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How do I get my SuperSearch on TexasISD.com?Court filing alleges Judson ISD violated open meetings law amid consideration of superintendent removal
A San Antonio resident is asking a judge whether a recent special Judson Independent School District board meeting was legal. The plaintiff, Lisa Butler, is “highly interested in the affairs of the Judson Independent School District, including its Board of Trustees,” according to a temporary restraining order (TRO) filed Jan. 23.
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Laredo ISD implements Texas Senate Bill 13 for library oversight
The Laredo Independent School District (LISD) has been navigating new library content procedures following the introduction of Senate Bill 13 late last year.
The law expands parental rights, giving parents access to library catalogs and control over what their children can access.
“It’s also putting the responsibility on the parents. The parents need to know and they have input as to what they feel their child can or cannot read. So what this SB-13 does, it is asking the schools to look carefully,” said Mely Paez, director of library and media services for Laredo ISD.
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Mixed emotions surface as Kingsville ISD prepares to vote on elementary realignment
Kingsville Independent School District has announced a proposed improvement plan consisting of a elementary realignment plan that will be voted on Tuesday. The plan would consolidate three campuses into two and has sparked mixed reactions among community members and educators
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Midland ISD partners with Baylor for student medical program
Midland ISD has expanded its partnership with Baylor College of Medicine to offer a summer opportunity for rising seniors wanting a career in medicine and health sciences.(
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TEA investigating Austin ISD over anti-ICE student protests
The Texas Education Agency confirmed Monday that it is investigating Austin ISD and several other districts following student protests across the state last week. The move comes after Gov. Greg Abbott announced he directed Texas Education Commissioner Mike Morath to launch an investigation into AISD in a post on X Friday.
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TxDOT starts construction near Belton ISD high school to improve safety, mobility for pedestrians
TxDOT starts construction near Belton ISD high school to improve safety, mobility for pedestrians
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Athens ISD teacher accused of having marijuana on campus
A man employed as an Athens ISD teacher and assistant basketball coach has been arrested and accused of having marijuana and other “dangerous drugs” on campus. The man, who is employed at Central Athens Elementary School, was arrested early Monday morning outside the campus, according to an Athens ISD release. The school said they notified authorities after they learned of a “potential concern.”
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State Officials Investigate Austin ISD After Anti-ICE Student Walkout
The walkout was part of a national protest of recent ICE crackdowns on illegal aliens.
State officials are demanding explanations from the Austin Independent School District after the student walkout last Friday in protest of U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement. Soon after reports were made that students had been allowed to leave class and join anti-ICE protests at the Texas Capitol while receiving a police escort, Gov. Greg Abbott directed the Texas Education Agency to investigate the situation. “AISD gets taxpayer dollars to teach the subjects required by the state, not to help students skip school to protest,” posted Abbott on Friday evening.
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Texas’ social studies shakeup creates divide over whose histories to teach, and how
Concerned about Texas’ social studies overhaul, Democrats on the State Board of Education used a recent meeting to push for the inclusion of more Black and Indigenous perspectives and for young children to learn about the horrific nature of slavery. Roughly 17 hours into a four-day marathon of meetings, the State Board of Education turned to a discussion of broad historical topics, prompting several board members to present an itemized wish list for Texas’ social studies curriculum.
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Texas land commissioner primary: Who is running and what you need to know
The General Land Office oversees investments that earn billions of dollars for public education, manages state lands, operates the Alamo and distributes benefits to Texas veterans. Here’s a look at who’s running in the 2026 Democratic and Republican primaries and where they stand. The Texas General Land Office, referred to as the GLO, is the oldest state agency. Established in 1836, the GLO was primarily in charge of collecting and keeping records, providing maps and surveys, issuing titles and managing the settlement of state lands.
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Democratic Upset in Deep Red Texas District Rattles Republicans
A Democrat won a state legislative special election in a district that President Trump carried by 17 percentage points, unnerving Republicans in Texas and beyond. In an upset that rattled Republicans in Texas and beyond, a Democrat decisively won a state legislative special election on Saturday in a district around Fort Worth that President Trump carried by more than 17 percentage points just over a year ago. The Democrat, Taylor Rehmet, a local union leader and first-time candidate, defeated the Republican, Leigh Wambsganss, by double digits — 57 to 43 — in the historically conservative district.
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Measles Outbreak Spreads in Southwest US: Vaccination Key to Containment
New measles cases have been reported in Texas, Oklahoma, and New Mexico this week, marking the first spread of the outbreak into central Texas. Health officials warn that the virus continues to gain ground, with multiple new counties recording their first cases. According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), the U.S. has already surpassed the total number of measles cases recorded in 2024, signaling a troubling resurgence of the disease.
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“It was scary. I was upset.”: Pension payments stop after a 94-year-old retired teacher is mistakenly declared dead
A 94-year-old retired teacher in Texas shouldn’t have to “prove” she’s alive just to get the pension she earned, but that’s exactly the mess ABC7 reporter Carlos Granda laid out in his report about Gloria Wilson, a longtime LAUSD educator whose monthly payments abruptly vanished after the system flagged her as deceased. Carlos Granda framed it plainly: Gloria Wilson is not dead, even though her California pension plan briefly treated her like she was, and the consequences hit fast because her pension wasn’t extra money – it was the backbone of her monthly budget. Wilson told Carlos Granda the moment she realized something was wrong was when her usual deposit never landed in her bank account. “It was scary. I was upset,” Gloria Wilson said, describing the shock of watching an expected payment simply not show up.
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Texas approves ‘largest permitted data center campus’ in the U.S.
LUBBOCK, Texas (KCBD) - West Texas will soon be home to the GW Ranch, an enormous planned complex of gas power plants and data centers near the oil fields of the Permian basin.According to the project’s developers, Pacifico Energy, it is the largest permitted data center campus in the United States. Pacifico Energy got the go-ahead this month from the Texas Commission on Environmental Quality. This more than 8,000-acre campus will be located in Pecos County, about 17 miles north of Fort Stockton, to the southwest of Odessa The company expects its GW Ranch will provide customers with power in the first half of 2027, with a guaranteed pathway to scale to over 5 GW. Pacifico Energy says it expects this project to create thousands of construction jobs, hundreds of permanent high-paying jobs, and substantial tax revenues. Pacifico is calling the GW Ranch the ‘next wave of A-I innovation.’
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Abbott orders TEA investigation after Austin ISD students join nationwide walkout
Governor Greg Abbott says he’s directing the Texas Education Agency commissioner to investigate after Austin ISD students took part in Friday’s nationwide walkout.
In a social media post, he says AISD gets taxpayer dollars to teach the subjects required by the state, not to help students skip school to protest.
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States that once led in child vaccination fall as they expand exemptions
Mississippi and West Virginia lose top spots to Connecticut and New York, a Stateline analysis finds. States that were leaders in childhood vaccination before the pandemic are among those losing ground as exemptions and unfounded skepticism take hold, encouraged by the Trump administration’s stance under U.S. Health and Human Services Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr.Expanded exemptions for parents are likely to drop both Mississippi and West Virginia from the top national rankings they held before the pandemic, according to a Stateline analysis of federal data. Other states like Florida, Idaho, Louisiana and Montana also are pushing the envelope on vaccine choice.
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Trustees tap longtime educator as lone finalist for Mansfield ISD superintendent
Tiffanie Spencer, Mansfield ISD’s area superintendent of administration, is the lone finalist to be the top schools leader after a unanimous board vote Jan. 31.
Spencer now must wait a state-mandated 21 days before trustees can formally hire her as a superintendent. She’ll replace Kimberley Cantu who announced her retirement in August after seven years as superintendent.
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Winnsboro ISD still looking at candidates for interim superintendent
Winnsboro ISD will keep searching for an interim superintendent after taking no action during a special meeting Saturday. The Winnsboro ISD Board of Education held a special meeting Saturday to consider the hiring of an interim superintendent following the arrest of former superintendent Brian Wilcox last month. He was arrested Jan. 12 and charged with two counts of failure to report child abuse with intent to conceal. Current superintendent Aaron Nation and Brian Wilcox’s wife Ashley Wilcox, a former district employee, were also arrested.
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Mansfield ISD chooses lone finalist for superintendent, the district says
Mansfield ISD has decided on a lone finalist for superintendent, the district says. Dr. Tiffanie Spencer currently serves Mansfield ISD as an area superintendent but has been chosen as superintendent after a nationwide search, according to a release. According to the district, Dr. Spencer was chosen for her focus on strengthening student outcomes, supporting educators, and building collaborative partnerships with families and communities.
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VIDEO: Fight breaks out between coaches on same team at Aldine ISD school
A melee at a middle school basketball game Thursday night at Hambrick Middle School is under investigation by Aldine Independent School District administration. Two separate sources tell 2 Investigates the trouble originally started between Hambrick’s boy’s basketball coach, a male, and Hambrick’s cheerleading coach, a female.
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Humble man arrested after allegedly waiting for female students at Humble ISD school bus stop
Harris County Constable Precinct 4 deputies arrested 18-year-old Nicolas Guillory on January 26 in relation to an incident on December 17, 2025. What we know: Deputies with Constable Mark Herman’s Office say they responded to multiple calls of an unknown man who allegedly exposed his genitals to several students while they were waiting at a bus stop to go to school in the Humble area.
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Lubbock ISD unveils framework, timeline for district schools optimization
The Lubbock Independent School District is no stranger to having to close and merge schools in the past for various reasons. But moving forward, LISD leaders say they will follow a District Optimization Plan to monitor and determine future school mergers and closures in an effort to be transparent and authentic with parents and the public.
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Gov. Abbott Issues Disaster Declaration Over Screwworm Spread
Abbott’s declaration comes after close monitoring by both Texas and the U.S. Department of Agriculture on the northward spread of the parasitic screwworm in Mexico. Gov. Greg Abbott has issued a statewide disaster declaration over the continued northward expansion of the New World screwworm, which has been labeled by state officials as a threat to Texas’ wildlife and livestock industries. “Although the New World screwworm fly is not yet present in Texas or the U.S., its northward spread from Mexico toward the U.S. southern border poses a serious threat to Texas’ livestock industry and wildlife,” said Abbott. “State law authorizes me to act to prevent a threat of infestation that could cause severe damage to Texas property, and I will not wait for such harm to reach our livestock and wildlife.”
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McKinney ISD Athletic Trainer Arrested for Sex Crimes Against Student
Lindsey Post is the second district employee in one week accused of sexual misconduct involving students.
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After a death at an El Paso ICE facility was ruled a homicide, will prosecutors pursue a criminal case?
Because Geraldo Lunas Campos died at a military base, the El Paso District Attorney says any criminal case may fall to federal prosecutors. But criminal law experts say the state doesn’t have to defer to them.
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Northside ISD: Student found with gun at Harlan High School
The Northside Independent School District (NISD) said a student was found with an unloaded gun on Thursday at Harlan High School.
The student is expected to be arrested on a charge of places weapons prohibited, according to the district.
The district said the student will also face “serious disciplinary consequences.”
In a letter sent to families, Harlan High School Principal Richard Yzaguirre said staff and NISD police officers “acted immediately” to locate the student after a report surfaced about a gun in the individual’s possession.
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Casino-Backed PAC Floods Texas Primaries With Mail, Drawing Pushback
The casino lobby is escalating its spending blitz ahead of the Texas Republican primaries, with mailers landing in districts across the state as gambling interests push to reshape the legislature. While some contributions have come directly from the Texas Sands PAC—an arm of the Las Vegas Sands foreign casino empire—much of the recent activity has flowed through the Texas Defense PAC, a multimillion-dollar political committee funded almost entirely by Miriam Adelson, the owner of Las Vegas Sands.
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Lawmakers, protesters demand release of 5-year-old held at Texas immigration detention center
SAN ANTONIO — Flanked by state and local leaders, U.S. Rep. Joaquin Castro, a San Antonio Democrat, and U.S. Rep. Jasmine Crockett, a Dallas Democrat, on Wednesday called for the immediate release of 5-year-old Liam Conejo Ramos and his father Adrian Conejo Arias, whose arrests in a Minneapolis suburb last week have become a flashpoint in the furor over the Trump administration’s deportation tactics. Photographs of federal authorities detaining the Ecuadorian child, who was wearing a Spider-Man backpack and pale blue oversized winter hat, quickly went viral as some Americans saw it emblematic of the government’s severe practices in Minnesota, where immigration agents shot and killed two people this month. Liam and his father were flown to an immigrant detention center about 70 miles south of San Antonio and on Monday a federal judge in Texas temporarily blocked their deportation.
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Pharr: PSJA ISD super contract extended; social media policy approved for trustees
In the first meeting of the year, the PSJA ISD school board approved extending Superintendent Alejandro Elias’ contract to 2029 while adding a trustee social media conduct policy to the board’s operating procedures. In a 6 to 1 vote, with only Griselda Quintanilla voting no, Elias’ contract was extended from 2028 to 2029.
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Temple ISD warns students about potential ICE protest at Temple High School
Temple ISD has spoken out regarding alleged plans made by community members to protest against ICE outside Temple High School grounds on Friday. On Thursday, Temple ISD Superintendent Dr. Bobby Ott shared a statement with 6 News addressing such plans. The district is aware of alleged plans made by the local community, including statewide walkout demonstrations. District leaders have informed students that disruptions to regular school plans or distractions, including protests or walkouts, would result in DAEP placement, Ott said in the statement.
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Houston takeover offers lessons — and warnings — for Fort Worth ISD
Paul Laurence Dunbar High School teacher Edriana Cofer’s biggest fear as Texas takes control of Fort Worth ISD is losing her autonomy to help students. The unknown of what’s next had Dolores Huerta Elementary teacher Angela Andrews thinking about jobs outside FWISD.
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TEA approves turnaround plans for 22 of 24 Austin ISD schools
The Texas Education Agency (TEA) has approved the vast majority of Austin ISD's turnaround plans to improve failing schools.
Austin ISD Superintendent Matias Segura sent a letter to parents on Thursday night stating that the TEA approved 22 of the 24 plans.
The schools affected by the turnaround plans are:
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Attorney reveals new allegations in McKinney ISD trainer arrest
An attorney representing a McKinney student’s family revealed new allegations Thursday surrounding the arrest of a high school athletic trainer. Personal injury attorney Paul Herz met with reporters in his Dallas office, sharing additional details about the arrest of a McKinney Independent School District athletic trainer accused of sexually assaulting a student. Herz also raised concerns about whether the trainer was properly licensed in Texas at the time of the alleged incidents.
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TEA hosts town hall with Connally ISD community
For the first time, the Connally ISD community came face to face with the Texas Education Agency to get answers and more details about a timeline on the future of a TEA takeover.
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Southwest ISD bus overturns with 33 students on board, no major injuries reported
A Southwest Independent School District bus overturned during the ride to school early Tuesday morning. The accident happened just before 8 a.m. along Southwest Loop 410 and Old Pearsall Road on the Southwest Side. Authorities said the bus barely struck a curb while entering the highway before flipping onto its left side and skidding a short distance. About 33 students were on board and were headed to Legacy High School.
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