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How do I get my SuperSearch on TexasISD.com?Preventive Law: Lowering Costs in Construction Manager-at-Risk Agreements: Protecting Audit Rights and Other Cost-Saving Strategies
Subchapter F of Chapter 2269 of the Texas Government Code allows school districts to utilize the Construction Manager-at-Risk (CMAR) method of delivery for their construction projects. CMAR projects are usually built on a “cost plus fee” basis, subject to a Guaranteed Maximum Price (GMP). In a cost-plus-fee agreement under the CMAR method, a school district generally agrees to pay the actual documented costs as agreed in the contract (e.g. labor, materials, equipment, insurance, bonds) associated with construction of the project, plus the Construction Manager’s fee, up to the GMP. The Construction Manager is “at risk” for the amount that exceeds the GMP.
Preventive Law: All in the Family: Nepotism in ISD Hiring
Summer in Texas means triple-digit heat, a suspicious amount of construction on every major highway, and superintendents scrambling to make sure every classroom has a teacher before school begins. Hiring season is chaotic, and given the pressure to be fully staffed, it can be tempting to hire that perfectly qualified relative of a board member who just happens to be looking for a teaching job.
Massive 3,000-acre LDS development in Texas Hill Country is back on track
Previous plans outlined 7,300 residences and hundreds of acres of commercial space. The Kyle City Council voted to approve a settlement agreement that will put an end to a six-year-long lawsuit filed in 2020 by Austin's Save Our Springs Alliance (SOSA) over the development of the Nance-Bradshaw Ranch property located in the Austin-San Antonio corridor. The city council voted to remove the Blanco River bridge, a major point of environmental arguments against the development. The bridge's removal has paved the way for resolution, clearing a major hurdle for the massive development plan.
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Texas board set to approve high school lessons tying Islam to violence
The Texas State Board of Education is expected to vote Friday in Austin on high school social studies standards that require students to study early Islam through military campaigns and slavery, and to learn that Christian tenets shaped Western civilization, America and Texas. KERA reported the 15-member board has been meeting all week on the last high school Texas Essential Knowledge and Skills updates after finishing K-8 changes this summer. The board has 10 Republicans and five Democrats and is expected to pass the package. CBS Austin said the high school standards, if approved, would take effect in the 2033-34 school year. According to KERA, the proposed lessons would have students “explain early Islam in terms of the Prophet Mohammed’s brutal military campaigns against Jewish and Christian tribes, the normalization of slavery, and the taking of female captives as harem slaves.” They would also tie the Sept. 11 attacks to “radical Islam” rather than naming specific groups. The same draft requires students to understand “that important tenets of Christianity during the time of the Roman empire influenced Western Civilization, America, and Texas.”
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‘Us vs. them’: Parents confront FWISD superintendent, leaders over growing trust gap
Frustration boiled over during Fort Worth ISD Superintendent Peter Licata’s listening session at Arlington Heights High School. More than 180 people packed the cafeteria — nearly double the attendance of three previous meetings combined. Parents shouted at the superintendent, demanding he answer their questions and look at them when they spoke. Licata paced the room, at times looking down at his shoes. One parent was ejected from the meeting over behavior that chief of staff Louis Kushner and the superintendent found unacceptable.
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After Abbott’s order limiting Flock cameras, DPS to continue using its vast surveillance network
Law enforcement agencies from across the country search the DPS Flock database once every four seconds, on average. After the Tribune inquired, DPS said it will limit which agencies can access the network.
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Here are the advocates, industry representatives who will fill Fort Worth’s data center advisory group
Fort Worth revealed Thursday the names of the community advocates, academics and industry representatives who will comprise Fort Worth’s Data Center & Infrastructure Commission, the group tasked with providing the city with recommendations on how to best regulate the supercomputer hubs. The commission members are:
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Nacogdoches ISD superintendent releases statement as district faces state takeover threat if elementary schools don’t improve
Nacogdoches ISD could face a potential state takeover if student academic performance does not improve at two of its elementary campuses. Texas Education Agency accountability report records show Brooks-Quinn-Jones Elementary and Mike Moses Elementary have received an F rating for four consecutive years (from 2023 to 2026).
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Texas comptroller requests $1 billion increase to double state’s school voucher budget
Texas’ chief financial officer requested that lawmakers double the amount of money available for the state's private school voucher program, resulting in a total of more than $2 billion. In the appropriations request for 2028–29 biennium, Texas Comptroller Don Huffines wants the Legislature to raise the program’s base funding by $1 billion so more families can use taxpayer money to cover private school or home schooling costs. Huffines also asked for an additional $226 million to accommodate funding increases for families currently participating in the program, which launched this school year.
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Texas comptroller asks to double school voucher funding to $2B
Texas’ chief financial officer requested that lawmakers double the amount of money available for the state's private school voucher program, resulting in a total of more than $2 billion.In the appropriations request for 2028–29 biennium, Texas Comptroller Don Huffines wants the Legislature to raise the program’s base funding by $1 billion so more families can use taxpayer money to cover private school or home schooling costs. Huffines also asked for an additional $226 million to accommodate funding increases for families currently participating in the program, which launched this school year. “The Comptroller’s Office expects that the interest list will only grow larger as the state continues to promote the program and participating families communicate positive experiences to others in their communities,” according to the request. “The state has a moral imperative to serve these children.”
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School librarians hesitant to discuss books, order more amid Texas battles to restrict titles, they say
Lt. Gov. Dan Patrick’s latest push to restrict what students can access adds to Texas school librarians’ angst, the educators said. Seven years ago, Frank Strong stocked 20 copies of the book “I Am Not Your Perfect Mexican Daughter” in his classroom library. Then, one by one, the coming-of-age novel about a Mexican immigrant girl started disappearing from his shelves. Just two remain, and it makes him chuckle.It’s a sign, he said, that Erika Sánchez’s book about grief, loss and young love resonates so much with his students that they keep it. “This happens when you’re a teacher,” said Strong, who recently began his 12th year teaching English at an Austin charter school. “Students borrow the book. They get so attached to it. They can’t bear to return it. So you lose books and, to me, that’s a tax I’m willing to pay.”
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Mike Miles’ charter network Third Future Schools facing layoffs
One of Texas’ most high-profile charter school networks could soon begin laying off staff amid a multimillion-dollar budget shortfall, throwing its future into question just as more and more districts have turned to it to avoid a state takeover. The Texas branch of Third Future Schools, founded by Houston ISD Superintendent Mike Miles, is facing a $14 million deficit, forcing it to cut many of the 700 new employees it hired this year.
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Trump endorses Ken Paxton while also trashing his clothes, looks and TV presence
President Donald Trump went to bat for fellow Republican Ken Paxton on Wednesday, but not before taking a few vicious swings at the U.S. Senate candidate’s clothes, appearance and TV presence. Trump’s backhanded compliment, if you can even call it that, came during a meeting with GOP congressional candidates in Washington, D.C. Although Paxton wasn’t there, the Texas attorney general and his turbulent Senate campaign appeared to be on Trump’s mind.
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Northside ISD voters to decide on tax increase and approximately $886 million in bonds
orthside Independent School District voters will decide Nov. 3 whether to approve a tax increase and three bond propositions. The district is also facing a $33 million budget deficit. The Northside ISD Board of Trustees voted Aug. 11 to place the proposals on the November ballot following several weeks of work by the district’s Citizens’ Bond Committee. The committee included parents, community members, business leaders, district employees and other representatives who reviewed the district’s future needs and potential options.
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Inside Arlington ISD’s $65M South Davis Elementary rebuild plans
South Davis Elementary’s roots run deep in central Arlington. Officials involved in designing the school’s new location have taken that to heart. Arlington ISD trustees reviewed the new design plans Aug. 27. The design of the roughly $65 million campus is heavily based on the surrounding trees and nature, according to designers.
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Conroe ISD maintains B rating but sees 2 new failing campuses in 2026 A-F ratings. See grades by campus.
Conroe ISD kept its overall B rating for 2026, though the campus results were mixed: some individual campuses improved, but 19 schools dropped at least one letter in their ratings, according to recently released state accountability ratings. Each year, the Texas Education Agency grades all districts and charter schools from A-F. Ratings are based on standardized test performance, college and career readiness, and closing performance gaps between specific student groups.
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‘We are here with a purpose’ | Marble Falls ISD pushes back on proposed H-1B teacher ban
A Central Texas school district is pushing back against Gov. Greg Abbott's proposal to ban H-1B visa holders from working in Texas public schools, saying international teachers have become critical to filling positions in its classrooms. Marble Falls ISD has used the federal H-1B visa program for years, particularly to recruit bilingual educators as the district works to meet the needs of a growing population of students learning English.
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Magnolia ISD teacher mistakes thunder for gunshot, prompting lockdown, district says
A clap of thunder mistaken for a gunshot prompted a multi-school lockdown and a multi-agency police response, according to Magnolia Independent School District officials. The district said that a teacher at Williams Elementary called 911 shortly before 1 p.m. on Thursday and reported hearing gunfire.
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Coahoma ISD school board to investigate claims of financial mismanagement
The Coahoma ISD school board has called a special meeting in response to formal complaints by community members.
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Futures take flight: New Caney ISD industry certification programs grow
In the 2024-25 school year, the most recent year data was available, 86% of NCISD’s high school students took CTE classes while the state average was 74%, according to the TEA. CTE programs offer students a chance to earn industry certifications and gain hands-on experience in various fields—whether they would like to attend college or join the workforce or military, NCISD CTE Director Brooke Lyles said. The district’s biggest CTE programs include business and health science, she added.
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Futures take flight: New Caney ISD industry certification programs grow
In the 2024-25 school year, the most recent year data was available, 86% of NCISD’s high school students took CTE classes while the state average was 74%, according to the TEA. CTE programs offer students a chance to earn industry certifications and gain hands-on experience in various fields—whether they would like to attend college or join the workforce or military, NCISD CTE Director Brooke Lyles said. The district’s biggest CTE programs include business and health science, she added.
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Austin ISD continues to add bus hubs as parents raise concerns about dangerous routes
On a late August Friday afternoon, Margaret, a freshman at Anderson High School, had three choices to get home: walk against traffic along Loop 360 with no sidewalk; walk on a trail for more than an hour; or take a shortcut by going down a steep concrete embankment, across Bull Creek, and up another embankment. “It’s just really hard to get down to the trail, so the highway is easier, it’s just more scary,” Margaret said as she looked down the steep slope. “I don’t want to get run over just trying to walk home.”
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CLOSURES | Some Southeast Texas schools will be closed on Thursday following Tropical Storm Edouard
Several Southeast Texas school districts are closing their doors for Thursday or in some cases beyond after being battered Tuesday evening by Tropical Storm Edouard. The storm officially made landfall at about 2:20 p.m. near Johnson Bayou, Louisiana, according to the National Hurricane Center. Maximum sustained winds were about 60 mph at the time the storm moved onshore.
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Former Manor ISD teacher arrested, accused of pinning child against wall, affidavit says
A former Manor ISD elementary teacher was arrested on a charge of injury to a child, according to the district and an arrest affidavit obtained by KXAN. Michael Nathan, a former teacher at Presidential Meadows Elementary, was arrested Wednesday night, according to Travis County jail records. The affidavit says during dismissal hours on Aug. 25, Nathan grabbed a student by the backpack while the child was walking by him and pulled the child back into the building.
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El Paso ISD audit flags financial and oversight failures in Andress High School band
An El Paso ISD audit found serious financial and oversight problems in the Andress High School band program, including allegations that district purchasing rules were bypassed and that the school’s principal did not provide sufficient oversight. According to the audit, former band director Manuel Talamantes went against district policy by using personal credit cards to front between $20,000 and $25,000 for band expenses and equipment. Talamantes told investigators he did so because the band did not have enough money at the time he needed to order equipment.
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Most Texas voucher recipients were already enrolled in private school
At least 70% of Texas kids awarded school vouchers were previously enrolled in private schools or were homeschooled, per data obtained by Axios through a request under the Texas Public Information Act. Why it matters: The data undercuts a major argument for the vouchers — that they would chiefly help Texans hoist their kids out of failing public schools. By the numbers: The comptroller's office is seeking $2.3 billion in the coming two-year budget to administer the program.
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Golden Panther Program Brings Generations Together at North Lamar ISD
North Lamar ISD welcomed community members to North Lamar High School on Wednesday for the district’s Golden Panther Program, a student-led initiative organized and carried out by the North Lamar High School Student Council. The program is designed to connect longtime Panther supporters with today’s students while creating opportunities for different generations of the North Lamar community to come together.
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Texas A&M System removes courses on LGBTQ, ethnic studies and climate change from core offerings
More than 200 courses, including those on LGBTQ literature, cultural studies and climate change, will no longer count toward core degree requirements at 11 Texas A&M universities. Students at 11 Texas A&M University System schools will see fewer classes related to LGBTQ literature, climate change and women writers meet graduation requirements under a proposal to remove more than 200 classes from general-education course lists. System regents voted Thursday to scale back the classes that qualify after a review prompted by a new state law that requires public university boards to examine what classes undergraduates must take regardless of their majors.
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Texas mobilizes flood response ahead of Tropical Storm Edouard
Texas is mobilizing emergency response crews in anticipation of expected flash flooding from a now fully-formed tropical storm that forecasters predicted would hit the southeast part of the state on Tuesday. Federal forecasters elevated a tropical depression in the Gulf of Mexico to Tropical Storm Edouard on Monday evening. The National Hurricane Center said the storm could approach hurricane strength as it approached the northwest Gulf Coast, bringing heavy rain and flash flooding potential to the eastern Houston region. The current National Weather Service forecast says the storm will likely drop 3 to 6 inches of rain in areas along and east of Interstate 45, with highest rain chances starting in the late morning and extending through Tuesday evening. Some spots could receive 6 to 9 inches of rain and some could see rainfall rates of 3 to 4 inches an hour, forecasters said. A storm surge warning from High Island, Texas, to the Vermillion/Cameron Parish Line in Louisiana was also issued. Forecasters said the storm, which could reach hurricane strength before it reaches the Gulf Coast, is expected to bring heavy rain and flash flooding to southeast Texas on Tuesday.
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Andrews ISD Teacher Charged With Soliciting a Minor for Sex
Christopher Cleveland was arrested on a warrant out of Arlington. Three past teachers are under TEA investigation; another was put on leave. A high school teacher in the Andrews Independent School District was charged with soliciting a minor for sex. In unrelated misconduct incidents, three past district teachers are under investigation and another was put on leave. Christopher Leggett Cleveland was arrested Friday, August 28, on a charge of online solicitation of a minor, a third-degree felony. Cleveland is an ag science teacher at Andrews High School. Andrews ISD released a statement Friday indicating that Cleveland was taken into custody on campus and that the district’s internal police department was handling the matter. The Andrews ISD Police Department also released a statement confirming Cleveland’s arrest. According to Chief Daryl Cunningham, his department arrested Cleveland on an outstanding warrant issued in connection with an investigation in Arlington, Texas, after being contacted by the Lone Star Fugitive Task Force. Cunningham directed requests for additional information to the Arlington Police Department.
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Chapel Hill ISD bus involved in crash with SUV, officials report
Officials are responding to a crash involving a Chapel Hill ISD bus and an SUV, according to the Smith County Emergency Services District No. 2 spokesperson. The crash happened on 10584 County Road 384. The Director of Communications with Chapel Hill ISD confirms five students were on the bus during the time of the crash. None of the students were injured, but the driver of the SUV was taken to the hospital for injuries.
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As Hill Country waits for FEMA money after July flood, Trump announces $50 million for storm recovery
The announced funding was still only a fraction of Gov. Greg Abbott’s initial estimate of $489.7 million in costs in his first request for federal help.
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DOJ Puts Welfare Funding on the Line Over Immigration Reporting
DOJ Puts Welfare Funding on the Line Over Immigration Reporting DOJ’s expanded immigration reporting requirement puts welfare funding at stake, with potential consequences for state budgets and families receiving assistance. The Justice Department has announced that states must direct all their agencies to report known illegal immigrants to federal authorities or risk losing welfare funding. The decision expands a reporting requirement previously limited to offices handling certain public assistance programs. Under the new legal opinion, states that accept Temporary Assistance for Needy Families or Supplemental Security Income funding must share information with the Department of Homeland Security throughout their governments. It replaces a 1998 interpretation that applied the requirement only to agencies administering those benefits. DOJ officials said the earlier guidance misread the 1996 welfare reform law. Assistant Attorney General T. Elliot Gaiser argued that accepting TANF money carries a responsibility to report people known to be unlawfully present. The department described the opinion as restoring an existing obligation rather than creating a new one.
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Texas hospitals expect to lose $27 million a day in Medicaid funding starting Tuesday
The shortfall is the result of a decision by the Trump administration to withhold approval from Texas for about $9.8 billion in the next year from three programs, the bulk of which affects the Comprehensive Hospital Increase Reimbursement Program (CHIRP). This program gives hospitals additional funding to cover the difference between Medicaid rate payments and the actual costs that hospitals incur to provide services to Medicaid patients. Essentially, hospitals, which often are paid less than what they caspend on Medicaid patients due to outdated payment rates set by the state, are losing out on their additional reimbursement for 2027. Local governmental entities collect taxes from hospitals — about $4 billion a year, according to the Texas Hospital Association — and under CHIRP, the federal government matches those funds so that Texas hospitals can then use them to cover the actual costs of providing Medicaid services. Hospitals say those CHIRP dollars are critical and if they lose that funding, they will likely have to cut services to patients. Four million low-income Texans are enrolled in Medicaid, most of them children.
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