Aldine ISD says two students were hit by debris as repairs were underway to fix a school's roof. The district said the incident happened at Reed Academy on Lauder Road Friday morning. After being hit by the debris, school officials said the students were taken to the nurse, who checked for any injuries but determined no signs of bodily harm. view article

From the Cisco ISD Superintendent: On Thursday, April 3, 2025. Cisco ISD experienced a significant wind damage at his high school facilities. The facilities need to be evaluated for safety of students. view article

10 students were on board a Hermleigh ISD activity bus that crashed in Scurry County early Tuesday morning, and the driver was cited for unsafe speed. None of the students, all ages 14 to 17, were injured during the crash, which happened on County Road 4114 near the intersection of County Road 4123 just before 6:00 a.m., according to the Texas Department of Public Safety. view article

A vacant Aldine ISD elementary school caught fire in Northwest Harris County. The fire started at Conley Elementary school on West Greens Road near Veterans Memorial just before 3 a.m. Sunday. https://www.click2houston.com/news/local/2025/03/16/vacant-aldine-isd-elementary-school-catches-fire/" target="_blank" class="article-link">view article

One firefighter was injured while putting out a fire at a Prosper ISD construction site, officials said. The Prosper Fire Department responded to a fire around 2:31 a.m. at the Richland High School construction site located at 3450 Prairie Drive, the Prosper Fire Department said in a press release. The school is currently under construction and is scheduled to open in August 2025, Prosper ISD said. view article

Almost a year after Sinclair Elementary was battered by back-to-back storms, the Houston ISD campus reopened this week to students and teachers. Towering pine trees crashed into buildings on the campus during a derecho windstorm last May and Hurricane Beryl in July. Almost all of the 16 temporary buildings utilized at the school, located in the Timbergrove neighborhood, were damaged in the storms. view article

After several days of mild, enjoyable patio-season weather, severe storms could interrupt travel plans and cause problems throughout parts of Texas early this week. Forecasters say North Texas could see large hail, damaging winds and even a tornado or two starting Monday evening, while parts of Southeast Texas should prepare for similar conditions Tuesday.  National Weather Service forecasters said Sunday that an upper trough is likely to move over the Southern Plains and head toward Texas by Monday evening. This will allow for thunderstorms to develop starting in Northwest Texas, but they are likely to push through to the heart of the Dallas-Fort Worth area before midnight. view article

One person is in police custody after a break-in Sunday at an Ennis elementary school. According to the Ennis ISD, a person broke into William B. Travis Elementary School on Sunday, stealing several items and damaging offices. view article

Issues with Medicaid coverage, including long wait times, abrupt loss of coverage and lack of political will to expand it, have contributed to Texas’ high uninsured rate for children.   view article

Texans continue to be killed and injured in vehicle pursuits by state and local law enforcement in the counties participating in Gov. Greg Abbott’s controversial border crackdown, known as Operation Lone Star. view article

A recent budget analysis noted the Texas Senate’s voucher bill could affect the fund if it leads students and teachers to leave public schools.   view article

San Antonio ISD announced that the school will be open, and they are prepared for the winter chill this week view article

The 145-mile service will connect major cities across the region.  While effort to establish a high-speed bullet train aimed at connecting Dallas to Houston is moving slower than an inner-city freight, one Gulf Coast leader said the restoration of an Amtrak line spanning the region seems to be more on track. view article

Texas Governor Greg Abbott warned residents across the state to be on alert this week as “the coldest weather event of the year” is set to begin Monday and continue to Tuesday.  Much of Texas will fall subject to bitter cold this week as a frigid airmass moves into the state on Tuesday, bringing below-zero wind chills and potential record lows to some areas. On Monday, Gov. Greg Abbott warned residents to remain vigilant and prepared ahead of this week's deep chill.   view article

Power grid operator ERCOT’s worst-case projections show Texas coming up short in power supply as soon as 2027 amid growing concerns over the potential impact of power-hungry data centers. The Electric Reliability Council of Texas’ biannual Capacity, Demand and Reserves Report showed a possible 8.3% supply shortfall during peak demand in 2027. That worst-case scenario grows to 32.4% in summer 2029. view article

Four small-scale nuclear reactors are to be hosted on Texas A&M University land, it was announced on Tuesday. view article

(The Center Square) – State Farm, California’s largest property insurer, is demanding a 22% emergency rate hike after the Southern California fires, saying that over the last years it has paid out $1.26 in claims for every dollar in premiums it has collected. view article

Several North Texas counties, including Tarrant and Dallas, are under a flood watch until early Thursday, Jan. 30. Heavy rain fell across much of the region Wednesday evening and is expected to continue overnight into Thursday, according to the National Weather Service Fort Worth. Rainfall amounts will range between 1 to 3 inches for much of the Dallas-Fort Worth area. There’s a 30% chance of rainfall totals reaching 5 to 7 inches in the northeastern part of North Texas, around Gainesville and Paris. TOP VIDEOS 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