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Oct. 27, 2026
Texas families can use school voucher money to shop online. Who’s overseeing the spending?

(KERA) Texas families began receiving money from the state’s new billion-dollar private school voucher program this summer, with another round of funding arriving earlier this month. Now, they’re discovering just how much they can buy beyond tuition. Some critics are questioning how broadly the state’s voucher program was written.

A look inside ‘High 5,’ a teaching strategy San Antonio ISD is hoping will turn academics around and keep state intervention away

(San Antonio Report) San Antonio ISD’s new Superintendent Adrian Bustillos now requires the 80 district-run schools to use “High 5,” a standardized teaching model meant to raise test scores and avoid a state takeover. The three campuses run by Third Future Schools are exempt, and the district’s other in-district charter partners, which operate 26 schools, can choose whether to adopt it. At a Monday school board meeting, dozens of teachers called the model formulaic and overly prescriptive. Trustees were split: some pressed the administration to weigh teachers’ concerns, while others backed Bustillos, saying this is the change he was hired to make.

A Texas public school district considers charging families $20K a year

(Houston Chronicle) Could public school cost $20K? Eanes ISD, home to Westlake High, debated charging out-of-district transfers private-school prices before dropping the plan. Related:

Some Webb Middle School parents say they were misled in petition to close the Austin ISD campus

(Fox 7 Austin) Austin ISD’s Burnet and Webb middle schools received five consecutive “F ratings from the Texas Education Agency. Now, the district faces a potential state takeover. Some parents say they’re confused about a petition that could help determine their school’s future. The Webb Middle School PTA held a press conference saying some parents were misled about a petition circulating at both campuses.

Texas schools want to use AI in class without hurting learning. But how?

(Dallas Morning News) As AI-powered tools become a more common feature in Texas classrooms, school leaders are scrambling to figure out what role that technology should play in learning. Some districts are moving aggressively, and others more deliberately.

‘Until I hold you again’: Tribute to Brantley Conner, Dayton ISD teen killed in school bus hit-and-run bus crash

(KFDM) A public memorial for 13-year-old Brantley Conner will be held at 1:30 p.m. Saturday, Oct. 31, at Pace-Stancil Funeral Home in Dayton. Brantley died Oct. 22, six days after a hit-and-run near U.S. 90 and Stilson Road. Dayton ISD bus driver Ricky Eugene Cherry, 70, has been charged with collision causing death. A GoFundMe campaign was created Oct. 17, the day after Brantley was struck.

Nearly 1.45 Million Texas Homeowners Pay No School Property Taxes As Broader Relief Debate Looms

(Dallas Express) Nearly 1.45 million Texas homeowners age 65 or older or with qualifying disabilities pay no school district property taxes, according to figures state Sen. Paul Bettencourt (R-Houston). The findings underscore the effect of existing exemptions while raising a separate question: Should Texas increase the general school district homestead exemption to $200,000 for every eligible primary residence?

Meridian ISD High School cancels remainder of football season due to player injuries

(KXXV) Meridian High School announced Monday afternoon it has canceled the remainder of its football season, citing injuries that have affected the team and its ability to safely continue competition.

‘I feel horrible:’ Austin ISD’s Liberal Arts and Science Academy forfeits the 3 games left on its high school football schedule

(Austin American-Statesman) Austin ISD’s Liberal Arts and Science Academy is forfeiting its last three football games against Pflugerville, Crockett and Bastrop because it doesn’t have enough players, which ends its winless season. It’s the second time in three years LASA’s low numbers have disrupted other schools’ schedules. “I feel horrible, not just for the Austin ISD kids, but for those kids from other districts who worked all offseason and all summer,” said AISD athletic director Jason Glenn, adding: “And not just the football players, but the band, fine arts and cheer kids. Schools deserve to have 10 football games.”

Houston ISD opens new Sunrise Center for families in need at Worthing High School

(Houston Chronicle) Houston ISD opened its ninth Sunrise Center, which gives families food, clothing, supplies and other help. It’s the first one inside a school, at Worthing High, and the first in the Sunnyside neighborhood, where many families don’t have cars. Residents asked for it, and parents say it will make help easier to reach. Related:

UT Austin is adding a college with no majors. Here’s what it will oversee

(Austin American-Statesman) Unlike UT’s other 17 traditional colleges, University College will oversee and approve undergraduate requirements to protect UT’s new core standards.

TWU holds ceremonial groundbreaking for $30M athletic complex

(Community Impact) Texas Woman’s University ceremonially broke ground on its Chaney Athletics Complex on Oct. 23. The $30 million facility will be constructed on land next to the university’s Pioneer Soccer Park and is expected to cover approximately 35,000 square feet, according to a university news release.

Abilene Christian University’s endowment surpasses $1 billion

(KTXS) Abilene Christian University’s endowment has surpassed $1 billion, marking a historic financial milestone that university leaders hope will expand academic opportunities and strengthen long-term institutional resources.

Second parent alleges Northside ISD Zachry Middle School failed to accommodate nonverbal autistic son

(News4SA) A second parent has accused San Antonio’s Zachry Middle School of mistreating a nonverbal autistic student. Heather Barker says she withdrew her son in 2024 after staff refused to heat his special-diet meals and left him unsupervised despite his education plan requiring a constant aide, at one point letting him fall down the stairs. Northside ISD is investigating, and parents plan to protest Wednesday.

Parents of victim in Metzger MS stabbing speak out seeking justice for their son

(KSAT) The parents of a boy who was stabbed at Metzger Middle School in Judson ISD in September are speaking out. They say he was not bullying the 11-year-old girl accused of the attack, despite claims her family made in court. They say she stabbed him four times after he told her to be quiet during a lockdown drill. He is back at school but still shaken, and his parents want justice.

VIDEO: Husband, wife arrested after fight at Sugar Land youth softball game leaves man unconscious

(KPRC) An argument over cheering at a Sugar Land youth softball game on Oct. 24 turned into a fight that left one man unconscious, and police arrested Kiarious Hall and his wife, Jazmine Hall. Jazmine Hall, a Lamar CISD employee charged with misdemeanor assault, resigned from the district on Oct. 26.

United ISD opens new $55M child nutrition center

(Laredo Morning Times) United ISD has opened its new $55 million Child Nutrition Center, a state-of-the-art facility serving more than 55,000 meals each day to students.

What new spending did Fort Worth ISD managers OK in October? Copiers, insurance and security

(Fort Worth Report) The managers approved nearly $3.3 million for printing services, student-device insurance and security patrols.

Lamar CISD adopting Avant World Languages Assessment requirements

(Community Impact) Lamar Consolidated ISD students will soon go through a new testing process for international languages.

Losing an election taught Hurst-Euless-Bedford ISD student how to lead

(Fort Worth Report) Suchit Agarwal, a 17-year-old student at L.D. Bell High School in Hurst, was named one of Tarrant County’s 18 Under 18 for his leadership and community service. He ranks near the top of his class, helps lead the student council, and teaches CPR to fellow students. After losing a race for regional student council president, he congratulated the winner and said the loss taught him that you don’t need a title to make a difference.

Black Texans Built More than 400 Schools When the State Would Not

(Texas Observer) What we can learn from Rosenwald schools and Jeanes teachers today.

Fox falls through ceiling during LEE High School lunch period, North East ISD officials say

(KENS) According to the district, the fox likely found an entry point somewhere along the roofline, eventually falling through a ceiling tile during LEE’s fourth lunch. The cafeteria was immediately evacuated, and officials were able to capture the fox.

‘Absolutely ridiculous’: Dallas still hasn’t received Republican midterm convention reimbursement

(KERA) Dallas city staff have released the final bill for hosting the Republican midterm convention at the American Airlines Center for two days in September: $800,000. The Republican National Committee has yet to reimburse the city, and it’s unclear if they will. “That’s absolutely ridiculous,” council member Maxie Johnson said during a Monday afternoon council meeting. “I’m just really uncomfortable, and I feel that this is wrong that this has not been rectified at this moment.” 

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