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How do I get my SuperSearch on TexasISD.com?FBI investigating Austin mass shooting as potential terrorism
FBI investigating Austin mass shooting as potential terrorism - The gunman in an early Sunday mass shooting in Austin wore a sweatshirt that said "Property of Allah" and another shirt with an Iranian flag design, a law enforcement official told AP. The FBI is investigating the shooting in a downtown bar district as a potential act of terrorism. The gunman in an early Sunday mass shooting in Austin wore a sweatshirt that said "Property of Allah" and another shirt with an Iranian flag design, a law enforcement official told AP. The FBI is investigating the shooting in a downtown bar district as a potential act of terrorism. Catch up quick: Austin police identified the shooter as 53-year-old Ndiaga Diagne. He was a naturalized U.S. citizen originally from Senegal, the law enforcement official and another person familiar with the matter told AP. Texas Gov. Greg Abbott drew a link to the Middle East conflict in a Sunday statement, though FBI officials haven't confirmed any such connection. "To anyone who thinks about using the current conflict in the Middle East to threaten Texans or our critical infrastructure, understand this clearly: Texas will respond with decisive and overwhelming force to protect our state," he said. Catch up quick: The FBI declined to say if it was treating the shooting as domestic or foreign terrorism. The incident left three dead and 14 injured. Catch up quick: Austin police identified the shooter as 53-year-old Ndiaga Diagne. He was a naturalized U.S. citizen originally from Senegal, the law enforcement official and another person familiar with the matter told AP. Texas Gov. Greg Abbott drew a link to the Middle East conflict in a Sunday statement, though FBI officials haven't confirmed any such connection. "To anyone who thinks about using the current conflict in the Middle East to threaten Texans or our critical infrastructure, understand this clearly: Texas will respond with decisive and overwhelming force to protect our state," Catch up quick: The FBI declined to say if it was treating the shooting as domestic or foreign terrorism. The incident left three dead and 14 injured.
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17 measles cases reported in El Paso, including 13 at ICE detention facility
EL PASO — Seventeen measles cases have been reported in El Paso, including 13 at the Camp East Montana Immigration and Customs Enforcement detention center, health officials said Thursday. The cases at the ICE detention center are outside the city’s jurisdiction and reported through federal authorities, the El Paso Department of Public Health said in a news release. City health officials are coordinating with federal partners and have provided testing support and vaccines for prevention efforts, the release states. Earlier this month, two cases of tuberculosis and 18 cases of COVID-19 were identified at the ICE detention facility, which is located on Fort Bliss.
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Lawmakers say U.S. military used laser to take down Border Protection drone in Texas
The Federal Aviation Administration closed more airspace near El Paso in response to the incident, officials said. FORT HANCOCK, Texas — The U.S. military used a laser Thursday to shoot down a Customs and Border Protection drone, according to members of Congress, and the Federal Aviation Administration responded by closing more airspace near El Paso. Just over two weeks ago, the FAA shut down the El Paso airport and the surrounding area after another use of an anti-drone laser. This time, commercial flights are not affected by the expanded airspace closure over Fort Hancock.
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Texas Tech regents unexpectedly take no public action on what can be taught on race, gender
Some professors are waiting for a final decision on acceptable instruction under a review policy created by the system’s new chancellor. Six weeks after the spring semester began, the Texas Tech University System Board of Regents met Thursday but did not publicly answer a central question facing professors: What, exactly, are they allowed to teach about race, gender and sexuality? \\The new chancellor, Brandon Creighton, upended longstanding academic norms late last year when he directed faculty to recognize there are only two sexes, male and female; barred them from promoting the idea that individuals are inherently racist or sexist; and required regents’ approval of flagged course content. Since then, courses were canceled, readings removed or shortened and instructors required to sign statements agreeing not to teach certain material unless regents approve it.
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Texas’ comptroller is the state’s top accountant. The candidates are campaigning on culture wars.
Texas’ comptroller is the state’s top accountant. The candidates are campaigning on culture wars. Ultimately, decisions about how Texas spends money, funds state agencies and cuts budgets or staff are made by the Legislature. But Hancock, the acting controller, told The Texas Tribune he wants the agency to have more audit powers to probe fraud and waste, and keep local municipalities — like cities and school districts — in check with state laws.
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Waco ISD eyes charter operator for two elementary schools to maintain local control
One more year of a failing state accountability rating for South Waco Elementary, largely determined by State of Texas Assessments of Academic Readiness tests conducted in April, would trigger potential state takeover of Waco ISD operations. The district's timeframe for improving ratings was shortened by the arrival of three years worth of state ratings last year, after court challenges delayed the release of two prior years. Turning over South Waco, which has four consecutive F's, and Dean Highland, which has three, would effectively mean a two-year reprieve from potential state intervention under a state law that passed in 2017 as Senate Bill 1882. Waco ISD was the first district in the state to take advantage of a so-called 1882 partnership when it turned over operation of five schools in 2018 to Transformation Waco, a nonprofit created locally for the purpose. The in-district Transformation Waco charter, which turned the schools back over to Waco ISD operation in the summer of 2024, included Alta Vista Elementary, Brook Avenue Elementary, J.H. Hines Elementary, G.W. Carver Middle and Indian Spring Middle. Waco ISD Superintendent Tiffany Spicer will ask district trustees at their Thursday night meeting for the authority to negotiate a contract with Third Future Schools, a Colorado-based company that operates a half-dozen Texas public schools as charters.
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Lubbock ISD board names leadership hires, recognize student excellence
The Lubbock Independent School District Board of Trustees announced two district-level leadership hires and recognized more than 100 students for their excellence in music, athletics and career and technical education during their meeting Thursday, Feb. 26.
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WATCH | Pleasant Grove ISD administrators surprise district’s teachers of the year
WATCH | Pleasant Grove ISD administrators surprise district’s teachers of the year TEXARKANA, Texas -- A select few teachers across Pleasant Grove Independent School District were surprised in the middle of the day with a big announcement.
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ALERT | Wildfire risk high across Four States Region
TEXARKANA -- Officials and weather forecasters urge caution as wildfire risk remains high across the Four States Region. Dry conditions have led to multiple burn ban orders affecting most area counties and parishes, where all outdoor burning is prohibited until further notice. Burning is not the only risk, Texarkana, Texas, Fire Chief Chris Black said.
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Parents Voice Concerns Over Sherman ISD Teacher Reprimanded for Grooming
Sherman Middle School teacher Brad Strickland resigned from Tioga ISD in 2023 in lieu of being fired amid misconduct allegations. Mary and Wiley Alexander—parents of the girl targeted by then-Tioga ISD teacher Brad Strickland—spoke on the record at the beginning of Monday night’s Sherman ISD school board meeting. “Do Sherman parents know his history?” asked Mary Alexander. The Alexanders previously filed grievances accusing Strickland of grooming their daughter while she was a student in Tioga ISD, from 2020 until she graduated in 2023. Immediately after graduation, their daughter moved in with the Stricklands.
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Resident Appeals Abilene ISD’s Decision To Keep Sexually Explicit Books
Tammy Fogle is asking the Texas education commissioner to order the removal of the books. An Abilene resident is asking the Texas education commissioner to order the removal of 13 sexually explicit books from Abilene Independent School District libraries, saying district officials ignored a new state law meant to protect students from “profane” and “indecent” material. In a 15‑page petition filed Monday, Tammy Fogle accuses Abilene ISD’s board and library review committee of applying the wrong legal standard, defying Senate Bill 13, and keeping books that even district reviewers admitted contain graphic rape, child sexual abuse, and other explicit content involving minors.
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Huntington ISD takes no action on creating daily period of prayer
Huntington ISD trustees voted Monday to take no action on a Senate Bill 11 resolution that would have created a daily period of prayer and reading of the Bible or other religious texts on each campus, while also approving the 2026-27 school calendar and several state-required policy items.
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Killeen Independent School District: Killeen ISD Senior Named 2026 National Merit Finalist
A Killeen ISD senior is among approximately 15,000 high school students nationwide selected as finalists in the 2026 National Merit Scholarship Program. Alexander Kim, a senior at Harker Heights High School, learned last week that he advanced to finalist standing in the prestigious academic competition. As a finalist, Kim now has the opportunity to compete for one of approximately 7,500 National Merit Scholarships that will be awarded later this spring.
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Abilene ISD names lone finalist for superintendent
Joseph Waldron has been selected as the lone finalist for the position of Abilene ISD superintendent by the School Board at a special meeting Wednesday. Waldron holds a doctorate in global educational leadership from Lamar University, as well as master's degrees from Governors State University and Midwestern State University. His career has spanned over two decades, serving in various roles as a teacher, coach, assistant principal, principal, assistant superintendent of curriculum and federal programs, and superintendent in Texas and Illinois districts.
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Bullard ISD names lone finalist for superintendent
The Bullard ISD Board of Trustees has named Dr. Micah Dyer as its Lone Finalist for Superintendent. Trustees approved the action at the conclusion of the special meeting on February 24, 2026. “We are blessed and excited to have this opportunity to become part of the Bullard Panther family,” Dr. Dyer said. “Moving back to East Texas has always been our plan. This is a homecoming, and we look forward to working with Bullard ISD to provide amazing opportunities for the children.”
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TEA investigating Brownsville ISD over lunch-hour ICE raid protest
The Texas Education Agency is investigating Brownsville ISD over allegations of helping facilitate walkouts by high school students to protest Trump administration immigration enforcement tactics. In a statement, BISD said the walkouts were well within the students’ constitutional rights.
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2 Longview educators face trial over alleged student abuse in life skills classroom
The trial of two former Longview ISD educators accused of involvement in the alleged abuse of students in a J.L. Everhart Elementary life skills classroom continued Wednesday. Former J.L. Everhart Principal Cassandra Renee James and former Curriculum Coordinator/Assistant Principal Linda Kay Browne Lister each face 16 counts of injury to a child and one count of abandonment or endangerment of a child.
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Seguin ISD takes preliminary steps toward establishing its own police department
Seguin ISD board members took what administrators describe as a first step Tuesday night toward potentially establishing a new district police department. Dr. Ruben Carrillo, Seguin ISD chief of technology and security, presented the item to the Seguin ISD Board of Trustees, outlining a resolution that would allow the district to begin exploring and ‘preparing the necessary framework to eventually make a formal decision.
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Kermit ISD votes against new Texas law that would add prayer period
A new law requiring all public school districts to vote on whether they will permit prayer periods has been rejected by another West Texas school district.
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Dr. Joe Waldron Named Lone Finalist for Abilene ISD Superintendent Position
The Abilene Independent School District has named Dr. Joe Waldron as the lone finalist for its next superintendent.
Trustees made the announcement during a special board meeting Wednesday at One AISD Center, moving forward in the process to replace current Superintendent Dr. John Kuhn.
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Fort Worth ISD rejects state law allowing school prayer period
Fort Worth ISD rejected a new state law on Tuesday night that allows school districts to establish a time for prayer. The district joins a growing list of school systems, including Grapevine-Colleyville, that have voted against the proposal. Some North Texas districts, including Keller and Aledo, have approved it.
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‘I don’t think I can handle it’: Families leave Judson ISD board meeting in tears after school closures announced
The Judson Independent School District school board on Tuesday voted to close three elementary schools during a special meeting. The board voted 5-2 to close Park Village Blended Learning Academy, Ed Franz Leadership Academy and Rolling Meadows Elementary. Other schools considered for closure included Spring Meadows Elementary/Spring Meadows College Prep and Millers Point Elementary.
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Midway ISD trustees to vote on closing Speegleville Elementary
Midway ISD trustees have set a special called meeting to consider the closure of Speegleville Elementary School at the end of the 2025-2026 school year. They will also consider approving new attendance zones for students currently zoned to attend the school next school year.
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Suspect detained after threat at Lamesa ISD
One suspect was detained on Wednesday after issuing threats to Lamesa ISD, according to a social media post by Lamesa ISD officials. The district was made aware of the threat and immediately activated threat assessment protocols and notified local authorities.
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Temple ISD Communications Department wins 14 Star awards from TSPRA
The Temple Independent School District Communications Department took home a host of awards this February. The district announced that the Communications Department was presented with 14 Star Awards by the Texas School Public Relations Association (TSPRA) at the association's annual conference in late February.
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USPS inspector investigating property tax mail fraud involving Spring Branch ISD resident
The United States Postal Service said they are aware of mail fraud for school property taxes in the Spring Branch area. The Spring Branch Independent School District's tax office confirmed to ABC13 that it has received concerns from people who've had their tax checks intercepted in the mail, the information changed, and that check fraudulently cashed.
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Judson ISD votes to close three more schools amid $37 million shortfall
San Antonio’s largest school district has voted to close three elementary schools. Judson ISD voted 5-2 to close Ed Franz Leadership Academy, Park Village Blended Learning Academy and Rolling Meadows Elementary. When it was announced that Rolling Meadows Elementary would be one of the three schools closing their doors next school year cries were heard throughout the boardroom. Allie Rohm who attends Rolling Meadows Elementary said she is going to miss her friends.
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Clint ISD celebrates new stadium, weight room at Mountain View High School ribbon-cutting
Cheers and applause marked a major milestone for the Clint Independent School District on Tuesday as Mountain View High School celebrated the completion of a new stadium and weight room with a ribbon-cutting ceremony.
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Siblings in 1995 Dallas ISD desegregation case remembered during Black History Month
History often seems far off a distant memory of days long past. Sometimes though, history is not just written in books but lives among us. Two siblings named in a 1955 case to desegregate Dallas ISD are still in North Texas today. During this Black History Month, they’re reflecting on the contributions they made as children. NBC 5’s Candace Sweat has this story.
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Edgewood ISD students offer haircuts to children at Loma Park Elementary to fund senior trip
Edgewood Fine Arts Academy cosmetology students spent Tuesday afternoon providing children at Loma Park Elementary with affordable haircuts. According to a press release, students offered $5 haircuts to provide families with affordable and accessible haircut services. Many of the student barbers said the visit was personal because they once attended Loma Park themselves.
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Money flows to boost Abbott’s voucher architect in Southside state House race
A deluge of spending and attack ads are suddenly raining down on two San Antonio-area state legislative races that previously weren’t getting much attention. Campaign finance reports covering Jan. 23 through Feb. 21 were due Monday, detailing money raised and spent by campaigns and outside groups in the month leading up to early voting. They showed state and national PACs pouring money into a GOP primary on the South Side, where Republicans are choosing between a school voucher architect and a trial lawyer as their nominee to replace state Rep. John Lujan (R-San Antonio).
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The TEA falls into a familiar pattern
Nearly 300 people want a seat on the Texas-appointed board replacing FWISD’s nine locally elected trustees, but none of their names are publicly known. The Fort Worth Report requested the list of applicants seeking to serve on the board of managers through Texas’ open records law. Agency officials declined to release it, requesting an opinion from the Texas attorney general’s office. That lack of transparency frustrates Fort Worth parents and residents as Texas Education Commissioner Mike Morath prepares to appoint the managers in the coming weeks. The appointees will govern the district during the state takeover intended to bring significant academic gains for students.
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These 180 people seek to lead FWISD as Texas takes over. Only 21 have a shot
Many are parents. Most live within FWISD — many on the western side of the district. They want to serve on the Texas-appointed board of managers that will lead Fort Worth ISD during a state takeover for at least two years. The Fort Worth Report obtained and verified a list of 180 applicants who attended mandatory governance training hosted by the Texas Education Agency. Eleven people on the list confirmed they applied to be a manager and attended the training. This marks the first public disclosure of those seeking to be a manager for the nearly 70,000-student district.
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TEA clears Tarrant County school superintendent of wrongdoing
The TEA determined allegations against James Whitfield, superintendent at Treetops School International in Euless, were unfounded. Read more at: https://www.star-telegram.com/news/local/education/article314766005.html#storylink=cpy
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