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June 8, 2026
El Paso ISD staff await answers as parents react to approved cuts

(KFOX) As students in the El Paso Independent School District head into summer break, families and employees are facing new uncertainty after trustees declared a financial exigency and approved a reduction-in-force plan aimed at closing a major budget gap. Trustees approved a plan Thursday night that includes cutting more than 200 positions districtwide, including 54 teacher positions. Superintendent Dr. Brian Lusk called the move difficult but necessary. Related:

Fort Worth school district investigating teacher for social media posts

(Fort Worth Star-Telegram) The Fort Worth school district is investigating Western Hills High School teacher Ernie Moran after a Tarrant County conservative activist posted screenshots of his classroom website and social media posts on X. Carlos Turcios, who is a freelance writer for The Dallas Express, posted on X on May 27 that Moran’s website has an “LGBTQ, Black Lives Matter, and a foreign flag.” Moran is a Spanish teacher, and has the flag of Spain posted on his Fort Worth ISD website.

Karmelo Anthony Trial: State rests after jurors hear testimony on a Saturday

(Fox 7 Austin) A major development in the murder trial of Frisco teenager Karmelo Anthony. After calling 21 witnesses, prosecutors rested their case Saturday in Collin County. Anthony’s defense team has now begun presenting its case, arguing the killing was justified.

Carroll ISD will use land sales to close a projected budget deficit

(Fort Worth Report) Carroll Independent School District is counting on $8.75 million in land sales this year to offset a projected $1.6 million budget deficit and $1.7 million loss in state funding.

Richardson ISD approves $20.8 million shortfall budget, salary raises for FY 2026-27

(Community Impact) The Richardson ISD board of trustees unanimously approved a $20.8 million deficit budget for fiscal year 2026-27 at the June 4 meeting. The budget includes district-wide raises for teachers and staff as well as $25.7 million in budget cuts through staff reductions and secondary school schedule changes.

Lubbock-Cooper ISD proposes new feeder system to keep student groups together

(KCBD) Lubbock-Cooper ISD is proposing a new feeder system that would keep students who attend the same middle school together through high school. The district says student groups are currently broken apart as they age through the district. The new proposal aims to account for new growth and give students stability as they transition from middle to high school, but one parent argues the map would do the opposite.

A San Antonio middle school is banking on the sports medicine industry

(San Antonio Report) Northside Independent School District is launching a sports medicine magnet program at Stinson Middle School. The magnet is starting with an inaugural sixth grade class of about 100 students on Aug. 10 and is designed to give students an early look at sports medicine jobs such as physical therapists and athletic trainers.

Beaumont ISD announces teacher incentive stipend program

(KBMT) Beaumont ISD launches a teacher incentive program with stipends to attract and retain educators, aiming to boost student achievement across the district.

East Side San Antonio charter school closes its doors for the last time

(Texas Public Radio) TEA cited low academic performance for the closure of Essence Preparatory School, but parents and educators question the decision and the fairness of A-F ratings.

Goliad ISD board member, former Refugio school resource officer arrested in Goliad County

(KIII) Refugio Police released a statement saying Daniel San Miguel was terminated from the department four days before his arrest by DPS on charges of aggravated sexual assault of a child and official oppression. Refugio ISD confirmed San Miguel served as a School Resource Officer assigned to the district from January 2026 through May 2026 under an agreement with the Refugio Police Department. Meanwhile, Goliad ISD said San Miguel currently serves on its school board — and emphasized that the alleged conduct is not related to GISD operations, employees, or students.

Docs: La Joya ISD teacher arrested after numerous reprimands, kissing student

(Valley Central) A teacher at La Joya High School was arrested after allegedly making inappropriate contact with a student, police documents show. Marco Antonio Deleon, 31, is charged with one count of indecent assault, according to Hidalgo County Jail records.

Second victim ID’d after former Wylie ISD admin charged with soliciting prostitution from minor

(Fox 4 KDFW) Zachary Neu, a former Wylie ISD assistant principal, was arrested on June 4 and charged with soliciting prostitution from a minor. On Friday, June 5, Neu was given an additional charge of improper relationship between an educator and student after a second victim was discovered. Neu had allegedly offered to buy a recent graduate of Wylie East High School, where he was an assistant principal, alcohol and lingerie in exchange for sex.

Affidavit: Multiple incidents of sexual conduct with 14-year-old led to United ISD teacher’s arrest

(Laredo Morning Times) An arrest affidavit states that multiple incidents of allege sexual conduct with a 14-year-old student inside a Juan Ramirez Middle School classroom led to a teacher’s arrest. David Martinez, 51, was arrested May 22 by the United ISD Police Department and charged with two counts of indecency with a child by sexual contact and two counts of sexual assault of a child.

Austin police: No charges after child ate THC lollipop at private school

(Austin Post) Austin police said no charges will be filed after a 4-year-old consumed a THC-infused lollipop at school last month. The boy showed signs of impairment on May 22 after eating a lollipop that had been passed out in a birthday celebration goodie bag at The Nest at Anderson Mill, a private Montessori school in Northwest Austin.

Broaddus ISD says former teacher investigated for student relationship

(KLTV) According to a letter sent to parents, the district became aware of a possible inappropriate relationship on Thursday. The matter has now been referred to law enforcement. The teacher is no longer employed by the district. The allegations involve grooming behavior and possible physical contact.

A battle over ‘indoctrination,’ workforce is reshaping core curriculum at Texas colleges

(Houston Chronicle) Under a new state law and a conservative push in higher education, Texas’ public colleges and universities are reviewing almost 13,000 courses in the core curriculum to ensure they are “foundational” – but many institutions aren’t saying how they’re making that call. 

After protests over academic cuts, UNT announces $2 million arts gift

(Houston Chronicle) University officials called the donation “transformational” as UNT continues working to reduce a multimillion-dollar deficit.

To double in size, UNT Health Fort Worth cuts colleges from 6 to 4

(Fort Worth Report) The reorganization is expected to save the institution about $600,000 annually.

University of Houston charts course for $77 million medical research building

(Houston Chronicle) The University of Houston is continuing its expansion with another on-campus medical research facility.

TCU fraternity chapter suspended after conduct appeal, officials say

(Fort Worth Star-Telegram) Texas Christian University’s chapter of the Sigma Phi Epsilon fraternity was suspended Thursday at the conclusion of a conduct appeal process, officials with the university’s interfraternity council said. The chapter will not recruit new members this fall or participate in other council activities during the suspension period, according to the statement. No further details were immediately available Friday regarding the length of the suspension period or the conduct that led to the chapter’s suspension.

Federal student loan changes cause delays, recalculations and uncertainty for students and universities

(San Antonio Report) Manual calculations, recalculations, careful documentation and delayed award letters. This is the latest new normal for financial aid officials across higher education institutions after changes to federal loans by the Department of Education. “It’s the end of May and we’re getting that out now,” said Marivel Ojeda, Director of Financial Assistance at St. Mary’s University.

Texas State University student plunges 40 ft down manhole shaft, sues

(Houston Chronicle) A Texas State University student is suing the university and a construction contractor after claiming he sustained multiple injuries from falling down a 40-foot manhole shaft he thought was concrete.

Texas Southern University Expands Elite Flight Training Fleet with New Twin-Engine Aircraft

(PR Newswire) The momentum continues for Texas Southern University’s aviation program. The program made Houston aviation history again Friday with the delivery of a brand-new twin-engine Diamond DA42. This twin-engine plane will allow our students to earn their multi-engine rating, which is the final significant step before they attain their Airline Transport Pilot (ATP) rating. All pilots must earn their ATP in order to fly for the airlines. The new plane is one of the most advanced multi-engine trainers in the world.

Texas Supreme Court throws out lawsuit by cities arguing telecom companies get illegal discounts

(KERA) Texas Supreme Court justices say they won’t decide whether two state laws give an illegal discount to telecommunication companies — because the nearly 60 cities challenging the statutes in a lawsuit shouldn’t have sued the state of Texas in the first place.

Second screwworm case in Texas confirmed as Abbott expands state disaster declaration

(Texas Tribune) The U.S. Department of Agriculture confirmed a second case of New World screwworm in Zavala County on Friday, just hours after Gov. Greg Abbott expanded a statewide disaster declaration in response to the screwworm’s arrival in Texas.

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