Changes to Lockhart ISD's backpack policy are coming after a student was arrested on one of its campuses. The district said one of its students reported to a teacher that they saw a gun in another student's backpack on Friday at Lockhart Junior High School. While no threats were made against a student or the school, authorities found the student during dismissal and immediately placed them in custody. Now students at Lockhart Junior High School will be required to use a clear backpack or no backpack at all. view article

Two people, including a teacher for Wells ISD, have been arrested on charges related to possession of child pornography. One of them is also facing a bestiality charge. According to an affidavit KLTV obtained through an open records request, Angelina County deputies responded early Saturday morning to a call related to a man who was suicidal. The affidavit indicates a man and woman were arguing, and in the course of that argument, the subject of pornographic images involving a child and a dog came up with law enforcement. view article

A body was found on the school grounds of Fort Worth ISD's Dolores Huerta elementary school on Friday morning. The elementary school is located in the northern part of Fort Worth, not far from the Fort Worth Stockyards. view article

Gov. Greg Abbott announced that federal authorities and state law enforcement would be targeting criminal illegal aliens in the Colony Ridge development north of Houston. view article

The outbreak has led to the slaughter of around 160 million birds.  As avian flu continues to spread, igniting fears among farmers, retailers and customers over everything from animal health to the soaring price of eggs, U.S. Secretary of Agriculture Brooke Rollins will visit Texas Monday to discuss the nationwide response. view article

Officials in Central Texas are warning the public about a possible spread of measles as they say a person who was in the area had tested positive for the disease. The Hays County Health Department claimed Sunday that the patient is an individual who was in San Marcos—about 30 miles southwest of Austin—and spent time at a local college and restaurant between 3 p.m. and 8 p.m. Feb. 14. view article

The Fort Worth Independent School District is taking steps to join hundreds of other school districts nationwide in suing the four big social media companies, alleging the platforms they run contributed to a mental health crisis among students. After a closed-door discussion, the district’s school board voted Tuesday, Feb. 18, to approve contracts with two Texas-based law firms to represent the district in the case. In the complaint, school districts allege the social media platforms “have rewired how adolescents think, learn, feel, and behave,” leaving school leaders to deal with the mental health ramifications. The lawsuit, which was filed last year in San Francisco federal court, targets four big social media companies: Google, which owns YouTube; Meta, the parent company of Facebook and Instagram; ByteDance, owner of TikTok; and Snap, owner of Snapchat. More than 200 school districts nationwide have joined the suit. view article

Health authorities warned of further spread. Most U.S. measles cases this year involved people 19 and under and those without a confirmed vaccination.  Nearly 100 people across Texas and New Mexico have contracted measles, state officials say, escalating anxiety over the spread of a potentially life-threatening illness that was declared eliminated in the United States more than two decades ago. view article

When it comes to mental health care access in Texas, the data is unambiguous. Mental Health America, the leading organization promoting mental health and well-being, puts the state dead last in its nationwide access rankings, which measure access to insurance, treatment and mental health workers.  view article

The number of measles cases in Texas has ballooned to at least 58, as of Tuesday, including a baby who was too young to be vaccinated.   view article

The news on Wednesday that a child died from measles at a Lubbock hospital is something that infectious disease experts like Dr. Peter Hotez have feared since an outbreak of the virus began spreading in northwest Texas. view article

An 11-year-old Texas girl died by suicide after her family says she was bullied at school over the family’s immigration status, Dallas’ Univision station KUVN reported. The girl, identified in an online obituary as Jocelynn Rojo Carranza, was a sixth-grader at Gainesville Intermediate School. Prior to her death, Jocelynn had been bullied by classmates who threatened to call ICE over the family’s immigration status, her mother, Marbella Carranza, told Univision. “Because her parents were Hispanic, they were going to call immigration to take her parents and she would be alone,” Carranza said. view article

State health officials are seeking to confirm the vaccine status of the four self-reported cases, but no mutations of the virus have been recorded.   view article

The measles outbreak in rural West Texas has grown to 58 cases as of Tuesday, and eight people in neighboring eastern New Mexico also have been diagnosed with measles. view article

The attorney general’s office is asking Irving and Dallas ISD to turn over documents.   view article

Students pass by a memorial that was created outside Milby High School for Sergio Rodriguez, 15, on Thursday December 12, 2024 in Houston, TX. Rodriguez was struck and killed by a train around 7:30 a.m. near campus on Monday December 9, 2024.Sharon Steinmann  Around 100 Houston ISD police officers attended a rail safety measures training at HISD's High School for Law and Justice Friday, months after Milby High School student Sergio Rodriguez was struck and killed by a train. view article

Richards ISD put its campus on a “hold” on Tuesday morning due to police activity in the area. While in effect, school officials asked parents not to come to the school. According to the district, the school was placed under lockdown “due to law enforcement activity in the area involving a wanted fugitive” and a fire at the scene, but not at the school. view article

Parents of a teenager who was violently attacked after a high school basketball rivalry game took their concerns to the Spring Branch ISD school board Tuesday night, demanding justice and accountability. The assault occurred on Feb. 4, 2025, after the varsity basketball game between Stratford High School and Memorial High School, a long-standing rivalry that spans decades. The game, played at a neutral site, ended in violence when a Stratford student was ambushed in the parking lot, according to the teen's parents. view article

A concerned parent claims her daughter was socially transitioned—referred to by male pronouns and a different name—without parental knowledge or approval.   view article

At least 49 cases have been confirmed. Health officials — who are scrambling to get a handle on the vaccine-preventable outbreak — suspect 200 to 300 people may be infected. view article

The ruling is the opening salvo in a likely lengthy battle between Texas’ abortion bans and New York’s “shield” protections for providers.  view article

MCALLEN — Every Wednesday, the students from South Texas College clock into their shift at the largest hospital in town. Donning light blue scrubs and compression socks, they practice checking vitals on a mannequin. view article

Belton ISD says they’ve placed one of their teachers on leave while the Temple Police Department investigates allegations of misconduct. Belton ISD Superintendent Malinda Golden said in a statement that Temple police informed the district late Thursday night that a report of alleged misconduct had been filed against a teacher at Tarver Elementary School. view article

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Texas’ growing demand for power could surpass its energy supply beginning in summer 2026, according to the Electric Reliability Council of Texas, the state’s main grid operator.  view article

A Hidalgo ISD teacher turned herself in to police Thursday on a charge of improper relationship between an educator and student, according to Hidalgo Police Chief Romeo Rodriguez. Hidalgo County jail records show Nancy Marroquin remains in custody on a $25,000 bond. view article

A Robstown Independent School District basketball coach has been arrested and charged with two counts of an improper relationship with a student, according to a statement released by Robstown ISD. Robstown Police Chief Mike Tamez said Austin Barron, the head Varsity Girls' Basketball Coach for Robstown High School, was arrested at the Robstown Police Department on Tuesday, Feb. 11 around 11:30 a.m. view article

Texas law requires an armed officer at each school. Districts are asking lawmakers to pay the full yearly cost, which they say is $100 per student.   view article

The death of an 11-year-old at a Greenville residential treatment center is among 16 deaths reported in the Texas foster care system in the last 15 months.   view article

Lubbock Public Health Confirms Measles Outbreak in Gaines County, Increased Risk for Unvaccinated Individuals view article

Uncertainty at the federal level is fueling efforts by GOP state lawmakers long opposed to the program.   view article

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