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.
Northside ISD has nearly $200 million in 2022 bond project ‘on hold’

Nine school improvement projects totaling nearly $200 million from Northside Independent School District's 2022 bond issue are "on hold" with no indication of when the projects will be built. Just four years after its nearly $1 billion bond election, San Antonio's largest school district intends to seek voter approval in November on a bond package for security upgrades and other improvements. Northside's Building Committee got an update Wednesday on the $198.47 million in projects that were approved nearly four years ago but have not since been executed. Superintendent John Craft told a panel of trustees he wants to "be careful in not putting millions and millions of dollars into these facilities and then having to come back in a very short amount of time (and saying), 'Well, we really need more science labs.'
147 measles cases reported in Texas so far this year, most of them in federal detention centers

Local officials report that 108 of the cases originated in a contracted detention facility in Hudspeth County. The largest outbreak is in a single contracted federal detention facility in Hudspeth County, as of March 18, according to DSHS. Hudspeth County Judge Joanna MacKenzie told The Texas Tribune that the 108 cases are all at the West Texas Detention Facility, which is managed by LaSalle Corrections, a private company. The facility has previously housed immigrant detainees, though it’s not clear if it still does. It does not appear on U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement’s list of detention facilities. “Not having jurisdiction, my office is not involved in response,” MacKenzie added in a statement, “however I remain in communication with DSHS and LaSalle, as I regularly do.”
Why an East Texas rancher donated part of his water rights to the state

JEFFERSON COUNTY — Bob Sanders bumps along the dirt roads of his 1,100-acre ranch in a beat up burgundy Chevrolet Suburban, the engine roaring as his sprawling cattle operation, known locally for its wagyu beef, stretches around him. A shotgun rides in the passenger seat and battered binoculars sit on the dashboard. The sloping pasture where his rust-colored cows graze gives way to trees that flank a narrow ribbon of water. It doesn’t look like much, just a slow-moving channel threading through sweetgums and cypress, but this 2.6-mile stretch of the Big Cypress Bayou carries a lot of weight — it connects Lake O’ the Pines, the region’s main water supply, to Caddo Lake, the state’s only natural lake. Water feels abundant in the area. But even in this lush corner of the state, water is increasingly top of mind. For Sanders and many of his neighbors, the bayou represents something increasingly fragile in Texas: water that still belongs to the landscape it came from. The sloping pasture where his rust-colored cows graze gives way to trees that flank a narrow ribbon of water. It doesn’t look like much, just a slow-moving channel threading through sweetgums and cypress, but this 2.6-mile stretch of the Big Cypress Bayou carries a lot of weight — it connects Lake O’ the Pines, the region’s main water supply, to Caddo Lake, the state’s only natural lake. Water feels abundant in the area. But even in this lush corner of the state, water is increasingly top of mind. For Sanders and many of his neighbors, the bayou represents something increasingly fragile in Texas: water that still belongs to the landscape it came from.
Muslim parents, private schools sue Texas over exclusion of Islamic institutions in voucher program

The federal lawsuits argue Texas officials are engaging in religious discrimination by preventing Islamic private schools from accessing state voucher money. Four Muslim parents and three private schools have sued Texas leaders for excluding Islamic private schools from participating in the state’s private school voucher program. The two federal lawsuits ask the court to block the voucher program from discriminating on the basis of religion. The first suit, filed March 1 by a parent acting on behalf of two children who attend a Houston private school, names Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton, Acting Comptroller Kelly Hancock and Education Commissioner Mike Morath as defendants. A second suit filed March 11 by three parents and three schools names Hancock and Mary Katherine Stout, education savings account program manager, as defendants. Here’s what to know.

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Fort Bend ISD, Burton Elementary staff fired over alleged abuse of special needs students

May 0508:11 AM

The Fort Bend County Sheriff's Office and Fort Bend ISD officials confirmed Monday that multiple staff members at Burton Elementary School are no longer employed following an investigation into "valid allegations" of child abuse and injury. view article

Southwest ISD board incumbents hold onto their seats, despite challenges from familiar faces

May 0508:10 AM

Despite challenges from familiar faces, the makeup of the school board at Southwest Independent School District won’t see any shakeups this year. Incumbents James Gonzalez took 35.91% of the vote and Jose Diaz took 35.54%, finishing in the two two spots in a four-way race. view article

Cy-Fair ISD employee charged with felony after disabled student’s death

May 0506:24 AM

Donald Perkins, 50, has been charged with injury to a disabled person after allegedly pushing a 16-year-old autistic student who ended up choking moments later, according to court documents. A behavioral specialist at a Cy-Fair ISD campus has been criminally charged after allegedly pushing a disabled student who later died, according to court documents. view article

Two killed, three injured in shooting at Carrollton shopping mall

May 0505:00 AM

Police said the shooting was not a random act and that the suspect had been arrested. CARROLLTON — A man shot five people, killing two, in back-to-back shootings Tuesday at a shopping center and then an apartment building because he was angry over business dealings, police said. The first shooting happened just before 10 a.m. at a shopping center in a Koreatown neighborhood in a suburb north of Dallas, the Carrollton Police Department said. When police arrived, they found four adults who had been shot. While they were investigating, another shooting was reported at an apartment complex roughly 4 miles away, and responding officers found a dead man inside one of the apartments. view article

Voters Approve Billions in New Debt 

May 0505:00 AM

Dallas ISD has now set the record for the largest school bond passed by voters in Texas history. view article

Paxton Targets ‘Secret’ EPIC City MUD Meeting Held in Remote Field, Alleges Open Meetings Violations

May 0505:00 AM

Attorney General Ken Paxton has filed a lawsuit against a North Texas municipal utility district and its leadership, accusing them of secretly orchestrating an illegal takeover tied to the controversial East Plano Islamic Center’s EPIC City development. In a filing announced Monday, Paxton alleges that Double R Municipal Utility District No. 2A of Hunt and Collin Counties violated the Texas Open Meetings Act (TOMA) during a September 12, 2025 meeting in which a new board was installed and major actions were taken without proper public notice. view article

Supreme Court voting rights ruling set to reshape local power from statehouses to school boards

May 0505:00 AM

The U.S. Supreme Court’s new decision gutting a key provision of the federal Voting Rights Act clears the way for state officials to drastically reshape not only Congress but also state legislatures, county commissions, city councils and even local school boards. The ruling, released last week in a case called Louisiana v. Callais, dismantled some of the final guardrails protecting the electoral power of Black, Hispanic and other racial minority voters that had been enshrined in the Voting Rights Act, a landmark 1965 federal civil rights law that bars racial discrimination in voting access. view article

IHSD Faces Lawsuit Over Parental Rights And Gender Identity

May 0505:00 AM

The parents of a Bellaire High School student have filed a federal lawsuit against Houston ISD, alleging the district violated their parental and religious rights by referring to their daughter as a boy without their consent. view article

53,000 More Texas Students Awarded School Choice Funding Based on Income

May 0504:00 AM

More than 53,000 additional Texas students will receive school choice funding this week, as hundreds of thousands of families continue competing for limited spots in the program. Acting Comptroller Kelly Hancock announced Monday that the latest round of Texas Education Freedom Accounts (TEFA) awards will go to students in lower-income households, expanding the state’s first statewide school choice program in its inaugural year. The newly awarded students qualified under Tier 2, which includes families earning at or below 200 percent of the federal poverty level—roughly $66,000 annually for a family of four. view article

53,000 More Texas Students Awarded School Choice Funding Based on Income

May 0504:00 AM

Texas takeover of Lake Worth ISD begins quietly as appointed leaders set priorities

May 0406:02 AM

The Lake Worth ISD boardroom was quiet Wednesday night — no public comment, no speakers at the podium. In the audience, three elected trustees watched as the district’s new state-appointed board of managers took control and immediately made its priority clear. “This new governance team is committed to focusing unrelentingly on improving student outcomes,” new board President Tom Harris said. The special meeting marked the first gathering under the new board of managers and superintendent installed by Texas Education Commissioner Mike Morath, who shifted decision-making authority away from locally elected trustees after years of low academic performance. Managers focused on establishing the foundation for the work ahead, including electing board officers, suspending some policies and approving a short-term contract with Superintendent Ena Meyers. view article

Feds Bring Alleged Chinese Hacker to Houston Court

May 0405:17 AM

A Chinese contract hacker accused of helping Beijing steal American COVID‑19 research and run a massive Microsoft email hacking campaign has been extradited from Italy to Houston to face federal charges. Federal prosecutors say 34‑year‑old Chinese national Xu Zewei worked as a state‑sponsored “contract hacker” tied to China’s Ministry of State Security (MSS), the Communist regime’s powerful intelligence service. According to a nine‑count indictment unsealed in the Southern District of Texas, Xu allegedly led computer intrusions from February 2020 to June 2021 while working for Shanghai Powerock Network Co. Ltd., a company prosecutors describe as one of many “enabling” firms that hack on behalf of Beijing. view article

You won’t believe the crowds in College Station for the Savannah Bananas

May 0305:00 AM

100,000 strong showed out in Aggieland on Saturday night. view article

London ISD, Del Mar College partner on nursing pathway

May 0105:56 AM

Del Mar College and London High School are partnering on a pathway to lead high school graduates directly into the college's registered nursing program. The new "Viking Voyage to Nursing" initiative between Del Mar College and London Independent School District aims to address Texas' nursing shortage. “This partnership creates a clear and intentional pathway for students to move from high school into one of the most critical fields in our community,” Del Mar College President Mark Escamilla said in a news view article

Camp Mystic will not reopen this summer

May 0105:50 AM

Camp Mystic on Thursday said it has withdrawn its application for an operating license, a decision that means it will not reopen to campers this summer. The decision follows a grueling hearing earlier this week when Texas lawmakers pushed the family that runs the camp to consider if they were truly ready to reopen after 25 campers and two counselors died there during last year’s July 4 flood, along with the camp’s executive director Dick Eastland. Family members of the girls who died also spoke passionately to the camp directors in that hearing about their loss. “ No administrative process or summer season should move forward while families continue to grieve, while investigations continue and while so many Texans still carry the pain of last July’s tragedy,” the camp said in its statement. Camp Mystic had planned to welcome back more than 800 girls to a portion of its property that was away from the hardest-hit areas where people died. The camp said girls would be safe there and it wanted to continue its mission. view article

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East Texas voters to decide on major school, college bond proposals in upcoming May election

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Voters in East Texas face pivotal choices Saturday on bond proposals totaling hundreds of millions, impacting education and infrastructure view article

Texas takeover of Lake Worth ISD begins quietly as appointed leaders set priorities

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US Supreme Court Upholds Texas’ Congressional Map, Overturns Panel Ruling

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The lower court ruling had already been stayed, allowing the map to be in effect for 2026. view article

State-appointed Fort Worth ISD board approves school closure, job cuts

April 3008:28 AM

After hours of public comment, Fort Worth ISD's newly state-appointed board approved a plan to eliminate positions and close the district's only school dedicated to immigrant and refugee communities. Weeks after the Texas Education Agency (TEA) appointed a new superintendent and board of directors to lead Fort Worth ISD, the appointed leaders made one of their first highly consequential decisions impacting the direction of the district. The Tuesday board of directors meeting ended around 1 a.m. Wednesday, after parents and educators broadly spoke out against the plan during public comment. view article

Multiple staffers fired amid child abuse allegations at Fort Bend ISD’s Burton Elementary: Officials

April 3008:25 AM

An investigation into child abuse allegations at a Fort Bend ISD elementary school has expanded, according to an update from county officials. The Fort Bend County Sheriff's Office confirmed on Wednesday that more staff members at Burton Elementary School in Fresno had been fired amid the investigation, sending Eyewitness News the following statement: view article

TEA appoints 7-member board of managers, names Sandi Massey superintendent of Beaumont ISD

April 3008:25 AM

The Texas Education Agency appointed a seven-member Board of Managers and named a new superintendent Wednesday to lead the Beaumont Independent School District, marking a major step in the state's takeover of the district. Commissioner Mike Morath named Sandi Massey as the district's new superintendent. Massey, who previously served as Chief of Schools in Houston, brings more than three decades of experience across Texas public school systems, according to a news release from the TEA. She began work Wednesday under a 21-day interim contract, pending formal approval from the newly appointed Board of Managers. view article

A Houston ISD exec tapped for Beaumont schools superintendent during its second state takeover

April 3008:25 AM

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Victoria ISD elementary school facing closure

April 3008:25 AM

Victoria Independent School District is considering closing Shields Elementary School at the end of the current school year, district officials announced, regardless of whether the district's bond proposal passes. District leaders informed Shields Elementary staff last week that the campus is under consideration for shutdown due to the facility's condition and as part of broader enrollment balancing efforts across the district. view article

Former Round Rock ISD teacher arrested for sexual assault of a child after incident involving student

April 3008:25 AM

A former Round Rock ISD teacher was arrested in connection with a sexual assault of a child investigation. The backstory: Round Rock police said on April 29, around 9:15 a.m., officers arrested Caleb Ian Carter, 27, at the Dallas College Brookhaven Campus. The Dallas College Police Department helped Round Rock police with the arrest. view article

Dayton ISD confirms investigation into employee accused of inappropriate communication with students

April 3008:25 AM

A Dayton Independent School District employee has been accused of making inappropriate contact with students, according to the Harris County Precinct 3 Constable's Office. The district confirmed that both state and local law enforcement have been contacted regarding the alleged inappropriate communication. view article

Houston ISD students denied trip to state contest in last-minute decision

April 3008:25 AM

A Houston high school culinary club was "ecstatic" when two members qualified for a state competition. But that excitement quickly faded after the Houston Independent School District reportedly denied them the chance to attend—something that students, parents and advocates say reflects an ongoing pattern. view article

Southwest ISD staff member placed on leave after ‘incident’ with student, district says

April 3008:25 AM

A staff member within the Southwest Independent School District has been placed on administrative leave after an “incident” with a student, according to the district. A Southwest ISD spokesperson told KSAT the district is investigating the incident at one of its middle schools involving a staff member and student. The district did not identify the school. view article

After an hours-long meeting, Fort Worth ISD managers vote to close bilingual campus, cut some staff

April 3008:25 AM

The Fort Worth ISD board of managers unanimously voted to reduce staff, shut down International Newcomer Academy, and speed up the closure of De Zavala Elementary at a board meeting Tuesday night. These decisions are all connected to the state's takeover of Fort Worth ISD, and the new leadership plans to overhaul district operations to increase campus ratings. view article

Kilgore ISD announces new athletic director

April 3008:05 AM

Coach Clint Fuller, who serves as the head football coach for the Kilgore Bulldogs, will also step into the role of athletic director for the next school year. Current Athletic Director Mike Wood is set to retire from the district this year. “Coach Fuller will step into the role and continue building on the strong foundation of successful athletics that Coach Wood established throughout his years with the district,” the school said in a release. “With deep East Texas roots and a commitment to excellence, Coach Fuller continues to shape student-athletes into leaders on and off the field. We’re excited for the future of Kilgore athletics under his leadership!” view article

Fort Worth ISD New Board of Managers Approves Staff Cuts, Affecting 25 Schools

April 2808:48 AM

Fort Worth Independent School District’s (ISD) newly appointed board of managers voted unanimously to approve a “reduction in force” that could affect 25 schools, with Judson ISD and Hays Consolidated Independent School District (CISD) taking similar steps. Fort Worth ISD has been under a state takeover since October after Leadership Academy at Forest Oak received its fifth consecutive failing rating from the Texas Education Agency (TEA), triggering mandatory intervention under state law. The district appealed, noting it had already closed the campus and reassigned students, but TEA Commissioner Mike Morath said the closure did not change his obligation to act. Morath cited Fort Worth ISD’s “chronic academic underperformance,” including campuses where fewer than one third of students are on grade level or less than half show academic growth, affecting about 20 schools. view article

Fort Worth ISD leaders weighing additional staff cuts, closure of school serving refugee students

April 2808:38 AM

Families fear closure of International Newcomer Academy as Fort Worth ISD leaders, under state takeover, weigh additional staff cuts. Fort Worth ISD leaders are weighing whether to close a school that serves some of the district’s most vulnerable students, a decision that has sparked concern among families as broader changes unfold under a state takeover. The district’s state-appointed Board of Managers is expected to vote April 28 on the potential closure of the International Newcomer Academy, a campus designed for immigrant and refugee students learning English . view article

Springtown ISD cancels classes for Monday & Tuesday after severe North Texas storms

April 2808:25 AM

A North Texas school district closed campuses and postponed a scheduled school board meeting following severe weather that caused widespread damage and power outages across the community. view article

Fort Bend ISD employee off job after investigation into incident at Burton Elementary: District

April 2808:25 AM

Fort Bend ISD confirms an employee is no longer on the job following an investigation, that one family says involves their 6-year-old nonverbal student with autism. The child's family says they are outraged after discovering what they describe as mistreatment inside Burton Elementary School. view article

SAPD: Motorcyclist critically injured after crash involving East Central ISD school bus on Southeast Side

April 2808:25 AM

A motorcyclist was critically injured after crashing into the back of an East Central Independent School District school bus on the Southeast Side, according to the San Antonio Police Department. The crash happened just before 2 p.m. Monday in the 3300 block of South W.W. White Road. view article

Could Arlington ISD launch a virtual school to battle declining enrollment?

April 2808:24 AM

Arlington ISD trustees are considering a virtual school as a potential solution to its declining enrollment. A report to trustees on April 23 showed the falling birth rates and increasing school choice options could lead to enrollment plateauing around 43,000 students in 2033. A previous report showed the district falling below 50,000 students at the beginning of the next school year. Currently, the district teaches around 51k students. Although some trustees are hesitant because of the possible social skill effects, trustee David Wilbanks said a virtual school could help enrollment rebound. “If we can figure out how to bring those people back into the fold, I think it’s worth exploring,” Wilbanks said. view article

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