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How do I get my SuperSearch on TexasISD.com?Hawkins ISD Superintendent retires following DWI arrest, interim appointed
HAWKINS, Texas (KETK) – The Hawkins ISD Board of Trustees accepted Superintendent Susan Morton’s retirement on Monday following her recent arrest for driving while intoxicated. Hawkins ISD superintendent arrested for driving while intoxicated Morton was arrested after a minor accident in La Marque, Texas on Aug. 23. by the La Marque Police Department. Morton was then booked into the Galveston County Jail for charges of driving while intoxicated and collision involving damage to a vehicle less than $200.
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Hawkins ISD superintendent arrested for driving while intoxicated
Hawkins ISD Superintendent Susan Morton was arrested for driving while intoxicated in La Marque, Texas on Aug. 23. Susan Morton. Photo courtesy of the Galveston County Jail. Morton was arrested by the La Marque Police Department after a “minor accident” which happened in the 2400 block of Gulf Freeway at around 7:49 p.m. in La Marque. According to a La Marque PD arrest report, there were three vehicles involved in the crash: a 2005 Ford Explorer, a 2018 Kia Forte and Morton’s 2023 Ford F-150. According to a crash report from the Texas Department of Transportation, Morton’s F-150 failed to control its speed coming into a traffic signal on the Gulf Freeway service road and Lake Road. The F-150 reportedly hit the back of the Kia, which then hit the back of the Ford Explorer stopped in front of it at the signal. Crash diagram courtesy of TxDOT. The TxDOT crash report said that Morton fled the crash scene and was later found and arrested on Duroux Road. Morton was then booked into the Galveston County Jail for charges of driving while intoxicated and collision involving damage to a vehicle less than $200. Hawkins ISD Board President Blake Warren released the following statement when asked about Morton’s arrest: “Due to state confidentiality laws, Hawkins ISD cannot comment on this personnel matter or release any information at this time.” Morton was still listed as Superintendent of Schools on Hawkins ISD’s website, as of Friday afternoon. According to TxDOT, no injuries were reported at the time of the crash.
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Preventive Law: You’ve Been Served… Or Have You? Avoiding the Pitfalls Associated with Subpoenas
For anyone working in public schools, the category of “things I didn’t sign up for” seems to be expanding rapidly. It is increasingly routine, for example, to receive a subpoena for either testimony or documents in conjunction with your work as an educator. While no one would recommend that you ignore a subpoena, there are rules that must be followed by anyone seeking to issue and serve a subpoena. School staff are often unaware of these rules and can inadvertently make it easier to be subpoenaed, which can create a distraction from school-related duties and place school staff in the middle of legal disputes having nothing to do with them. More problematic is how frequently districts are asked to produce student or employee records via subpoena. If the subpoena is not properly served under the Texas Rules of Civil Procedure, this can impact a district’s ability to lawfully produce otherwise protected records.
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Hawkins ISD Superintendent retires following DWI arrest, interim appointed
HAWKINS, Texas (KETK) – The Hawkins ISD Board of Trustees accepted Superintendent Susan Morton’s retirement on Monday following her recent arrest for driving while intoxicated. Hawkins ISD superintendent arrested for driving while intoxicated Morton was arrested after a minor accident in La Marque, Texas on Aug. 23. by the La Marque Police Department. Morton was then booked into the Galveston County Jail for charges of driving while intoxicated and collision involving damage to a vehicle less than $200.
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Texas schools are hiring more teachers without traditional training. They hope the state will pay to prepare them.
More than a third of newly hired teachers in Texas lack certification, as more and more public school districts turn to uncertified educators amid a statewide teacher shortage, a Hearst analysis of Texas Education Agency data showed. “I think everybody who’s concerned about their own family’s education should be really worried about this, because the quality control has just completely collapsed for the state of Texas,” said Michael Marder, a physics professor at the University of Texas at Austin and executive director of UTEACH, which prepares STEM public school teachers. RELATED: Houston ISD records show more than 2,000 teachers do not have certification for 2024-25 year
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Kemp ISD closed September 11th because of threat
Kemp ISD in Kaufman County is closed today as police investigate a threat made to several Texas school districts, according to the Kemp ISD superintendent.
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Texas needs 306,000 more homes to meet demand, experts say
Texas needs about 306,000 more homes to meet demand, research shows. The details: Texas’ population growth has outpaced homebuilding since 2020, according to the state comptroller’s office, resulting in a widespread housing shortage. Home prices shot up during the height of the COVID-19 pandemic, as remote work policies allowed more people to move to Texas. Texas’ population growth has outpaced homebuilding since 2020, according to the state comptroller’s office, resulting in a widespread housing shortage. Up For Growth, a national housing policy organization, reported that Texas needs about 306,000 more homes to meet demand. High home prices, steep mortgage rates and limited supply are driving some potential homebuyers out of the market, said Clare Knapp, a housing economist for the Austin Board of Realtors. Texas also had the sixth-highest property tax rate—1.68%—in 2021, according to research from the Tax Foundation.
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September 11 Educational Resources
On America’s darkest day, September 11, 2001, innocent civilians were targeted and a total of 2,977 people were killed in what became the worst terrorist attack to ever take place on American soil. Among the fatalities that day were 406 first responders, made up of 343 members of the New York City Fire Department, 23 members of the New York City Police Department, 37 members of the New York and New Jersey Port Authority Police Department and 3 members of the New York State Office of Court Administration. There was a catastrophic loss of life that day, and many more lives have been lost since. More than 100,000 people continue to suffer today from 9/11-related illnesses. Americans were driven to enlist in our military ranks to fight terrorism after September 11, 2001, and over 7,000 U.S. military members have died in the line of duty fighting the War on Terror. The following materials are educational 9/11 resources that are verified by the Tunnel to Towers Foundation, created from the tragedy of 9/11. Tunnel to Towers helps America keep its promise to NEVER FORGET the 2,977 people who gave their lives for us, including the brave first responders, those who continue to suffer with 9/11-related illnesses, those who made the ultimate sacrifice serving our communities and our country – and all who continue to.
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Dan Patrick asks Senate to consider bills to unmask protesters, change runoff elections
The new list includes many right-wing priorities, and would escalate Republicans’ wars against diversity, equity and inclusion programs and review laws to keep noncitizens off voter rolls. Lt. Gov. Dan Patrick wants the Texas Senate to reexamine how the state conducts runoff elections and recommend new laws aimed at stopping protesters from covering their faces when the Legislature meets next year. On Tuesday, Patrick — who oversees the Senate and has serious power over what bills it passes — released a second round of directives for Senate committees, building on a list of 57 items from earlier this year that focused on, among other things, housing costs, school vouchers, property tax relief and strengthening the power grid.The new list includes a number of right-wing priorities, and would escalate Republicans’ wars against diversity, equity and inclusion programs. Last year, Texas lawmakers banned such programs at public universities — prompting layoffs and protests at some schools. Now, Patrick wants lawmakers to “examine programs and certificates” at higher education institutions that still have DEI policies, and then “expose” them as “damaging and not aligned with state workforce demands.” He then wants lawmakers to recommend “any needed reforms to ensure universities are appropriately educating students to meet workforce needs.”
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Rochelle, Brady ISD close amid alleged threat
Multiple school districts in McCulloch County closed on Sept. 9 after Rochelle ISD was informed over the weekend that a school had been threatened through a national crisis hotline. In a public statement issued on Sept. 8, Rochelle ISD stated that the McCulloch County Sheriff’s Office called the district at approximately 11:30 p.m. on Sept. 7 to inform it that an individual had made a phone call to a national crisis hotline and claimed they were in a crisis. During the call, the person “made a threat directed to a school and identified that they attended Rochelle High.”
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Middle school student arrested after making school shooting threat online, Cleveland ISD says
A Cleveland ISD student has been arrested and expelled for reportedly posting a school shooting threat on social media. The district said it was made aware of a school shooting threat made to Cleveland Middle School on Monday morning. Investigators quickly determined that a Cleveland Middle School student made the threat, and law enforcement arrested the student.
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Arlington ISD employee accused of tying up students, taping their mouths faces no charges
Arlington police have confirmed that no criminal charges will be filed after an employee at Goodman Elementary School was accused of tying students up with strings and putting tape over their mouths. The Arlington Independent School District said that on Friday, Sept. 6, it learned of the allegations and "immediately began an investigation and placed the employee on administrative leave."
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Atlanta, Texas, ISD threatened with lawsuit over former teacher convicted of misconduct with students
When, last month, former teacher and coach Taureaus Alvaro Maxwell was sentenced to prison for sexual misconduct with three students, it was not the end of the matter for Atlanta ISD.
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Gonzales ISD mum on administrator at center of election violation investigation
A longtime administrator with the Gonzales Independent School District is accused of using district resources to print flyers for a school board candidate, state records obtained by KSAT Investigates show. The actions of Wanda Fryer were probed by the Texas Attorney General’s Law Enforcement Division beginning in April, at the request of the Gonzales ISD Police Department, records confirm.
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Middle school student arrested after making school shooting threat online, Cleveland ISD says
A Cleveland ISD student has been arrested and expelled for reportedly posting a school shooting threat on social media. The district said it was made aware of a school shooting threat made to Cleveland Middle School on Monday morning. Investigators quickly determined that a Cleveland Middle School student made the threat, and law enforcement arrested the student.
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Rochelle, Brady ISD close amid alleged threat
Multiple school districts in McCulloch County closed on Sept. 9 after Rochelle ISD was informed over the weekend that a school had been threatened through a national crisis hotline. In a public statement issued on Sept. 8, Rochelle ISD stated that the McCulloch County Sheriff’s Office called the district at approximately 11:30 p.m. on Sept. 7 to inform it that an individual had made a phone call to a national crisis hotline and claimed they were in a crisis. During the call, the person “made a threat directed to a school and identified that they attended Rochelle High.”
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Is Texas is running out of water? Texas Agriculture Commissioner Sid Miller shares warning
Texas Department of Agriculture Commissioner Sid Miller told WFAA on "Inside Texas Politics" that the state is running out of water and lawmakers need to react soon.
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Legislators, private schools look to school choice in 2025
The lottery allocates just over $2 billion annually to Texas schools, which covers about five days of a typical 180-day school year. This is a decrease from over 10 days' worth of funding more than 25 years ago, when the state lottery began operating at full capacity.
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Legislators, private schools look to school choice in 2025
Proposals to create education savings accounts for Texas students to attend private schools failed to pass the Texas Legislature in 2023, but legislators from The Woodlands area said the topic will return in the 2025 session.
“Several key proposals didn’t pass last session, and I am already working on new legislation for the 2025 session,” Sen. Brandon Creighton, R-Conroe, said in an Aug. 5 email. Creighton is chair of the Senate Committee on Education. He said in 2025 he would again advance his Texas Parental Bill of Rights and Texas Teacher Bill of Rights, which include provisions for education savings accounts for parents as well as raises and bonuses for teachers.
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Will Francine be anything like Hurricane Beryl? Hurricane Hal weighs in.Tropical Storm Francine to become Category 2 hurricane by landfall
New forecasts for the system show intensifying power and Tropical Storm Watches for the Upper Texas coast.
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SBISD Police Substation to open in former Spring Shadows Elementary
With safety and security as our very highest priority, we are pleased to share that the former Spring Shadows Elementary facility will house a Spring Branch ISD Police Substation, beginning this fall. With the main SBISD Police Station located on the east side of the district, and a substation operating out of the Westchester Academy for International Studies facility to the west, this location will enable the SBISD Police to add a substation in the north central part of the district.
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Should Texas elementary students learn biblical stories in schools? SBOE to hear public
A debate brewing all summer is expected to come to a head this week at a State Board of Education meeting when members will discuss the state-developed curriculum whose elementary grade lessons have come under fire because of the biblical stories mixed in the materials. The reading curriculum has drawn criticism from parents and interest groups who say the content gives too much weight to Christianity over other faiths and handles the Christian faith in a preferential way. Texas Education Agency officials, on the other hand, have insisted that the materials offer students a balanced context of the cultures they’ll encounter in the world.
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Breaking down Travis County’s proposed tax hike targeting child care costs
After an outpouring of support from local child care advocates, Travis County commissioners approved a measure Aug. 13 to ask voters for a tax increase on the November ballot. What's happening: Property owners across the metro are being asked to support lowering annual child care costs. Currently, the cost for one child to attend daycare in Travis County is comparable with a year of tuition at The University of Texas at Austin, officials said. If approved by voters, the increase would raise an additional $77 million annually—an estimated $288 total tax increase to the average homeowner—to fund a multipronged approach aimed at reducing the burden of child care costs for the community’s most vulnerable populations.
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Police presence increased at Dayton ISD campus following social media threat of a potential shooting
Harris County Precinct 3 deputies are investigating a threat made on social media regarding a school in Dayton ISD, district officials confirmed on social media Sunday night. Dayton ISD officials said they had been informed about an alleged threat of a potential shooting at Woodrow Wilson Junior High School. The school is located on Highway 146 just south of Highway 90 in Dayton.
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Laredo ISD holds press conference on school security
Laredo ISD officials are addressing the public on new security measures and arrests following social media threats against Cigarroa High and Middle Schools. The press conference on Monday, September 9, at 11 a.m. at the LISD Performing Arts Center will provide updates from the LISD Police Department and the City of Laredo Police Department regarding security protocols implemented at Cigarroa High School and Cigarroa Middle School.
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Coppell ISD considers closing 3 schools due to budget issues
Another North Texas school district is considering closing campuses due to budget challenges and declining enrollment. Coppell ISD, located in the northwest corner of Dallas County, has several options on the table.
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Former NFL star, Fort Bend ISD high school coach Allen Aldridge dies at 52
Allen Aldridge, former Broncos and Lions linebacker, has died at the age of 52, according to NBC Sports. Aldridge, also known as Coach Aldridge at George Bush High School, was described as a “gentle giant from a family with deep roots in the NFL and the Houston sports community,” according to Fort Bend Independent School District.
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School population pothole, district deficit not covered by Richardson ISD “Project RightSize”
Steven and Pamela Hughes, active PTA members, are facing new challenges this year as their sons, Dillon and AJ, attend different elementary schools due to Richardson Independent School District's Project RightSize. "It's now PTAs—multiple," Pamela Hughes said. "It's a lot of scheduling changes."
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Southside ISD provides update on San Antonio school bus crash
In an email sent to MySA, a district spokesperson with Southside ISD said no students were injured in the bus crash. The crash happened around 7:50 a.m. The spokesperson also notes that four high school students were on board but were taken to school after the crash was cleared within minutes.
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Midland ISD investigates social media threat to schools in 432 area
Midland ISD and local law enforcement became aware of a social media post circulating Monday morning that warned of a broad threat to schools within the 432 area. While no specific threat was made to the MISD campus or district, MISD reacted to the social media post referencing another social media post that mentioned a threat to schools.
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Police detain juvenile after social media threats made against Pine Tree ISD
Longview police have detained a juvenile accused of making threats against a school on social media. Officers became aware of threats against a Pine Tree ISD campus just after 7 p.m. on Friday, according to a release from the Longview Police Department. Police said they immediately began investigating, found a juvenile allegedly connected with the posts, and detained them without incident. The individual was taken to the Gregg County Juvenile Detention Center and has been charged with felony terroristic threat.
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Kilgore ISD approves deficit budget, lower tax rate
Kilgore ISD school board trustees voted at a recent meeting to approve a deficit budget and a lower tax rate for the upcoming school year.
Chief Financial Officer Trish Hall told board members and faculty in attendance the district’s projected budget revenue for 2024-2025 was calculated at $38,390,571 and projected expenditures at $39,910,900. This leaves the upcoming year’s budget with a projected budget deficit of $1,520,329. The district’s budget is comprised of three components: the general fund budget, nutrition services budget and the debt service fund budget.
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Texas parents gain new tools to control their teen’s social media use
A new law gives parents more power over a child’s actions on social media, but only if the parent knows about the account. Parents of Texas children under 18 can now monitor and restrict their child’s activity on digital platforms including Facebook and Instagram — but only if they know their child uses the service.Meta, the parent company of Facebook and Instagram, rolled out parental control features in Texas last week to comply with House Bill 18, the Securing Children Online Through Parental Empowerment Act, which went into effect Sept. 1. The Legislature passed it last year to restrict kids from seeing harmful material on the internet, such as content promoting self-harm or substance abuse, while also giving parents more power to regulate what their child does online.
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2 Central Texas teachers make list of finalists for 2025 Teacher of the Year
AUSTIN (KXAN) — The Texas Association of School Administrators, or TASA, on Wednesday released its list of finalists for the 2025 Teacher of the Year program, and two of them are from the Central Texas area.
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