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San Antonio ISD students plan walkout to protest ICE raids despite district’s warnings
Students from the San Antonio Independent School District (SAISD) are planning a walkout on Wednesday in protest of deportations. The district has acknowledged the situation but there are concerns about potential consequences for students who follow through with the walkout.
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Austin ISD policy prevents parents from seeing video of alleged crimes against kids
On Sept. 11, Diana Briggs’ son was at home and she was at his elementary school looking for a video. The night before, her 6-year-old told her an upsetting story. He said his first-grade teacher trapped him behind a classroom door at Margaret T. Reilly Elementary School and then pushed on it with his weight. Briggs said it lasted long enough that her son looked around the hallway for someone who might have seen them. She shared what her son told her with his school, and then the police.
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Leadership shake-up at Judson ISD after supervisor admits to golfing while on the clock
A Judson Independent School District transportation supervisor has resigned, the department’s director and assistant director have filed retirement paperwork and its payroll clerk was moved out of her position amid a payroll discrepancy investigation, records obtained by KSAT Investigates show. Main terminal supervisor Hewitt Ballard’s resignation was effective immediately, director Ken Johnson’s retirement was effective Jan. 31, assistant director Elizandro Munoz’s resignation is effective March 31 and transportation payroll clerk Melissa White was moved to a position within the district’s educational resource center.
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Marlin ISD School Board approves return to 5-day week
Marlin Independent School District will return to a five-day school week as ongoing water problems in the city have caused the district to close multiple times this year. The Marlin ISD School Board met on Monday, Feb. 3 to discuss the possible schedule change, weighing options on how to make up for lost instructional time after water issues in Marlin have caused eight school closures so far this year.
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Houston ISD parents to pull students out of school as part of ‘sickout’
Dozens of parents are expected to pull out their students from more than 100 Houston ISD campuses as part of an organized ‘sickout’ Wednesday afternoon. Around noon, parents from several schools will be outside HISD’s headquarters on W 18th Street to protest the negative impact Superintendent Mike Miles’ policies have on students, staff as well as the community.
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Argyle ISD considers a new $423 million bond election for the May ballot
Argyle voters considered a $511.5 million bond election last year. When they went to the polls, they rejected two packages and green-lighted the third. In a voter-approved tax ratification election in November, voters rejected a proposal to increase the tax rate by 7.7 cents, which would have brought the district’s property tax rate to $1.91 per $100 valuation and would have kept $2.5 million in the district and lifted teacher salaries by 2%. The tax rate impact for Argyle ISD residents would have been an increase of $77 for every $100,000 of taxable home value on their annual bill.
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Houston: ‘Out of options’: Advocacy group calls for mass student absences at 118 schools over HISD takeover
The advocacy group Community Voices for Public Education is asking students to stay home Wednesday to protest Houston ISD's state-appointed Superintendent Mike Miles' policies, the group announced Monday. Students will be absent and parents will protest that morning at 900 W. Gray outside of Wharton Dual Language Academy. The sickout will involve students and families from over 118 HISD schools, according to the group's estimate.
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Leon ISD suspends teacher following incident at high school
A teacher at Leon High School has been suspended indefinitely after an incident took place last week. The incident happened on Thursday, Jan. 30 according to a letter the district sent out to parents. The letter said the incident happened between a teacher and a student on campus. It said the district received a report about it on Friday and then immediately suspected the teacher while they look into it.
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Waco ISD dives deep with cleaning robots
Waco ISD is taking every precaution to ensure students and staff are safe from spreading flu-related illnesses. With many districts in the area recently canceling classes because of this, Waco ISD is getting ahead of the curb with these deep cleaning robots.
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TEA commissioner denies former Humble ISD leader Elizabeth Fagen’s termination appeal
Texas Education Agency Commissioner Mike Morath denied former Humble ISD Superintendent Elizabeth Fagen’s appeal Tuesday, ruling that the school board was within its right to fire the leader. A large part of the termination stemmed from what a majority of trustees considered Fagen’s failure to appropriately handle Title IX complaints filed against her husband, former athletic director Troy Kite, in May 2023.
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Canyon ISD brings over 50 local businesses together for Trade Days
Canyon ISD hosted its first ever Trade Days on Tuesday for students looking to go into trade industries after graduation. 54 local businesses set up a booth for students as they explored trade and industry career opportunities. Juniors and seniors of Canyon ISD came to meet and network with companies that do not require college degrees.
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Lewisville ISD students to attend school April 21 after bad weather closures
Lewisville ISD students missed class due to school closures during an arctic blast Jan. 9-10.
The district will need to utilize banked instructional minutes and a bad weather day April 21 to make up the lost time, Chief of Staff Shawna Miller said at the Feb. 3 board workshop.
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Canyon ISD bus hit by semi running red light at US 60, FM 2590, 1 student injured
A Canyon ISD school bus was involved in a crash with a semi at US and FM 2590 on Tuesday afternoon.
According to law enforcement, the semi ran a red light and collided with the bus as it was turning north.
Students from Spring Canyon Elementary and Canyon Intermediate School were on the bus with the majority being unharmed but one student was taken to the hospital with non-life-threatening injuries as a precaution.
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Texas regulators grapple with a growing problem: old oil wells leaking polluted water
In arid West Texas, water seeps and bubbles from old wells, sometimes carrying oil, brackish water or other pollutants to the surface. But the real danger lies underground — where oil, salt, and toxic minerals could migrate into the aquifers that supply water to cities, farms and ranches.
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Abbott earmarks session priorities, calls on Texas Lege to be ‘guardians of freedom’
At a heated and highly politicized higher education hearing in November, just two months before the new Texas legislative session got started, one interim charge seemed to garner rare resounding agreement: K-12 student pathways to higher education must be improved.
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Gov. Greg Abbott sticks by school choice plan without blanket increase in money for Texas schools
AUSTIN, Texas — Texas Gov. Greg Abbott insisted Monday that he would accept nothing less than a robust, universal school choice voucher program, and he resisted calls to join the plan with blanket increases in public school funding.
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Absenteeism spiked in the pandemic. Texas schools want the state’s help to keep students in the classroom.
Chronically absent students — those who missed at least 10% of their school days — are more likely to drop out, education advocates say.
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Houston parents, teachers planning mass HISD ‘sickout’ on Wednesday
The Houston ISD community is planning a mass sickout this Wednesday to protest "the harmful HISD takeover" and "[HISD Superintendent Mike Miles'] weak response on immigration safety in schools," organizers said on Monday. Titled "Sickout: A Day Without Students," organizers have blanketed social media with posters advertising ways to participate in the protest.
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CA’s largest property insurer demanding 22% rate hike after wildfires
(The Center Square) – State Farm, California’s largest property insurer, is demanding a 22% emergency rate hike after the Southern California fires, saying that over the last years it has paid out $1.26 in claims for every dollar in premiums it has collected.
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Abbott bans AI and Chinese apps from government-issued devices
(The Center Square) – Texas Gov. Greg Abbott on Friday issued a proclamation banning the use of artificial intelligence (AI) and social media apps affiliated with the People’s Republic of China (PRC) and the Chinese Communist Party’s (CCP) on government-issued devices.
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Coast Guard conducting deportation flights out of California, Texas
(The Center Square) – The U.S. Coast Guard is continuing to assist with removals of illegal border crossers. In addition to repatriating those apprehended at sea from Haiti, Cuba and other countries, Coast Guard crew are involved in “alien expulsion flights” in California and Texas.
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Houston ISD parents to pull out students in ‘sickout’ from various campuses
Dozens of parents are expected to pull out their students from more than 100 Houston ISD campuses as part of an organized ‘sickout’ Wednesday afternoon. Around noon, parents from several schools will be outside HISD’s headquarters on W 18th Street to protest the negative impact Superintendent Mike Miles’ policies have on students, staff as well as the community.
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Floresville ISD officials consider moving to a four-day school week in the fall
Floresville Independent School District is considering moving to a four-day school week for the 2025-2026 school year.
According to the district’s website, 68% of staff, parents and students surveyed said they support a four-day school week.
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Northwest ISD to eliminate 101 teaching positions, increase class sizes to close $16M shortfall
Jonathan Pastusek, Northwest ISD’s chief financial officer, recently likened his district’s current financial predicament to moving “big rocks.” Those big rocks include staffing adjustments, program efficiencies and budget reductions aimed at closing a $16 million budget shortfall for the 2025-26 school year. In November, district residents rejected an increased tax rate that would have raised enough revenue to cover the deficit.
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Houston ISD parents plan sickout on Wednesday to protest school takeover
A group of Houston Independent School District parents and students are planning a sick out to protest the Texas Education Agency's takeover of HISD. What we know: The parents said the sickout is to protest state policies that they said are harming their children's education.
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Wilson ISD cancels classes for Tuesday, Wednesay due to widespread illness
On Monday, Wilson ISD is canceling classes for Tuesday, Feb.4 and Wednesday, Feb. 5 due to widespread illness. The district posted this announcement to Facebook around 12:45 p.m.:
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‘Petty circus’: Federal judge dismisses former trustee’s lawsuit against South San ISD leaders
A federal court has tossed a lawsuit alleging that South San Antonio Independent School District leaders violated a former board member’s civil rights and arrested him as an intimidation tactic. Abel “Chillidogg” Martinez filed the lawsuit on Dec. 3, claiming that South San officials orchestrated an unlawful scheme last year to retaliate against the trustee for being outspoken in his criticism of the district.
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Floresville ISD considers four-day school week to attract teachers
A local school district is considering a four-day hybrid school week for 2025-2026. Floresville Independent School District (ISD) confirmed on Monday they are considering a shorter school week.
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Trustees OK $30K salary increase for Fort Bend ISD superintendent
Superintendent Marc Smith received an almost $30,000 pay raise and a contract extension last week, according to an amendment approved unanimously by the Fort Bend ISD school board. The move marks Smith's first raise since taking the post amid the clouded resignation of the district's former leader, Christie Whitbeck, in December 2023.
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San Antonio ISD students organize walkout to protest threat of ICE raids in schools
San Antonio ISD students are organizing a walkout to protest the threat of Immigration Customs and Enforcement (ICE) raids in schools, the Trump White House's effort to end birthright citizenship and other issues. Students at the district will walk out of classes at 12:55 p.m. this Wednesday and make their way to Yanaguana Garden to meet up with students from other schools, as well as community members.
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Southland ISD cancels classes for Monday, Tuesday due to ‘rampant’ flu
Southland ISD is canceling classes for Monday, Feb. 3 and Tuesday, Feb. 4 to give staff and students time to recover from the flu. The district posted this announcement to Facebook around 12:30 p.m. Saturday:
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Sabinal High School coach arrested, accused of attempting to entice 14-year-old boy
A Sabinal Independent School District employee has been arrested after attempting to entice what he believed to be a teenage boy online, according to a news release from the Department of Justice. On Oct. 11, 2024, Kenneth Wayne Mulkey, a high school coach and teacher for Sabinal High School, allegedly asked an undercover special agent for their age, sex and location over Snapchat, the release says.
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Texas Republicans want more property tax cuts. Here’s how they may do it.
DALLAS — Texas’ top officials have pledged to cut property taxes for homeowners and businesses this year, building on a mammoth package of tax cuts lawmakers passed two years ago.
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Abbott priorities: Property tax reform, school choice, death penalty for child killers
(The Center Square) – At his state of the state address Sunday in Austin, Texas Gov. Greg Abbott laid out his legislative priorities. They range from property tax reform to school choice to imposing the death penalty for child murderers.
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“How do we protect our poultry flocks?” Texas dairy, poultry producers grapple with bird flu
LUBBOCK — Just as quickly as the bird flu is spreading, the virus is changing.
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