Timeline: See HISD’s major school closures over the past 20 years as more campuses face shutdowns

When Houston ISD closed 12 campuses this school year, it marked the district’s largest mass school closure in at least two decades, records show. In total, the state’s largest school district has closed at least 60 campuses since 2005, including at least 15 HISD-affiliated charter campuses. Since the 2016-17 school year, HISD’s enrollment has hemorrhaged more than 47,000 students. But the board didn’t vote to close any traditional campuses en masse — until this year. HISD did not respond to a request for comment for this story. Like HISD, many Texas school districts, including Aldine, Spring and Fort Bend ISDs, approved major school closures this year amid budget challenges and declining enrollment. Texas reported its first statewide student enrollment decline in nearly four decades this school year, outside of the pandemic, according to analysis by Texas 2036.
Austin ISD’s bid to avoid state takeover rejected by Texas Education Agency

TEA officials on Thursday denied the district’s request to approve a partnership to run its three chronically failing schools that would have put a pause on the campuses' accountability rating. Austin ISD’s effort to stave off a possible state takeover suffered a major setback Thursday after the Texas Education Agency rejected the district’s plan to hand three struggling middle schools to an external nonprofit operator. In a letter sent Thursday to Superintendent Matias Segura, TEA officials said Texas Council for International Studies failed to demonstrate a record of turning around campuses with repeated failing accountability ratings and, in some cases, partnerships with the nonprofit had produced worse academic outcomes. District leaders applied for the partnership in March under the SB 1882 program, which can shield campuses from certain state sanctions when districts turn over operations to outside organizations.
Federal Judge Blocks Key Border Enforcement Law Provisions

The ruling blocks Texas DPS from enforcing a state law making illegal reentry a crime and allowing the state to issue “removal” orders against illegal aliens. A federal judge has once again blocked major portions of Texas’ border enforcement law Senate Bill 4, stopping the state from enforcing its new “reentry” crime and deportation process against noncitizens with prior removal histories—just as those provisions were set to take effect.
Preventive Law: The Texas Administrative Procedures Act

Ever wondered how the regulations that impact public schools are made? Regulations are created by Texas state agencies under the requirements of The Texas Administrative Procedure Act. These types of laws were adopted across the country, beginning in the 1940s, to ensure fairness while bringing efficiency and accuracy into the states’ administrative processes.
Long lines linger at Houston’s biggest airport as TSA agents miss work during partial government shutdown

The ongoing partial government shutdown has led to long security lines at airports across the country, but no airport has felt the effects as acutely as George Bush Intercontinental Airport in Houston. On Thursday, wait times at Bush, one of the nation’s busiest airports, reached four hours or more, with lines extending outside its terminals. Passenger volume at Bush is expected to get worse this weekend, driven by major events in Houston, including the NCAA Men’s basketball tournament. The lines are a result of many Transportation Security Administration officers — who aren’t getting paid during the shutdown — not coming to work. As airline passengers waited in long lines and congressional negotiators appeared far from a deal to fund the U.S. Department of Homeland Security, President Donald Trump late Thursday said on social media that he will sign an emergency order for the department, which oversees TSA, to immediately pay TSA officers. He did not elaborate where the money for the agency, unfunded by Congress for more than a month, would come from.

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Clarendon ISD coach accused of improper relationship with student

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A 24-year-old coach at Clarendon ISD is on leave after he was accused of having an improper relationship with a student, a news outlet reports. Izaiah Kelley faces a second-degree felony count of improper relationship between an educator and student, according to an article by the Clarendon Enterprise. Kelley surrendered to authorities on June 4 and was booked into custody on a charge of Improper Relationship Between an Educator and a student, a second-degree felony under Texas law. He appeared June 5 for an arraignment hearing before a Donley County justice of the peace.

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From first squeaks to success: How a Meridian band director built a thriving program

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Josh Barro has heard it all. The screech of 40 recorders. Dozens of third graders strumming ukuleles. The first notes out of a trumpet or clarinet. And, usually months later, the chatter of success and tears of joy when students make music. “From the first squeaks to actually being able to play songs, it was rewarding,” Barro said. Barro, 33, is the band director at Mountain View High School in Meridian, where he has nearly doubled marching band participation since he took over five years ago. His ensembles routinely win competitions, and Barro is gaining recognition. Last month, the West Ada district named him teacher of the year. National music publication SBO+ recently recognized him as a music teacher who makes a difference. Barro attributes the program’s success to students’ buy-in and creating a welcoming community. view article

Banks lay groundwork for mass workforce cuts as AI takes hold

June 0808:34 AM

In the hope he’ll land a job in finance, Andre Bonnick spends hours rehearsing what he’s going to say. He’s using key words from job listings, making eye contact — following advice he’s gotten from recruiters. view article

Texas county rescinds its data center moratorium after $100 million lawsuit from developer

June 0808:30 AM

Hill County, which appears to be the first Texas county to pass a moratorium, replaced it Thursday with a checklist of requirements for developers. view article

Federal Judge Lets Lawsuit Over Texas’ Lab-Grown Meat Ban Proceed

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Agriculture Commissioner Sid Miller called the ruling “an assault on Texas ranchers.”   view article

A San Antonio middle school is banking on the sports medicine industry

June 0807:30 AM

Northside Independent School District is launching a sports medicine magnet program at Stinson Middle School. The magnet is starting with an inaugural sixth grade class of about 100 students on Aug. 10 and is designed to give students an early look at sports medicine jobs such as physical therapists and athletic trainers. Hosting the magnet at Stinson was intentional, said Jeannette Rainey, the school’s magnet coordinator. The schools is less than a mile away from the Northside Sports Gym, the Dub Farris Athletic Complex and the NISD Natatorium. view article

Tropical Storm Amanda is the first of the Pacific hurricane season, meteorologists say

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Tropical Storm Amanda is the first of the Pacific hurricane season, meteorologists say MIAMI (AP) — Tropical Storm Amanda formed Wednesday in the Pacific Ocean, marking the first tropical cyclone of the season, the National Hurricane Center said. Amanda was located about 1,505 miles (2,420 kilometers) west-southwest of the southern tip of the Baja California peninsula of Mexico, according to the Miami-based weather center. With the center of the storm at sea, the cyclone posed no immediate threat to land. Amanda had maximum sustained winds of 40 mph (65 kph), meteorologists said. The storm was forecast to strengthen over the next couple of days and then weaken over the weekend. view article

Candidate Asks Texas Supreme Court To Declare Harris County Commissioner’s Seat Vacant, Order Special Election

June 0508:48 AM

Texas’ Supreme Court has been asked to consider compelling the Harris County Commissioners Court to declare a disputed commissioner’s seat vacant and order a special election to fill it. The case concerns an ongoing dispute over whether Harris County Precinct 2 Commissioner Adrian Garcia vacated his seat when he accepted an appointment to a second public office in 2023. Richard Vega—Garcia’s Republican challenger for the Precinct 2 seat in November—recently filed for mandamus relief, asking the Court to force Harris County’s hand since it has refused to declare the seat vacant and call a special election. He argues the county is required to do so under the law. Vega is hoping for the opportunity to take office early in order to vote on a county budget and tax rate in mid-September. He is asking the court to rule before July 6 to accommodate time for the required election. The Court has given Harris County until June 15 to respond. view article

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Low Voter Turnout Results in $1 Billion in Debt for Barbers Hill ISD  

June 0508:44 AM

The $95 million bond will be used for an athletic facility and stadium improvements.  Following low voter turnout in a Barbers Hill Independent School District bond election, the district is now more than $1 billion in debt. According to the Baytown Sun, only 1,807 of more than 38,000 registered voters participated in the May 2 election, which is a historical low. The bond proposition passed 1,110-582. Proposition A—the lone proposition on the ballot—authorized $95 million ($168,083,212.50 with interest) to be used to construct, acquire, and equip a new “athletic fieldhouse” and for stadium improvements. Bonds must be repaid with interest by local property taxpayers. That’s why Texas law requires each ballot proposition to state: “THIS IS A PROPERTY TAX INCREASE.” Posted documents reveal the district already had $836,160,286 in debt prior to the passage of Prop A, making the district’s debt service now over $1 billion. view article

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Wylie ISD Principal Arrested for Sexually Exploiting Student

June 0508:38 AM

Zachary Neu was an assistant principal at Wylie East High School, the campus under fire for allowing an “unauthorized” Islamic group to hand out religious materials. A now-former principal in the Wylie Independent School District was arrested for allegedly offering an underage student alcohol and lingerie in exchange for sex. Zachary Christian Neu, 32, was arrested June 4 and charged with compelling prostitution of a child under the age of 18, a first-degree felony. A statement from the Wylie Police Department referred to Neu as a “former” assistant principal at Wylie East High School. According to police, the investigation began following a report that Neu was communicating inappropriately with a recent 2026 Wylie East graduate. view article

Never-Before-Seen 1989 Tiananmen Square Massacre Photos

June 0508:38 AM

For decades, film rolls containing more than 2,000 photos documenting the 1989 Tiananmen Square democracy movement had been shut inside a metal box, never known to the world. These photos, taken by a Chinese state media photographer and having survived the ensuing political purge campaigns after the massacre, eventually made their way to the United States, and were recently entrusted to The Epoch Times. Now, The Epoch Times is making the photos public for the first time. view article

FBI, Other Agencies Warn Hackers Targeting Gas Stations

June 0508:38 AM

The advisory says that groups have targeted automatic tank gauge systems used by gas stations nationwide. The FBI, Department of Energy, and other federal agencies on Wednesday issued a warning that hackers are targeting systems that are used at gas stations across the country, noting that it has observed malicious activity impacting automatic monitoring systems for fuel and liquid storage. According to the notice, “recent malicious cyber activity” was observed by U.S. government officials involving “cyber threat actors compromising internet-exposed ATG (automatic tank gauge) systems.” view article

Spring Branch ISD Trustees Fire Teacher Charged With Child Porn Possession 

June 0508:34 AM

Chandler Price has taught middle school in Spring Branch ISD since 2023. view article

Colony Ridge Sues Alex Jones, Doc Pete Chambers in $10M Defamation Lawsuit

June 0508:00 AM

The lawsuit targets statements the men made about the controversial housing development north of Houston. view article

Austin ISD Cuts Budget To Reduce Staggering Deficit

June 0506:07 AM

District officials announced cuts affecting 558 positions. Austin Independent School District has released its recommended budget for the 2026-2027 school year, including cuts to reduce the $181 million deficit. The cuts will affect over 558 positions. Superintendent Matias Segura has guaranteed that teachers with state certifications will retain their jobs. However, non-certified teachers will move to different qualifying roles that the district is still working to find. Additionally, 112 qualified teachers will move to different districts, and Austin ISD will eliminate 228 department vacancies. Austin ISD will also close 11 schools, saving approximately $21 million. The district is also planning to increase the teacher-student ratio and reduce the amount of teacher planning periods. Educators have already started petitions claiming that the reduced amount of time will not allow them to serve their students effectively, especially when increasing the teacher-student ratio. view article

Samsung to Move US Headquarters to North Texas 

June 0505:45 AM

The company’s U.S. headquarters is currently in New Jersey. view article

Three Years Later, Lawmakers Question Cities’ Compliance With State Preemption Law

June 0505:08 AM

Committee members examined allegations that cities have failed to update local ordinances while discussing potential "Death Star 2.0" reforms ahead of the next legislative session. Texas lawmakers are examining whether local governments are complying with a state law designed to prevent cities and counties from regulating in areas already governed by state law—and whether stronger enforcement tools are needed to ensure compliance The Texas House Select Committee on Governmental Oversight held its first hearing Thursday to review implementation of the Texas Regulatory Consistency Act, a 2023 law that limits local regulations in broad areas of state law. Supporters say the measure helps businesses by ensuring consistent rules across Texas, while opponents argue it restricts local control. view article

Advocates ask court for chance to defend Texas Dream Act, in-state tuition for undocumented students

June 0504:36 AM

Sid Miller to join Democratic nominee for agriculture commissioner at data center forum

June 0504:29 AM

The Republican said he agreed to speak at the event prior to Clayton Tucker’s involvement because it was “the right thing to do.” Both are critics of data center construction in Texas. At least 248 data centers are currently planned to be built in Texas, almost half of which are set to be built in unincorporated areas, a Texas Tribune analysis found. The state currently has 335 existing data centers. view article

Democrat Gina Hinojosa launches first ad of Texas governor’s race, to be streamed during NBA Finals

June 0504:27 AM

The spot will stream throughout the Spurs-Knicks series on ESPN+, depicting Gov. Greg Abbott as a basketball-playing string puppet committing “turnover after turnover of our money to his donors.” view article

Texas now requires cities to do an audit before raising property taxes. Some small towns can’t afford it.

June 0504:23 AM

Trump’s ’26 Tsunami Warning

June 0504:15 AM

Republicans are grappling with a stunning Democratic upset: a swing of 30+ points away from the G.O.P. in a deeply conservative part of the state. While the race was local, political operatives are already gaming out the impact on the midterms, how it could scramble the fundraising race, and what it portends for the Hispanic vote in the age of ICE. view article

What to know about screwworm in Texas Updated: June 3, 2026, 8:40 p.m. Central

June 0503:51 AM

he first case of New World screwworm in 60 years has been confirmed in Zavala County, near the Mexican border. The flesh-eating fly poses a threat to the state’s $15 billion cattle industry. view article

First U.S. screwworm case confirmed in South Texas

June 0503:47 AM

Officials tested a sample from La Pryor in Zavala County at a lab in lowa, confirming the infestation, Secretary Brooke Rollins said. view article

Texas now requires cities to do an audit before raising property taxes. Some small towns can’t afford it.

June 0408:56 AM

More than 130 cities, most with fewer than 10,000 residents, were blocked from increasing their property tax revenue because they had broken the law. When Monte Walker took the reins as city manager of Howe, a town with a population of 3,686 some 50 miles north of Dallas, the city hadn’t audited its books for two years — even though state law says they must be done annually. The town had seen turnover in its management, and past officials hadn’t gotten those audits done before he took the job in 2023, Walker said. Some three years later, Howe is nearly caught up, Walker said. When Monte Walker took the reins as city manager of Howe, a town with a population of 3,686 some 50 miles north of Dallas, the city hadn’t audited its books for two years — even though state law says they must be done annually. The town had seen turnover in its management, and past officials hadn’t gotten those audits done before he took the job in 2023, Walker said. Some three years later, Howe is nearly caught up, Walker said. But last month, Howe got a letter from Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton: because the city’s behind on its audits, the attorney general had effectively frozen the city’s property tax rate for the foreseeable future. That’s owing to a new state law that forbids cities from raising property taxes if they’re not up-to-date on their financial audits — a law that appears to be falling disproportionately on smaller Texas towns as cities everywhere face tightening budgets. view article

Austin ISD police chief in hospital after suffering serious injuries in Thursday motorcycle crash

June 0408:45 AM

AUSTIN, Texas — Austin ISD's police chief was injured in a motorcycle crash Thursday night while escorting a district official. According to the Austin Police Department (APD), AISD Police Chief Wayne Sneed was escorting the official, who was in a vehicle, when he was hit by one of his officers on a motorcycle. The incident happened at around 8:30 p.m. in South Austin, though the exact location is unknown at this time. view article

Texas Dream Act goes to court over fight to restore in-state tuition for undocumented students

June 0408:42 AM

Advocates want a federal appeals court to allow them to fight for the Texas Dream Act. The law giving eligible undocumented students in-state tuition at colleges was blocked last year. Students, immigrant-rights advocates and Austin Community College are asking the 5th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals on Thursday to let them defend the Texas Dream Act that has helped thousands of undocumented students afford college. The law allowed certain students who attended and graduated from high school in Texas to pay in-state tuition, even if they lacked legal immigration status. The measure was blocked exactly one year ago after the Trump administration sued the state, and Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton agreed not to defend the law. Now, Students for Affordable Tuition, La Unión del Pueblo Entero, Austin Community College and student Oscar Silva want a chance to defend the law themselves. Paxton’s office and Justice Department lawyers say the case shouldn’t be reopened because the Texas law conflicts with federal immigration law. view article

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