The Dementia Prevention and Research Institute of Texas fund, a priority of Lt. Gov. Dan Patrick, will provide $3 billion in grants to researchers.  Texas voters on Tuesday are on track to approve Proposition 14, the constitutional amendment that both establishes a Dementia Prevention and Research Institute of Texas (DPRIT) and authorizes the spending of $3 billion to set up the fund.  Lt. Gov. Dan Patrick led the effort this past legislative session to create DPRIT, modeling the center on the state’s cancer research fund. Senate Bill 5, by Sen. Joan Huffman, R-Houston, was passed earlier this year and effectively created the institute.   Now that the constitutional amendment has passed, the institute is to be funded with $3 billion in surplus state revenue. After this first year, the institute will see up to $300 million appropriated each year. view article

Steven Weisberg is interested in how unique one person’s experience physically navigating the world is from others.  While working in Florida, he began exploring how day-to-day life is affected by the decline in cognitive function associated with dementia and Alzheimer’s disease.  “Now that you’ve lost certain ways of representing the world, now what is it that you do? How do you navigate? How does this affect your daily life?” Weisberg said. “These are the sorts of themes that I’m planning to build on here at UTA.” view article

A Medina Valley Independent School District elementary student is facing disciplinary action after a school marshal found a loaded .22-caliber rifle magazine linked to the student, according to a letter obtained by KSAT. In the letter, Ladera Elementary School Principal Laura Davila stated that a school marshal discovered the magazine Tuesday in one of the school’s bathroom, which prompted an immediate investigation. view article

Laneville ISD has cancelled classes for the week of Nov. 10 due to widespread illness. Laneville Independent School District announced Monday that it is canceling classes across the district due to abundant illness among the students and staff. According to the district’s announcement, “an uptick in a variety of sickness and ailments among students and staff,” began last week and the decision to cancel classes was made when the reports of sickness continued Monday. view article

According to a letter to Crockett Early College High School families, principal Shana King said someone had reported that a student who got in a fight had a weapon. view article

The Eanes Independent School District sent a letter to the Travis County District Attorney urging to charge a former teacher “to the fullest extent allowed by the law” regarding the teacher’s arrest on allegations of online crimes against children. view article

An investigation is underway after a Conroe ISD Police Department vehicle was involved in a deadly crash on Tuesday evening. view article

The Johnson County District Attorney's Office confirmed it's investigating allegations involving a Godley ISD staff member. A spokesperson for the Johnson County District Attorney's Office said they were made aware of the allegations last week and are "in the early stages of the investigation." view article

McKinney ISD said police discovered the narcotics at McKinney Boyd High School on Monday during a routine safety sweep by local law enforcement. A drug-detection dog alerted on the employee’s vehicle. view article

Continuing its efforts to secure the southern border, Texas will begin surveying lands managed by the Texas General Land Office in search of cartel tunneling activity.  Land Commissioner Dawn Buckingham directed the General Land Office (GLO) to identify lands under their management that could be susceptible to cartel smuggling tunnels. The operation will specifically target land located in high-risk areas, such as Hudspeth County.  Located southeast of El Paso, state officials discovered a campsite set up by human smugglers 30 miles north of the border in Hudspeth County in 2023.   Buckingham has also instructed GLO field officers to use aerial and drone technology to survey possible tunnel sites while conducting routine land inspections. view article

The state has recorded more than 3,500 cases of whooping cough so far this year, 10 times the number in 2023. view article

The state has recorded more than 3,500 cases of whooping cough so far this year, 10 times the number in 2023.   More than 3,500 cases of pertussis, or whooping cough, cases have been reported in Texas so far this year, already reaching a 11-year high even though two more highly infectious months are left in the year, according to the Texas Department of State Health Services. view article

A Kingsville mother experienced every parent's worst nightmare when her nonverbal 5-year-old son was mistakenly placed on the wrong school bus and went missing for hours. view article

The Dementia Prevention and Research Institute of Texas fund, a priority of Lt. Gov. Dan Patrick, will provide $3 billion in grants to researchers. view article

A student made a shocking discovery at a Northside ISD campus Monday afternoon, according to the district. Rick Yzaguirre, the principal at Harlan High School sent a letter to parents, informing them that a student found a gun on the ground while on campus. The student then contacted the authorities and their parent. view article

An athletic trainer with the Center Independent School District has resigned after being arrested for an improper relationship. While Center ISD did not release details about the allegation, Shelby County Jail records show the employee, Christopher Lemoine, is charged with improper relationship between educator/student. view article

The Mansfield ISD teacher who was arrested and fired last week had a sexual relationship with a teenager, Alvarado police said Wednesday. Jared Young, 33, faces charges of child pornography, sexual assault of a child and improper relationship with a student. Police said the student, a 16-year-old girl who attends Alvarado ISD, reported the relationship. view article

Sealy Police arrested 63-year-old Juan Gerardo Perez for Child Grooming, a first-degree felony, on Tuesday. "We were notified of an inappropriate relationship between a student and a teacher, and we began an investigation," Sealy Police Chief Russell Grimes said. "After that investigation and consultation with our district attorney, we obtained an arrest warrant for the suspect." view article

A local mental health service is providing school counselors at Ysleta Independent School District with mental health first aid training. Emergence Health Network (EHN) provided mental health first aid training to about 100 counselors in the district on Wednesday. view article

After being sentenced to more than 10 years in state prison, Kristina Chambers will join the small population of incarcerated expectant mothers. For pregnant women spending time in prison, the Texas Department of Criminal Justice maintains specialty programs and facilities to ensure that expectant mothers receive the proper care. A total of 7,995 incarcerated women were admitted in 2024, only 87 of whom were pregnant, according to last year's TDCJ report on pregnant inmates.   Chambers, who is four months pregnant, was sentenced Monday to 11 years and 14 days in state prison for the 2023 death of a pedestrian she hit with her Porsche 911 Carrera while driving drunk. As of Friday, she was awaiting transfer to prison from jail. view article

A Mansfield ISD teacher was fired this week after his arrest on charges of child pornography, sexual assault of a child and improper relationship with a student. Jared Young, 33, was a science teacher at Legacy High School and a coach of freshman football and basketball teams. view article

An idea plucked straight out of a sci-fi movie will soon land at Boerne Independent School District campuses — drones meant to stop school shooters. “I’ve grown so much to appreciate the concept now, but my initial reaction was no, this doesn’t make any sense,” said Rick Goodrich, the district’s chief of safety and security. KSAT Investigates view article

There are increasing calls for transparency, along with more threats of legal action, in the case of former Celina ISD teacher and coach Caleb Elliott. The community is also grappling with the district's decision to place Bill Elliott, the suspect's father, who is also the head football coach at Celina High School and the district's athletic director, on 'non-disciplinary' paid leave. view article

A Fort Bend ISD mother claims that her 6-year-old son with autism was sexually assaulted by other students back in September. The mother, who FOX 26 is keeping anonymous for the safety of her child, says that on the 17th, her son's elementary school called her to say that "her son was walking funny" and had to be picked up from school. view article

This lawsuit comes a month after U.S. Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy, Jr. updated guidance discouraging pregnant women from taking acetaminophen, citing it as a possible cause of autism.  This lawsuit, the first of its kind from a state government, comes a month after President Donald Trump and U.S. Secretary of Health and Human Services Robert F. Kennedy, Jr. announced updated guidance discouraging pregnant women from taking acetaminophen, citing it as a possible cause of autism. The announcement set off a wave of controversy in the health care community, and confusion among pregnant women unsure how they should manage fever and pain during pregnancy.  The science around Tylenol and autism is uncertain. While some studies suggest a correlation between taking Tylenol while pregnant and having a child with autism, others have repudiated those findings. Major medical associations rejected Kennedy and Trump’s claims as overly generalized and potentially harmful. view article

A Dallas pediatrician has surrendered her medical license, a year after becoming the first target of a law that banned providing gender-transitioning hormones to minors.  Last October, Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton filed a lawsuit against adolescent medicine physician May Lau for prescribing testosterone to at least 21 patients. Her license was cancelled by her request early this month, according to the Texas Medical Board.  In a statement to The Texas Tribune, Lau maintained her innocence.  “Dr. Lau decided to move her medical practice to Oregon and saw no reason to continue to maintain her Texas license,” according to a statement provided by her attorney Craig Smyser. “ view article

Attorneys, representing several Celina ISD victims, say the school district had evidence that a coach was a sexual predator, but he was allowed to keep his job. view article

Fort Bend Independent School District is facing criticism from a mother who says the district delayed action after her first-grade son was allegedly sexually assaulted by fellow students at Rosa Parks Elementary School. The mother, who requested anonymity to protect her child’s privacy, said the incident occurred on Sept. 28. view article

Groesbeck ISD is investigating the high school after students made racist remarks and death threats over social media. A mother said this happened on Friday when her daughter made a comment about the high school football team. She is now pulling her tenth grader out of the district. The mother told News 10 her child did not go to school Monday because students threatened to hang her in a group message. She said she is disappointed because more than 20 people were in that group message, adding racism is learned at home. view article

Centerville ISD is again at the center of an investigation involving a member of its staff. Assistant Superintendent Dottie Sullivan sent a statement to parents on Tuesday, notifying them of an allegation regarding an employee’s “unprofessional conduct” involving a student on the elementary campus. No additional information was shared, but Sullivan said the district is committed to full transparency. “Please be assured that student safety and campus integrity remain our highest priority,” she said. The Leon County Sheriff’s Office and Child Protective Services are each conducting their own investigations into this case, Sullivan confirmed. view article

No new taxes would be collected for the package that would give the state’s water department $1 billion to spend on projects like cleaning salty water, flood control and reservoirs.  And this fall, state lawmakers hope voters will approve $20 billion for water projects over the next two decades. If voters agree, Proposition 4, on the November ballot, will be the biggest state investment in water in Texas history.  view article

Celina ISD parents packed an emergency school board meeting Thursday night after the arrest of middle school football coach and teacher Caleb Elliott, the son of longtime Celina head football coach Bill Elliott. According to a newly obtained arrest warrant, investigators say the 26-year-old recorded several boys in the locker room during school hours. The warrant states that 12 photos were recovered from Elliott's phone — all described as meeting the criteria of child pornography and showing young boys in various states of dress and undress. view article

A crash involving a Montgomery ISD school bus at FM 2854 and Mail Rt. Road near Montgomery sent eight students to the hospital Thursday morning. The bus was carrying Montgomery ISD students. Eight students were transported to the hospital, two by their parents, for further assessment following the crash, according to a statement from Montgomery ISD's communications office. The crash took place near Lake Creek High School on FM 2854. view article

At a special meeting Wednesday night, Celina ISD’s revered football family found itself at the center of heartbreak and public outrage. Caleb Elliott, 26, resigned and surrendered his teaching license before the meeting — but his fate was still front and center as parents, board members, and community leaders gathered to reckon with the charges against him and his fate with the district. view article

Caleb Elliott, a now-former teacher and football coach at Celina ISD’s Moore Middle School, faces felony charges. An arrest warrant affidavit obtained by FOX 4 on Thursday says Celina Police Department detectives found 12 images of groups of naked or half-naked students on Elliott’s phone.  view article