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How do I get my SuperSearch on TexasISD.com?Preventive Law: Points to Consider When Purchasing Real Property
A school district’s purchase of real property is a significant investment of time and money. Once a school district has decided to pursue a real estate purchase, district personnel should engage in project feasibility analyses to assist the board of trustees in deciding which tract to pursue, at what price, and when. To ensure that the district retains the right to use eminent domain in case the negotiations for the purchase fail, the district should carefully follow the process laid out in Chapter 21 of the Texas Property Code. Finally, the approach to negotiating which provisions will be included in, and which will be excluded from, the contract, should always consider any legal requirements and protecting the school district’s interests.
Mike Morath wanted Texas to reach No. 1 in education. Test scores show there’s more work to do.
Mike Morath set a goal 10 years ago to make Texas No. 1 in education, declaring then that “the future of the state is delivering great results for brown and Black kids while ensuring great results for everybody.” A decade later, national test scores indicate he still has a steep road to travel before the pizza party. While Texas’ fourth grade math students jumped from 18th to 8th over his tenure, the state otherwise lingers in the bottom third of the country. However, no one can convince the “proven education reformer” that his body of work has not improved children’s lives.
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Mike Morath wanted Texas to reach No. 1 in education. Test scores show there’s more work to do.
Mike Morath set a goal 10 years ago to make Texas No. 1 in education, declaring then that “the future of the state is delivering great results for brown and Black kids while ensuring great results for everybody.” A decade later, national test scores indicate he still has a steep road to travel before the pizza party. While Texas’ fourth grade math students jumped from 18th to 8th over his tenure, the state otherwise lingers in the bottom third of the country. However, no one can convince the “proven education reformer” that his body of work has not improved children’s lives.
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After backlash, power grid officials back away from agreement to give ERCOT CEO millions in additional bonuses
Lt. Gov. Dan Patrick balked at the contract two boards approved for Pablo Vegas. The ERCOT chief said officials then decided not to execute the deal. The president and CEO of the Electric Reliability Council of Texas secured approval for a contract Tuesday that documents suggested could pay up to $6.4 million next year. But after Lt. Gov. Dan Patrick publicly criticized the move, Pablo Vegas told The Texas Tribune that the contract won’t be executed and he’ll remain under his current employment agreement. Both ERCOT’s board of directors and the Public Utility Commission, which regulates the grid, advanced a six-year contract extension for Pablo Vegas on Tuesday during ERCOT’s regular board meeting. But Patrick said on social media that he told the chairs of both agencies to “immediately reverse their action” and that they complied.
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Texas school districts still face challenges meeting armed officer requirement
In the three years since the state Legislature required public school districts to staff armed personnel on each campus, Waco Independent School District has asked for waivers from full implementation. This year was no exception, with trustees voting last month to claim a "good cause exemption" under 2023's House Bill 3 due to an inability to fill district police department positions because of the unavailability of certified peace officers, the cost of hiring and the gap between local security needs and state security funding. Several years after state legislators passed House Bill 3, which aimed to make schools safer, KXAN investigators checked in with roughly two dozen school districts in our viewing area to ask about compliance. Overwhelmingly, districts that responded to KXAN said they still faced funding challenges.
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State confirms citizenship for more than 500 flagged voters
There are more than 18 million registered voters in Texas, and more than 11 million cast ballots in the November 2024 general election. Seven people make up a tiny fraction of that number.
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State confirms citizenship for more than 500 flagged voters
There are more than 18 million registered voters in Texas, and more than 11 million cast ballots in the November 2024 general election. Seven people make up a tiny fraction of that number.
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Texas and feds announce noncitizen voting charges against seven people
State officials also referred 117 people for investigation related to noncitizen voting, but confirmed nearly 600 other flagged voters are U.S. citizens. State and federal officials on Tuesday announced charges against seven people accused of voting in federal elections while not eligible citizens. The Texas Secretary of State’s Office separately said it had referred 117 cases of potential noncitizen voting to the Texas Attorney General’s Office for investigation. It also confirmed that 578 other registered voters flagged last year as potential noncitizens by a federal database are, in fact, U.S. citizens.
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Railroad Commission Approves ExxonMobil’s Carbon Capture Permit
Railroad Commission Approves ExxonMobil’s Carbon Capture Permit "If carbon capture is a good investment, Exxon has the financial resources to make that investment. The question is, why should taxpayers subsidize it, especially when Exxon itself acknowledges in its SEC disclosures that government policy is important to the economics of its low-carbon business?" — Jason Isaac
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Second Del Valle ISD police officer indicted for same reason
AUSTIN (KXAN) — A former Del Valle Independent School District Police Department officer has been indicted on six felony counts alleging he falsified records and information during the hiring process, according to court documents.Del Valle ISD police officer indicted A Travis County grand jury indicted Ernest Ferniz on six counts of tampering with a governmental record with intent to defraud or harm, a state jail felony. The indictment was filed in the 460th Judicial District Court of Travis County.
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Schools struggle to find money, hire more officers after lawmakers gut safety bill
JARRELL, Texas (KXAN) – After a mass shooting killed 19 children and two teachers at Robb Elementary in Uvalde, a school district four hours away in Jarrell started the process of getting shatterproof film on the windows of its high school. The invoice, according to the superintendent, was $50,000.
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Schools struggle to find money, hire more officers after lawmakers gut safety bill
JARRELL, Texas (KXAN) – After a mass shooting killed 19 children and two teachers at Robb Elementary in Uvalde, a school district four hours away in Jarrell started the process of getting shatterproof film on the windows of its high school. The invoice, according to the superintendent, was $50,000.
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Texas Lawmakers Explore Path to Replacing School Property Taxes
School districts currently collect about $29 billion annually in M&O taxes, according to the Texas Education Agency.
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State Board of Education Members Rally To Oppose Marxist and Islamic Influence
The board is taking up the final reading of the new high school history standards this week.
The Monday press conference comes as members of the state board prepare to amend and give final approval of the new high school Texas Essential Knowledge and Skills social studies standards, which were postponed following the passage of the elementary and middle school TEKS during the June board meeting. The high school TEKS are divided into five separate subchapters—U.S. History, Government, Geography, World History, and Personal Financial Literacy. Pickren told attendees that the Declaration of Independence recognizes that our rights come “from our Creator” and that to erase this from history is not neutrality, but historical revisionism. “Our schools must never become laboratories for political indoctrination, teach students what Marxism and communism actually produced: the destruction of private property, the destruction of economic freedom, and the destruction of individual liberty, and the death of millions of people under totalitarian regimes,” said Pickren.
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Texas Lawmakers Explore Path to Replacing School Property Taxes
School districts currently collect about $29 billion annually in M&O taxes, according to the Texas Education Agency.. A Texas House committee is examining the state’s property tax system as lawmakers prepare for another round of tax relief during the 2027 legislative session. The House Ways and Means Committee met Tuesday to review previous property tax relief efforts and consider options for further reducing the burden on Texas property owners. The hearing comes as Gov. Greg Abbott, Lt. Gov. Dan Patrick, and House Speaker Dustin Burrows have each weighed in on the property tax debate ahead of the upcoming session.
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Gov. Greg Abbott orders Texas water agency to penalize data centers that don’t report their water usage
Gov. Greg Abbott has directed the Texas Water Development Board, the state agency tasked with overseeing the state’s water planning process, to penalize data centers that do not report their water usage. The directive comes as Texas grapples with rapidly growing demand for water from data centers and other large industrial users — and as few as 28% of data centers have responded to a state-mandated water usage survey in the last three years. The water agency collects the information from the annual survey to help determine how much water the state will need in the future. “Data centers must share the duty to protect Texas water,” Abbott said in a news release on Monday. “The Texas Water Code requires a complete and accurate water use survey. I direct the Texas Water Development Board to use its enforcement authority to penalize past failures and to impose legal consequences for any future failure to comply.”
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Meet the Gen-Z GOP political consultant helping lead the Texas comptroller’s office
Appointing a deputy comptroller who graduated from Texas A&M three years ago is just one of numerous shake-ups at an agency responsible with some of the state’s most important business. As Don Huffines settled into his new post this summer as the new Texas comptroller overseeing the state’s finances, he arranged meetings to introduce himself to top level staff and to get to know their work. Often, he was accompanied by his second-in-command. Call him “Mr. Betz,” Huffines instructed in one such meeting, referring to his fresh-faced top deputy. Mr. Betz is Noah Betz, a Gen-Z political wunderkind who graduated from Texas A&M with a degree in business administration in 2023 and is now holding the second-most powerful position at the state agency with 3,000 employees. Betz did not disclose his age. Public records suggest he is either 24 or 25 years old.
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Second Del Valle ISD police officer indicted for same reason
A former Del Valle Independent School District Police Department officer has been indicted on six felony counts alleging he falsified records and information during the hiring process, according to court documents.
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Carroll ISD to ban personal computers, devices for grades 5-8 in 2027-28 school year
Starting in August 2027, Carroll ISD students in grades 5-8 will no longer be allowed to use personal electronic devices during the school day. The Carroll ISD board of directors approved the update to the academic planning guide at its Sept. 14 meeting as an expansion of its previous initiatives to reduce screen time in the district.
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Mother says Austin ISD failed to do enough to stop teacher in sexual relationship with teen
Did the Austin Independent School District act quickly enough after a mother reported a suspected sexual relationship between her 16-year-old son and an assistant high school band director?
“They just dropped the ball all the way around,” the teen's mother told the KVUE Defenders.
Now she's suing AISD and speaking out about what she thinks should have happened faster to stop the alleged abuse – as the district defends its actions.
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Bryan ISD approves new buses, raises starting bus driver pay to $22/hr
Bryan ISD trustees approved the purchase of eight new school buses for $1.3 million and a pay increase for bus drivers during their Sept. 14 special board meeting as the district works to address its aging fleet and shortage of drivers.
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Cy-Fair ISD board of trustees approve board policy revisions, discuss academic performance
The Cy-Fair ISD board of trustees unanimously approved two local board policy revisions, strategic plan goals and updated performance objectives for the 2026-27 school year during a Sept. 14 regular meeting. Local board policy revisions include those regarding parents’ rights and responsibilities regarding parent consent to administer student well-being questionnaires, or surveys pertaining to specific matters.
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Colorado ISD superintendent selected for national educator advisory board
Colorado Independent School District Superintendent Dr. Larry Polk has been selected to serve as one of 12 members of the National Institute for Excellence in Teaching’s (NIET) Educator Advisory Board. According to NIET, the Educator Advisory Board brings together education leaders who are driving change in education and provides their insight to help strengthen innovation, improve school systems and support student outcomes.
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Austin ISD won’t help families gather signatures to avoid state takeover
Austin Independent School District officials will not be involved in helping parents petition to close two schools in an effort to avoid a state takeover of the entire district. Parents from the impacted schools met on Monday night to learn more about options for their campuses and how that can have an impact on the whole district.
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Karl Rove said he’ll break 30 years of only supporting Republicans to vote against “bigot” Bo French
Rove, a former adviser to President George W. Bush and longtime Texas GOP political consultant, made the comments at a private lunch in Austin, according to attendees. Karl Rove, former adviser to President George W. Bush and longtime Texas GOP political consultant, said he will vote for Jon Rosenthal, a Houston Democrat running to serve the Texas Railroad Commission, after Republican Bo French posted racist comments on Sunday about South Asian students at the University of Texas at Austin. Rove made the comments at a members-only lunch event at the Headliners Club in Austin, where he called French a “bigot,” according to three attendees to whom The Texas Tribune has granted anonymity to discuss the conversation. Rove said he has only ever voted for one Democratic candidate, Texas Lt. Gov. Bob Bullock, who was up for reelection in 1994.
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Temple ISD lowers tax rate
Temple ISD trustees have unanimously approved a new tax rate that is the district’s lowest tax rate in over 15 years. The rate, voted on in their Monday night meeting, is 7.5 cents lower than the previous rate. A statement issued by the district said the new rate reflects an increase in local values and the property relief measures the Texas legislature put in place, which include increases in the homestead exemption.
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Pflugerville ISD CTE center aims to prep students for careers
Pflugerville ISD is entering the final year of construction on its Advanced Pathways for Excellence Center, ahead of its August 2027 opening. Trustees appointed PfISD principal and educator Daniel Garcia to be the career and technical education center’s founding principal. Garcia said in an email the facility aims to be a launchpad for success into college, the workforce or the military.
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Dallas ISD and DART launch hands-on training program for aspiring automotive technicians
Dallas ISD high school students interested in automotive careers will gain hands-on experience alongside industry professionals through a new partnership with Dallas Area Rapid Transit. Dallas ISD and DART announce the High School Student Bus Maintenance Externship Program, a first-of-its-kind initiative connecting students in the district’s Automotive Technician Program of Study with bus maintenance professionals.
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After heated funding discussion, Amarillo ISD board defers facility renaming policy to committee
The Amarillo ISD Board of Trustees held a regular meeting on Monday. Board President Jon Mark Beilue said he’d seen a social media post criticizing an agenda item—possible revisions of the naming rights policies and procedures for facilities, including Dick Bivins Stadium—which garnered dozens of comments, plus hundreds of likes in favor of a potential name change.
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Del Valle ISD officer indicted for alleged record tampering
A Del Valle ISD police officer has been indicted by a Travis County grand jury, the Travis County District Attorney’s Office announced Tuesday. Del Valle ISD Officer Ernest Ferniz was indicted on Aug. 6 on six counts of tampering with a government record with intent to harm or defraud, a state jail felony.
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Dallas ISD, DART offering bus maintenance program for students
Students in Dallas ISD will get to learn technical skills about bus maintenance and more, thanks to a new partnership between the district and DART. Dallas ISD and DART are partnering to offer a new program called the High School Student Bus Maintenance Externship Program through DISD's Automotive Technician Program of Study.
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16 North East ISD schools listed for possible closure
The North East Independent School District has identified 16 schools that meet the district’s criteria for possible closure. All 16 are elementary schools, ranging from Redland Oaks south of Loop 1604 to Oak Meadow north of Hardberger Park.
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‘Serious incident’ between staff member, student puts Hastings HS into ‘secure mode’: Alief ISD
Parents at Alief ISD's Hastings High School received a troubling letter from principal Dr. William Price on Monday morning about a 'serious incident'.
The district said an incident involving a staff member and a student ended with emergency responders on campus, but now the district isn't answering questions.
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Alief ISD staff member injured in incident involving student at Hastings High School
Alief ISD says a staff member at Hastings High School was injured during an incident involving a student Monday morning. The district says the campus was placed in a brief secure mode while school administrators and authorities responded to the situation.
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Goliad ISD adopts lower tax rate
The Goliad ISD Board of Trustees adopted a property tax rate of $1.1566 per $100 of taxable value Monday, Sept. 14, approving a slightly lower rate while advancing a debt-reduction plan officials project could save taxpayers nearly $4 million.
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