The very unserious company that took over the defunct Enron brand on Monday unveiled its supposedly "groundbreaking" product: the Enron Egg.  view article arw

A likely fight over how much power to take away from local governments may dominate the debate.   view article arw

The state’s electric grid operator issued a weather watch until Friday but says it doesn’t expect power disruptions as demand rises.   view article arw

The Texas power grid should hold steady next week when cold temperatures are expected to sweep across much of the state, according to the Electric Reliability Council of Texas, the entity that operates the state’s grid.  view article arw

The state’s 988 suicide had the nation’s fifth highest rate of abandoned calls in August, the latest data available, amid a multi-million funding deficit that could worsen as federal dollars expire this year.   view article arw

Alvin ISD leaders are working tirelessly to ensure that students can return to class next week after an EF-2 tornado caused significant damage to Walt Disney Elementary School. The school district has announced that students will temporarily finish the rest of the school year at the Old Alvin Elementary School, located just four miles away, on Rosharon Road. view article arw

Rusk ISD is extending Christmas Break for GW Bradford Primary school while repairs take place. According to RISD, significant water damage was caused to the campus by a broken pipe. A statement from the school announced winter break would be extended to preschool students at GW Bradford Primary by one week. view article arw

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 arw

(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 arw

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 arw

  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 arw

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 arw

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 arw

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 arw

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 arw

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 arw

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 arw

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 arw

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 arw

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 arw

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 arw

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 arw

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 arw

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 arw

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 arw

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 arw