The driver of a concrete pump truck that in March 2024 slammed into a school bus in Bastrop County, killing a five year old and an adult, plead guilty on manslaughter charges Monday.  view article

Cypress-Fairbanks ISD families have reason to celebrate as the district officially restored transportation for all students after cutting 79 bus routes earlier this school year. The change comes as part of a newly approved $1.2 billion budget, which also includes pay raises for teachers, staff, and police officers. view article

Austin Independent School District confirmed to KXAN that a school bus crashed near Steck Avenue Wednesday morning. The vehicle “swerved off” Steck Avenue, driving down a grass embankment. It stopped on a MoPac frontage road, blocking the northbound on ramp, according to the Texas Department of Transportation. view article

Two people were injured after an Austin ISD school bus swerved off the road in north Austin Wednesday morning, according to the school district. ustin ISD says that Bus 1651 swerved off the road while driving on Steck Avenue in north Austin. They said the bus drove through the grass embankment before stopping on the MoPac frontage road, where they say it is now blocking the roadway. view article

Several Arlington ISD students were taken to the hospital and treated for eye irritation after an incident Wednesday on a school bus. According to a statement from Arlington police, officers were dispatched at about 7:40 a.m. to the 2100 block of South Cooper Street in response to an incident on a bus involving students. According to the statement, one student threw a water bottle containing an unknown substance at other students. view article

In an effort to cut back on costs, Lewisville ISD has plans to lay off 460 bus drivers by summer break. The school district said it won't be renewing the current contract with a bus driver agency and instead, Lewisville ISD told CBS News it will be hiring internally to cut the costs. The school bus agency is Texas Central School Bus Services. According to Lewisville ISD's website, it has partnered with for at least a year. view article

Tyler ISD said on Tuesday that buses bringing students home might run late. The buses might be forced to take alternate routes due to downed trees and power lines, the ISD said. view article

Lewisville ISD voted to bring its transportation services in-house for the 2025-26 school year. In a recent school board work session, district leaders said the decision is a cost-saving measure in the midst of a budget crunch. The vote has led to layoffs at the company that currently manages transportation for the district. view article

Houston ISD is exploring a partnership with METRO as it retools its transportation services for the 2025-26 school year. Kari Feinberg, the school district’s chief of organizational effectiveness, said this week on HISD’s YouTube channel that high school students who qualify for transportation provided by the district could have the option to obtain a METRO pass and use public transportation — such as bus and light rail services — instead of taking a school bus. view article

Houston ISD announced several changes coming to the way students get to and from school. The changes were announced in a Youtube video posted by the district Monday. view article

Cy Fair ISD is set to permanently restart a number of school bus routes Monday morning. This comes after last year’s vote to cut about 80 routes, impacting nearly 30,000 students. It was projected to save the district nearly $5,000,000. view article

Legislation passed in 2023 to prevent gender mutilation of minors did not address the psychological or social transitioning element. view article

The man who assaulted a Richardson ISD bus driver while kids were on board has been sentenced to five years in prison. view article

Houston ISD officials said the school bus was involved in an accident on Southwest Freeway near Buffalo Speedway, just after 5 p.m. School officials stated the school bus was rear-ended by an unlicensed driver who received multiple citations. view article

Across the nation, school districts are having a hard time keeping and hiring bus drivers. One local school district, Comal ISD, is becoming greatly effected. As one of the fastest growing and largest districts in the San Antonio area, the district covers over 500 square miles in five different counties with over 27,000 students attending. view article

Some Brenham ISD parents are concerned about the safety of their children aboard school buses, while the district struggles to find people to drive them. Overcrowding and longer run times for some buses has parents worried and debating whether their children should be using school transportation. One parent, Cassi Harrison, has pulled her three children off after she says her daughter had to sit on the floor of her elementary school bus, which had students from two bus routes. Harrison says the safety of the children needs to be addressed. view article

A driver was shot before crashing into a Spring ISD school bus Tuesday morning in north Harris County, officials say. This happened on FM 1960 near Rolling Creek just before 7:30 a.m. Deputies are in the 1600 block of FM 1960, where a @SpringISD bus has crashed with another vehicle. The driver of that vehicle has a gunshot wound. No reports of injuries to students. view article

After four days of frustration over Houston ISD’s new transportation system, which parents widely have derided, Amanda Marshall wanted to know exactly how her 10-year-old son, Henry, was getting to his magnet school. view article

Two Austin ISD buses were involved in a crash in southeast Austin on Wednesday morning, and both police and the district say no injuries have been reported. view article

Several Conroe ISD elementary school students had minor injuries after a car slammed into their school bus. School officials said 58 students from Ford Elementary were on board at the time of the incident this morning. view article

An Abilene ISD bus driver was assaulted Monday morning. Police reports say the driver was transporting students back to the Abilene State Supported Living Center when one of the students refused to stay in his seat. The driver pulled over when he wouldn't sit down as requested, and after she stopped the bus, "the student began punching and kicking the bus driver," according to the reports. view article

The Pottsboro Independent School District’s board of trustees discussed a resolution to receive funding for a service they already provide during their regular meeting earlier this week. PISD Superintendent Kevin Matthews explained that Texas law does not provide transportation funding to school districts if the district is transporting students that live within two miles of the schools they attend, unless those areas are dangerous for students to cross. In this situation, that is the case, Matthews said. The board identified five areas they qualified as hazardous: Highway 289, Highway 120, FM 996, FM 1417 and Cardinal Lane. - See more at: http://heralddemocrat.com/news/schools/pottsboro-isd-board-identifies-dangerous-roads-stresses-student-safety#sthash.NCQqqUs4.dpuf view article

Humble Independent School District is hiring bus drivers for the 2015-2016 school year. Interested applicants are encouraged to apply online or visit a weekly job fair, held every Thursday from 8:30 a.m. to 4 p.m. at 1703 Wilson Rd, Humble, Texas, 77396. Humble ISD offers paid training to qualified applicants.

Heavy rain and high water pushed a Northwest Independent School District bus off the road, where it became stuck Thursday morning, according to authorities. The bus was stopped at a red light on Texas 114 near Farm-to-Market Road 156 when swift water in a heavy rainstorm overtook the road and pushed the bus onto the shoulder, according to Emily Conklin, the district's communications director. view article

A student from Parker Intermediate School was struck by a vehicle as he was getting on his school bus Monday morning in north Harris County. view article

Frisco ISD has pulled four Blue Bird school buses from its fleet as a precaution after a bus that had been in service for five days caught fire on Tuesday. No one was injured. Representatives from manufacturer Blue Bird and dealer Rush Bus Center met with district staff Wednesday to view the burned bus and the four others. 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