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.”
Corpus Christi’s crucial refineries look for alternate water supplies amid looming water crisis

Corpus Christi’s crucial refineries look for alternate water supplies amid looming water crisis Companies that own refineries in Corpus Christi say they are working to secure alternative water sources to maintain operations and prevent a shortage of gasoline and jet fuel in Texas and beyond as the city scrambles to delay or avoid a rapidly-escalating water crisis. The city earlier this week said it could enter a water emergency in as soon as two months; at that point the city would have roughly six months before supply could no longer meet demand. With gasoline prices rising amid the U.S.-Israel war with Iran, water limitations in the Coastal Bend — a growing fuel and chemical hub — could further drive up prices, industry officials said.
Texas education board approves 4,200 corrections in Bible-infused curriculum

Taxpayers will bear the cost of fixing errors in learning materials published by the Texas Education Agency. The curriculum has drawn attention for its references to Christianity and the Bible. The Texas Education Agency received final approval Wednesday evening for roughly 4,200 corrections and changes to its elementary and secondary school curriculum. Voting 9-6, the State Board of Education approved the changes to Bluebonnet Learning after delaying a vote in January. Members had said they needed more time to review copyright concerns, formatting errors and typos.
Houston ISD trustees to make final decision on closing 12 schools

HOUSTON, Texas (KTRK) -- Houston ISD officials are expected to finalize plans on Thursday to close 12 schools. RELATED: Houston ISD to close 12 schools in upcoming 2026-27 school year, district says This comes as multiple elected officials have asked the district to delay the decision, and, according to the district, 76 people have already signed up to speak at the HISD board meeting. District officials told Eyewitness News that there have been 24 meetings with HISD families over the past two weeks. ABC13 spoke with parents, teachers, and elected officials who say two weeks is not enough time for families to meaningfully participate in this process. HISD provided a list of these schools as being slated to close:
Galveston ISD becomes latest local school district to reject daily prayer periods, Bible readings

Houston ISD and several other area districts have voted against adopting designated prayer sessions, which are optional for students and staff under Senate Bill 11, while Magnolia ISD has approved them. All Texas districts face a March 1 deadline to make a decision about whether or not to implement them. Galveston ISD on Wednesday became the latest local school district to reject school prayer periods, which are permitted by a new Texas law.
Tyler-area school districts evaluate ties with Lifetouch amid corporate controversy

Several East Texas school districts are considering reviewing or terminating their contracts with Lifetouch following public scrutiny of the company’s corporate ownership. The controversy stems from alleged financial ties between Leon Black, the former CEO of Lifetouch’s parent firm, and convicted child sex offender Jeffrey Epstein, who died by suicide in 2019. Following the passage of the Epstein Files Transparency Act in late 2025, mandating the release of millions of previously sealed Department of Justice records, and the recent 3.5 million-page “document dump” of the files, the public has raised concerns about any entities with ties to the individual named in the Epstein files. Read more at: https://tylerpaper.com/2026/02/17/tyler-area-school-districts-evaluate-ties-with-lifetouch-amid-corporate-controversy/ Black was recently mentioned in the newly released files. He resigned from Apollo in 2021. at: https://tylerpaper.com/2026/02/17/tyler-area-school-districts-evaluate-ties-with-lifetouch-amid-corporate-controversy/

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‘We don’t have time.’ Texas-appointed superintendent sets urgent tone for FWISD

March 3008:40 AM

Dallas ISD voters to decide future of largest bond in Texas history FWISD Superintendent Peter Licata leaned down and placed his hands on his knees to help a Morningside Middle School student connect to the internet. The seventh grader’s laptop wouldn’t load her English assignment. Refresh. Nothing. Then it appeared. “It was three minutes — three minutes of good instructional time lost and then she gets rushed,” Licata said in a hushed tone in the classroom. Moments like that, routine classroom delays, are what Fort Worth ISD’s new state-appointed superintendent says must change quickly. Students don’t have time to waste, he said. Yet he needs time for changes — from bolstering campus leaders to better support their teachers to rethinking the district’s nearly $1 billion budget. view article

Gladewater ISD Bans Energy Drinks At School

March 3008:31 AM

Gladewater ISD has banned energy drinks at school over student health concerns. Some students are bringing to school energy drinks filled with caffeine and sugar. District leaders at Gladewater ISD say it’s leading to crashes in the classroom. view article

Prosper ISD failed to investigate construction fraud and sex abuse, lawsuit alleges

March 3008:31 AM

In late 2023, Prosper activist Doug Charles said he received internal documents from a former Pogue Construction employee suggesting billing irregularities among $400 million of contracts with Prosper ISD. Charles said he sent the records to the FBI. In 2024, he shared them with a former federal prosecutor and an attorney with expertise in organized crime cases, both of whom work for Dallas law firms owned by former state Sen. Ted Lyon. view article

Westwood ISD hires longtime educator as interim superintendent

March 3008:29 AM

Westwood ISD announced Saturday that it has hired a new interim superintendent as the district continues its search to fill the permanent role. School board members named longtime educator Lawrence Coleman to lead the district, effective April 1, according to a Facebook post. “I am looking forward to serving as Interim Superintendent for this outstanding district,” Coleman said in a statement. A 16-year Henderson resident, Coleman has 35 years of experience as an educator, officials said. view article

7 juveniles referred for charges in connection with Canyon ISD school bus incident

March 3008:28 AM

Seven juveniles are being charged in connection with an incident on a Canyon ISD school bus. According to the Randall County Sheriff's Office, the seven juveniles are being referred to Randall County Juvenile Probation for charges. The incident occurred on Feb. 27 on a Randall High School bus carrying a junior varsity baseball team back from a tournament in Lubbock, according to the criminal complaint. view article

Lubbock ISD to Hold Town Halls for District Optimization Updates

March 3008:28 AM

Lubbock Independent School District (Lubbock ISD) will hold a series of spring town hall meetings designed to provide updates to community members, families, staff and stakeholders related to district optimization. Over the next several weeks, town halls will be hosted in each of the voting districts served by the Lubbock ISD Board of Trustees, beginning with District 1 this Wednesday (April 1). A virtual town hall will conclude the series on May 5. view article

Child shot near a Crandall ISD Elementary school Sunday, police say

March 3008:26 AM

A child has been taken to the hospital after a shooting Sunday night, according to Crandall police. Police say an 11-year-old Crandall ISD student was shot near Opal Smith Elementary school located on Fletcher Road. view article

Austin ISD board hands control of 3 middle schools to outside partner to avoid state takeover

March 3008:26 AM

Dobie, Webb and Burnet middle schools will be run by Texas Council for International Studies next school year, a high-stakes move that avoids a potential fifth failing accountability rating that could trigger a district takeover from the state. After a brief debate over the group’s track record, Austin ISD board members voted unanimously Thursday night to surrender control of the three schools to the nonprofit for the next three school years, ceding day-to-day campus operations in an effort to reset performance. The decision temporarily shields the campuses from immediate state intervention. The vote came days before the March 31 deadline to apply to the Texas Education Agency under the Texas Partnerships program, which allows districts to turn over campus operations to an approved external partner. view article

Randall County officials: 7 juveniles to be charged in Canyon ISD bus incident

March 3008:25 AM

The Randall County Sheriff’s Office has released an update on charges related to the incident on a Canyon ISD school bus. On Tuesday, March 3, the Randall County Sheriff’s Office received reports of possible criminal activity on a Canyon ISD high school bus. The Randall County Sheriff’s Office Criminal Investigations Division began investigating this. view article

Judson ISD trustees approve contract change for Cibolo Creek Middle School

March 3008:25 AM

The contract change is being funded by the district's 2022 bond. The contract would add $641,000 to the project, bringing the total cost to $81.21 million. The contract will expire once all work is completed, according to board documents. The original project cost was $80.32 million, but in June 2025, trustees approved an additional $250,000 for contingency costs, increasing the total at the time to $80.57 million, according to board documents. view article

Georgetown ISD outstanding student meal balances paid off after generous donation

March 3008:25 AM

A generous donation has helped Georgetown Independent School District students pay off outstanding meal balances. The donation was made by the members of the San Gabriel Unitarian Universalist Fellowship. view article

Laneville ISD proposes $8.5M bond for facility, safety upgrades

March 3008:24 AM

The Laneville ISD Board of Trustees has approved a bond proposal in the upcoming May elections following a lengthy financial review and facility assessments of the district. view article

Fort Worth ISD’s newly appointed leaders will hold their first meeting this week

March 3008:23 AM

Fort Worth ISD's newly appointed leaders will hold their first meeting this week after the TEA tool over the district. view article

Houston ISD board approves outside management for 4 top-performing high schools, pre-K centers

March 3008:22 AM

Houston ISD's state-appointed board of managers approved contracts Thursday night to allow four top-performing high schools as well as prekindergarten centers to be managed by outside organizations. The move is possible under a 2017 law, Senate Bill 1882, which permits partnerships between public schools and other educational organizations, including nonprofits and charter school networks. HISD announced the district would explore the partnerships for highly rated high school campuses back in October. view article

Waller ISD school bus involved in crash off Highway 290, no injuries reported, district says

March 3008:20 AM

There were no reported injuries after a Waller ISD school bus was involved in a crash, district officials said. According to deputies, the crash occurred off Highway 290 and Kickapoo Road on Friday afternoon. Waller ISD spokesperson Sarah Marcus said eight students and one driver were on board when the bus collided with another vehicl view article

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Jury sides with family in former Midland ISD police officer case

March 3008:15 AM

What began as a criminal investigation disguised as an alleged welfare check in October of 2018 set off a chain of events that would take nearly eight years to unwind through criminal court, a federal lawsuit, multiple appellate rulings, and ultimately, a jury verdict finding two former Midland ISD police officers, Alexandra Weaver and Kevin Brunner, liable for violating a family’s constitutional rights. view article

Dallas ISD to offer free universal pre-K next school year

March 3008:14 AM

Pre-kindergarten classes for all 3- and 4- year-olds in Dallas ISD will be free starting next school year. The district’s school board voted unanimously Thursday to approve a universal pre-K program, joining other North Texas districts, including Fort Worth and Arlington. Up until now, free pre-K in Dallas ISD was only available on a qualifying basis. That included military households, low-income families, non-English learners, and children of Dallas ISD teachers. view article

Austin ISD to close Tuesday in honor of activist Dolores Huerta

March 3008:13 AM

Austin ISD is set to close Tuesday in honor of United Farm Workers Association co-founder Dolores Huerta. view article

Leander ISD now projecting up to $13.7M shortfall, despite reductions

March 3008:12 AM

Leander ISD officials are putting together the latest budget projections for 2026-27, and the district is estimating between a $6.8 million to $13.7 million shortfall depending on whether the board increases the budget deficit parameter to fund staff raises. The projections are down from original estimates of a nearly $19.6 million shortfall. view article

Birdville ISD Stadium Shooting: Kindergarten student, 2 adults killed after domestic dispute

March 3008:11 AM

Haltom City police said the deadly shooting happened around 4:30 p.m. on Friday in the parking lot of the stadium off East Belknap Street. Images from SKY 4 showed crime scene tape around a white car and a U-Haul van, along with multiple emergency vehicles. view article

Slaton ISD grieves beloved teacher, Leo Schneider

March 3008:10 AM

On Sunday, March 29, Slaton ISD announced the loss of a high school faculty member and science teacher, Leo Schneider, after he lost his life in a vehicle accident. view article

Dallas ISD Approves Free Pre-K for All Three- and Four-Year-Olds

March 3008:08 AM

The Dallas Independent School District (ISD) board of trustees approved tuition-free, full-day pre-kindergarten for all three- and four-year-olds in the district for the 2026–2027 school year. During a March 26 board meeting, the board voted 8 to 0 in favor of the policy, with one trustee not present, joining a handful of districts shifting away from state eligibility requirements to offer free pre-K to all students. view article

Haltom City police investigate murder-suicide that killed woman, girl near Birdville ISD offices

March 3007:46 AM

A woman and her young daughter were shot and killed Friday in a Birdville ISD parking lot in what police believe was a murder-suicide, leaving a community in mourning and a North Texas elementary school without one of its kindergartners. Haltom City Police Department confirmed three people died in the shooting near the Birdville ISD administrative offices and Birdville Stadium. The man who opened fire on the woman and child then took his own life, according to police. view article

This scandal-ridden Democrat just got one step closer to being expelled from Congress

March 3005:59 AM

'I am innocent and I am a fighter.' Democratic Rep. Sheila Cherfilus-McCormick of Florida just got one step closer to being expelled from the House of Representatives. The House Ethics investigative subcommittee effectively found Cherfilus-McCormick guilty of nearly every campaign finance violation levied against her earlier this year. The bipartisan panel voted to start the process that could lead to Cherfilus-McCormick's expulsion after she was accused of laundering millions of dollars worth of Federal Emergency Management Agency funds related to a COVID-era contract into her campaign account. view article

Dallas ISD voters to decide future of largest bond in Texas history

March 3005:00 AM

Bond to be split into four parts; election to be held May 2. The Dallas Independent School District is asking its voters to approve the largest bond in Texas history at $6.2 billion. Among other things, the bond would improve safety and security, renovate and modernize all campuses, and build 26 new schools to replace some of the district's oldest campuses. view article

Texans Face $33 Billion ‘Power Grab’ as Oncor Pushes Permian Line

March 3005:00 AM

The saga of the Public Utility Commission’s power grab continues. view article

Long lines linger at Houston’s biggest airport as TSA agents miss work during partial government shutdown

March 2708:45 AM

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. view article

‘It’s not going to be easy’: New FWISD super says change will be a culture shock

March 2708:27 AM

This is only day two for Peter Licata, the new superintendent of the Fort Worth ISD, but he brought in a chief of staff from Florida and a new deputy superintendent to his team. Some Fort Worth ISD Central Office staff have been told they no longer need to come in. Licata hit the ground running, implementing change in Fort Worth ISD with his staff. view article

Former Celina ISD athletic director surrendered teaching license amid state investigation

March 2708:25 AM

Bill Elliott, the former athletic director and head football coach of Celina ISD, surrendered his teaching license amid a state investigation into a misconduct claim from the 1990s. view article

Former Gilmer ISD custodian accused of secretly making videos in boys bathroom

March 2708:25 AM

A man has been arrested after a faculty member reported finding a concealed recording device in a school bathroom. Shamon Natavion Patton, 27, was arrested following an investigation into the alleged recording at the intermediate school. The Gilmer ISD superintendent released a statement regarding the arrest on Thursday: view article

PSJA ISD School Board Trustee Diana Serna steps down

March 2708:24 AM

Meanwhile, the district’s legal counsel is considering possible actions the board can take to fill the vacancy. The former school board president held the elected position since 2022 and also held other leadership roles such as secretary and vice president. A press release also stated that Serna’s resignation is to ensure the role continues to be served with time and attention it deserves. view article

San Antonio-area district among few to adopt school-day prayer period policy

March 2708:24 AM

The Boerne Independent School District said it is awaiting state guidance after its school board voted 6-1 on February 23 to adopt a resolution creating a designated period during the school day for voluntary prayer and religious reading for students and employees. Last year, state legislators passed Senate Bill 11, which allows public school districts to decide if time should be set aside during classes to allow students to read religious texts and for prayer. The law went into affect in September. view article

Records show New Braunfels ISD pulling, restricting more books than it has publicly listed

March 2708:21 AM

Presidential memoirs, “The Three Musketeers,” and even Guinness World Records books have been pulled from New Braunfels ISD library shelves in the face of a new state law, according to records obtained by a Texas nonprofit. The apparent cuts and other restrictions appear much deeper than the school district has previously conveyed. After Texas adopted Senate Bill 13, which prohibits school library materials with “profane” and “indecent” content, New Braunfels ISD has been reviewing its library collection to align with state guidelines. view article

Hood County Commissioners Postpone Further Action On Two Data Center Projects

March 2708:05 AM

Commissioners appear to have turned a corner after weeks of citizen protests. view article

Outside managers on track to oversee 4 top HISD high schools, more campuses could follow

March 2704:00 AM

Four of Houston ISD's most prestigious magnet high schools will have new outside managers, after the district's state-appointed Board of Managers approved outsourcing school operations. The move will place school management in the hands of nonprofits, meeting some parents’ hope to break away from HISD’s strict reforms while sparking questions about their financial management and accountability. "I only wish more HISD schools had this opportunity, because right now this is one of the only pathways for schools to preserve what makes them successful," said Naomi Doyle-Madrid, whose children have attended two of the schools with new partnerships. The district approved five-year contracts with nonprofits for the Kinder High School for the Performing and Visual Arts (HSPVA), Energy Institute High School, Challenge Early College High School, Houston Academy for International Studies, as well as a contract with education nonprofit Collaborative for Children to help manage pre-K centers. view article

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