Two Midland ISD employees were taken to the hospital following a school bus accident this morning at South County Road 1232, according to the school district. view article

(The Center Square) – Millions of residents in blue states have migrated to red states within the past 30 years, according to federal data. A policy group that analyzed the data says it's a clear sign that many Americans find Democratic policies unlivable.  view article

According to Aaron Hood, Superintendent of Robert Lee ISD, a school bus carrying the girls varsity basketball team was involved in a major collision with a truck Saturday. The team was returning from a basketball tournament hosted by Borden ISD. view article

  Groups are urging the state’s estimated 1.6 million undocumented migrants to prepare financially and make plans for their loved ones if they’re detained.  SAN JUAN — A plan, Joaquin Garcia told a crowd of immigrants last week, they must have a plan. view article

Energy Alliance Policy Director Bill Peacock said the reliability of the state’s grid is not keeping up with the demand for electricity, which follows Texas’ economic growth.   view article

A financial crisis is looming over many Texas school districts, and without immediate action, the consequences could be devastating. Many are on a collision course with fiscal insolvency. view article

Additional security is being added to a southern Dallas ISD campus whose demolition has been plagued by several fires. The campus at the intersection of W. Keist Blvd. and S. Beckley Ave., formerly home to schools named after Barbara M. Manns and poet Maya Angelou, is currently being demolished. The DISD board decided in September, and demolition began in October. view article

A meteorologist for Texas' grid operator warned that the state is due for another extreme winter storm similar to the 2021 freeze that knocked out power and heat to millions of Texans and led to nearly 250 deaths.  ERCOT meteorologist Chris Coleman said Texas should prepare for an extreme freeze this winter, claiming that while the Lone Star State is predicted to have above-normal temperatures this winter, it does have a "greater-than-average" chance of an extreme cold event.   view article

A structure fire in the Longview ISD Education Support Center has led to an immediate closure of the building after a reported structure fire overnight Friday. According to the Longview ISD, a fire broke out just after midnight on Friday at the Education Support Center causing significant structure damages to the northwest section of the building. Officials are also reporting that nobody was injured. Due to the nature of the damages, the building was closed for the day and staff were encouraged to work from home. view article

A gas leak along major roadways in the Steiner Ranch area Oct. 18 resulted in the closure of eight schools in Leander ISD on Oct. 21. On Friday, Oct. 18, some school buses were stuck in traffic for hours, causing students and parents to experience emotional distress, district officials said at a Nov. 7 board of trustees meeting. What happened: Around 11:30 a.m. Oct. 18, a construction crew hit an 8-inch gas line at the intersection of RM 620 and RM 2222, which resulted in a major gas leak. Road closures led to increased traffic as there are not many alternate routes in the area. School buses were en route as early as 12:30 p.m. but experienced significant traffic delays. Bus routes took four to five hours longer than usual, with some students being dropped off as late as 9 p.m. view article

Police arrested a Lake Travis ISD Special Education teacher after investigating a complaint he assaulted a minor. In a letter to families, the district says the complaint was made on October 29th against Rashid Mohaghegian, who taught at Bee Cave Elementary. view article

The Texas General Land Office has approved the largest underwater carbon dioxide storage lease in United States history in a new agreement with oil and gas giant ExxonMobil. view article

The country’s LNG export boom is under threat of being obstructed by politicians, the National Center for Energy Analytics found.   view article

Multiple students across 12 Austin metro school districts have been arrested and charged with felonies for making non-credible school threats since the start of the 2024-25 school year.  The threats have impacted attendance rates and student mental health at many campuses. In response, districts are upping safety and security measures, creating student threat awareness campaigns, and more.  Current situation Andrew Fernandez, San Marcos CISD chief of communications, said the influx of false school threats and swatting calls that Texas districts have received this school year are likely a result of “copycat behaviors” following the Sept. 4 shooting at Apalachee High School in Georgia.  On Sept. 24, SMCISD received a non-credible school threat through an anonymous phone call that triggered over 80 police, fire and emergency service personnel to respond. view article

Rates have jumped dramatically as extreme weather events have become more frequent  Although Hurricane Helene wound up unleashing its fury on Florida, Georgia, and the Carolinas, people elsewhere on the Gulf Coast know all too well that it easily could have been us—and it might be us next time. The toll living in such a disaster-prone region takes on its residents' mental health can be difficult to quantify, but it's real. view article

Multiple deaths have been reported in Florida from tornadoes, spawned by Hurricane Milton, that ripped through the state, downing buildings and trees and leaving millions without power.  The St. Lucie County Sheriff’s Office confirmed there have been “multiple fatalities” in the county after numerous tornadoes struck the area in quick succession, wreaking devastation.  Sheriff Keith Pearson confirmed to Florida’s WPBF 25 News that there had been a “loss of life” in the Spanish Lakes Country Club community in Fort Pierce but did not state exactly how many fatalities had been reported. view article

John Ghrist used Snapchat and a school-approved app to message a 15-year-old girl, and police fear there could be more victims.   view article

A MacGregor Elementary teacher has been recommended for termination after reportedly getting into a verbal altercation with a parent shortly before dismissal Thursday, according to Houston ISD. view article

As districts face an ever-increasing number of community “watchdogs” and social media warriors posting opinions on issues based on, at best, 50% of the actual facts, it is common to question what the legal remedies are for defamed districts, employees, and officials. On the other hand, districts may also question what recourse the public may have against them and their employees and officials when defending themselves in a public forum on a controversial issue. Below is a brief analysis of each of those situations.

A fifth grade Lumberton Independent School District student reported "vulgar" language in the STAAR reading test last month, according to information from LISD.  view article

Vidor ISD superintendent Jay Killgo estimates the district has $12-13 million in damages from Harvey. Both Oak Forest Elementary and Vidor Middle School are unusable right now. Those students are going elsewhere, which is overcrowding some schools. view article

Burnet school district officials were probably expecting to get more than two years from the synthetic turf installed at Bulldog Field in 2015, but that didn’t happen and it’s now set the district back $150,000. Burnet Consolidated Independent School District Superintendent Keith McBurnett, however, said the district is looking to get $105,000 back from one manufacturer. Last year, officials noticed some turf fibers sticking up higher than others, so they took a closer look, McBurnett said. “To most people, it probably wasn’t noticeable,” he said. “We had all the experts look at the field, and they looked at the backside. It needed to be replaced.” view article

North American Solutions (NAS), a leading provider of insurance and risk management services for public entities, is excited to announce that Michelle Faust, currently Director, Safety & Risk Management at Round Rock ISD, will be joining the NAS team in January. view article

A teen who was severely bruised in a "brutal and excessive" nightstick attack by a Pasadena ISD school resource officer has settled his federal lawsuit for $60,000. Cesar Suquet Jr. was 16 in May 2014 when he went to the principal's office at South Houston High School to retrieve his cell phone, which had been confiscated earlier that day. His request was declined and he was told to leave. view article

Garland ISD was one of just 10 districts statewide recently honored by The Texas Association of School Boards (TASB). The district’s Risk Management Department earned a 2015 TASB Risk Management Fund Innovation Award for its creative safety video campaign. view article

Abilene ISD board approved the bid on Monday evening at its agenda review meeting. Construction coordinator for the district, Joe Humphrey, says Martinez Elementary took the brunt of the storm. view article

Three students from Stehlik Intermediate School in the Aldine Independent School District were taken to an area hospital Tuesday morning after a minor collision with a cement mixer. The wreck happened about 8 a.m. on West Road at Deer Trail Drive as the bus was transporting students to the school at 400 West Road, a school district spokeswoman said. The school is just west of Interstate 45. view article