The Texas Education Agency informed the Fort Worth Independent School District on Monday that the state may take over district operations or close a middle school campus following five consecutive years of failing academic ratings. TEA Commissioner Mike Morath said the Leadership Academy at Forest Oak 6th Grade received its fifth consecutive "unacceptable" academic rating for the 2022–2023 school year. view article

Preliminary May 2025 election results show that voters in Tomball ISD approved all four propositions in the district's $429 million bond referendum. Preliminary results will become official once canvassed. Results below reflect the totals of those in favor from both Harris County and Montgomery County. view article

Voters chose to pass Quitman ISD's $30.8 million bond for various academic and athletic improvements. Voters passed Proposition A ($27.85 million) to fund a new career and technology education center, Quitman Elementary and Junior High classrooms, athletic field house addition and locker room renovations. view article

Unofficial results show LISD Prop A passing with 66.1% of the vote with 6,726 people voting in favor and 33.9% or 34,53 voting against Lubbock ISD’s $290 million bond proposal. The district says this bond will address outdated buildings, safety upgrades and expanded academic programs, all without raising the current rate. view article

Robinson residents voted against passing the Robinson ISD Proposition A bond on Saturday. In total, 2,331 votes were cast with 1,077 in favor of the bond and 1,254 against it. The over $95 million bond would have included a new/renovated high school at their junior high school campus, renovated band halls into classrooms at their intermediate school and provided safety and technology updates, according to Robinson ISD. view article

Roosevelt ISD voters gave the district's $58.5 million bond package the go-ahead, with nearly 68% of votes supporting the proposal, according to final but unofficial results released by the Lubbock County Elections Office on election night Saturday. The bond package, aimed mostly at campus facilities including a new elementary school, received support from 469 RISD voters, with 223 against in the May 3 municipal election. view article

Three education bonds were on Saturday’s ballot for Bexar County voters. Two of the three succeeded. Voters across Bexar County were eligible to vote in the Alamo Colleges District bond election, and a wide majority gave their approval for the community college system’s nearly $1 billion bond. view article

Prosper ISD Passes 3 Bonds Totaling $2.7 Billion; Stadium Bond Fails  Voters in Prosper Independent School District approved three of four bond propositions on Tuesday’s ballot, obligating local property taxpayers to repay $2.7 billion in bond debt. However, they rejected a proposal to build the most expensive high school football stadium in Texas history. With interest, the three bonds passed will cost Prosper ISD taxpayers $4.9 billion, according to estimates prepared by the district ahead of the election.  School officials said the bonds are necessary to accommodate the district’s growth.  Bond opponents argued that the projects included in the bonds are too extravagant. view article

You may not be aware, but the high school freshman class has been eating on bleachers in the practice gym the past few years. We can proudly say that our school district is growing and will continue to grow, but we need the ability to house all our students. Our students deserve that precious time at lunch, same as we all had as kids, to catch up with friends and relax. view article

KCBD NewsChannel 11’s Kase Wilbanks sat down with Deanne Clark of the Conservative Action Network PAC, which is organizing opposition to Lubbock ISD’s $290 million bond package. For voters in the district, it is Proposition A on May 3 ballots. view article

KCBD NewsChannel 11’s Kase Wilbanks sat down with Melynn Henry of the Moving Ahead for Our Kids PAC, which is in support of Lubbock ISD’s $290 million bond package. For voters in the district, it is Proposition A on May 3 ballots. view article

Gregory-Portland ISD is asking voters to consider a four-part bond package on the May ballot, addressing a range of district needs from safety to the arts. Superintendent Dr. Michelle Cavazos said each project listed within the bond was carefully considered with input from a bond stakeholder committee. view article

High priority initiatives in the 2025 Somerville ISD bond focus on student success during and after their time at school. The proposed $42 million Somerville ISD bond would include plans for a new high school, renovating the current high school into a junior high school, updating softball and football facilities, and building a new Career and Technology Education (CTE) center. “The goal... is to get [the students] into their own dedicated space and to have the resources that they need in order to be successful,” shared Kyle Malconado, parent to a Somerville student. view article

Erin Gregg with Lubbock ISD sat down with facts about the bond package. Early voting starts April 22. Find out more at lubbockisd.org. view article

As Lubbock Independent School District faces shrinking student enrollment, trustees are asking voters to approve $290 million in new bond debt—and they’re claiming “no tax increase is required” to repay the debt. With interest, the bond would cost local property taxpayers $566 million, according to the district’s own estimates—almost double the dollar amount voters will see on the May 3 ballot. view article

As Lubbock Independent School District faces shrinking student enrollment, trustees are asking voters to approve $290 million in new bond debt—and they’re claiming “no tax increase is required” to repay the debt.  With interest, the bond would cost local property taxpayers $566 million, according to the district’s own estimates—almost double the dollar amount voters will see on the May 3 ballot.  The ballot measure, Proposition A, includes: view article

Wylie ISD approved $11.48M in renovations at their Monday board meeting. Funded by money from a 2023 bond election, the project will focus on improving HVAC systems, repairing roofs, and updating the Wylie West Junior High track. One of the main goals of the renovations is to get all of the Wylie West schools on the same HVAC system to improve energy efficiency. view article

Election season is right around the corner, and Carthage ISD is asking voters to consider a new $23 million bond package. Carthage ISD is proposing a new bond to cover district-wide needs over the next three years, focusing on immediate repairs and upgrades. view article

Multiple projects funded by Spring ISD’s $850 million bond, which was approved by voters in November 2022, have recently made headway, including $33.1 million in work slated for the district’s Education, Performance and Instructional Center. view article

School buildings in Quitman are overcrowded and outdated, and that’s why the school district is asking voters to approve a $30 million bond. Inside the walls of Quitman ISD schools’ where the superintendent says classrooms are not ideal sizes and overcrowding has led to sharing spaces, a call for a school make-over is not a need, but a necessity, says school leaders. view article

Argyle ISD is asking voters to consider a $423 million bond package on the May 3 ballot. It’s made up of two parts that were restructured after a previous bond package failed in 2024. The 2025 bond is a leaner proposal to relieve what several school board members called “pinch points” at middle schools, especially. view article

Texas law prohibits public school districts, including Houston ISD, from directly advocating for school bond measures — but they can inform voters about what’s in the proposal. The Texas Election Code bars public employees, including teachers, principals and school board members, from spending public funds to advocate for or against any candidate or measure on the ballot, including a bond. They also cannot spend funds on any communication that is “reasonably likely" to influence a voter to vote for or against a measure. view article

Alvin ISD's board of trustees approved a nearly $200,000 contract to demolish the former Walt Disney Elementary site at its April 8 meeting. The decision to demolish the campus, located at 5000 Mustang Road, Alvin, comes a few months after an EF-2 tornado damaged the school in late December, prompting officials to move students to an alternative campus, Community Impact previously reported. view article

From the Cisco ISD Superintendent: On Thursday, April 3, 2025. Cisco ISD experienced a significant wind damage at his high school facilities. The facilities need to be evaluated for safety of students. view article

From new middle schools to additional gymnasiums and playgrounds, Corpus Christi ISD is working to finish several school construction projects. Corpus Christi Independent School District's most recent bond proposal was rejected by voters in 2024, but there are still several projects from previous bond elections that are on track for completion. view article

Argyle ISD Construction Manager Jeff Koehn gave an update to the board of trustees March 24 on progress at the district’s new high school stadium and middle school.  view article

If approved, the $32 million package would increase property tax rates. view article

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Georgetown ISD is getting more schools after way more kids have been enrolled in the last few years. FOX 7 Austin's education reporter Jessica Rivera has more in this Report Card. view article

Clear Creek ISD's board of trustees approved a $646,500 contract with Houston-based construction company Generocity Services for additional funding for the expansion of the culinary arts program at Clear Lake High School. The additional funding, which was needed for mechanical, engineering and plumbing services, was approved at the board of trustees’ March 10 workshop. view article

A roadblock is standing in the way of the Tuloso-Midway school district's plans for a new junior high school — finding the land to build it on. A year and a half ago, Tuloso-Midway Independent School District voters approved a $165 million slate of bond projects. Part of this bond package was a new junior high school. Last month, the school board authorized legal counsel to begin condemnation proceedings to acquire 40 acres on McKinzie Road if the district can't negotiate a sale with landowners. view article

One firefighter was injured while putting out a fire at a Prosper ISD construction site, officials said. The Prosper Fire Department responded to a fire around 2:31 a.m. at the Richland High School construction site located at 3450 Prairie Drive, the Prosper Fire Department said in a press release. The school is currently under construction and is scheduled to open in August 2025, Prosper ISD said. view article

Robinson ISD is hoping voters will approve a new bond proposition this May. According to Robinson ISD, the $95,495,000 bond will go towards a new/renovated high school at the junior high school campus, renovations of band halls into classrooms at the intermediate school and safety and technology updates. view article

Almost a year after Sinclair Elementary was battered by back-to-back storms, the Houston ISD campus reopened this week to students and teachers. Towering pine trees crashed into buildings on the campus during a derecho windstorm last May and Hurricane Beryl in July. Almost all of the 16 temporary buildings utilized at the school, located in the Timbergrove neighborhood, were damaged in the storms. view article

Nacogdoches ISD’s new training and conference center will allow the district to hold large gatherings for teachers and staff, for purposes like professional development. Construction continues for the nearly 13,000 thousand square foot training center. The $6.1 million bond-funded space is adjacent to the district’s support center, and future school board meetings will also be held there. view article