Video shot by an anonymous bystander on Wednesday and posted to social media was shared with KHOU 11 by a very concerned mother who said it made her physically sick. "When I saw the video, I threw up," Angela Dixon said. "I fell to the floor, I threw up." Dixon's 13-year-old daughter, who we're not identifying, is seen in the video getting punched and kicked repeatedly. As the attack spilled into the street, the victim fell to the ground as school buses and other vehicles passed by. view article

A MacArthur High School teacher died on Thursday morning, the school’s principal said in an email obtained by KSAT. In the email, Principal Joaquin Hernandez confirmed that one of the school’s teachers died following a medical emergency during first period. The Bexar County Medical Examiner’s office told KSAT that the teacher was Timothy Kitterman, 65. Kitterman’s cause and manner of death have yet to be determined. view article

Previously, parents had to wait for the state to mail them the exemption form. They still have to get the form notarized before submitting it to the school for enrollment purposes.  Texas parents will no longer have to wait weeks for a vaccine exemption form to be mailed to them if they want their children opted out of state-required immunizations to attend school.  This week, the state health agency quietly unveiled the new downloadable vaccine exemption form, the result of state Rep. Lacey Hull’s House Bill 1586 which went into effect on Monday. Along with the form, the Texas Department of State Health Services also published a document listing the benefits and risks of immunization.  The new law does nothing to change the childhood vaccine schedule. Instead, it would allow parents to download at home a form that allows children to be exempted from being vaccinated in order to attend public schools. The parents can show the same filled out form for two years before having to fill out a new one.  Before the new law, parents had to contact the state health agency and request the exemption form be mailed to them.  Parents still have to get a notary’s signature before they can present the form to school officials. view article

A volleyball coach charged with sexually grooming and abusing an underage Lockhart Junior High School student is now the target of a civil lawsuit along with Lockhart Independent School District.  Aaron Aguilar, 28, was arrested in April and charged with sexual performance by a child under the age of 14. He was later also charged with possession of child pornography.  The victim’s mother filed a federal lawsuit against Aguilar and Lockhart ISD on August 25.  Aguilar was no longer employed by Lockhart ISD at the time of his arrest. view article

The law does not specifically ban the possession of THC vape pens, but those who sell them face up to a year in jail and a $4,000 penalty. view article

Texas’ rubber-stamp system allows drillers to release vast amounts of natural gas into the atmosphere.  Hakim Dermish moved to the small South Texas town of Catarina in 2002 in search of a rural lifestyle on a budget. The property where he lived with his wife didn’t have electricity or sewer lines at first, but that didn’t bother him.  “Even if we lived in a cardboard box, no one could kick us out,” Dermish said.  Back then, Catarina was a sleepy place. A decade later, oil and gas drilling picked up, and he welcomed the financial opportunities it brought. Dermish launched businesses to support the industry, offering everything from guards for drill sites to housing for oil field workers.  The growth also brought flares — flames burning off excess natural gas — that blazed day and night at wells in the surrounding countryside. Initially enamored of the industry’s potential, Dermish now worried that its pollution endangered the health of the town’s 75 residents. He began lodging complaints with the state in 2023, asking it to push companies to control emissions. view article

Lyme disease is a bacterial infection transmitted by the bite of infected blacklegged ticks, affecting nearly 500,000 people in the United States each year. view article

A Humble ISD mother said her daughter, who has special needs, received second-degree burns after using the slide at her school's playground. Humble ISD confirmed Tuesday that it has launched an investigation into the matter. Teresa Moncada said her 10-year-old daughter, Savanah, was using one of the slides at Park Lakes Elementary last Thursday during recess. view article

As students return to school, North Texas Salience Health psychiatrist Dr. Shanila Shagufta said it's important for parents to look for signs of mental health challenges in children and teens.  One in five adolescents experience mental health challenges—emotional, mental, or behavioral—in any given year, Shagufta said, a figure confirmed by the U.S. Center for Disease Control.  Salience Health, which offers mental health treatments, has locations in Frisco, Allen, Dallas, McKinney and Plano, according to its website. A new location is planned to open in Southlake at the end of August. view article

News 10 This Morning's Olivea Herzberg details how effective the metal vape collection boxes have been throughout Waco ISD. view article

A Sabine Independent School District student has died on Monday. According to the district, there was an incident Monday in the community that “resulted in the passing of a Sabine High School student.” They did not confirm whether the death of the student was part of the incident in Hugh Camp Memorial Park that happened on Monday afternoon. We have reached out to the superintendent for comment. view article

More than 75 Texas camps have met dozens of safety standards to become accredited by the American Camp Association, which can be a lengthy and costly process.  Train staff on various emergencies, file emergency plans with local emergency personnel, maintain communication methods in case phone and internet services go down, and teach campers how to respond during crises.  Seventy six youth camps in Texas must meet these requirements and dozens more to be accredited by the American Camp Association — the gold standard of camp safety and operation — and some of those measures are among the camp reforms that Texas lawmakers seek to implement following the deadly July 4 floods. view article

Texas counties along the Rio Grande are relatively safe, state and federal crime statistics show, and they seem to be getting even safer as more law enforcement resources pour into the area.  Texas counties along the Rio Grande are relatively safe, state and federal crime statistics show, and they seem to be getting even safer as more law enforcement resources pour into the area. view article

A family of a Lockhart ISD student is suing the district after their child was allegedly sexually assaulted by a former volleyball coach, according to court documents obtained by KVUE. The lawsuit claims the district failed to protect the student in connection to sexual assault by former volleyball coach Aaron Aguilar and did not provide a safe learning environment during the 2023-2024 and 2024-2025 school years. view article

A Waco High School campus aide was arrested Tuesday on felony grooming charges after school officials learned of his inappropriate messages to a 16-year-old female student. Jody Deshawn Edwards, 34, remains in the McLennan County Jail under $10,000 bond and faces up to 10 years in prison after his arrest on the third-degree felony charge. view article

Experts in Houston have been studying the idea of building massive tunnels to divert floodwaters. Musk’s company wants a piece of the project. view article

Experts in Houston have been studying the idea of building massive tunnels to divert floodwaters. Musk’s company wants a piece of the project. view article

wFrom junk food to TikTok, parents’ biggest health fears have changed significantly.  American parents have become more worried about the content of their children’s Instagram feeds than that of their lunch boxes.  According to a new national poll, the screens their children can’t seem to put down are the greatest of many threats.  The top three concerns for kids’ health all touch back to technology: social media, excessive screen time, and internet safety. view article

In Denton, parents are criticizing the school district’s communication and timeliness after a student was stabbed at Ryan High School. The stabbing, according to Denton police, was reported just after 9 a.m. Friday. One student was taken to the hospital on Friday morning; the teen suspect was taken to the Denton County Juvenile Detention Center for aggravated assault with a deadly weapon. view article

An Arp ISD elementary assistant principal and her son were arrested Monday following an investigation by the Arp Police Department. Police said Karla Florence was taken into custody and charged with failure to report and false report to a peace officer. Investigators say she failed to provide truthful information and did not meet her legal duty under Texas law to report knowledge of a felony offense while serving in her role as an educator. view article

A rash of hoax calls about active shooters on at least a dozen college campuses around the U.S. has spread fear among students as the school year begins view article

Emails show how overwhelmed West Texas officials were as they asked CDC for guidance on how to respond to the explosive outbreak.  “CDC hasn’t reached out to us locally,” Katherine Wells, the public health director in Lubbock, Texas, wrote in a Feb. 5 email exchange with a colleague two weeks after children with measles were hospitalized in Lubbock. “My staff feels like we are out here all alone,” she added. view article

In Denton, parents are criticizing the school district’s communication and timeliness after a student was stabbed at Ryan High School. The stabbing, according to Denton police, was reported just after 9 a.m. Friday. One student was taken to the hospital on Friday morning; the teen suspect was taken to the Denton County Juvenile Detention Center for aggravated assault with a deadly weapon. view article

Denton ISD has released more details regarding a stabbing that happened at Ryan High School on Friday. The school district hasn’t described the incident as a stabbing in either of its two statements to media, instead describing it as an incident involving a knife. view article

Twice a day, along two-lane FM 2100 in Huffman, traffic stops at Falcon Ridge Elementary School's main entrance unless you're one of the drivers going the wrong way to get around it. "Zero cares in the world," said one parent. "Every day going and coming to pick the kids up, it's like this." view article

As Medina Valley ISD enters the new school year, it hopes to crack down on campus-related crimes and increase the safety of its student body with a newly established police department. “Prior to our police department, we used other agencies, specifically the Medina County Sheriff’s Office for SROs,” said Ellis Powell, the district’s police chief. “As we started growing, I think the school district realized the most sufficient way to keep up with that growth would be to have our own officers and department. We still work with (the) sheriff’s office and local agencies, and will continue to support them, and they support us.” view article

Kilgore ISD’s special-called meeting Monday night included public comment, including some from people who are concerned for the safety of students after ambulances were called to the schools several times recently; twice to the middle school, and once to the high school, since August 20. view article

The driver of the Leander Independent School District bus that rolled over on Aug. 13 in the Sandy Creek area of Travis County was ticketed for failing to drive in a single lane and not using a seatbelt, the Texas Department of Public Safety said Monday. DPS said prosecutors determined criminal charges were “not warranted” for the driver. view article

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The Wylie ISD and Cisco city communities are mourning the sudden and shocking death of one of their own. Wylie ISD school bus driver, 64-year-old Lupe Garcia of Cisco, was the sole fatality of a collision with a school bus while walking around the Wylie Bus barn. That incident occurred around 6:00 a.m. on Tuesday, August 19th. Wylie ISD Director of Communications, Mike Thompson, expressed to KTAB/KRBC the district’s condolences for the family, students, and coworkers who are grieving at this time. view article

Marshall ISD is mourning the loss of a high school student. According to the district, a Marshall High School student, Estefani Cabrera, passed away after experiencing a medical emergency Aug. 19. view article

A North Texas high school football player died Wednesday morning after suffering a "medical emergency" at practice two days prior, Lancaster Independent School District officials said. The player, 15-year-old Preston Malone, was a sophomore student at Lancaster Early College High School, according to officials. view article

12News is bringing you team coverage on the stabbing at Maryvale High School that left one student dead. view article

Protestors had gathered at the Capitol building to support state Rep. Nicole Collier (D), who slept on the House floor rather than agreeing to a police escort. view article

SAN JUAN, Texas – From Monday, July 25, to Saturday, July 30, the Texas Health and Human Services will carry out Operation Border Health/Preparedness (OBHP). OBHP is a program that sets up sites around the Rio Grande Valley, offering residents free health services. Services include general physician services, immunizations, screenings, sport physicals, dental services, vision services, and more. Although assisting the public in maintaining their health is a goal of OBHP, the underlying purpose is to assist the community in preparing for disasters. State Sen. Juan Hinojosa, D-McAllen, said Operation Border Health Preparedness allows state, local, and nonprofit entities to practice setting up and operating health clinics that may be needed in the case of a public health emergency, while providing free care to the community. He said services include medical exams, immunizations for children and adults, sports physicals for students, health and diabetes screenings, and dental and vision exams. “Operation Border Health Preparedness is a great example of a smart policy that not only ensures we are prepared for future public health crises, but also provides an immediate public benefit in the process,” Hinojosa said. view article