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Trump Urges Swift Passage of Texas Redistricting Plan
A two-week quorum break by House Democrats during the first special session temporarily stalled action on the new maps.
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How Texas’ “bathroom bills” have evolved over a decade
More than 20 bills that would restrict restroom use for transgender people have been proposed since 2015, but their language — and reception — have shifted.
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Suspect in custody after fatal stabbing at West Valley high school
12News is bringing you team coverage on the stabbing at Maryvale High School that left one student dead.
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John Zerwas believes in higher education. Meet the likely next chancellor of the UT System
Ahead of a regents vote Wednesday, the acclaimed former state lawmaker speaks to the Statesman about what led him here and how he will lead
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Wylie ISD employee dies in bus accident; investigation underway
wABILENE, Texas — A tragic accident at the Wylie Independent School District's Transportation Facility claimed the life of a 64-year-old bus driver, Lupe Garcia, on Tuesday morning. Garcia, who had been with the district for less than a year, was killed in an incident involving a bus. The Abilene Police Department confirmed that Garcia was pronounced dead at the scene.
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Woman charged after being escorted out of Edgewood ISD board meeting in handcuffs
A woman who was escorted out of an Edgewood Independent School District board meeting is facing three charges related to trespassing and disrupting a meeting, records with the Bexar County jail show. Maribel Gardea, 42, was taken out of the meeting in handcuffs on Tuesday evening after speaking past her allotted time during public comments, according to footage from the meeting posted on the district’s YouTube channel.
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‘More than a handful’: Austin ISD superintendent outlines school closure plans
The Austin Independent School District superintendent said the district’s declining enrollment numbers are leaving too many schools under capacity and sees campus closures and consolidations as part of the solution. While he declined to pinpoint how many campuses could close, Matias Segura said it’ll be “more than a handful,” and added the district is looking to reduce costs by $30 million.
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Texas cellphone ban sparks policy overhaul at San Antonio ISD
San Antonio Independent School District (SAISD) adopted a new cellphone policy that bans students from using the devices during the entire school day, including lunch and hallways. Students must keep their communication devices out of sight and in silent mode.
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Beaumont ISD superintendent reacts to state education commissioner’s comments
Beaumont Independent School District Superintendent Dr. Shannon Allen expressed her dismay over comments made by Texas Education Commissioner Mike Morath regarding the district's recent STAAR test results. During a "Breakfast with the Superintendent" event on Tuesday, Allen addressed the situation, saying she was "shocked" by Morath's remarks.
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Two-year CROWN ACT battle ends after federal judge dismisses lawsuit against Barbers Hill ISD
The two-year legal battle over a Barbers Hill ISD student's hair is now over. On July 24, a federal judge dismissed the case, ruling in favor of the district. The case is now closed permanently, preventing Darryl George from filing the same lawsuit in the future. Barbers Hill ISD said the length of George's hair violated the dress code.
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Dallas: One district has over half of North Texas’ top-performing schools, data shows
Over half of the top-rated campuses in North Texas, earning a score of 99 and above, are Dallas ISD schools, data from the Texas Education Agency shows. Several Dallas ISD magnet schools received top marks from the TEA. One Dallas ISD campus, School for the Talented and Gifted, received a score of 100. It is the only school in North Texas to receive a perfect score. The school’s rating ticked up one point between 2024 and 2024, data shows.
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A civil lawsuit filed in 2023 against Lorena ISD and Lorena Primary School Principal April Jewell will proceed after a federal appeals court rejected efforts to dismiss the case. The Fifth Circuit Court of Appeals on Friday denied a motion to give Jewell and the district qualified immunity — a legal shield that often protects officials from liability in federal civil actions. The unanimous ruling paves the way for the lawsuit to move into the discovery phase.
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Texas prison agency names senior official as its next chief
Bobby Lumpkin, the Texas Department of Criminal Justice’s COO, will take over the the top role on Sept. 1, following Bryan Collier’s retirement.
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Texas student starts petition against school phone ban law, gathers 135,000 plus signatures
A Texas bill prohibiting students from using electronic devices in the classroom has sparked backlash from parents and students alike, with one even starting a petition against the law. Cyliyah Goodlow, a junior at Lake Ridge High School, located southeast of Fort Worth in the Mansfield Independent School District, launched a petition on June 24 in opposition to the state's school cell phone ban. She called the law unfair and believes these measures put students at risk in emergencies. So far, the petition has gained widespread attention across Texas, gathering over 135,000 signatures.
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Communities in Schools program supports Rockport-Fulton ISD students facing economic challenges
ARANSAS COUNTY, Texas — Each campus within Rockport-Fulton ISD has a Communities in Schools classroom, a local non-profit program aimed at supporting students with whatever they need to succeed. This assistance ranges from providing new backpacks to helping families pay utility bills. Cortney Brown has worked as a Communities in Schools case manager for 5 years. "We go out, looking to the community for donations and assistance and resources," Brown said. One of those resources is the Aransas County Children's Coalition, which provides support services to families in the area. Dianne Nielsen, executive director of the coalition, emphasizes the importance of programs like Communities in Schools.
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Nicole Collier, Texas lawmaker who slept at statehouse, files lawsuit challenging police escorts
The Fort Worth Democrat was confined in the Capitol overnight after refusing to be shadowed by state police, a requirement for lawmakers who had left the state over the GOP redistricting plan. State Rep. Nicole Collier, a Fort Worth Democrat who has been on the floor of the Texas House since Monday afternoon, filed a lawsuit challenging the chamber’s authority to put members under police surveillance, according to a filing obtained by Courthouse News. Collier is among the Democrats who participated in a two-week walkout to delay passage of a new congressional map that aims to give the GOP five additional seats in the 2026 midterms. Around two dozen of them returned Monday, allowing the House to resume business, but they were only allowed to leave the chamber if they agreed to be shadowed by state law enforcement officers.
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Texas House to take up GOP congressional map delayed by Democrats’ walkout
Republican lawmakers are pursuing the unusual mid-decade redistricting plan amid pressure from President Donald Trump to protect the GOP’s slim majority in the U.S. House. The Republican-led Texas House on Wednesday was set to advance a new congressional map crafted to hand five additional U.S. House seats to the GOP over fierce opposition from Democrats, who cast the plan as an attempt by President Donald Trump to stack the deck in next year’s midterm election. Republican lawmakers are pursuing the unusual mid-decade redistricting plan, which has set off a national map-drawing war, amid pressure from Trump to protect the GOP’s slim majority in Congress. The effort comes just four years after the Legislature last overhauled the state’s congressional map following the 2020 Census. Democrats in the Texas House staged a two-week walkout over the plan in a bid to stall the map’s passage and rally a national response among blue states, where lawmakers could launch their own retaliatory redistricting efforts. The roughly two dozen Texas Democrats who returned to Austin on Monday said they were starting the next phase of their fight: putting the screws on their Republican colleagues and establishing a record that could be used in a legal challenge to the map.
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Ten Commandments posters arrive in Texas public schools, thanks to Glenn Beck, Christian conservative groups
A new law requiring Texas public schools to display posters of the Ten Commandments in every classroom is set to go into effect next month, unless a federal court intervenes. The law does not allocate state funding or require teachers and schools to purchase the posters; instead, under Senate Bill 10, educators must accept donations and display the posters once received. As a result, most displays will likely come through donations.
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Texas Capitol evacuated after shooting threat citing ‘political situation’
Protestors had gathered at the Capitol building to support state Rep. Nicole Collier (D), who slept on the House floor rather than agreeing to a police escort.
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AISD tax rate set to decrease, VATRE could impact reduction amount
ABILENE, Texas — Abilene ISD taxpayers will be seeing a decrease in their local school tax rate. However, based on how people vote during the November election on Proposition A, that will determine how much this decrease will be. RELATED | Abilene ISD seeks voter approval for $10M funding boost in November election AISD Board of Trustees voted last week to call a Voter-Approved Tax Ratification Election also known as VATRE.
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Brownwood ISD invites community to events at Gordon Wood Stadium
BROWNWOOD, Texas — Brownwood Independent School District (BISD) is inviting the community to two events at Gordon Wood Stadium. The Brownwood Lions Scrimmage is scheduled for Thursday, August 21, with the freshman/junior varsity game at 6 p.m. and the varsity game at 7 p.m. The "Meet the Lions" event will take place at 6:00 p.m. on Friday. RELATED | Brownwood ISD football season ticket renewals now open Attendees are advised to exercise caution due to construction, adhering to fencing and restricted areas for safety.
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Are Vouchers the Beginning of the End for Rural Public Schools?
The only time I can remember hearing sirens in Marathon (population 271) was for a school send-off. Six weeks into the 2024 academic year, I stood outside our K–12 public school with the student body and my fellow teachers on a dazzling West Texas morning to see our girls volleyball team off to regionals. Sheriff’s deputies, the fire department, and a fleet of pickups and Suburbans all lined up to escort the Lady Mustangs out of town. I was admiring the motorcade when I turned around and realized that my sixth-grade students had fled the school grounds and were sprinting down Avenue E—escaping!—in their Crocs. Panicked, I cried out after them. “Don’t worry, they’ll come back,” another teacher assured me. They were only circling the block to catch the bus a second time.
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Boyd ISD proposes unchanged tax rate for FY 2025-26
The Boyd ISD board of trustees is looking to keep its current tax rate the same for the 2025-26 fiscal year.
During Monday’s school board meeting, trustees approved a proposed tax rate of $0.8942 per $100 valuation — the same amount approved for FY 2024-25 last August.
Of the amount, $0.6692 will be used for maintenance and operation, while the remaining $0.225 will be earmarked for interest and sinking to pay bonded debt.
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ACLU and the state’s attorneys ended oral arguments Monday after sparring over freedom of religion protections and historical influence of the biblical directives. A Texas federal judge will decide before Sept. 1 whether to block from taking effect a new state law requiring public schools to display donated posters of the Ten Commandments in classrooms. Oral arguments in the case, Rabbi Nathan v. Alamo Heights Independent School District, concluded on Monday, several weeks after 16 parents of various religious backgrounds, represented by the American Civil Liberties Union of Texas and other religious freedom organizations, sued the state over what their lawyers called "catastrophically unconstitutional” legislation.
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Nazi flags hung outside Rockwall ISD school, officials say
Officials say they're investigating Nazi flags found hanging outside a Rockwall ISD school over the weekend.
The Heath Department of Public Safety said it responded to a report of "antisemitic materials" outside Rockwall-Heath High School around 6:40 a.m. Saturday. Photos circulating on social media show the two Nazi flags hanging up on the east side of the building.
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Another North Texas school district faces potential state takeover after elementary school fails for 5th year in a row
Lake Worth ISD faces a potential state takeover after the newly-released Texas Education Agency (TEA) A-F school accountability ratings for 2023-2024 and 2024-2025 showed an elementary school failing for a fifth consecutive year. This would be the second school district in Tarrant County to face this intervention, as Fort Worth ISD awaits a decision from Texas Education Agency (TEA) Commissioner Mike Morath in the coming months.
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‘We just want accountability’ | Parents continue to push for action after immunity denied for Lorena ISD principal
A civil lawsuit filed in 2023 against Lorena ISD and Lorena Primary School Principal April Jewell will proceed after a federal appeals court rejected efforts to dismiss the case.
The Fifth Circuit Court of Appeals on Friday denied a motion to give Jewell and the district qualified immunity — a legal shield that often protects officials from liability in federal civil actions. The unanimous ruling paves the way for the lawsuit to move into the discovery phase.
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TEA commissioner celebrates improved accountability ratings at Lubbock ISD’s Wester Elementary
The leader of the Texas Education Agency is celebrating the success of schools all across the state, right here in Lubbock. Lubbock ISD’s Wester Elementary was featured on TEA Commissioner Mike Morath’s statewide-tour to recognize districts’ improved accountability ratings. At their celebration after school Monday afternoon, the Wester Whirlwinds showed off some of what they learned last year. Hard work from the students, their teachers and their leadership led to an “A” accountability rating from the TEA.
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Pleasant Grove ISD displaying 10 commandments
Although the law is set to go into effect Sept. 1, Pleasant Grove ISD leaders decided to post the displays at the start of the school year.
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Temple ISD proposes a $122 million bond to address growth and safety concerns
Temple Independent School District is asking voters to decide on two bond propositions this November totaling $122 million. Proposition A focuses on school safety with plans for additional officers and fencing, while Proposition B would add more classrooms to address growth.
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Boerne ISD calls for voter approval tax rate election in November
The Boerne Independent School District Board of Trustees has unanimously approved a Voter Approval Tax Rate Election (VATRE) set for November 4, 2025. The election will ask voters to consider a three-cent increase to the district’s Maintenance and Operations tax rate, potentially generating an estimated $4.8 million annually for the district.
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U.S. News ranks high schools in Texas. Here are the top Houston-area campuses.
High schools in Alief, Spring, Spring Branch, Katy and Houston ISDs, as well as a few charter districts, snagged spots as the best in the Houston region, according to rankings released Tuesday by U.S. News & World Report.
Despite the strong suburban showing of high-performing high schools, Houston ISD claimed the region's top six spots. Two high schools in the district were also among the top 10 high schools in the state and the top 100 high schools in the U.S.
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Texas Funeral Commission chair texts Anti-Islam hate speech amid EPIC City battle
Earlier this year, Gov. Greg Abbott, Attorney General Ken Paxton and U.S. Sen. John Cornyn launched state and federal investigations into the East Plano Islamic Center's proposed EPIC City project meant to build about 1,000 homes and a mosque in the Dallas suburb of Josephine.
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