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Nov. 5, 2026
Election News
Republicans Lose Texas House, Keep Senate

(Texas Scorecard) Democrats captured the Texas House, while Republicans retained the Senate, setting up a divided Legislature in January.

Texas Dems vowed seismic education change. Here’s how schools could change for millions of students

(Texas Tribune) The end to GOP dominance in Texas will likely have major implications for K-12 education policies, including the future of school vouchers and state takeovers.

Majority control of Texas’ education board remains uncertain after Democratic gains

(Texas Tribune) Republicans’ unrestrained dominance over what students learn in the classroom took a major hit in the last day when four new Democrats won State Board of Education seats. Now, only one seat among the 15-member group remains undecided.

In the wake of vouchers, Democrats with public education backgrounds won up and down the ballot in Texas

(San Antonio Report) Two years since Republican Gov. Greg Abbott rammed through a landmark $1 billion private school voucher program, Texas Democrats have elected an entire slate of candidates with backgrounds in public education.

Texas colleges could see a shift under Gina Hinojosa, but change will be a ‘long game’

(Austin American-Statesman) After years of Republican control, Texas professors see a new path under Democratic Gov.-elect Gina Hinojosa — though the GOP-controlled Senate could limit change.

Gina Hinojosa’s win could change Austin ISD’s fate. But state law may stand in the way

(Austin Current) Texas’ next governor and former Austin ISD trustee has vowed to replace the state’s education commissioner, but a replacement would be bound by law that requires intervention.

Gina Hinojosa’s election victory raises hopes for changes to Houston ISD takeover

(KHOU) Gov.-elect Gina Hinojosa’s victory sparks hope among Houston education advocates for an end to the HISD takeover and a return to local control. During her campaign, Hinojosa promised to remove Texas Education Agency Commissioner Mike Morath on her first day in office. That pledge has drawn support from local advocates who have spent years fighting the state takeover of HISD, which began in 2023.

Fort Worth ISD parents call on state-appointed board to pause major decisions

(WFAA) A group of educators and community members are asking the board of managers to delay decisions such as campus sales and closures as the district moves toward a potential change in state leadership.

Texas Voters Reject Billions in New Property Taxes, Bond Debt

(Texas Scorecard) Texas voters rejected billions of dollars in new property taxes that were on Tuesday’s ballot in the form of bond propositions and tax rate increases. Destin Sensky with Texans for Fiscal Responsibility estimated that local voters rejected about 75 percent of the property tax-backed bonds and voter-approval tax rate elections (VATREs) put on the November 3 ballot by cities, counties, and school districts across the state.

Texas school funding measures failed. Education advocates say hope remains

(San Antonio Express-News) Even as proposed property tax rate increases failed in most school districts in San Antonio and across Texas in Tuesday’s election, public education advocates found a silver lining in Democratic victories for statewide offices. “Tonight, we can finally say that public education won,” despite the loss of four Northside Independent School District propositions, said Melina Espiritu-Azocar, president of the Northside American Federation of Teachers. 

Houston-area school tax proposals fail at polls

(KTRK) Voters in six Houston-area school districts rejected property tax increase proposals on Election Day, leaving those districts to figure out how to keep schools running without the additional funding. Cy-Fair, Channelview, Crosby, Huffman, La Porte and Spring ISD all asked voters to approve a proposition, and all failed.

Central Texas election results: No tax rate elections pass; one district passes bonds

(Fox 7 Austin) Multiple Central Texas school districts called for tax rate elections this fall, and all lost at the ballot box Tuesday night. Only one district successfully passed a bond election: Manor ISD.

Every school-funding proposition on North Texas ballots failed

(WFAA) Over 15 school funding propositions were on the ballot across North Texas, and all of them failed.

James Talarico was a 23-year-old middle school teacher when an 11-year-old inspired him to run for office—now he’s making history in Texas as Senator

(Fortune) Democrat James Talarico beat Republican Ken Paxton to become Texas’s first elected Democratic U.S. senator since 1988. A former sixth-grade teacher in San Antonio, he decided to enter politics after seeing how 2011 state budget cuts hurt his students, including a troubled boy who lost access to a school therapist. Talarico later served in the Texas House, focusing on school funding and student mental health.

Also Reported
Montgomery ISD votes to shelve virtual learning pilot program

(Communnity Impact) After months of research and feedback, the Montgomery ISD Board of Trustees voted to put its proposed virtual learning program on hold at the Nov. 2 special meeting. 

Huntington ISD mourns loss of 13-year-old student diagnosed with bacterial meningitis

(KTRE) The Huntington Independent School District community is mourning the loss of a seventh-grade student who died Sunday after contracting bacterial meningitis. District officials confirmed that 13-year-old Ryker Larkin Anthony Bailey, a student at Huntington Middle School, died following an illness that began late last week. Ryker was diagnosed with a specific strain of bacterial meningitis that was resistant to vaccines, and the illness claimed his life within 12 hours of diagnosis, according to reporting from the district.

Nearly one-third of UT Austin substance misuse programs to see expansion

(Daily Texan) Twenty six University substance misuse prevention and education programs plan to expand in the next academic year, according to an October Healthy Horns report. The University’s programs serve a multitude of purposes — from sexual assault prevention to overdose awareness. Each program works to support the University’s student body by training and informing students about issues they may encounter.

‘A long time coming’: Tarrant County College Northeast begins construction on $85M science building

(Fort Worth Report) The construction is part of a $225 million project that includes renovations of three existing buildings at Tarrant County College Northeast Campus.

Wayland Baptist University closing Amarillo campus after 50 years, moving courses online

(KFDA) Fifty years after opening its Amarillo location to serve non-traditional students, Wayland Baptist University is sunsetting the campus through a planned teach-out process driven by market changes.

McKinney ISD High School student kicked out of district after bringing gun to campus

(Fox 4 KDFW) A McKinney High School student was arrested after he attempted to bring a gun to the high school’s campus on Wednesday. The student, who recently enrolled in McKinney ISD, was detained after the school’s weapons detection system alerted officials to a potential security concern.

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