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Illegal Alien Sentenced to 50 Years for Murder of 16-Year-Old Girl in Colony Ridge
Kevin Geovanny Rivera-Ortiz and his accomplices pled guilty to luring, killing, and dumping the body of Emily Patricia Rodrigues in Colony Ridge.
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In ‘Unprecedented’ Move, House Leadership to Raise Office Budgets Without a Vote
Speaker Dustin Burrows said the chamber would not vote on a housekeeping resolution as has been customary.
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Houston ISD reduced substitute teacher count by over 10% amid dropping teacher absenteeism
Houston ISD has reduced the number of substitute teachers by more than 10% as the district takes a "proactive approach" to analyze substitute teacher requests and hiring for campuses.
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Scott Bessent confirmed as Treasury secretary, promises spending crackdown
The Center Square) – With the national debt above $36 trillion, newly-confirmed Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent vowed to rein in government spending.
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Houston ISD reduced substitute teacher count by over 10% amid dropping teacher absenteeism
Houston ISD has reduced the number of substitute teachers by more than 10% as the district takes a "proactive approach" to analyze substitute teacher requests and hiring for campuses.
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Abilene sees significant drop in opioid overdoses after major fentanyl trafficking arrests
ABILENE, Texas — Abilene has seen a declining amount of deaths related to opioid overdoses, according to the Taylor County Sheriff's Office.
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Nearly half of Houston ISD bus riders have been taken off district bus routes
Houston ISD is cutting nearly half of the students on its bus ridership lists.
According to ABC13's news partners at the Houston Chronicle, the district found in a survey that 12,000 students signed up for transportation services but were not riding the bus. Those who opted out of the service or did not take the survey were removed from the list earlier this month.
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Eula ISD closed due to illness, classes to resume Thursday
School has been canceled for the Eula Independent School District until Thursday due to illness. Due to widespread illness, Eula ISD has announced the closure of all schools on Tuesday, January 28, and Wednesday, January 29, 2025. Classes are set to resume on Thursday, January 30.
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Round Rock ISD budget flips from deficit to surplus with land sale
Round Rock ISD is expecting its 2024-2025 budget to turn from a deficit to a surplus. That change is due to the district selling 7.5 acres of property on Cypress Boulevard. During a school board meeting earlier this month, district leaders said that sale could give Round Rock ISD a surplus of more than $8 million.
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Gov. Abbott Deploys Texas Tactical Border Force to Support Federal Authorities
As the Trump administration continues sweeping measures to undo damage at the southern border caused by the Biden administration’s policies, Gov. Greg Abbott has directed the Texas military to work with federal authorities to secure the border.
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Keller mayor blasts law firm for plans to sue over school board election rules
Keller mayor Armin Mizani blasted a Dallas law firm’s plans to sue the Keller school district over the at-large makeup of the board, citing an achievement gap among minority students. “This is perhaps the most idiotic thing I’ve read in a while,” he wrote. “Rather than using this discussion as an opportunity to focus on student outcomes, educational opportunities, and an antiquated and broken school funding system, some who live outside this district would rather use this as an opportunity to divide and infer that trustees, elected at large by every voter in the district, have some nefarious intent.
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Is the Keller ISD superintendent out after opposing a plan to split the district?
An agenda for Thursday’s meeting includes considering action on a voluntary separation agreement with the Keller schools leader.
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Several bills filed to weaken vaccine mandates as more Texas families opt out of immunizations
Emboldened by Robert F. Kennedy Jr’s nomination and disdain for pandemic-era mandates, skeptics are pushing for bills to make it easier to opt out of vaccines.
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Georgetown ISD moves forward with $852K in projects funded by unspent 2021 bond funds
Georgetown ISD will move forward with several projects to improve multiple campuses, after trustees approved the use of $852,500 in unspent 2021 bond funds.
As with previous approvals for the use of unspent bond funds, the projects are smaller capital improvements at several campuses in the district.
However, the selection of the projects happened through a newly established process, according to district documents.
The new process involves staff evaluating potential projects using a scoring matrix before bringing them to the district's Bond Advisory Committee, which deliberated on the proposal and staff recommendations for these projects.
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Dozens arrested in Texas ICE raids;
Dozens arrested in Texas ICE raids; Air Force resumes teaching about Tuskegee Airmen;
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Witnesses testified in public hearing surrounding allegations Mart ISD wrongfully terminated its former superintendent
A TEA examiner is processing witnesses’ testimony from a public hearing surrounding allegations Mart ISD wrongfully terminated its former superintendent Betsy Burnett. Burnett lost her job back in November, leaving some in the community angry and wanting answers. In opening arguments, Mart ISD’s lawyers said Burnett became unprofessional and resentful after she received a lower rating on her annual review from board members in the beginning of last year.
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Fed Up With the STAAR Test, Some School Districts Are Betting
Four polished plaques hang behind Jeff Burke’s desk. Emblazoned with a red Texas star, they capture the Splendora Independent School District’s vision and mission: “Cultivating exceptional people.” An identical plaque greets students at the entrance of each of Splendora ISD’s six campuses, a daily reminder of its approach to recognizing student success. “There’s a reason it doesn’t say ‘cultivating exceptional test takers,’ ” said Burke, the superintendent.
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Buna ISD Lone Finalist
At a special board meeting on Thursday, January 23rd, the Buna ISD Board of Trustees voted unanimously to name Dr. Julie Motomura the Lone Finalist for the superintendent position with Buna ISD. Dr. Motomura is in her 34th year of public education and is currently the superintendent of Schulenburg ISD. While at Schulenberg, Dr. Motomura helped pass a 19.5 million bond, enacted the Guardian Program, developed and was approved for the Teacher Incentive Allotment Program, passed a balanced budget, and added money to the fund balance among other accomplishments. Dr. Motomura is a native of Buna and has worked in BISD in numerous roles. She is excited to "come home" and get to work. The BISD board will approve Dr. Motomura as superintendent after the mandatory 21 day waiting period.
Fort Worth Would splitting Keller ISD into 2 school districts hurt home values? It’s complicated.
Hundreds of Keller ISD parents and community members attended a special school board meeting Jan. 16 overwhelmingly opposed a proposal to split the district in two. Many were also angered at the lack of transparency on the part of the board in the process. Here's what some residents had to say. By Christopher Torres
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Austin ISD issues guidance to staff after federal immigration policy changes
The Austin Independent School District on Thursday issued guidance to staff on how to respond if federal immigration enforcement comes to its campuses. The guidance comes just days after the Trump administration threw out a long-standing federal policy protecting sensitive areas, like churches and schools, from ICE raids.
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Dallas ISD teachers say students missing from classroom due to Trump’s immigration orders
Members of Dallas' Alliance/AFT gave Dallas Independent School District Trustees an earful about the impact of President Trump's executive order on LGBTQIA students and children fearful of adverse immigration outcomes. Two addressed the frenzy of fear among students and parents uncertain about the reach of the president's immigration vision.
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Lawmakers are asking Texas Education Agency to issue immigration guidance for schools. Here’s why
The Mexican American Legislative Caucus asked the Texas Education Agency in a letter Thursday to issue guidance for school districts on how to respond to a U.S. Homeland Security Department announcement that schools, churches and other "sensitive" spaces would no longer be protected from immigration raids, upending a long-standing policy.
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South San ISD considers bible infused state curriculum in Wednesday’s district board meeting
Bible infused curriculum is what one San Antonio School District is considering. In a meeting Wednesday school board members approved the potential purchase of the Bluebonnet Curriculum which is widely criticized for being centered on teachings of the Christian Bible. This curriculum was passed by the Texas Board of Education in November of last year has been criticized as leaning toward Christianity in its teachings.
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North East ISD considers closing three schools next year due to budget constraints
North East ISD leaders are considering the closure of three schools for the upcoming academic year following months of deliberation. There will be a community meeting so the public will have an opportunity to give feedback on the proposed attendance boundaries. The closings are due to next year's budget restraints in the Northeast ISD. So the district is proposing the closure of Wilshire and Clear Spring Elementary Schools along with Driscoll Middle School. A letter was sent out to parents and students notifying them.
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Corsicana ISD staffer injured after student throws chair at her
A paraprofessional at a Corsicana ISD school was injured while dodging a chair a student threw at her, according to a district statement.
The school the woman worked at, Collins Intermediate School, is the same one where an assistant principal was partially blinded in August after she was hit in the face when a student threw a wooden coat hanger at her.
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14-year-old faces felony charges and expulsion after gun found on at Klein Oak High, police say
Klein ISD police said a student brought a gun to school on Thursday, and one of his parents could be charged. Police told Eyewitness News that officers discovered a 9-millimeter gun after a student at Klein Oak High School reported that another student had a firearm in his backpack. Klein ISD says the student is facing felony charges and has been expelled.
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Liberty Hill ISD considers more calendar options with 4-day school weeks
Liberty Hill ISD has proposed additional academic calendar options that would allow students to attend class four days a week. At a Jan. 22 meeting, district officials presented two new potential calendars for the 2025-26 school year after receiving community feedback.
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HVAC unit fixed after elementary school carbon monoxide detector activated, HEB ISD says
The Hurst-Euless-Bedford Independent School District said an HVAC unit was fixed after it caused carbon monoxide detectors to activate last Monday. In an email to parents on January 13, the district said around 8:40 a.m. a carbon monoxide alarm activated automatically in an upstairs classroom at Shady Brook Elementary School. The district said everyone was safely evacuated until first responders investigated.
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‘This is a rushed decision’: North East ISD parents push back against plans to shutter three schools
At least 100 people gathered at Wilshire Elementary on Wednesday evening to learn more about a North East Independent School District proposal to permanently close Wilshire and two other schools. NEISD Superintendent Sean Maika told parents, children, and other attendees that his recommendation to close Driscoll Middle School, Clear Spring Elementary and Wilshire Elementary comes after years of looking at ways to respond to declining enrollment
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Houston ISD unveils first draft of new ‘Teacher Excellence System’
A sweeping new evaluation system would grade Houston ISD teachers based on their students' test scores, classroom observations, and "planning and professionalism," according to a draft proposal released by the district Thursday. Student evaluations would not be included, following feedback rounds earlier in the academic year.
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Three Houston ISD schools experience heating issues upon return from cold-related closures
Several classrooms in three Houston ISD schools — Love Elementary, River Oaks Elementary and T.H. Rogers School — experienced heating issues on Thursday as the region emerged from freezing weather and a historic winter storm. HISD said in a YouTube video posted Thursday that parents were informed that “not all the rooms were heating correctly” and that students were moved to warmer parts of each campus. Maintenance crews also set up portable heaters in the three campuses, the district said.
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Award-winning South San ISD teacher dies at 30
An award-winning South San Independent School District elementary teacher has died at 30 years old. Salena Rose Sanchez, a fourth grade teacher at Neil Armstrong Elementary School, died on Jan. 14, according to an obituary.
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Austin ISD faces financial strain with outsourced special education services
Austin ISD is looking for new ways to address the spike in requests for special education evaluations within the school district. According to KVUE’s media partners at the Austin American-Statesman, district data shows that over the past three years, the number of requests for special education evaluations have increased by an average of 900 each year.
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Marlin ISD cancels classes for fourth straight day
Classes have been cancelled once again for Marlin ISD. The district has announced classes will be cancelled for Friday, Jan. 24, marking the fourth straight day that the district will be closed. Marlin ISD said the closure is due to an "ongoing lack of water pressure" as water problems continue across the city.
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