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Monday, July 13, 2026
Texas’ new history curriculum could give the state unprecedented control over textbooks

(San Antonio Express-News) Last month, Texas overhauled what the state’s 5.5 million public school students will be expected to learn about history and literature, embedding Christianity and biblical readings into the standards on a scale no other state has matched. Now, the Texas Education Agency is capitalizing on those changes, spending millions to develop new textbooks and lesson plans that districts will be incentivized to use. The move could edge out private publishers and further cement the agency’s role in dictating how and what public schools teach, industry observers and critics said.

TEA orders Houston ISD to review special education overhaul after violations found

(Houston Chronicle) A Texas Education Agency investigation found Houston ISD violated federal requirements for students with disabilities, forcing the district to review thousands of students’ individualized education plans before it overhauls special education. The district’s plan, which would send about 5,000 students with disabilities to new campuses, sparked multiple complaints from Houston families and a federal investigation into potential discrimination.

‘Who wants to buy it?’: Most shuttered schools across San Antonio still sit vacant

(San Antonio Express-News) Some San Antonio school districts have partnered with outside organizations or internally repurposed about 10 shuttered schools. Others sit in limbo.

Austin ISD’s top 30 highest-paid employees: Superintendent Matias Segura tops list

(Austin American-Statesman) Superintendent Matias Segura – and other high-ranking employees in the superintendent’s office – were among the highest-paid employees in the Austin Independent School District in the 2025-26 fiscal year, according to public records.  Related:

Fort Worth ISD Closes Newcomer Academy As 42% Of Students Need English Support

(Dallas Express) Fort Worth ISD is shifting language services for students learning English after closing International Newcomer Academy in June, a move that comes as language-support students now make up about 42% of district enrollment. The state-run district’s new model moves support for newcomer and emergent bilingual students away from a centralized academy and closer to neighborhood and comprehensive campuses.

Former Texas teacher gets 16 years in prison for possessing 365K-plus files of child sex abuse

(Fox 7 Austin) Former Austin ISD elementary school teacher Carl David Innmon, 51, will serve 16 years in federal prison for possessing child sexual abuse material. Court documents say he was found in possession of over 365,000 images of CSAM, including images of minors under 12. Some of the images were found to be AI-generated from real images of students in a classroom setting. Two children were identified as students at the school where he worked. Innmon pled guilty in January to one count of possession of child pornography, and will also serve 10 years of supervised release after serving his prison sentence.

Former Abilene ISD band director charged in federal child pornography case

(KTXS) Former Abilene ISD band director Lance Carl Mosley has been federally charged with possessing child pornography involving a child younger than 12, according to court documents. Federal court records allege the images were produced using materials that had been mailed, shipped or transported in interstate or foreign commerce, an element included in the federal charge. Court documents state investigators found the alleged images on an iPhone 16 Pro Max and two iPads.

Affidavit: Plano ISD teacher touched female students at his desk

(Fox 4 KDFW) More details have been released in the case of a Plano Independent School District teacher who is accused of sexually abusing a second grader at Brinker Elementary School. 64-year-old Paul Campbell, a 25-year Plano ISD veteran, was arrested for the continuous sexual abuse of an 8-year-old student at Brinker Elementary. The victim, an 8-year-old girl, reportedly told her parents about inappropriate physical contact that happened multiple times over the past school year. According to an arrest warrant affidavit, there were at least two victims who said Campbell touched them between their legs when they visited his desk to ask a question.

Former Blessed Sacrament employee guilty in Laredo child sex abuse case

(Laredo Morning Times) After several hours of deliberation, a Webb County jury found former Blessed Sacrament School staff member Carlos Zamora guilty Friday of indecency with a child by sexual contact and improper relationship between educator and student in the 341st District Court before Judge Oscar Hale. The jury was unable to reach a unanimous verdict on the two counts of aggravated sexual assault of a child. Sentencing on the two convictions is scheduled for Monday, July 13.

An artist brought ‘I.C.E. pops’ to a Texas campus. The show was shut down in days

(NPR) The University of North Texas abruptly closed an exhibition by Mexican-born, Texas-raised artist Victor “Marka27” Quiñonez just days after it opened, covering the gallery windows and removing information about the show without a public explanation. The exhibition featured Quiñonez’s “I.C.E. Scream” sculptures—popsicle-themed artworks that celebrate immigrant culture while criticizing U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE)—along with other works exploring immigration, identity, and Indigenous heritage.

Vaccines, transcripts and more: How educators combat the summer melt threatening college enrollment

(San Antonio Report) The San Antonio ISD Foundation’s Beat the Heat program seeks to address what officials call the “summer melt,” the period over the summer where that new class of graduating seniors gets sidetracked or overwhelmed by the college enrollment process once they lose the support of an academic advisor, explained Andrew Cervantes, SAISD college alumni coordinator.

Texas Southern plans to build new football field, housing as part of $1.7B campus remake

(Houston Chronicle) Texas Southern University has mapped out a major building plan worth $1.7 billion to create a more connected and modernized campus, including new dorms, athletic facilities and law school building that have long been on students’ and alumni’s wish lists. The historically Black university still needs to secure funding through different sources like donations, private partnerships and legislative appropriations.

UT Austin is merging four ethnic and gender studies departments. What changes this fall

(Austin American-Statesman) Six weeks before the University of Texas begins its fall semester, its new Department of Social and Cultural Analysis still lacks a permanent home and a clear identity.

Outer Loop Utility granted existing Davenport High School easement for pipeline project despite Comal ISD concerns

(Community Impact) A Comal County court gave an energy company the green light to take an existing easement from Comal ISD for a multi-county electricity pipeline the week of July 6. The easement is for a 60-mile intrastate natural gas pipeline spanning Bexar, Comal and Guadalupe counties.

East Texas remembers teacher and coach Jonathan Ryal

(KLTV) A beloved East Texas teacher and coach is being remembered after a deadly crash in Smith County. Jonathan Ryal was among five people killed Thursday morning in a head-on collision on Highway 155 near Lake Palestine, according to the Texas Department of Public Safety. Ryal served as a teacher and soccer coach at Palestine ISD and previously worked in similar roles at Athens ISD.

Parents call for Fort Worth arts charter school chair to resign after now-deleted post causes stir

(Fort Worth Report) Parents at the Fort Worth-based Texas Center for Arts + Academics charter schools are calling for board chair Cheryl Bean to step down after a since-deleted post they viewed as offensive and racially motivated appeared on her political campaign Facebook account. Bean is the GOP nominee for a key Texas House seat in November. She is seeking to replace Republican Tony Tinderholt as he runs for Tarrant County commissioner. School leaders have not indicated whether they are considering any actions. 

Houston Rodeo announces $10.8 million in scholarship funding for incoming college students

(Houston Chronicle) The Houston Livestock Show and Rodeo announced on Saturday that it would provide more than $10.8 million in scholarships to 541 students looking to attend college. The award is part of a larger $15 million investment by the Rodeo to distribute as scholarships, and a $30 million initiative designated for educational programs and advancing student education opportunities. Each student will receive $20,000 in scholarship money.

Judge Voids Misleading 2021 Ballot Measure That Expanded County Debt Powers

(Texas Scorecard) Gov. Greg Abbott has been ordered to declare a debt-raising constitutional amendment invalid after a Travis County district court ruled that the proposition’s language misled voters when it passed in 2021 with 63 percent of the vote.

Here’s how Bexar County plans to avoid a tax increase while others raise rates

(San Antonio Report) As property value declined this year, Bexar County is among the many taxing entities projecting less revenue than the year before. But unlike the City of San Antonio and other municipalities, which are calling for big tax hikes to bridge the gap, county leaders say they expect to keep their tax rate the same — and avoid major cuts to services. County leaders say they’re able to do that because they put away money during the years when property values were going up, and used borrowed money for more projects when interest rates were low.

Teen Suspected In Deadly California Graduation Shooting Arrested In Texas

(San Francisco Chronicle) A 17-year-old boy was arrested in Texas Tuesday for allegedly killing 18-year-old Jamario Baker shortly after his graduation from Sem Yeto High School in Fairfield last month, Fairfield police announced Friday. The suspect, who police say fled Fairfield for Texas within days of the shooting, was arrested on suspicion of murder and related offenses in the Dallas-Fort Worth area Tuesday morning with the help of the United States Marshals Service.

Laredo’s Cold War school: How a local building became part of America’s nuclear defense plan

(KGNS) A Laredo middle school that students pass through each day once played a role in America’s Cold War civil defense strategy. The former United High School, built in 1963, was designed to serve as a fallout shelter capable of holding up to 2,000 people in the event of a nuclear attack.

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