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Cy-Fair ISD moves up 2025-26 start date with district of innovation status
Cy-Fair ISD is one of the first area districts to approve its 2025-26 school calendar, featuring an earlier start date but more days off built in throughout the academic year. The Board of Trustees approved one of the two recommendations for its 2025-25 calendar designed by the Districtwide Educational Improvement Council Monday night, in a unanimous vote, minus Board President Scott Henry who was absent from the meeting. view article
Substitute teacher shortage hits schools nationwide, Gatesville ISD seeks local support
Substitute teachers are in demand across the United States, and Central Texas schools are no exception. Gatesville ISD is now looking towards the community for help inside the classroom. view article
Mike Miles addresses Harvard Elementary staff changes, Houston ISD board meeting live on KPRC 2+
After a heated board meeting Thursday night, Houston Independent School District Superintendent Mike Miles joined KPRC 2+ to discuss principal changes, academic improvements, and community concerns. The board meeting marked the first time since the staff reorganization at Harvard Elementary School —and no one held their tongue. view article
Nimitz High School’s HEAL Program Students Earn Medical Scrubs
On November 13, 76 ninth-graders from the HEAL Program at Nimitz High School achieved a significant milestone by earning their medical scrubs through dedication and effort. After weeks of basic core instruction, shadowing, and practicing simple procedures at Memorial Hermann Northeast Hospital, the students celebrated a milestone with the scrub ceremony, getting closer to pursuing a medical career. view article
Murder victim’s nephew arrested after wife found husband shot to death in NW Harris Co., HCSO says
The Harris County Sheriff's Office has confirmed that a relative has been arrested after a Spring Branch ISD police dispatcher was found shot to death in his home on Friday. Sheriff Ed Gonzalez sent out a post on X, formerly Twitter, that a 22-year-old man was arrested in connection with the death of 37-year-old Jose Torres on Nov. 15. view article
Big Sandy ISD student dies in Saturday car crash
An East Texas student is dead after a car crash over the weekend. Big Sandy ISD confirmed one of their students was involved in a fatal car crash on Saturday. The crash happened on Hwy. 19 in Lovelady. "The district extends its deepest condolences to his family and to our many students who were friends with him and loved him," Big Sandy ISD said in a statement Sunday. view article
Big Sandy, Hawkins, Gladewater ISD in mourning after students die in fatal crash
Big Sandy, Hawkins and Gladewater ISD are in mourning after each district lost a community member in a fatal crash on Saturday. ‘Very concerned for his safety’: Texarkana PD search for missing 38-year-old last seen late October “Big Sandy ISD is sad to learn of the passing of a member of our Wildcat family yesterday in a car accident. The district extends its deepest condolences to his family and to our many students who were friends with him and loved him.” Big Sandy ISD view article
Texas lawmakers target property taxes, abortion and gender transition care in first bills for the 2025 session
Lawmakers in the Texas House and Senate filed more than a thousand pieces of legislation Tuesday, offering an early look at the issues they hope to prioritize when they gavel in for the 89th legislative session in January. Tuesday marked the first day lawmakers could file bills they hope to pass when the Texas Legislature reconvenes next year. Republicans control both chambers and expanded their majority in the House and Senate after flipping a handful of seats during this year’s elections. The ouster of many Republicans by challengers further to their right during this year’s primaries means that the Texas GOP’s far-right wing will have unprecedented sway over the upcoming legislative session. Few of those lawmakers filed bills on Tuesday, but it's likely they'll seek to push the Legislature's already deep-red agenda even further right once they file their own bills. view article
Texas Lawmaker Files Measures to Protect Property Taxpayers
As Texas lawmakers began filing legislation for consideration next year, one state representative submitted a series of proposals to require more transparency and accountability from local government officials who impose property taxes. view article
Legislation Filed to Require Schools to Obtain Parental Consent for Sex Ed
Legislation requiring school districts to obtain written consent from parents before teaching human sexuality courses in public schools has been filed. view article
State begins seeking board applicants for possible South San ISD takeover
The Texas Education Agency has begun the process of identifying prospective community members who would be willing to serve on a Board of Managers overseeing the South San Antonio Independent School District in place of elected trustees. view article
Agreement Reached With Mexico to Help Ensure Water Reliability
The agreement would help ensure that Mexico will honor its part of a 1944 agreement to deliver water to the South Rio Grande Valley. The International Boundary and Water Commission has announced that an agreement has been signed to help ensure consistent water deliveries from Mexico to the U.S. “The newly amended water agreement between the United States and Mexico is a step in the right direction, but Texans know that promises don’t water our fields, sustain our livestock, or supply our cities. While we welcome progress to secure the state’s water supply, we need action—plain and simple,” explained Texas Agriculture Commissioner Sid Miller. “Over the past few weeks, I’ve been in constant talks with U.S. and Mexican officials, turning up the heat on Mexico to finally make good on their commitments. On October 17, 2024, I issued an executive order allowing Texas farmers and ranchers to tap directly into the Rio Grande, and, sure enough, Mexico finally showed up at the table,” he added. view article
Nate Paul booked in Travis County Jail to serve 10-day contempt sentence
Austin real estate developer Nate Paul began serving a 10-day jail sentence for contempt of court Thursday night in connection with a civil lawsuit that is unrelated to his criminal indictment accusing him of financial crimes. According to records, Paul was booked in the Travis County Jail at 10:14 p.m., just hours before his court-ordered appearance time. view article
Texas’ top elected officials signal Texas could cut border spending after Trump takes office
With Donald Trump returning to the White House, Gov. Greg Abbott and Lt. Gov. Dan Patrick have both recently signaled new openness to winding down the state’ border security operation. view article
Trump taps North Dakota Gov. Burgum to lead Interior Department
President-elect Donald Trump announced Thursday that he would nominate North Dakota Gov. Doug Burgum (R) to lead the Interior Department, a role overseeing roughly 500 million acres of federal land and more than a billion acres offshore that will be key to his plans to boost U.S. oil and gas production. view article
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Trump Picks RFK Jr. as Secretary of Health and Human Services
If confirmed, Kennedy will oversee the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, the Food and Drug Administration, and other agencies. President-elect Donald Trump on Nov. 14 said he is “thrilled to announce” Robert F. Kennedy Jr. as his nominee to lead the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS), in a statement on social media. view article
Texas’ 90,000 DACA recipients can sign up for Affordable Care Act coverage — for now
When Victoria Elizondo first went to see a doctor about her symptoms at Legacy Community Clinic, a low-cost clinic in Houston, she didn’t know what was wrong with her but she knew something wasn’t right. Her hands would shake uncontrollably, her heart would beat fast even while resting and she suffered from insomnia. After the appointment, she was told her immune system was attacking an overactive thyroid, a disorder called Graves’ disease, and that an endocrinologist was the only doctor who could help her. But without health insurance, the cost to see one was exorbitant — as much as $800 for a visit. view article
Gov. Abbott Tells Universities to Freeze Tuition
“I will ensure college affordability remains a top priority for the state as we head into the next legislative session,” wrote Abbott. view article
Victoria West HS struggles to afford playoff travel for band, cheerleaders
Facing budget shortfalls, Victoria ISD didn't have the funds to send band, cheer and dance teams to Friday's football playoff game—until the community stepped in. There was good news and bad news last Saturday. The good news was that the Victoria West football team was going to the playoffs. The bad news was that it would be without its band, cheer or dance teams. view article
Who’ll lead higher education in Texas? The Higher Education Board announces its pick.
The Texas Higher Education Coordinating Board has picked Wynn Rosser to serve as the agency's next commissioner, members announced at a special meeting Thursday. Rosser most recently served as president of the Temple Foundation, an organization that works with rural communities in East Texas to create more access to education and opportunities to help address poverty. Before that, he was a senior administrator at Texas A&M University. He has also worked in the Rio Grande Valley to help boost access to secondary education, and he served as president and CEO of the Greater Texas Foundation, which works to connect underserved populations to educational opportunities. The Texas Higher Education Coordinating Board is the highest authority on higher education matters in the state. It distributes the state's financial aid to schools and sets its vision for meeting workforce needs. The commissioner, who is also the acting CEO of the agency, is appointed by the board, whose members are appointed by the governor. view article
TEA to begin looking for replacements for South San ISD trustees
The Texas Education Agency will open applications next week to gauge community interest in serving on the South San Antonio ISD board in the case of a state takeover. view article
Community speaks out against Mike Miles’ role in Houston ISD’s $4.4B bond failure
Parents and elected officials spoke out Thursday against Superintendent Mike Miles’ reaction to Houston ISD’s failed $4.4 billion bond at the district’s first board meeting since Election Day. view article
Cy-Fair ISD adopts policy limiting students to bathrooms corresponding to ‘biological sex’
Cy-Fair ISD trustees approved a policy mandating that students may only use the bathroom and locker room corresponding with their sex assigned at birth, despite opposition from a lone dissenting trustee at Monday’s regular board meeting. The new rule, which is “codifying” existing practices in the district, according to policy committee chair Todd Lecompte, was intended to clear up confusion surrounding what is and isn’t allowed in district restrooms and locker rooms. view article
Trump Could Impact the Supreme Court for Decades to Come
Trump Could Impact the Supreme Court for Decades to Come/ The high court’s recent decisions indicated a move toward originalism and textualism but left open questions about how that will play out in future rulings. view article
Private school vouchers a ‘top priority’ for state leaders in 2025
Gov. Greg Abbott expressed confidence that Texas lawmakers would approve private school vouchers and increase funding for public schools during the 2025 legislative session, which begins Jan. 14. The details: A voucher program would give families public money to send their children to private schools, which opponents argue would strip public schools of critical funds. Abbott said Nov. 6 that he has the votes to pass such a program after several pro-voucher Republicans ousted incumbents in the March primary election and Republicans flipped two historically Democratic House seats on Election Day. view article
School of Rock now teaching musicians of all ages in Cedar Park
School of Rock began providing lessons to musicians of all ages and experience levels in Cedar Park in early October. The gist: The music school offers instruction in voice, piano, drums, guitar and bass as well as group band rehearsals. Beyond weekly classes, students can perform at venues and community events across Austin. view article
Cy-Fair ISD won’t pursue eliminating honors classes and changing GPA ranking rules in wake of community opposition
Leadership at Cy-Fair ISD has decided not to move forward on most of the academic changes proposed in August for secondary students, including eliminating honors-level classes, according to a report at last week's board work session. view article
Texas Republican victories improve school voucher prospect, add fuel to House speaker race
Republicans netted only two new seats in the Texas House in Tuesday's election, but of the influx of new members who either ousted incumbents in the GOP primary or won open contests means the lower chamber's center of gravity shifted more to the right. view article
How HISD teachers, parents toppled the district’s massive $4.4B school bond
HISD parents, teachers and critics of Miles showed their strength Tuesday by successfully executing a monthslong grassroots campaign to get voters to reject the $4.4 billion school bond. view article
It’s not a referendum on me:’ HISD Superintendent has no plans for changes after $4.4B bond failure
Miles said the bond's failure came after critics, including Houston ISD's largest teachers union, spread misinformation about students' academic achievement gains. view article
Splendora ISD Superintendent Jeff Burke to retire after 28-years in education
After a 28-year career in public education, Splendora ISD superintendent Jeff Burke announced he would retire from his role at the end of the 2024-25 school year. Serving in the district northeast of Houston for eight years as superintendent, Burke's tenure includes several achievements, including expanding the Career and Technical Education programs, successfully passing a $201 million bond in 2022 and enhancing community involvement in key district decisions, according to a release by the district. view article
Longview ISD natatorium timeline lengthened by high community interest
As part of the $456.2 million 2024 bond package, projects including a new career and technology center, a new transportation center, a new early childhood education center, a multi-purpose center and a natatorium are all in the design phase, according to an update at Monday’s Longview ISD board meeting. Superintendent Dr. Marla Sheppard said the natatorium has gotten the attention of other organizations and groups, including the City of Longview, potentially lengthening the timeline for its completion. view article
Seguin ISD parent calls for change after son’s bullying experience
Just Friday, we told you about the concerns of Seguin ISD parents who said their children were the victims of bullying. Over the weekend, more parents have reached out to us with their stories. One mother of a special needs student said she's tried everything to get answers. Kelly Reed is a mother to three children who attend Seguin ISD schools. view article
Lubbock ISD superintendent on school consolidations: ‘We have to do something’
Lubbock ISD Superintendent Kathy Rollo said the district and its Future Focus Committee are listening to community feedback amid ongoing discussions about possible campus closures and consolidations. The superintendent sat down with members of local media last week. She told reporters district officials are engaging parents and teachers as the school board and the advisory committee work to find a solution to declining enrollment and stagnant funding. view article
Rosebud Lott ISD voters approve $25 million school bond proposal
From the floors to the AC units, and even the track, many areas within Rosebud Lott ISD have not seen significant upgrades in the past 30 years simply because they didn’t have the funds. However, thanks to new solar farms in the area whose taxes can actually help pay for school bonds, the district was able to propose a $25 million bond at no extra cost to district taxpayers. view article