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How do I get my SuperSearch on TexasISD.com?HISD 2026 school closures: The Houston Chronicle’s complete coverage
In a sharp reversal, Houston ISD's state-appointed Superintendent Mike Miles has proposed plans to close 12 schools by the 2026-27 school year. The district plans to close eight campuses and relocate four others, citing lower-than-expected enrollment and aging facilities. Over the past decade, the HISD schools slated for closure and co-locations have seen enrollment drop by nearly half, leaving most operating far below their ideal capacity.
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Lumberton ISD bus driver released on $10K bond, faces felony DWI charge for allegedly transporting students while intoxicated
A Lumberton Independent School District bus driver arrested on a state jail felony charge after police say he was intoxicated while transporting students has been released on a $10,000 bond with strict monitoring conditions.
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Celina ISD to introduce new Athletic Director
Celina ISD announced the hiring of a new athletic director, Brent Whitson, after the previous leader retired when his son was arrested for sex crimes.
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3 more Central Texas school districts reject daily prayer time under new state law
On Monday night, three more Central Texas school districts voted against setting aside time for prayer each day. Boards of trustees in Manor ISD, Hays CISD and San Marcos CISD passed resolutions against dedicating time for prayer. Under a new state law, school boards are required to vote on the issue. It is the result of Senate Bill 11, passed by state lawmakers during the regular legislative session last year.
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College Station ISD lifts ‘Secure status’, threat deemed a hoax call
College Station ISD has lifted the Secure status at all campuses after law enforcement determined a reported threat was a hoax. Monday afternoon, all campuses were placed on secure status, meaning no one enters or leaves a building, but classes continue as normal, following a threat that prompted an extensive law enforcement response.
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New Home ISD to bus special needs students 30 miles after closing Life Skills classroom
New Home ISD’s board of trustees voted Feb. 9 to close the Life Skills classroom at New Home Elementary School, a decision that will require five special needs students to be bused approximately 30 miles to a classroom in O’Donnell beginning the 2026-2027 school year. Parents of students in the classroom say the move could undo years of progress their children have made and are planning to bring their concerns to the school board.
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Former Principal embraces mindset shift in Beaumont ISD takeover
The state’s takeover of the Beaumont Independent School District is moving forward, with potential members of a new Board of Managers getting their first in-depth look at what leadership under state control could require. About 60 applicants attended a two-day training session over the weekend led by the Texas Education Agency. The agency will appoint a Board of Managers to govern the district as part of the intervention process.
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Garrison ISD hires former state champion as athletic director, head football coach
Garrison ISD announced Monday night the hiring of Kerry Therwhanger as its new athletic director and head football coach. Therwhanger takes over for Brandon Alvarez, who left to join his father, Jack, at Center in January.
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Families frustrated by secrecy over Fort Worth ISD’s future leadership
Nearly 300 people want a seat on the Texas-appointed board replacing FWISD’s nine locally elected trustees, but none of their names are publicly known. The Fort Worth Report requested the list of applicants seeking to serve on the board of managers through Texas’ open records law. Agency officials declined to release it, requesting an opinion from the Texas attorney general’s office. That lack of transparency frustrates Fort Worth parents and residents as Texas Education Commissioner Mike Morath prepares to appoint the managers in the coming weeks. The appointees will govern the district during the state takeover intended to bring significant academic gains for students.
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Amazon’s Ring cuts ties with surveillance camera company used by ICE. Will schools?
Milo went missing. Yet it wasn’t the lost puppy that gave people the jitters — it was the promise behind the story: That a communitywide web of home security systems could transform a neighborhood into a “Search Party.” The Super Bowl commercial set off public backlash against two leading surveillance companies, Amazon, which owns Ring doorbell cameras, and Flock Safety, which makes license plate reader cameras. Within days, the e-commerce giant announced it was ditching a planned partnership with Atlanta-based Flock.
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Houston school deadlines: Transfers, vouchers and key dates
Keep up-to-date on important public and private school deadlines with our frequently-updated calendar of events. School choice options are expanding, including charters, magnets programs and other alternatives within traditional public school systems. Many districts allow families to apply outside their assigned school zones, with application windows typically opening in early January and closing in March or April.
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Dan Patrick urges health department to deny Camp Mystic a license
Lt. Gov. Dan Patrick is urging Texas’ health department to deny a license to Camp Mystic, where more than two dozen children and two young adults were killed in the July 4 flash flood last summer. It comes after the parents of nine victims filed a federal lawsuit earlier Monday against the Texas Department of State Health Services, accusing that state agency of wrongfully licensing the camp two days before the disaster even though the camp lacked an evacuation plan.
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The Science Behind Why Bridges And Overpasses Freeze Before Roads In Winter
We have all seen the signs: “BRIDGE FREEZES BEFORE ROADWAY.” Well, it's true, and I'm here to break down why it does just that. Understanding the science behind this phenomenon can help you to not get caught off guard if your drive takes you over bridges, overpasses or elevated roads.
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UT’s restructuring makes Texas less inclusive and more divided
In South Texas public schools, I learned about Robert E. Lee and George Washington and the histories of the United States and Texas. Yet not a single lesson addressed Mexican American history — our Indigenous and African roots or the men and women who shaped this country. It was as if only Anglos made history.
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Austin spent $54M turning hotels into housing for the homeless. Here’s the breakdown
Austin leaders faced backlash when they bought six hotels for homeless services. Here’s what those properties became — and how much housing and shelter they now provide. From 2020 to 2022, Austin leaders faced strong public backlash over plans to purchase and convert six hotels and motels into homeless shelters and transitional housing. Opponents argued that businesses and homeowners were concerned about crime and safety, threatening legal action to stop the hotel conversion effort, while city leaders insisted that the hotels would provide more permanent supportive housing.
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Not all paths to college and career readiness pay off equally for Texas students, study finds
Students who took English and math college prep courses were less likely to complete college than their peers who were not considered college ready at all. As Texas pushes more high schoolers to get ready for college and the workforce, new research suggests that some of the ways schools count students as ready don’t equally set them up for success after graduation. The state rewards Texas school districts for preparing students for life after graduation, tying college and career readiness to more school funding and a higher school performance rating. The Texas Education Agency has been increasingly strict on districts about college readiness. In the 2022-23 school year, state education officials raised the benchmark for schools to qualify for an A grade in the category of college and career readiness: Schools needed to get 88% of graduates ready for life after high school, up from 60% in prior years.
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Map of Austin ISD 26-27 attendance boundaries and schools
Use our map to search for schools or special programs near you. School boundaries have changed for the 2026-27 school year.
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U.S. Rep. Tony Gonzales says he won’t resign despite explicit texts with staffer
A growing number of House Republicans have called for Gonzales’ ouster — though he has yet to explicitly lose the support of any members who endorsed him.
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Bexar County voter turnout is soaring this primary election. Here’s why the campaigns are sweating.
Five days into early voting for the March 3 primary, Bexar County voter turnout is higher than expected, Democrats are vastly outvoting Republicans and people who’ve never participated in a primary are turning out to help choose their party’s nominees. The last midterm election was in 2022, where Republicans voiced their displeasure with then-newly elected Joe Biden’s presidency. Don’t miss San Antonio Report’s essential politics coverage. ��️
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Attorney General Investigating Rep. Stan Kitzman Over Drainage District Role
The Texas constitution generally prevents lawmakers from holding other paid public offices. The Texas Attorney General’s Office is investigating State Rep. Stan Kitzman over questions surrounding his paid work for a local governmental entity while serving in the Legislature. The inquiry follows a report by Texans for Fiscal Responsibility, which raised concerns about Kitzman’s role with the Brookshire-Katy Drainage District. According to documents highlighted in that report, Kitzman—through a private firm—has been performing administrative and management services for the district under an agreement reportedly worth more than $11,000 per month. The responsibilities listed in the contract include overseeing district operations, supervising employees, preparing budgets, and recommending tax rates.
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How Pasadena ISD’s purchasing team just hit a 10-year milestone
Greetings Pasadena! We're your go-to source for what's happening in town. In today's newsletter: How Pasadena ISD's purchasing team just hit a 10-year milestone Have a Pasadena warrant? See how to clear it without arrest. Which Pasadena ISD teacher will you send on a restorative retreat?
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The border wall is closing in on Big Bend, sparking opposition by locals
Residents and elected officials are speaking out against a proposed border barrier through Texas’ biggest state park and one of the jewels of the national park system. REDFORD — Plans for a border wall through the Big Bend region of West Texas are raising alarms among residents and elected officials. U.S. Customs and Border Protection intends to build border barriers throughout this remote region of Texas that encompasses ranchland, small towns and a cherished state and national park.
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Pearland ISD Theater Teacher ‘On Leave’ Over Alleged Misconduct
The Pearland High School teacher is under police investigation for alleged inappropriate behavior with a student. Police are investigating the allegations. “The Pearland Police Department is aware of the recent allegations involving a teacher at Pearland High School,” the department stated in a news release. “We are currently conducting an investigation to determine whether a criminal offense has occurred. At this stage of the investigation, no charges have been filed.”
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Mexican National Sentenced to Federal Prison for Illegal Reentry
Evidence presented in court also showed that Hernandez was convicted in 2024 of sexual assault. An illegal alien previously convicted of sexual assault has been sentenced to federal prison for illegally reentering the United States after being deported, the U.S. Attorney’s Office of the Northern District of Texas announced. Cesar Carapia-Hernandez, 42, pleaded guilty in September 2025 to federal charges of illegally entering the U.S. He was found in December 2023 after having already been deported back to Mexico in 2022. Carapia-Hernandez was indicted by the Northern District of Texas in 2024. According to court filings, Hernandez agreed that he was not a citizen of the U.S. at the time alleged in the indictment, had been removed back to Mexico, was found back in the country, and did not receive the consent of the U.S. Attorney General or the Secretary of the Department of Homeland Security to reapply for admittance, which is a violation of federal code.
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Dallas Judge Declares Mistrial in Tren de Aragua Capital Murder Case
Dallas Judge Ernest White has declared a mistrial in the county’s first capital murder case linked to the Venezuelan street gang Tren de Aragua. After three rounds of deliberation, jurors remained deadlocked. Carlos Zambrano Bolivar—25 years old at the time of the incident—was charged with capital murder and two counts of aggravated kidnapping in connection with the August 2024 murder of 33-year-old Nilzuly Arneaud Petit, a fellow gang member. Bolivar is one of four accused suspects. All four suspects were reportedly in the country illegally. Each had been taken into custody after crossing the border and were released with court dates under the Biden administration, according to DHS sources.
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Republican AG Candidates Pressed on Closing Texas GOP Primaries
Candidates Middleton and Reitz differentiate themselves in the field of four. Republican candidates for Texas attorney general were asked in a recent debate whether the state GOP should be allowed to close its primaries to all but affiliated Republicans and what role the attorney general should play in the process. U.S. Rep. Chip Roy gave the briefest remarks of the bunch, saying that the primaries should be closed and that the attorney general should enforce the law.
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Paxton Sues Shein for Poisoning Consumers, Exposing Texans’ Data to the CCP
Shein is the fifth China-connected company that Texas has sued this week .Attorney General Ken Paxton is escalating his campaign against Chinese Communist Party-linked corporations, filing his fifth anti-CCP lawsuit in four days—this time targeting global fast-fashion giant Shein for allegedly poisoning consumers and compromising their data privacy.
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How pasadena ISD ‘s purchasing team
The Itasca Independent School District in Hill County is warning families after a former high school student was arrested for creating AI‑generated pornography using photos of teachers and students, according to district officials. The district says the former student took photos of students and staff on Itasca ISD campuses and in neighboring districts, then used an artificial‑intelligence platform to alter them into nude and sexually explicit images digitally.
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This Texas school board removed a book ban. But some say the harm of censorship cannot be easily undone.
Nearly two years after Cypress-Fairbanks ISD trustees voted to remove 13 chapters from several career and science textbooks, a newly elected board has reinstated the materials. The initial ban triggered community outrage and protests, an influx of campaign donations ahead of board elections, and ultimately the defeat of conservative trustees at the ballot box last November.
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Judson ISD board narrows down elementary school closure list
Dozens of parents, teachers, administrators and children urged Judson Independent School District trustees Saturday not to close their school. Liam Freeman, a fifth-grader at Rolling Meadows Elementary School, said the 15-year-old campus “has helped shaped who we are.”
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Judge pauses SB 12: What changes for Houston ISD and Katy ISD
A federal judge temporarily banned Houston Independent School District (HISD), Katy Independent School District (Katy ISD), and Plano Independent School District (PISD) from enforcing sections 3,7,24, and 27 of Senate Bill 12 (SB 12).
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Waco ISD teacher assaulted student who broke a pencil: affidavit
A Kindergarten teacher at J.H. Hines Elementary School was arrested Thursday after school police say she twisted the arm of a 5-year-old student behind his back and put her knee in his back after the boy broke a pencil.
Waco Independent School District police arrested Pamela Mitchell, 64, on an injury to a child count, a third-degree felony punishable up to 10 years in prison.
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Community members pack meeting as Judson ISD weighs closing 3 elementary schools
Community members across the Judson Independent School District packed the boardroom Saturday morning as the district weighed the decision on which elementary school faces a possible closure next school year.
School board leaders are expected to close three elementary schools as part of a plan to close four campuses across Judson ISD to help reduce a $37 million deficit.
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Austin ISD is closing 10 schools this fall. Here’s what those communities will lose
This fall, the Austin Independent School District will close 10 campuses as it tries to cut a $65 million deficit after 15 years of declining enrment. Get Digital Access and Stay Informed. For decades, these campuses anchored neighborhoods, shaped families and kept traditions alive as new students grew and learned.
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Potential 2026 bond could fund next phase of Leander High School modernization
Leander ISD board trustees discussed the possibility of a 2026 bond Feb. 19 that could fund the next phase of modernization projects at Leander High School. The discussion provided context for LISD's Citizens' Facility Advisory Committee, which would develop the bond proposal, Chief Operations Officer Jeremy Trimble said. According to Trimble, the standard modernization cycle of a facility is 20 years, but given current circumstances, that cycle is about 25 years. Ten facilities opened in LISD between 2000 and 2005, with another nine facilities opening in the five years after that. "Twenty-five years later, all of these facilities are entering that modernization window simultaneously," Trimble said. "So we have a bubble working through our system, and eventually it could burst if we do not address some of these needs."
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TexasISD.com was the brainchild of Joe F. Smith. Joe retired early from a successful career as Superintendent of Schools for Hudson ISD, deep in the Piney Woods of East Texas. Due to a long battle with Post-Polio Syndrome the doctor made him hang it up and rest for six months. Never being the kind of person to sit still and also not being the person to listen to his doctor, Joe logged lengthy sessions in front of his PC researching school issues, reading papers and corresponding with his friends and colleagues in the education business.
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