Health officials in western Texas are trying to contain a measles outbreak among mostly school-aged children, with at least 15 confirmed cases. It's the latest outbreak of a disease that had been virtually eliminated in the U.S., and it comes as vaccination rates are declining — jeopardizing the country's herd immunity from widespread outbreaks. view article

This comes after Attorney General Ken Paxton sent demand letters to two other districts to prove they are abiding by state law protecting girls’ sports.   view article

A Magnolia ISD student has been arrested for threatening to shoot two other students at Magnolia Intermediate School, according to the Montgomery County Precinct 5 Constable's Office. Magnolia ISD told KHOU 11 in a statement that its administration was made aware of the threat on Saturday when a concerned parent reached out to them and the constable's office. view article

The state has shut down a residential treatment center in northeast Texas, three months after one of its charges — an 11-year-old boy — died in an incident that foster care officials and local law enforcement are investigating. view article

New strain of bird flu found for 1st time in U.S. dairy cattle, Nevada herds infected   view article

Panhandle school districts, including Dalhart ISD, are discussing changes to their drop-off and pick-up lines following a tragic accident. After the loss of an elementary school student in Borger made national coverage, Dalhart ISD is looking at what they can learn from the tragedy. “We’ve been there. We know what heartbreak is, but unfortunately in tragic situations it causes everybody to self-reflect and look in the mirror and see what we can do better. So absolutely, our hearts go out to them 100%,” said Jeff Byrd, Dalhart ISD Superintendent. view article

On Sept. 11, Diana Briggs’ son was at home and she was at his elementary school looking for a video. The night before, her 6-year-old told her an upsetting story. He said his first-grade teacher trapped him behind a classroom door at Margaret T. Reilly Elementary School and then pushed on it with his weight. Briggs said it lasted long enough that her son looked around the hallway for someone who might have seen them. She shared what her son told her with his school, and then the police. view article

A Canyon ISD school bus was involved in a crash with a semi at US and FM 2590 on Tuesday afternoon. According to law enforcement, the semi ran a red light and collided with the bus as it was turning north. Students from Spring Canyon Elementary and Canyon Intermediate School were on the bus with the majority being unharmed but one student was taken to the hospital with non-life-threatening injuries as a precaution. view article

In arid West Texas, water seeps and bubbles from old wells, sometimes carrying oil, brackish water or other pollutants to the surface. But the real danger lies underground — where oil, salt, and toxic minerals could migrate into the aquifers that supply water to cities, farms and ranches. view article

Southland ISD is canceling classes for Monday, Feb. 3 and Tuesday, Feb. 4 to give staff and students time to recover from the flu. The district posted this announcement to Facebook around 12:30 p.m. Saturday: view article

LUBBOCK — Just as quickly as the bird flu is spreading, the virus is changing. view article

For the past two years, religious and humanitarian organizations have provided food and aid to migrants at a camp near Sasabe, Arizona. Just before Donald Trump took office, volunteers were told to clear off federal land. view article

Following suit behind Iowa Park CISD, another Texoma school district has announced a temporary closure due to illness. Holliday ISD announced in a Facebook post that they would be closed Monday, February 3, “in an effort to slow down the illness and give everyone an extra day to recover.” view article

A Mansfield ISD student was arrested after a gun was found in his backpack on Friday morning, officials said. He now faces a second-degree felony charge of possessing a weapon in a place where it's prohibited. Texas School Shooting Legacy High School Principal Stephanie Bonneau informed parents via email about the incident involving a student carrying a firearm on campus. view article

Large sets of data are being scrubbed of references to transgender and LGBTQ+ people, among others, which could compromise their use in research. view article

Abbott’s letter to state agencies follows President Trump’s executive order restoring biological truth to the federal government.   view article

Flu cases are spiking across North Texas, according to Cook Children’s Health Care System, overwhelming hospitals and forcing schools to adapt. Godley ISD — a rural district about an hour southwest of Fort Worth — closed Wednesday, Jan. 29, for the rest of the week after nearly one-fourth of its students fell ill. And while one Fort Worth-area school district is seeing a rise in absences, others are on constant watch, according to officials. view article

At least four cases of measles, including two involving school-aged children, have been reported in Texas in less than two weeks, putting state health agencies on alert. view article

Kansas is currently experiencing a rare outbreak of tuberculosis (TB), the world’s deadliest infectious disease. TB is spread via germs in the air and usually affects the lungs but can also affect the brain, the kidneys or the spine. Two people have died since the outburst started in January 2024. Health reports from Jan. 24, 2025 show67 people are sick with active TB cases: 60 in Wyandotte County and seven in Johnson County. An additional 79 people in the two counties are sick with latent cases, (also known as “inactive tuberculosis,” which means non-contagious and asymptomatic). Though Kansas officials have said this is the largest outbreak in history, the Centers for Disease Control rebutted that claim. From 2015 to 2017, Atlanta experienced 170 cases of TB and more than 400 latent cases through outbreaks in homeless shelters. view article

Tatum ISD police officers arrested a student Wednesday after a weapon was found in a student’s backpack. The school was first informed a student may potentially have an unloaded weapon on the high school campus around 12:15 p.m., according to a school release. The school said police found the student less than a minute later and an unloaded weapon was found in their backpack. view article

Flu cases are on the rise at local schools and hospitals, and the illness is forcing one school district to shut down for the remainder of the week. Godley ISD announced on Tuesday that it will shut down for the rest of the week and reopen on Feb. 3 due to sweeping absences among students and staff. view article

Last November, a 13-year-old boy tragically lost his life after suffering an asthma attack during his first day of basketball practice at Thornton Middle School. Now, a prominent Houston attorney is getting involved. In a mediation demand letter sent to Cypress-Fairbanks ISD Superintendent Dr. Douglas Killian, attorney Tony Buzbee called eighth grader Xavier Thompson’s death a “preventable tragedy.” view article

CISCO, Texas — Over 150 students and faculty have gotten sick in Cisco ISD. The schools were closed Tuesday and Wednesday due to a widespread sickness going around. view article

The Department of Defense announced they are sending more than a thousand troops to the southern border, along with airlift support to carry out deportations. view article

A reversal from the U.S. Department of Homeland Security allows immigration raids on public school campuses.   view article

ABILENE, Texas — Abilene has seen a declining amount of deaths related to opioid overdoses, according to the Taylor County Sheriff's Office. view article

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.  view article

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.   view article

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. view article

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. view article

In a letter to families, Klein Oak High School principal Thomas Hensley says a staff member was alerted about a student having a weapon. Administrators and Klein ISD police investigated the report and "safely detained" the student. Officials searched the student's backpack and found a handgun inside. view article

The Tornillo Independent School District experienced a cybersecurity incident resulting in student information being copied by an unauthorized user outside of the United States. According to a statement published on the district's website, PowerSchool, the district's provider of student information systems, informed the TISD of the incident on December 28. view article

Two Texas Democrats joined Republicans to approve a congressional bill to detain undocumented immigrants who have been accused of committing minor crimes. The bill now heads to President Donald Trump’s desk to be signed into law view article

The Corsicana ISD Police Department is investigating an incident at Collins Intermediate School after a paraprofessional was injured and required medical treatment for a broken wrist. Paraprofessional Carol Tidwell has been working in the school district for under a year and told KWTX that an agitated student from her 5th and 6th grade special education class threw a chair at her. Tidwell said she fell while dodging it, breaking her wrist. view article

An employee at a Corsicana ISD school says she was injured after a student tried to throw a chair at her. This is the second time an employee has been injured at Collins Intermediate School in the past six months. view article