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How do I get my SuperSearch on TexasISD.com?Arrow Educational Services: MABANK ISD BOARD ANNOUNCES SUPERINTENDENT SEARCH
The board of trustees of the Mabank Independent School District has announced their search for a new superintendent. The search is being led by Dr. Russell Marshall. Information and the application process is available on arrowsearchinc.com and the TASA Supersearch page.
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Preventive Law: How to Avoid Allegations of Electioneering: What Trustees and Staff Need to Know During an Election Cycle
Fall is here, and with it comes the promise of cooler weather, football rivalries, and hard-fought elections. Electioneering is especially difficult to avoid at this time of year, lest trustees and staff find themselves under the microscope of the Texas Ethics Commission (TEC) or the Office of the Texas Attorney General (OAG). Given the Texas Attorney General’s eagerness to prosecute claims of electioneering against Texas school districts, this article is devoted to helping avoid even the appearance of impropriety heading into November.
TEXARKANA ISD HIRES JIM DUNLAP OF ARROW EDUCATIONAL SERVICES TO CONDUCT SUPERINTENDENT SEARCH
The board of trustees of the Texarkana Independent School District has contracted with Mr. Jim Dunlap of Arrow Educational Services, Inc. to assist them in their search for a new superintendent. Information and the application process is available on arrowsearchinc.com and the TASA Supersearch page. The deadline for applications is Friday, October 16, 2026
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What to know about Texas Lieutenant Governor-elect Vikki Goodwin
The victory makes Goodwin one of the first Democrats elected to statewide office in Texas since 1994 and ends nearly two decades in state politics for Dan Patrick. At a Democratic watch party in downtown Austin, Goodwin declared victory as supporters celebrated the statewide results. The crowd erupted after Talarico’s win was announced, followed by Hinojosa’s victory. The cheers grew so loud that parts of Goodwin’s speech were drowned out.
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Meet Vikki Goodwin, Nathan Johnson and the other Democrats who’ll run Texas
When Gina Hinojosa was asked about what she would do as governor of Texas during her campaign, her answers reflected her belief at the time that she would be the lone Democrat with power fighting daily against a wall of Republican officials determined to stop her. Vicki Goodwin, who upset Lt. Gov. Dan Patrick after the Houston Republican had spent nearly two decades in office, has a history of flipping GOP seats.
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Five ways the Texas school voucher bill is cruel
Abbott and his allies led primary fights in key rural districts where otherwise very conservative Republicans held office but refused to go along with the school vouchers scam. They refused because public schools are the lifeblood of their communities.
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El Paso ISD releases student data to state comptroller, prompting concerns over undocumented students
Texas Comptroller Don Huffines’ office requested the number of El Paso ISD students using a Social Security number and those using alternative identification numbers.
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Houston: About half of HISD campuses report zero library book checkouts this year as library staffing shrinks
About half of Houston ISD’s campuses have had zero library checkouts so far this school year, according to records obtained by the Houston Chronicle. Since the takeover, state-appointed Superintendent Mike Miles has cut most library staff positions and turned many libraries into “team centers” where students can receive additional instruction. Records show at least three more library staffers were reassigned to new positions in September under the district’s latest round of campus cuts. Almost all of the schools with zero checkouts have a higher share of low-income students than the district average. By contrast, nearly all of the district’s wealthiest schools still reported thousands of book checkouts this fall.
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Texas Democrats plan to undo GOP’s work on State Board of Education
A key State Board of Education race is still too close to call. But Democrats are already preparing to take control of the board and say their first order of business will be undoing the work of their Republican predecessors. New and existing members of the board say they want to amend the Christian-infused social studies standards approved this year, revisit the state reading list that includes Bible passages and reevaluate the state-created Bluebonnet curriculum.
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Texas’ economic prowess unlikely to wane under state leadership change
The Texas Republican Party for decades has credited its policies for the “Texas Miracle” that is the state economy, which has grown faster than that of every other major state over the past 25 years. Throughout the campaign and in the hours following Election Day, those same Republicans warned a Democratic takeover would spell an end to the state’s economic success. Economists and political observers, however, say Texans should not expect the fundamentals underpinning the state economy to change any time soon.
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Texas spent billions on border security. What happens to Greg Abbott’s mission when Dems take over?
After Abbott’s defeat, Texas’ new governor faces questions about Operation Lone Star, border security and the future of immigration enforcement.
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As Dallas ISD confronts a $128 million budget shortfall, trustees weigh closing six schools
The board is tasked with crunching budget numbers in response to declining enrollment. But the fate of one South Dallas campus, Joseph J. Rhoads Learning Center, has become especially contentious. Working parents need its early education program and Spanish-speaking parents value its dual language offerings, supporters say.
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As Dallas ISD confronts a $128 million budget shortfall, trustees weigh closing six schools
The board is tasked with crunching budget numbers in response to declining enrollment. But the fate of one South Dallas campus, Joseph J. Rhoads Learning Center, has become especially contentious. Working parents need its early education program and Spanish-speaking parents value its dual language offerings, supporters say.
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Voters reject majority of school district bonds, tax rate increases
Election Day not only decided who will fill political seats in government, but also whether several school district bonds and tax rate elections passed. The answer from voters was a resounding “no” for the majority of them that were on the ballot, with a few exceptions. Among the school districts impacted by the widespread “no” vote on Election Day is San Antonio’s largest district, Northside Independent School District (NISD).
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Unofficial election results show voters oppose Round Rock ISD tax rate election
If it passed, Proposition A would have raised the district's tax rate by six cents to generate funds needed to provide a 2% general pay raise for all employees, increase starting teacher pay to $58,000 and address pay compression throughout the district. This would have resulted in a annual tax bill roughly $219 higher for a home of average taxable value, according to the district.
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Keller ISD voters reject $828M bond; Eagle Mountain-Saginaw measures also fail
Keller ISD voters rejected all five propositions in the district’s $828 million bond package Nov. 3, even as they elected three candidates who supported the entire proposal, according to unofficial election results. Meanwhile, voters in neighboring Eagle Mountain-Saginaw ISD rejected a proposed 4-cent property tax rate increase and a $20 million bond intended to help address an $11.3 million budget shortfall.
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What’s in Keller ISD’s $828M bond? Here’s what voters should know
In July, Lisa Dixon returned to her classroom at Keller ISD’s Hillwood Middle School to prepare for the new school year and found that the temperature inside was 87 degrees. For several months before then, the eighth-grade history teacher and her students dealt with a failing air-conditioning system. She packed up her classroom supplies and relocated her students to other classrooms when the heat became too much to bear. A portable air conditioner helped, but its noise made it challenging for her to teach.
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Round Rock ISD asks voters to decide on tax-rate increase for teacher, staff pay
Round Rock ISD (RRISD) is asking voters to decide on a tax rate increase, with funding intended to help provide raises for teachers and other employees.
The Voter-Approved Tax Rate Election (VATRE), also known as Proposition A, would increase the district's Maintenance and Operations (M&O) tax rate from $0.7101 to $0.7654, or roughly six cents.
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Texas law makes it easier to remove students from class. Experts question the impact
A Texas law that took effect last year gives teachers more authority to remove disruptive students from their classrooms. That may help teachers control their classrooms. But some lawyers and professors are concerned about whether enough attention is being paid to helping resolve the underlying causes of those students’ behavior. “We’re starting to skip the helping the kids part,” said Johnny Nhan, a criminology professor at Texas Christian University. “We’re just going straight to the punishment part.” Nhan joined education attorney Elvin Houston and Texas A&M University School of Law professor Jenny Carroll on Oct. 28 for a panel discussion hosted by Texas A&M University School of Law on the effects of school discipline on Tarrant County students.
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Sarah Eckhardt pushes to start as Texas comptroller early to ‘right the ship’ before lege session
Democratic Comptroller-elect Sarah Eckhardt wants to take office before her January swearing-in to get on top of crafting the revenue estimate lawmakers need to write a state budget in the upcoming legislative session. She said the office is behind schedule because current Republican Comptroller Don Huffines has gutted the office and laid off hundreds of staff. Eckhardt defeated Huffines in Tuesday’s sweeping Democratic victories. “I need to be involved as soon as possible so that we can right that ship,” she said at a news conference Wednesday. “By Mr. Huffines’ own statement, he has — gosh, what were his exact words? That he had ‘ripped the agency apart?’”
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Gina Hinojosa names Texas governor transition team, including anti-voucher Republican
Gov.-elect Gina Hinojosa on Thursday announced leaders of her transition team, including a rural Republican whom Gov. Greg Abbott had worked to oust for opposing school vouchers. “We are forging a new way forward,” Hinojosa said. “People are tired of the divisions, of the fighting, tired of the culture wars. This is a time to come together in a way that is about just delivering for the people of Texas.” Hinojosa said former state Rep. Ernest Bailes was a close ally in “delivering for our public schools” during his time in the House. Bailes was one of two dozen Republican House members who helped block Abbott’s push in 2023 to pass vouchers, warning they could threaten the financial future of their local school systems. Several of them, including Bailes, lost their GOP primaries the next year to Abbott-endorsed opponents. The voucher program passed in 2025.
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Voters reject Lubbock-Cooper ISD tax rate increase
This was a voter-approval tax rate election. In August the district’s board of trustees approved this property tax rate and budget. Because the proposed increase to the maintenance and operations portion of the property tax rate was greater than allowed by state law, the decision went to voters. The proposal would have increased the tax bill due to the district, for the average home in Lubbock-Cooper ISD, by about $65 per year.
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Fort Worth ISD parents call on state-appointed board to pause major decisions
As Fort Worth ISD continues under state control, a group of parents and community members is calling on the district's state-appointed board of managers to pause major decisions that could have long-term consequences.
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How voter turnout changed in Austin-area counties in the 2026 election
In this year’s historic election , over half of registered voters in Austin-area counties cast their ballots. While voter turnout was lower than 2018 levels for Austin-area counties, this year exceeded 2022 turnout. In some cases, such as Travis and Hays counties, turnout increased by 6 percentage points. Statewide, a smaller share of Texans voted in the 2026 election compared to the 2024 presidential election, and the share remained roughly the same as in 2018. The largest increase was in La Salle County, which saw voter turnout go from 35 to 45% between 2018 and 2026.
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Texas Democrats want to reshape schools, healthcare and taxes. Can they deliver?
More money for public schools. Changes to Texas’ school voucher program. Expanded healthcare coverage and lower property taxes for homeowners. After sweeping victories on Election Day, Democrats have a chance to pursue major changes to policies that impact the everyday lives of millions of Texans. Democrats are preparing to take charge of the governor’s office and the Texas House come January, when lawmakers will return to Austin for the 2027 legislative session. But Republicans will still control the state Senate. That means incoming Democrats could still face an uphill battle against Republicans as they push to make their proposals a reality.
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With Democrats unexpectedly in control, Gina Hinojosa will have more power than she ever imagined
Hinojosa was careful while campaigning not to overpromise what she could deliver, assuming she’d be fighting against GOP majorities. Now she and her Democratic allies will control the government Hinojosa on Tuesday routed Gov. Greg Abbott to become the first Democrat elected to the Texas governor’s mansion in almost four decades. But Democrats also wiped out every other statewide Republican office and took the Texas House with a comfortable margin. Hinojosa will work with a Democratic attorney general — Nathan Johnson — instead of one who might have otherwise sued to stop her agenda, and while the state Senate retains a Republican majority, it will be led by a Democratic lieutenant governor-elect Vikki Goodwin.
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Testimony: Vouchers Violate Texas Values
When the framers of the Texas Constitution created our biennial Legislature in 1876, they did it in part to prevent the meddling of out-of-state power brokers. That forethought continues to serve Texas students today as external and internal forces push our state toward an expensive, unequal, and harmful voucher program. SB 2, as introduced by Senator Creighton, appears to be a vendor bill that would transfer the tax dollars of hardworking Texans to wealthy private school parents and billionaire out-of-state corporations, just as the framers of the 1876 Texas Constitution warned against.
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Report: School Districts Understate Superintendent Pay Disclosed to TEA
The Texas Public Policy Foundation report calls for more transparency. A new Texas Public Policy Foundation report estimates four Houston-area school superintendents are receiving more total compensation than their districts are disclosing to the state. Some of Texas’ highest-paid superintendents receive salaries larger than those of the president of the United States and the governor of Texas. But according to TPPF, many are being paid more than what is being reported to the Texas Education Agency. For public transparency purposes, the TEA requires school districts “to report superintendent compensation annually and to publicly post the superintendent’s employment contract.” TPPF noted that not all compensation given to superintendents is being reported.
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Six Dallas ISD schools potentially face closure amid budget deficit and low enrollment
Dallas ISD’s Board of Trustees could vote Thursday to close six campuses as the district grapples with a growing budget deficit tied to declining enrollment. If approved, the closures would take effect for the 2027-28 school year. The schools listed in the proposal are:
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Lockdown lifted at The Woodlands High School after phone threat made on campus, authorities say
A lockdown has been lifted at The Woodlands High School after a phone threat was made on campus on Wednesday afternoon, according to authorities. The Montgomery County Sheriff's Office said deputies responded to the school at 12:15 p.m. to a phone threat in which an individual was in the campus parking lot and had plans to shoot up the school with pipe bombs.
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Edgewood ISD sees board shake up during 2026 midterm election
Three incumbent members of the Edgewood Independent School District board of trustees were defeated by challengers during the 2026 midterm election on Tuesday. Edgewood ISD Board President James Hernandez, Board Secretary Frank Espinosa and Trustee Richard Santoyo all lost their elections. All three have been affiliated with the Edgewood school board for a decade.
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Surge in voter turnout in urban, border counties carried Texas blue wave
A surge in voter turnout along the Texas-Mexico border and in the state’s most populous counties carried Democrats to an astonishing sweep in Tuesday’s election and broke a decadeslong exile from statewide office in Texas, preliminary data show.
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San Antonio Teacher Faces 12 Child Sex Abuse Material Charges
Carl Atnip was a special education teacher at Highlands High School in San Antonio ISD. A former San Antonio teacher is facing a dozen felony charges for possessing child sexual abuse material. Carl Alan Atnip, 48, was arrested and charged with 12 counts of possession of child pornography, the term used in Texas law for child sexual abuse material. The charges are third-degree felonies that date back to 2023. Atnip was a special education teacher at Highlands High School in the San Antonio Independent School District from October 2021 to August 2023, a report by the San Antonio Express-News confirmed. A Bexar County grand jury indicted Atnip in August 2026.
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Gina Hinojosa defeats Gov. Greg Abbott, ending decades of Republican control of Texas governor’s office
Gina Hinojosa has defeated Gov. Greg Abbott in the Texas governor’s race, a stunning outcome that ends three decades of Republican control in Texas and makes her the first Latina to ever lead the state. “Here’s what Texas said today, loud and clear: Your government belongs to you,” said Hinojosa in her victory speech. “As your governor, I will never forget it.” At 10:17 p.m., the Associated Press called the race in Hinojosa’s favor. She was leading with about 57% of the reported vote to Abbott’s 41%.
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