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Vacant Medina Valley ISD; Search by: Arrow Educational ServicesINFO
Vacant Seagraves ISD; Search by: Arrow Educational ServicesINFO
Vacant Burton ISD; Search by: Powell Law Group, Dr. Danny LovettINFO
Vacant Union Hill ISD; Search by: TASB Executive Search ServicesINFO
Vacant Grape Creek ISD; Search by: Grape Creek ISD Board of TrusteesINFO
Vacant Santa Maria ISD; Search by: O’Hanlon, Demerath & CastilloINFO
Vacant Vysehrad ISD; Search by: Region 3 ESC, Exec. Dir. Morris LyonINFO
Vacant Pettus ISD - Jesus Hernandez III, Chief of Staff,Southwest ISD; Search by: JCA Law, PLLC
and DBU Educational Leadership Consulting Corporation.INFO
Vacant University of Texas High School Special Purpose District; Search by: TASB Executive Search ServicesINFO
Vacant Scurry-Rosser ISD; Search by: TASB Executive Search ServicesINFO
Vacant Huntington ISD; Search by: Kelli Karczewski, Fisher FirmINFO
Vacant Bremond ISD; Search by: Bremond ISD Board of TrusteesINFO
Vacant San Isidro ISD (Short Timeline); Search by: Region One ESC, Exec. Dir. Dr. Daniel P. KingINFO
Vacant Commerce ISD - Search by: Commerce ISD Board of Trustees; INFO
Vacant Decatur ISD; Search by: Decatur ISD Board of Trustees INFO
Vacant Bells ISD; Search by: Bells ISD Board of TrusteesINFO
Vacant Gustine ISD - Coy Barker, Principal,McCamey ISD; Search by: Ronnie KincaidINFO
Vacant Comstock ISD; Comstock ISD Board of Trustees and O.K. Wolfenbarger IIIINFO
Vacant Frank Liu Jr. Academy of Music and Art
(Houston)
 ; Thompson & Horton LLP - David Thompson & Dr. Mike MosesINFO
Vacant Webb CISD; Search by: O’Hanlon, Demerath & CastilloINFO
Vacant Moulton ISD; Search by: Region 3 ESC, Exec. Dir. Morris LyonINFO
Vacant Hidalgo ISD; Search by: O’Hanlon, Demerath & CastilloINFO
Vacant Banquete ISD; Search by: Powell Law Group, Rick AlvaradoINFO
Vacant Priddy ISD; Search by: Region 15 ESCINFO
Vacant Sweeny ISD; Search by: Walsh, Gallegos, Kyle, Robinson & Roalson P.C.& Education Consultant Dr. Ann DixonINFO
Vacant Ramirez CSD; Search by: O’Hanlon, Demerath & CastilloINFO
Vacant Mart ISD; Search by: Mart ISD Board of TrusteesINFO
Vacant Kingsville ISD; Search by: O’Hanlon, Demerath & CastilloINFO
Vacant Groom ISD; Region 16 ESC, Dr. Tanya Larkin, Exec. Dir.INFO
Vacant Clarendon ISD; Search by: TASB Executive Search ServicesINFO
Vacant Spring ISD; Search by: Spring ISD Board of TrusteesINFO
Vacant Huffman ISD - Angeles Perez, Interim,Huffman ISD; Search by: TASB Executive Search ServicesINFO
Vacant Jim Hogg County ISD; Search by: TASB Executive Search ServicesINFO
Vacant Hart ISD; Search by: Juan Dominguez and Hart ISD Board of TrusteesINFO
Vacant Hitchcock ISD (Interim Search); Search by: Hitchcock ISD Board of Trustees & Region V ESC - Dr. Rolando “Rudy” TrevinoINFO
Vacant Laredo ISD; Search by: TASB Executive Search ServicesINFO
Vacant Premont ISD; Search by: Doug Arnold & Arte AlmendarezINFO
Vacant Executive Director
Region 11 ESC; Thompson & Horton LLP - David Thompson & Dr. Mike MosesINFO
Vacant Lago Vista ISD; Search by: Leon|Alcala PLLCINFO
Vacant Goose Creek CISD; Search by: Thompson & Horton LLP - Dr. Mike Moses, David Thompson & Dr. Curtis CulwellINFO
Vacant Bynum ISD; Search by: Bynum ISD Board of TrusteesINFO
Vacant Canutillo ISD - Dr. Josue Borrego, Associate Super,Houston ISD; Search by: TASB Executive Search ServicesINFO
Vacant West Rusk CCISD; Search by: Lawrence Coleman & West Rusk CCISD Board of TrusteesINFO
Vacant Clarksville ISD; Search by: Leasor Crass, P.CINFO
Vacant Stafford MSD; Search by: Stafford ISD Board of Trustees & Region V ESC - Dr. Rolando “Rudy” TrevinoINFO
Vacant LaPoynor ISD; Search by: LaPoynor ISD Board of TrusteesINFO
Vacant Newcastle ISD; Search by: Region 9 ESC, Darren Francis and Kenny MillerINFO
Vacant South Texas ISD; Search by: TASB Executive Search ServicesINFO
Vacant Panhandle ISD; Search by: Panhandle ISD Board of TrusteesINFO
Vacant Maypearl ISD; Search by: Impact Education Specialists - Doug Williams, Kevin Worthy, Blake Cooper, Keith Bryant and Stan SurrattINFO
Vacant Bluff Dale ISD; Search by: Leasor Crass, P.CINFO
Vacant Blanco ISD; Search by: TASB Executive Search ServicesINFO
Vacant Angleton ISD; Search by: TASB Executive Search ServicesINFO
Vacant Columbus ISD; Search by: TASB Executive Search ServicesINFO
Vacant Culberson County-Allamoore ISD; Search by: TASB Executive Search ServicesINFO
Vacant Grapevine-Colleyville ISD; Search by: Walsh, Gallegos, Kyle, Robinson & De Los Santos P.C.& Education Consultant Dr. Sherri BaysINFO
Vacant Texline ISD; Region 16 ESC, Dr. Tanya Larkin, Exec. Dir.INFO
Vacant Huntsville ISD; Search by: Thompson & Horton LLP - Dr. Mike Moses & David ThompsonINFO
Vacant Lorena ISD; Search by: TASB Executive Search ServicesINFO
Vacant Brooks County ISD; Search by: TASB Executive Search ServicesINFO
Vacant Trinity ISD; Walsh, Gallegos, Kyle, Robinson & De Los Santos P.C.& Education Consultant Mr. Jim McClellanINFO
Vacant Dumas ISD; Search by: Region 16 ESC, Dr. Nathan Maxwell, Deputy Executive DirectorINFO
Vacant Alvin ISD; Search by: TASB Executive Search ServicesINFO
Vacant Allen ISD; Search by: Thompson & Horton LLP - Dr. Mike Moses & David ThompsonINFO
Vacant Fredericksburg ISD; Search by: Impact Education Specialists - Doug Williams, Kevin Worthy, Blake Cooper, Keith Bryant and Stan SurrattINFO
Vacant Edna ISD - Search by: TASB Executive Search Services; Search by: TASB Executive Search ServicesINFO
Vacant Mount Vernon ISD; Search by: Impact Education Specialists - Doug Williams, Kevin Worthy, Blake Cooper, Keith Bryant and Stan SurrattINFO
Vacant Silverton ISD; Search by: Region 16 ESC, Dr. Nathan Maxwell, Deputy Executive DirectorINFO
Vacant Meadow ISD; Search by: Meadow ISD Board of TrusteesINFO
Vacant Alvord ISD; Search by: CCR Educational Consultants, Dr. Skip Casey & Rod TownsendINFO
Vacant D'Hanis ISD; Search by: D'Hanis ISD Board of TrusteesINFO
Vacant Troy ISD; Search by: TASB Executive Search ServicesINFO
Vacant Lazbuddie ISD; Search by: Region 16 ESC, Dr. Nathan Maxwell, Deputy Executive DirectorINFO
Vacant Blue Ridge ISD; Search by: Impact Education Specialists - Doug Williams, Kevin Worthy, Blake Cooper, Keith Bryant and Stan SurrattINFO
Vacant Harper ISD; Search by: Region 15 ESCINFO
Vacant Irion County ISD; Search by: Region 15 ESCINFO
Vacant Gruver ISD; INFO
Vacant Chico ISD; Search by: CCR Educational Consultants, Dr. Skip Casey & Rod TownsendINFO
Lone Finalist Deer Park ISD - Dr. Tiffany Reagan, Assistant Superintendent,Deer Park ISD; Search by: Deer Park ISD Board of TrusteesINFO
Lone Finalist Seminole ISD - Glen Teal, Superintendent,Jim Ned ISD; Search by: Impact Education Specialists - Doug Williams, Kevin Worthy, Blake Cooper and Stan SurrattINFO
Lone Finalist Needville ISD - Dr. Paul Drake, Superintendent,Chester ISD; Search by: Arrow Educational ServicesINFO
Lone Finalist Compass Academy Charter School
(Odessa) - Mark Dominguez, Principal,Pecos-Barstow-Toyah ISD; Search by: Kathy Killingsworth, Interim Superintent assisted by Larry Lee, Leadership Consultant with Region 18INFO
Lone Finalist Bonham ISD - Lance Hamlin, Assistant Superintendent,Carrollton-Farmers Branch ISD; Search by: Impact Education Specialists - Doug Williams, Kevin Worthy, Blake Cooper and Stan SurrattINFO
Lone Finalist Waxahachie ISD - Rebecca “Becky” McCutchen, Superintendent,Levelland ISD; Search by: Walsh, Gallegos, Kyle, Robinson & Roalson P.C.& Education Consultant Dr. Ann DixonINFO
Lone Finalist Ennis ISD - Greg Bradley, Deputy Superintendent,Prosper ISD; Search by: Impact Education Specialists - Doug Williams, Kevin Worthy, Blake Cooper and Stan SurrattINFO
Lone Finalist Forsan ISD - Michael Valencia, Superintendent,McCamey ISD; Search by: Region 18 ESC, Dr. Dewitt SmithINFO
Lone Finalist Edgewood ISD
(Region 7) - Scott Tyner, Superintendent,Martins Mill iSD; Search by: Impact Education Specialists - Doug Williams, Kevin Worthy, Blake Cooper and Stan SurrattINFO
Lone Finalist Jim Ned CISD - Will Brewer, Superintendent,Paradise ISD; Search by: Ronnie KincaidINFO
Lone Finalist Palmer ISD ; Search by: Arrow Educational ServicesINFO
Lone Finalist Hallsburg ISD - Dr. Staci Coleman-Kirk, Principal,Hubbard ISD; Search by: Powell Law Group, Shaun BarnettINFO
Lone Finalist Slidell ISD - Dr. Christopher M. Heskett, Superintendent,Covington ISD; Search by: Powell Law Group, Shaun BarnettINFO
Lone Finalist Seguin ISD - Dr. Jack Lee, Superintendent,Bullard ISD; Search by: TASB Executive Search ServicesINFO
Lone Finalist Royal ISD - Dr. Megan Pape, Superintendent,Snook ISD; Search by: Impact Education Specialists - Doug Williams, Kevin Worthy, Blake Cooper and Stan SurrattINFO
Lone Finalist Socorro ISD - James Vasquez, Interim Superintendent,Socorro ISD; Search by: TASB Executive Search ServicesINFO
Lone Finalist Gunter ISD - Dr. Brandon Enos, Superintendent,Cushing ISD; Search by: Impact Education Specialists - Doug Williams, Kevin Worthy, Blake Cooper and Stan SurrattINFO
Lone Finalist Rotan ISD - Trevor Edgemon, Superintendent,Happy ISD; Search by: Ronnie KincaidINFO
Lone Finalist Millsap ISD - Harper Stewart, Superintendent,Hamilton ISD; Search by: CCR Educational Consultants, Dr. Skip Casey & Rod TownsendINFO
Lone Finalist Conroe ISD - Dr. David Vinson, Superintendent,Wylie ISD; Search by: Texans for Excellence in Education, President, John Petree, 432-557-6581INFO
Lone Finalist La Pryor ISD - Cody Miller, Director,Northside ISD; Search by: TASB Executive Search ServicesINFO
Lone Finalist Deweyville ISD - Grady Welborn, Principal,Bridge City ISD; Search by: Dr. Byron Terrier, Exec. Dir. Region 5 ESCINFO
Lone Finalist West Hardin Co. CISD; Search by: Dr. Byron Terrier, Exec. Dir. Region 5 ESCINFO
Lone Finalist Rusk ISD - Mid Johnson, Superintendent,Timpson ISD; Search by: Arrow Educational ServicesINFO
Lone Finalist Snook ISD - Kimberly Giesenschlag, Assistant Superintendent,Snook ISD; Search by: TASB Executive Search ServicesINFO
Lone Finalist Nederland ISD - Dr. Steven Beagle, Assistant Superintendent,​Nederland ISD; Search by: Dr. Byron Terrier, Exec. Dir. Region 5 ESCINFO
Lone Finalist Munday CISD - Andrew Eudy, Director,​Forsan ISD; Search by: Region 9 ESC, Darren Francis and Kenny MillerINFO
Lone Finalist Cushing ISD - Stefani Jackson, AssAsst. Supt.,Cushing ISD; Search by: Impact Education Specialists - Doug Williams, Kevin Worthy, Blake Cooper and Stan SurrattINFO
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
Lone Finalist Elkhart ISD - Reese Briggs, Chief Operations Officer,Splendora ISD; Search by: Impact Education Specialists - Doug Williams, Kevin Worthy, Blake Cooper, Keith Bryant and Stan SurrattINFO
Lone Finalist Howe ISD - Ritchie Bowling, Assistant Superintendent,Howe ISD; Search by: Howe ISD Board of TrusteesINFO
Lone Finalist Era ISD - Jeff Webb, Associate Superintendent,Royse City ISD; Search by: Impact Education Specialists - Doug Williams, Kevin Worthy, Blake Cooper, Keith Bryant and Stan SurrattINFO
Lone Finalist Prairie Lea ISD - Martha Melissa Gilmore, Interim,Prairie Lea ISD; Search by: TASB Executive Search ServicesINFO
Lone Finalist Ingram ISD - Dr. Justin Turner, Superintendent,Hubbard ISD; Search by: Shaun Barnett Powell Law GroupINFO
Lone Finalist Dawson ISD - Andrea Farish, Principal,Dawson ISD; Search by: Powell Law Group, Danny LovettINFO
Lone Finalist Hubbard ISD - Colt Carmichael, Assistant Superintendent,Blum ISD; Search by: Shaun Barnett Powell Law GroupINFO
Lone Finalist Ector ISD - Morganne Mandrell, Principal,Hamlin ISD; Search by: Rod TownsendINFO
Lone Finalist Bullard ISD - Dr. Micah Dyer, Superintendent,Cuero; Search by: Impact Education Specialists - Doug Williams, Kevin Worthy, Blake Cooper, Keith Bryant and Stan SurrattINFO
Lone Finalist Merkel ISD - Dr. Nikki Moore, Superintendent,Irion County ISD; Search by: Ronnie KincaidINFO
Lone Finalist Weatherford ISD - Dr. Sean Scott, Deputy Superintendent,Mansfield ISD; Search by: CCR Educational Consultants, Dr. Skip Casey & Rod TownsendINFO
Lone Finalist Haskell CISD - Wade Calloway, Superintendent,Grover ISD; Search by: CCR Educational Consultants, Dr. Skip Casey & Rod TownsendINFO
Lone Finalist Westbrook ISD - Donald Tosh, Assistant Superintendent,Bandera ISD; Search by: Region 14 ESC, Chris Wigington Exec. DirectorINFO
Lone Finalist Frisco ISD - Todd Fouche , Deputy Superintendent,Frisco ISD; Search by: Impact Education Specialists - Doug Williams, Kevin Worthy, Blake Cooper, Keith Bryant and Stan SurrattINFO
Lone Finalist Hale Center ISD - Hector Dominguez, Superintendent,Runge ISD; Search by: Impact Education Specialists - Doug Williams, Kevin Worthy, Blake Cooper, Keith Bryant and Stan SurrattINFO
New Super Onalaska ISD - Dr. Kenneth Fraga, Assistant Superintendent,Onalaska ISD; Search by: Onalaska ISD Board of TrusteesINFO
New Super El Paso ISD - Dr. Brian Lusk, Deputy Superintendent,Dallas ISD; Search by: TASB Executive Search ServicesINFO
New Super Center Point ISD - Joshua Limmer, Principal,Center Point ISD; Search by: Danny Lovett, Powell Law GroupINFO
New Super Marlin ISD - Alphonso Bates, Assistant Superintendent ,Lamar CISD; Search by: O’Hanlon, Demerath & CastilloINFO
New Super Rockdale ISD - Dr. Michael Watson, Deputy Superintendent,Hays CISD; Search by: Danny Lovett Powell Law GroupINFO
New Super Granger ISD - Stephen Brosch, Acting Superintendent,Granger ISD; Search by: Leasor Crass, P.CINFO
New Super Loraine ISD - Lacy Brauchle, Principal,Mathis ISD; Search by: Region 14 ESC, Chris Wigington Exec. DirectorINFO
New Super Pleasanton ISD - Dr. John Prezas, Asst. Principal,Corpus Christi ISD; Search by: TASB Executive Search ServicesINFO

Quick-thinking Gatesville ISD employee saves choking student with Heimlich maneuver

March 2608:08 AM
 

Chris Morrall sprang into action when a student swallowed a water bottle cap. Gatesville ISD honored him for his calm, life-saving response. view article  arw

Hood County Commissioners Postpone Further Action On Two Data Center Projects

March 2608:07 AM
 

Commissioners appear to have turned a corner after weeks of citizen protests.  Hood County commissioners unanimously voted Tuesday to postpone action on two data center projects in order to receive and review information. They also prohibited County Judge Ron Massingill from signing on to a solar project without a concept plan.   Citizens who showed up at the March 24 meeting again expressed concerns about the effects of these projects on the local environment, including draining precious water resources, as well as the potential for bad actors to access critical infrastructure through components made in hostile nation view article  arw

Forced to sell medications at a loss, rural Texas pharmacies seek new survival tactics

March 2606:38 AM
 

Independent rural pharmacists are starting other businesses or selling baby shower gifts to keep their stores operating. Pharmacy deserts affect 4 million Texans.  “It’s all in your mindset, because it is a lot. When I’m at the pharmacy, I focus on the pharmacy. And when I’m working on the cattle, I focus on loading the cattle in the chute,” McEntire said.  McEntire never planned on owning both a cattle business and pharmacies. But as the profits from her pharmacy dropped since she opened it in 2009, she needed to use McEntire Red Angus — her family’s cattle business across the border in Sweetwater, Okla. — to float her pharmacies. view article  arw

Elon Musk company selects proposed mile-long Dallas tunnel

March 2508:40 AM
 

The Boring Company said it would begin assessing the feasibility of building an underground tunnel connecting a university with a new development.  Elon Musk’s tunneling company will begin assessing its ability to construct a mile-long underground tunnel in South Dallas after a proposed project in the area was one of three winners of a company contest on Tuesday.  The Boring Company has built a number of underground tunnels across the United States for public and industrial use, including in Austin and Bastrop. In January, the company announced an open call for new tunnel proposals up to a mile long, with the offer to build the winning submission at the company’s expense. A proposal to build a tunnel connecting the University of North Texas at Dallas with University Hills, a billion-dollar mixed-use development currently under construction, was one of three winners out of almost 500 submissions. view article  arw

Texas will require proof of legal immigration status to get professional licenses

March 2505:00 AM
 

Officials approved the change after hearing from speakers who argued it would hamper the state’s economy and push immigrants to work without licenses in the black market.   People seeking a host of professional licenses in Texas, from electricians to dog breeders, will soon have to prove they are in the country legally after the state’s Commission of Licensing and Regulation on Tuesday adopted a new rule that could affect thousands of workers.  Commissioners unanimously approved the change after hearing from a parade of speakers who largely asked them to do the opposite because of worries that it will hamper the state’s economy and burden immigrants trying to make an honest living. The speakers also argued the move will push people to work without a license, and erode state oversight of crucial industries. The commission oversees the Texas Department of Licensing and Regulation, which plans to implement the rule May 1. view article  arw

School District Refuses To Return Property Gifted to It for ‘School Purposes’

March 2409:00 AM
 

The Blanco County property has not been used for school purposes since 1952.  In Lindig’s case, the trial court came to a different conclusion. Judge Allan Garrett of the 33rd District Court determined that “although the conveyance for school purposes is set forth generally in the deed, the reverter clause does not terminate the grantees’ ownership of the property if it ceases being used for school purposes. Rather, the reverter clause expressly states that it is triggered only if a school house is removed from the land.”  On appeal in 2015, the Third Court of Appeals in Austin affirmed this reasoning, adding that it was “undisputed that the building once used as a school remains on the property.” view article  arw

Corpus Christi Receives Groundwater Permit Amidst Drought


March 2408:50 AM
 

The permit will last for three years or until the governor’s proclamation ends, whichever is shorter. 
 view article  arw

Author Problem’: White House Summit Exposes Rift Over Texas Bill To End Free Education for Illegals

March 2408:49 AM
 

State Rep. Andy Hopper’s legislation was never given a committee hearing.  A Republican lawmaker is challenging his colleagues to advance legislation aimed at ending taxpayer-funded government education for illegals after the proposal was previously sidelined over what was described as an “author problem.” In the culture of the Texas House, that is when legislation is authored by someone whom the lobby or the chamber’s leadership simply does not like. State Rep. Andy Hopper (R–Decatur) announced Monday that he is offering last session’s House Bill 4707 to State Rep. Jared Patterson (R–Frisco), inviting him to refile the proposal in the 2027 legislative session. view article  arw

Goliad ISD Employee Resigns Amid Misconduct Allegations

March 2408:40 AM
 

A middle school teacher was accused of having a relationship with a former student.  Local parents identified the employee as an 8th grade educator who was named a 2023 Goliad ISD Teacher of the Year.  They alleged she had communicated with students via Snapchat, describing the teacher’s actions as “grooming.” view article  arw

Florida educator tapped to lead Fort Worth ISD under Texas takeover

March 2408:31 AM
 

A Floridian who briefly led one of the nation’s largest school districts will captain Fort Worth ISD while it is under state control. Texas Education Commissioner Mike Morath appointed longtime Florida educator Peter B. Licata as FWISD’s new leader. Licata, who served as Broward County Public Schools superintendent for less than a year, is now charged with driving rapid academic gains for FWISD’s nearly 68,000 students. view article  arw

TEA names new, state-appointed leaders of Fort Worth ISD as takeover begins Read more at: https://www.star-telegram.com/news/local/education/article315156566.html#storylink=cpy

March 2408:31 AM
 

The names of the 10 new state-appointed leaders of the Fort Worth Independent School District were announced on Tuesday morning, marking the start of a state takeover of the largest school district in Tarrant County. An early-morning press release from the Texas Education Agency contained the names of a new superintendent and a nine-person board of managers who are replacing current Superintendent Karen Molinar and elected school board members. They begin their positions immediately. view article  arw

Some of Fort Worth’s top leaders named to ISD board of managers

March 2408:31 AM
 

Fort Worth ISD will have new leadership after Texas Education Commissioner Mike Morath on March 24 appointed a new superintendent and nine-member board of managers, marking the next step in the state’s takeover of the city’s largest school district. Peter B. Licata is the new superintendent of the nearly 68,000-student district. view article  arw

Affidavit Alleges Celina ISD Teacher Drove Drunk With Student

March 2408:30 AM
 

Jainya Walder allegedly took a Moore Middle School student off campus without authorization and drove while intoxicated.  Newly obtained court documents show a Celina middle school teacher, arrested last October for being intoxicated in class, had taken a student off campus and driven drunk with the girl in her car.  Jainya Bystrova Walder, 40, was removed from her classroom on the afternoon of October 30, 2025, under suspicion of intoxication, then arrested and charged with endangering a child, a second-degree felony. view article  arw

Pecos-Barstow-Toyah ISD votes to retain superintendent amid recent allegations

March 2408:29 AM
 

In a close vote, Pecos-Barstow-Toyah ISD's board retained Superintendent Brent Jaco amid an alleged comment recently surfacing online. In a recorded video, sources tell NewsWest 9 that Jaco can be heard mocking former Pecos Mayor Venetta Seals’ disability while discussing an issue during a meeting last June. They also say you can hear the laughter of administrators in the background. view article  arw

Austin ISD turns closed school into affordable housing to keep teachers in the city

March 2408:28 AM
 

Austin is launching a new effort to house and retain teachers as rising costs make it harder to live in the city. A widening gap between teacher pay and Austin housing costs has created an affordability crisis for district educators. This year, the Austin Independent School District took a step to address that problem by redeveloping the Anita Ferrales Coy facility, formerly Allan Elementary, into mixed-income housing that includes units for teachers. District leaders say the project could become a model as Austin ISD faces a growing number of soon-to-be vacant campuses and looks for ways to help educators find affordable housing. view article  arw

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Klein ISD increases police presence, safety audit in schools after multiple gun-related incidents

March 2408:26 AM
 

Klein ISD started its new security measures on Monday, including increased police presence, after multiple gun-related incidents on campuses, according to district officials. The three separate incidents include a gun being fired inside Klein Collins High School, a man with a gun walking into Zwink Elementary, and a student showing an unloaded gun to other students at Klein High School, according to the school district. view article  arw

New Braunfels ISD bans books written by Obama, Shakespeare and Matthew McConaughey

March 2408:25 AM
 

Texas’ Republican-backed book banning law, Senate Bill 13, is rearing its head in the San Antonio suburb of New Braunfels this month as the school district there pulled more than 1,500 titles from school library shelves. Some of those books subjected to New Braunfels ISD’s ban include memoirs by former President Barack Obama and Texas actor Matthew McConaughey along with classic works by William Shakespeare. view article  arw

Aldine ISD student hospitalized after being hit by truck while getting off school bus

March 2408:24 AM
 

A 16-year-old Aldine ISD student was rushed to the hospital after being hit by a driver while getting off a school bus Monday afternoon near Henry Road and Isetta Lane, district officials and family members said. Family members identified the student as Eric Osornio, a junior at Avalos P‑TECH School. Osornio remains hospitalized with a broken femur but is expected to recover, his family told KPRC 2’s Corley Peel. A neighbor captured cell phone video moments after the crash as relatives and bystanders rushed to Osornio’s side. view article  arw

TEA names new superintendent and board of managers for Fort Worth ISD

March 2408:24 AM
 

Texas Education Agency has announced the appointment of a superintendent and a nine-member board of managers to govern the Fort Worth ISD. Commissioner Morath named Dr. Peter B. Licata as the new superintendent of Fort Worth ISD. Licata began working today under a 21-day interim contract, pending formal approval from the Board of Managers at an upcoming board meeting. view article  arw

Alvin ISD community comes together to mourn 8-year-old who died at school last month

March 2408:05 AM
 

A grieving Alvin ISD community came together Saturday morning to honor the life of 8-year-old Nicholas Gray, a Pomona Elementary student who died last month after choking on a grape at school. Dozens of friends, family members, teachers and classmates gathered at a park in Manvel for a memorial bubble release — a tribute his mother says reflects who he was. view article  arw

Blocked from Texas vouchers, this private Islamic school wants a chance to prove its pro-America values

March 2405:00 AM
 

Several Islamic schools sued Texas for excluding them from the voucher program. Iman Academy is instead calling for fairness while hoping to be judged by its work — not stereotypes.  HOUSTON — Iman Academy, an Islamic private school on the southwest side of town, opened 30 years ago with three core values: Love America. Respect self, family and American institutions. Be a positive, contributing American citizen.School leaders want students, almost all of whom are Muslim, to graduate with the understanding that they are essential to America — that being a good citizen has more to do with what they contribute and how they treat others than their religion.  “We are all Americans at the end of the day,” said Manha Navaid, an 18-year-old senior who is secretary of the student council. “Apart from religion, politics or whatever, we all want the best for this country.” view article  arw

Medicaid cuts could add pressure to already-stressed psychiatric units

March 2308:54 AM
 

Federal Medicaid cuts could exact a heavy toll on psychiatric units at hospitals across the country, many of which are already struggling to keep their doors open but provide essential mental health care to people who need it.  Psychiatric units are costly and, like labor and delivery services, typically lose money for hospitals and tend to be reimbursed at lower rates than other health services. In contrast, some specialty units, such as cardiovascular care, are lucrative: Cardiologists can generate up to seven times their salaries for hospitals.  Between 2023 and 2024, 126 hospitals across the U.S. shut down their inpatient psychiatric units, according to data provided to Stateline by the American Hospital Association. view article  arw

Judge dismisses Paxton lawsuit over Bexar County immigration program

March 2308:33 AM
 

A Bexar County judge on Friday dismissed Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton’s lawsuit challenging the county’s immigration legal services program, bringing an end to weeks of legal battles before any court could hear the merits of the case. In Bexar County’s presiding court, 408th Civil District Court Judge Angelica Jimenez granted the county’s motion to dismiss filed earlier this week, ruling the case is moot after the remaining funds tied to the program were already distributed. view article  arw

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

March 2008:53 AM
 

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.' view article  arw

Improving driver education for neurodivergent teens, young adults focus of UTA research

March 2006:00 AM
 

Researchers at the University of Texas at Arlington are exploring ways to better prepare neurodivergent drivers for life behind the wheel.   The study aims to inform the development of driver education programs for neurodivergent teens and young adults, officials said. The research is funded by a yearlong grant of nearly $172,000 from the Texas Department of Transportation.  Few driver education programs exist for neurodivergent youths, said Kate Hyun, an associate professor of civil engineering who leads the study. Those programs are broad for a population that does not all experience neurodivergence the same, she added.  “We did a little research, and we found there are like five, six programs nationwide targeted for them, but not necessarily very well customized to meet their needs because there are many different types of neurodivergence and there is a wide spectrum around it,” Hyun said. view article  arw

The fight to stay home: How a Texas lawsuit could upend disability care

March 1908:53 AM
 

In his homeschool curriculum, 12-year-old Luke Lunday is learning about Section 504, a cornerstone of disability rights. Championed by disability rights activist Judy Heumann, Section 504 of the Rehabilitation Act is responsible for what’s known as the integration mandate, which requires that people with disabilities have access to services in their homes and communities, rather than an institution view article  arw

136 measles cases reported in Texas so far this year, most of them in federal detention centers

March 1908:47 AM
 

The state health department reports that 99 of the cases originated in a contracted detention facility in Hudspeth County. view article  arw

Texas jails aren’t meeting deadlines to free inmates, costing some counties thousands in settlements

March 1908:43 AM
 

The state does not track the prevalence or provide guidance on the issue, leaving inmates to languish in jail and eventually sue counties for damages.  Jessica Jackson was supposed to be released from Dallas County jail in time for the holidays last year. She was arrested in early December for misdemeanor drug possession and violating parole, but was credited time for two years she’d already served on a previous aggravated robbery sentence.  With the credits, Jackson was eligible for release on Dec. 19, when a judge ruled she had no time left to serve. But, Christmas passed, then New Year’s, and despite daily calls to jail staff from her public defender, family and a friend trying to help her, she could not understand why she was still in jail. view article  arw

Two Islamic schools approved for Texas school choice program after judge’s order

March 1908:40 AM
 

The Texas Comptroller's Office has approved two Islamic private schools from North Texas to take part in the state's taxpayer‑funded school choice program. The move comes one day after Houston federal judge Alfred Bennett ordered the state to consider the schools' applications – a step the schools say Texas had previously refused to take.  Records from the comptroller's office, which oversees the Texas Education Freedom Accounts program, show Excellence Academy, a private Islamic school in McKinney, has now been approved to participate. By Wednesday afternoon, the school appeared on the state's website of participating schools.  Ehsan Sayed, a board member and graduate of Brighter Horizons Academy in Garland, told CBS News Texas on Wednesday afternoon that they had just learned the state had also approved their school view article  arw

Court approves new manager for Dallas-area foster care program after deaths of 2 infants

March 1908:30 AM
 

An experienced child welfare manager was appointed to take over case management after “systemic failures” placed children in danger, court records said. view article  arw

UNCOVERED: A School Board Candidate’s Sexually Explicit Posts

March 1908:30 AM
 

Voters will decide who will fill three school board trustee spots on May 2.  Screenshots of social media posts from the accounts of David Greene, a Katy Independent School District school board candidate, express support for the LGBT ideology, with one being sexually explicit. view article  arw

Defendants in Lottery Rigging Lawsuit Continue Fighting Calls for Transparency

March 1905:02 AM
 

Litigation over a rigged $95M lottery jackpot includes a fight to hide companies and individuals involved in a scheme dubbed “money laundering” by lawmakers. Defendants in a high-profile lawsuit involving the alleged rigging of the Texas Lottery are continuing to fight attempts to expose their corporate interests.  The controversy surrounding the jackpot in question led Lt. Gov. Dan Patrick to describe the Texas Lottery as “probably the biggest money laundering scheme in the country.” view article  arw

Journalists, Not Prosecutors, Keep Uncovering the Texas Lottery Scandal

March 1905:01 AM
 

As investigations appear to stall, new international reporting sheds light on how a secretive gambling syndicate rigged a $95 million Lotto Texas jackpot in 2023.  Recent reporting by an Australian investigative journalist is shedding new light on the secretive gambling syndicate that, with assistance from the Texas Lottery Commission, rigged a $95 million Lotto Texas jackpot in April 2023. The fallout from that jackpot, along with mounting public pressure and scrutiny from lawmakers during the 2025 legislative session, led to the dissolution of the Texas Lottery Commission and the launch of two official investigations, which so far have produced no results after more than a year. view article  arw

Texas’ drag show ban takes effect after years of court challenges

March 1905:00 AM
 

A federal court cleared the way for Senate Bill 12, which prohibits drag performances on public property or in front of children, to take effect Wednesday. view article  arw

Abbott Blocks Annual Cesar Chavez Observation in Texas

March 1905:00 AM
 

Texas will not observe Cesar Chavez Day this year. Gov. Greg Abbott announced yesterday that revelations of the progressive icon’s history of sexual assault are enough to withdraw the annual observance and strike it from state law.  Chavez, a socialist union organizer, has been hailed a hero on the left since before his death in 1993. Over the last 30 years, Democrats have rushed to name schools and streets after him. His birthday, March 31, became a federal holiday under Barack Obama in 2014. view article  arw

 
 
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