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| Lone Finalist | Lamesa ISD - Bonnie Avey, Superintendent,Seagraves ISD; Search by: Impact Education Specialists - Doug Williams, Kevin Worthy, Blake Cooper, Keith Bryant and Stan SurrattINFO |
| New Super | Plains ISD - Scott Mills, Principal,Quannah ISD; Search by: Leasor Crass, P.CINFO |
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How do I get my SuperSearch on TexasISD.com?A slate of new Texas laws go into effect December and January. Here’s what to watch.
Dozens of new Texas laws will take effect in December and January, bringing wide-ranging changes to the state’s education system, law enforcement, taxes and more. Over 800 laws from this year’s regular legislative session already took effect on Sept. 1, but more measures from that period as well as the second special session will soon activate. Some also had to wait for voters’ approval, such as more tax exemption for businesses’ inventory. Notably, the legislation behind the Texas GOP’s mid-decade push to redraw the congressional map and get five more seats for President Donald Trump is supposed to take effect on Dec. 4.
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Michael and Susan Dell donate $6.25 billion to fund ‘Trump Accounts’ for millions of American kids
Michael and Susan Dell on Tuesday announced that they are donating $6.25 billion to fund investment accounts for at least 25 million American children. The enormous pledge will go toward helping fund “Trump Accounts,” a new initiative that offers investment accounts for children. The “Trump Accounts” were established as part of President Donald Trump’s “One Big Beautiful Bill Act” and are set to launch in 2026.
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NWS flags fast-moving system that could drop snow on North Texas
A quick-hitting blast of winter may sweep into North Texas and the Panhandle late Wednesday into Thursday, bringing a sudden drop in temperatures and the potential for up to an inch of snow in a few spots, the National Weather Service in Amarillo warns.
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Kerr County was among dozens of Texas communities to turn down state flood money, saying it wasn’t enough
Texas earmarked $1.4 billion to help fund flood prevention projects. But after learning that so many communities turned down the money, two lawmakers who approved the program acknowledged it was flawed.
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Days before Texas’ “bathroom bill” becomes law, questions remain about how it will be enforced
On Thursday, a new state law will add another layer of anxiety to Simon Shepherd’s already busy life: he has to worry — even more so than usual — about going to the bathroom. It’s not an entirely new concern, said Shepherd, a transgender man living in North Texas. He had a similar issue in high school, he said, when school administrators asked that he use the girl’s restroom until they eventually allowed him to use the boy’s restroom amid legal pushback. But that was almost 8 years before Senate Bill 8, which is designed to prevent trans people like him from using certain state-owned facilities matching their identifying gender.
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Timpson ISD appoints new superintendent
Timpson ISD appointed its new superintendent Tuesday evening. Timpson ISD appointed Dr. Terry Everitt as its new superintendent at Tuesday’s school board meeting. Everitt was named the lone finalist at a board meeting in November. He will officially being his role at Timpson ISD at the start of the new semester in January.
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Austin ISD selling two school sites in bid to lower budget gap
The Austin school district must sell two school properties this year to keep its $19.7 million deficit from ballooning. If the old Brooke or Rosedale campus properties fail to sell, district officials may have to go back to the drawing board to explore other ways to save money just months after a painful decision to close 10 schools because of budgetary and enrollment strains.
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Austin ISD selling two school sites in bid to lower budget gap
The Austin school district must sell two school properties this year to keep its $19.7 million deficit from ballooning. If the old Brooke or Rosedale campus properties fail to sell, district officials may have to go back to the drawing board to explore other ways to save money just months after a painful decision to close 10 schools because of budgetary and enrollment strains.
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Fort Bend ISD prepares to release a proposal to close and rezone elementary schools
On Monday, Fort Bend ISD board members met. The majority of the meeting was focused on the districts long-term boundary plan. Earlier this year, the district announced its looking to make changes mainly due to declining enrollment -- a plan that the district says could close schools and rezone students.
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Videos show Waymo vehicles illegally passing Austin school buses 19 times this year
In November, on Austin’s South First Street, cameras caught a Waymo automated vehicle drive past an Austin Independent School District school bus’ flashing stop signs. At first, the driverless car stopped while a student crossed in front of it – but video shows the car accelerating forward before the student could cross the other lane of traffic or get out of the road. Just two days before, in north Austin, bus surveillance cameras also recorded a different Waymo illegally passing an AISD bus as students crossed the street.
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14-year-old Lewisville ISD student killed crossing the street
A freshman student in the Lewisville Independent School District died after being struck by a pickup truck on Tuesday afternoon.
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Former Harper ISD employee arrested in off campus recording incident involving minor
Harper ISD is notifying families after a former district employee was arrested in connection with an off-campus incident involving a minor. According to a statement from the district, Pedro DeLuna III, a former staff member, was arrested on Dec. 1, following allegations that he recorded invasive visual material of a 15-year-old girl. The alleged incident did not occur on school property and happened outside of school hours.
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Hundreds of Texas voters flagged as potential noncitizens may have already proven their citizenship
The Secretary of State’s Office didn’t initially check with the Department of Public Safety, which collects proof of citizenship from people who register to vote through them. County election officials investigating the eligibility of 2,724 Texas voters flagged as potential noncitizens have so far found that hundreds of the voters registered through the state Department of Public Safety, which requires proof of citizenship from anyone registering to vote while obtaining a driver’s license or state ID. DPS keeps copies of the proof of citizenship that registrants provide, such as birth certificates or passports. The agency also keeps copies of proof of lawful presence in the U.S., such as green cards, provided by immigrants.
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Katy ISD among school districts sued in new legal challenge of Texas Ten Commandments law
After receiving two favorable rulings from judges, a coalition of advocacy groups filed their third lawsuit Tuesday challenging a new state law that requires the Ten Commandments to be displayed in every public school classroom in Texas. The new case was brought against 16 Texas school districts, adding Katy, Clear Creek, Deer Park, Pearland and Magnolia ISDs to the litigation. Courts have already barred the displays in Conroe, Houston, Fort Bend and Cypress-Fairbanks ISDs. The latest filing comes in an ongoing effort from groups such as the ACLU, Americans United for Separation of Church and State, and the Freedom From Religion Foundation. They represent families across the state who say placing posters of the Ten Commandments violates their First Amendment protections. All three cases have been filed in San Antonio federal court in the Western District of Texas. Tuesday’s filing is the first class-action lawsuit the groups have brought in the Ten Commandments litigation. T
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Austin police say no foul play in Texas A&M student’s fatal fall as family seeks answers
Investigators say they don't suspect foul play in the death of Brianna Aguilera Austin authorities said Tuesday that an ongoing probe into the weekend falling death of Texas A&M student Brianna Aguilera continues to suggest the 19-year-old did not die by homicide, but also cautioned they have not reached any conclusions.
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Patrick Backs Trump’s Baby Investment Plan, Wants To Double It in Texas
Lt. Gov. Dan Patrick says Texas should create its own version of President Donald Trump’s new child investment accounts, announcing that the state should provide every Texas newborn with an additional $1,000 in publicly funded, long-term savings beginning in 2027. The initiative mirrors and expands upon the federal Trump Accounts program created under the One Big Beautiful Bill Act of 2025, which seeds every American newborn’s account with $1,000 that cannot be accessed until adulthood and grows through investment in a broad U.S. stock-market index. The accounts are intended to accumulate wealth from birth and teach families and children long-term financial planning.
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A list of mass killings in the United States this year
The latest mass killing in the United States occurred Saturday when three children ages 8, 9 and 14, and an adult were killed in a shooting at a child’s birthday party in California
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7 hoax bomb threats have targeted Walmart, H-E-B and Kroger stores in the Houston area. What we know
More businesses south of Houston received bomb threats Monday night as law enforcement officials investigate a slew of hoax threats that began this weekend. At least seven businesses in Galveston County have been targeted by threats made by phone since Saturday — three of which happened Monday night. Jose Ortega, a spokesperson with the League City Police Department, confirmed two threats were made at local Walmart supermarkets Monday night, bringing the city's total number to five. Around 6:55 p.m., a bomb threat was made targeting Walmart off FM 646, and a few minutes later, another threat was made to Walmart off 2625 West Main Street, Ortega said. Both businesses were evacuated and officers determined that these threats were hoaxes.
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27 birds dead as avian flu surges across Southeast Texas
Officials in Galveston County confirmed Monday several positive cases of avian influenza, or bird flu, across the area. In fact, the county said that 27 birds have died from influenza, known as H5N1, already during this outbreak. "Of the 27, six birds have been sent to the University of Texas Medical Branch (UTMB) for further diagnostic testing and confirmation," read a release issued Monday by the Galveston County Health District. The birds were found in Dickinson, Santa Fe and Texas City, according to the Health District's Amanda Wolff.
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Posted inElementary to High School A Republican homeschooling mom came to love her public schools. Now she’s fighting other conservatives she thinks will destroy them
KOOTENAI COUNTY, Idaho — Moms answer other moms, especially when it involves their children and schools. This story also appeared in Idaho Education News Yet here it was, Election Day in the parking lot of Lakeland High School in North Idaho and Suzanne Gallus — a hyperorganized Republican mom who once homeschooled her seven children and is now a public-school advocate and school board campaign operative — was staring at her phone. Stunned.
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Texas Rep. Gary VanDeaver, a private school voucher holdout, won’t seek reelection
Texas Rep. Gary VanDeaver, R-New Boston, announced on Monday that he would not seek reelection to a seventh term in the Texas House. “I am deeply grateful to the great people of HD1 for the trust you have shown in me,” VanDeaver said in his announcement, adding that he would serve out the rest of his term through January 2027. “While much of my work over the past decade has been with a focus on making Texas better, I have always tried to view that work through the lens of ensuring rural Texas, and especially our little corner here in Northeast Texas, is positioned for the brightest future possible.”
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Local charter school network accepts tougher TEA intervention to end probes
The Texas group’s board, meanwhile, accepted the resignation Monday of Brendan Miniter, the superintendent who had steered it on a more independent course that clashed with the Arizona leadership. It was unclear if his departure was connected to the state probe. The board’s president, Shannon Sedgwick Davis, thanked him for his contributions but neither she nor other board members mentioned the investigation.
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UNT is the first college in the state to get a naloxone vending machine
The University of North Texas is the first public college in Texas to get a free naloxone vending machine, and Regan Browne, director of the Recovery and Intervention Support and Education Center — called RISE — considers it a win. Browne is new to the director’s chair at RISE, and she was among locals who attended the unveiling of a naloxone vending machine at Rubber Gloves Rehearsal Studios, a storied Denton music venue, in June. A teen survived an overdose there in April because a quick-thinking patron knew the signs and administered naloxone, the generic form of the brand-name drug Narcan. Naloxone is a nasal spray that can reverse the effects of opioids, even a potentially lethal dose.
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Former Brownsville ISD teacher pleads guilty to having improper relationship with a student
A former Rivera Early College High School teacher pleaded guilty to a charge of improper relationship between educator and student, according to court records. Julio Ricardo Trujillo was arrested in May following an investigation by the Cameron County District Attorney's Office. He entered his guilty plea on Monday. As previously reported, an affidavit alleged Trujillo had intercourse with a 19-year-old female student at least three times.
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“Sharia Courts” Alarm Texas Governor
Texas Governor Greg Abbott has called for the District Attorneys and Sheriffs of Dallas and Collin Counties to investigate "Sharia Courts" in North Texas along with the Texas Attorney General and Texas Department of Public Safety in a letter he sent to all four agencies.
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A dangerous precedent’: Why ousted Alamo Trust CEO Kate Rogers isn’t going quietly Avatar photo by Andrea Drusch November 28, 2025
In the weeks since Kate Rogers was ousted from her role as CEO of the Alamo Trust, Inc., the GOP state leaders who called for her resignation say the half-billion dollar redevelopment plan she was overseeing is moving forward without a hitch.But Rogers isn’t going quietly after passages from her two-year-old doctoral dissertation were held up as evidence her personal politics were “incompatible” with the way state leaders want the eventual museum, visitors center and surrounding plaza to convey the site’s history. Last week, Rogers sued Lt. Gov. Dan Patrick, Land Commissioner Dawn Buckingham and members of the Alamo Trust’s board of directors, shedding new light on their efforts to influence such projects and asking that she be reinstated to her role.
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Convicted sex creep working as college professor in Michigan nabbed by ICE
It's sickening that a sex offender ... was given access to vulnerable students to potentially victimize them.' Aconvicted sex offender college professor whose criminal past made him "ineligible for legal status in the United States" has been arrested by ICE, according to a DHS press release published earlier this week. On November 12, ICE officers arrested Sumith Gunasekera of Sri Lanka in Detroit. According to the press release, he told officers that he was employed as an associate professor at Ferris State University in Big Rapids, Michigan, about 200 miles northwest of Detroit.
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Former Celina ISD coach hit with additional child sexual abuse charge, new lawsuit
Former Celina ISD coach hit with additional child sexual abuse charge, new lawsuit A former Celina ISD coach arrested three times on child sexual abuse charges is a facing a new charge — and now a third lawsuit from two more alleged victims. Court records show Caleb Elliot, 26, was charged Nov. 25 with sexual performance of a child, a second-degree felony. That same day, two families filed a new suit against Elliot claiming district officials dismissed a report made by a Celina ISD employee about Elliot's "inappropriate behavior." "Upon information and belief, at least one Celina ISD employee reported inappropriate behavior by Caleb Elliott toward children, was told the report was not true, and subsequently left the District," the lawsuit reads. Elliott, who taught and coached eighth grade football at Moore Middle School, was first arrested on Oct. 3 on suspicion of invasive visual recording, and was later arrested on another felony charge — possession of child pornography. He was arrested a third time earlier this month on suspicion of sexual performance of a child.
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Texas’ “bathroom bill” is about to go into effect. Here’s what it does.
Senate Bill 8, which takes effect on Thursday, places new restrictions on which restrooms transgender people can use in certain government-owned buildings and schools. Starting on Thursday, Texas will implement Senate Bill 8 — also known as the Texas Women’s Privacy Act, or more commonly known as a “bathroom bill” — aimed at restricting transgender people’s access to certain restrooms in the state. upporters of the law say it will create more secure private spaces, but opponents worry the law’s unclear guidance on how to enforce SB 8 will cause oversurveillance and public harassment. Here’s what you need to know about SB 8, what areas are affected and why the Legislature passed the new restrictions on restrooms in the state.
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Former Celina ISD coach hit with additional child sexual abuse charge, new lawsuit
A former Celina ISD coach arrested three times on child sexual abuse charges is a facing a new charge — and now a third lawsuit from two more alleged victims. Court records show Caleb Elliot, 26, was charged Nov. 25 with sexual performance of a child, a second-degree felony. That same day, two families filed a new suit against Elliot claiming district officials dismissed a report made by a Celina ISD employee about Elliot's "inappropriate behavior."
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San Diego ISD’s school facility collapses after nine months of construction
A multi-use facility under construction at San Diego High School collapsed Saturday, Nov. 29, after just nine months of construction, prompting concerns from neighbors and an investigation by the school district. Residents reported hearing a loud boom when the structure collapsed, and many took to social media to express their concerns. The facility was part of projects funded by the May 2024 bond election.
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How Texas’ law banning DEI, LGBTQ+ topics in K-12 schools could fare in court
A state law that bans DEI programs and discussion of LGBTQ+ identities in K-12 schools will go to court Dec. 10, teeing up what is expected to be a yearslong battle over free speech in public education. A coalition of Texas LGBTQ and teacher advocacy groups, students and a teacher are asking Trump-appointed Judge Charles Eskridge of the Southern District of Texas in Houston to halt all Texas public K-12 and charter school districts from enforcing parts of a state law that schools have leveraged to cut Gender and Sexualities Alliance (GSA) clubs and bar teachers from using gender-affirming pronouns.
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Killeen ISD recognized as CTE District of Distinction
Killeen ISD has earned a special recognition for its Career and Technical Education program, the district has announced. The district shared that it has once again been recognized as a Career and Technical Education (CTE) District of Distinction by the Career & Technical Association of Texas.
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Texas is turning its public schools into hyper-partisan battlegrounds
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