grew out of Parton’s work to improve education in her childhood home of Sevier County, Tennessee. It aims to boost childhood literacy by simply giving young children many more books.
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San Antonio will consider regulating data centers. It’s unclear if that involves a moratorium.
San Antonio City Council is considering new requirements for data centers built within city limits. Officials are trying to decide if they also need a moratorium, which could halt data center development for up to six months while city officials decide how to regulate them. More than 20 data centers — the large facilities that house the infrastructure for the internet and new artificial intelligence technologies — have already been built in San Antonio. Texas is fast becoming a hotspot for their construction, due to its available land and resources and a business-friendly environment.
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Magnolia ISD Denies Parents’ Appeal for Accountability in Sex Abuse Case
Family of a student abused by 2nd-grade teacher Jason Maldonado wanted trustees to remove administrators who failed to heed warnings.
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Fort Worth ISD will reassign staff to address imbalance at schools across district
With district enrollment roughly 2,500 students below projection for the 2026-27 school year, Fort Worth ISD leaders announced Tuesday they will begin staff leveling and reassigning positions to adjust to the enrollment drop at several campuses.
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State investigation, officer exodus raise new questions over Leander ISD police
A new school police department is facing questions about hiring, staffing and internal operations – but what’s happening in Leander ISD could be a preview of challenges facing school districts across Texas.
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Andrews ISD employee placed on administrative leave
Andrews ISD said it has been made aware of a situation that happened during the summer involving an Andrews High School employee. The employee has been placed on administrative leave while the district conducts a review of the matter. The district said the leave is consistent with standard investigative procedures.
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Diamond Hill Jarvis HS principal on leave; Fort Worth ISD appoints new acting leader
Diamond Hill Jarvis High School is under new leadership after its current principal was placed on administrative leave, according to a statement from Fort Worth ISD.
In a letter sent to families, district officials say Principal Paola Rodriguez is on a leave of absence. During this time, Mr. Rian Townsend will be serving as acting principal.
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Allen ISD officials approve 2-cent decrease for 2026-27 property tax rate
The board of trustees approved a total tax rate of $1.1037 per $100 of assessed valuation during an Aug. 24 meeting. It is lower than last year’s tax rate of $1.1258 per $100 of assessed value and AISD’s lowest tax rate since 1993, according to a district presentation.
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Valley View ISD staff member arrested on campus Tuesday, the district reports
Valley View Independent School District has announced the arrest of a staff member on campus on Tuesday, according to a release from the district. In a statement, the district says the arrest is related to alleged conduct prior to the person's employment with VVISD.
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How Cartels Use Dating Apps to Turn Americans Into Unwitting Drug Smugglers
As border security tightens, cartels are finding new ways to get their contraband across—including stashing drugs and humans in unsuspecting Americans’ cars. AN DIEGO—Swipe left, another swipe left, swipe right, match, and it’s a date. It could be happily ever after, or it could mean becoming an unwitting international smuggler and accomplice to the cartels. One of the latest tactics drug and human smuggling organizations are using to further their illicit cross-border activities involves taking advantage of lonely hearts, luring people searching for love south of the border, and turning them into so-called “blind mules.” “They’re using a dating app to recruit somebody into Tijuana,” Chief Patrol Agent Justin De La Torre of the San Diego Sector said. “That person meets up with someone—and doesn’t know it—but they’ve got a magnet load of drugs underneath their car or a person put in the trunk of their car, and then that person drives into the U.S.”
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Fort Worth competing for a $433.8M HVAC manufacturing plant from Carrier Corp.
The city of Fort Worth is competing against three other cities for a Carrier Corp. manufacturing plant valued at $433.8 million that could bring nearly 500 jobs. The Fort Worth City Council heard a presentation from the Economic Development Department on the project at its Aug. 25 work session. The city is proposing a seven-year tax abatement agreement valued at $10.9 million as an incentive for the company to bring the plant here, according to Brianna Brown, assistant economic development director. The city would also nominate the company for a Texas Enterprise Zone grant with an estimated value of $2.5 million.
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Two unvaccinated people die of measles in Pennsylvania outbreak, health officials say
Two unvaccinated people have died of measles in Pennsylvania’s Lancaster County, the state’s health department confirmed Tuesday. Pennsylvania Secretary of Health Dr. Debra Bogen declined to give any additional information about the deaths during a media briefing, citing patient confidentiality. They are the first measles-related deaths in the U.S. this year and the first in Pennsylvania in 35 years. Lancaster County has seen the majority of measles cases in the state’s growing outbreak. As of Tuesday, 393 cases have been confirmed in the state; 86 of them were diagnosed in the past week. So far, 70 people have been hospitalized in Pennsylvania for measles complications.
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Tracking the money raised and spent in the U.S. Senate race between James Talarico and Ken Paxton
See the latest fundraising totals, where the money is coming from and how super PACs are spending in what’s poised to be Texas’ most expensive Senate race. The race for Texas’s senate seat is shaping up to be one the most expensive competitions in the nation. Democratic nominee James Talarico is setting records, raising more at this stage of the race than any Texas general-election candidate in the past decade and posting the largest quarterly haul of any active Senate race. GOP nominee Ken Paxton is lagging behind, having raised less than a quarter of what his rival has since the start of the race. Despite his fundraising disadvantage, Paxton benefits from new rules on how national party committees can spend in coordination with candidates and, like many cash-strapped Republicans, is leaning heavily on fundraising in coordination with other candidates and party groups.
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Public asked to steer clear of Jack, Palo Pinto counties as crews battle wildfire
Officials in Palo Pinto and Jack counties are asking the public to avoid areas within their borders as crews battle a wildfire that’s burned about 50,000 acres. About 5% of the Ross Fire has been contained in Palo Pinto County, according to the Texas A&M Forest Service. The fire has prompted the Federal Emergency Management Agency to award a Fire Management Assistance Grant to the state, according to a Tuesday news release from Gov. Greg Abbott. Through the grant, the state is eligible for a 75% reimbursement in costs made to suppress the wildfire. Over 600 households have been evacuated overnight in surrounding areas, according to the release.
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Dallas-Fort Worth surpasses LA, enters top five for technology jobs
North Texas is ahead of markets such as Seattle and Boston, even beating out Texas cousins Austin and Houston. North Texas rose to No. 5 in North America among large markets for its technology workforce, according to a recent report by CBRE, the Dallas-based real estate firm. D-FW in 2025 surpassed the greater Los Angeles area, which fell to No. 6. Dallas-Fort Worth has passed up a massive California market in a key technology ranking.
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Texas to receive at least $7.5 billion from stalled border reimbursement fund, Cornyn says
WASHINGTON — Texas is set to receive $7.5 billion from a federal fund to reimburse states for border costs incurred when Joe Biden was president, Sen. John Cornyn told The Texas Tribune in an interview, shedding light for the first time on the Lone Star State’s haul more than a year after Congress authorized the funding. Cornyn, a Texas Republican who was defeated in his primary this year, said Gov. Greg Abbott and Department of Homeland Security Secretary Markwayne Mullin had negotiated the $7.5 billion amount. That accounts for three-quarters of the $10 billion in grant funding that is up for grabs from Mullin’s agency. But getting that money into the hands of states has been slow going. The state border reimbursement fund was created in July 2025 in the One, Big Beautiful Bill Act, the tax-and-spending megabill supported by nearly all Republicans and uniformly opposed by Democrats. The bill authorized $13.5 billion in grant funding to state governments, a massive priority for Texas’ Republican delegation in Congress and for Cornyn, who pushed for its inclusion during negotiations over the legislation.
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New hearing sought in fight over Texas law that gave undocumented students in-state tuition
A federal judge blocked the Texas Dream Act in June after it was challenged by the Trump administration and state officials declined to defend it.
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What to know about state takeovers as Texas wrestles with the future of Austin public schools
More districts across Texas are at risk of intervention by the state’s education commissioner. Here’s what that means for public schools.
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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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What to know about possible border barriers in Big Bend
The Trump administration has said the remote West Texas region needs measures to stop illegal immigration. But a bipartisan group of elected officials is pushing to halt that plan, especially in the national park.
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