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Sept. 2, 2026
State education board advances anti-Islamic rewrite of Texas social studies lessons

(Texas Tribune) The preliminary votes occurred after hours of debate Monday and Tuesday, with final decisions expected Friday.

Victory+ dissolved, will no longer broadcast Dallas Stars or Texas high school football games

(Dallas Morning News) Victory+ has been dissolved by its parent company and will no longer stream Dallas Stars or high school games, according to an email sent to multiple North Texas school districts with games the service was set to broadcast this season. Victory+ was the exclusive home for the UIL Texas high school football state championships, signing a five-year deal in a deal brokered by Dave Campbell’s Texas Football, the UIL’s marketing arm. As of yet, there is no news on what happens to the media rights for the championships.

Nearly 40% of Texas homeowners pay no school property taxes, Senate analysis finds

(Houston Chronicle) The share paying no school taxes jumped from 28% to 39% in a year, according to a analysis presented Tuesday by state Sen. Paul Bettencourt, R-Houston. Now lawmakers face a fight over whether Texas can afford to push the breaks further.

Tropical Storm Edouard: Houston-area school closures, delays Wednesday

(Fox 26 Houston) Tropical Storm Edouard is bringing heavy rain to portions of Southeast Texas. Some school districts are canceling classes on Wednesday. Related:

Texas rejected an AI-driven school’s bid to open a charter. Then the state approved it for the voucher program

(Texas Tribune) Alpha School quadrupled its Texas private school campuses. Most are eligible for state dollars through the new voucher program.

Austin ISD continues to add bus hubs as parents raise concerns about dangerous routes

(KUT) The Austin Independent School District changed its transportation system for high school students for the 2026-27 school year as part of budget cuts. Under the new system, the district replaced neighborhood stops with hubs at elementary schools, Cap Metro bus stops and community centers. Two weeks into the school year, some families are struggling with the change. Related:

Nacogdoches ISD Superintendent releases statement as district faces state takeover threat if elementary schools don’t improve

(CBS19) Nacogdoches ISD could face a state takeover if two elementary schools fail to improve their academic performance. The schools have struggled with state accountability ratings, putting the district at risk of increased state intervention. District leaders say they are working on improvement plans and providing additional support to raise student achievement. Overall, Nacogdoches ISD received a C rating for the 2026 year, which was an improvement from the past three years of having a D rating.

Hard work and healing: Uvalde CISD interim leader now set to become permanent superintendent

(San Antonio Express-News) Juan Hinojosa is poised to become the permanent superintendent of the Uvalde Consolidated Independent School District after leading the school system for the last few months. Hinojosa was tapped to temporarily lead the district in March, a month after Superintendent Ashley Chohlis announced she was stepping down. On Thursday, trustees unanimously voted to name him the lone finalist for the district’s top job. “We have a lot of work to do ahead of us,” Hinojosa said at that meeting. “But as a team of eight, we’ll get there.”

From TikTok to checkers: North East ISD rethinks the phone-free school day

(San Antonio Express-News) The North East Independent School District last week welcomed students back to a new bell-to bell cell phone ban. Now, instead of scrolling on TikTok or Instagram during lunchtime, high school students can challenge their friends to checkers. San Antonio’s second-largest district implemented the updated device policy on the first day of school on Aug. 17 after spending most of the previous school year at odds with the state over the interpretation of a 2025 Texas law requiring public school districts to ban student cell phone use during the school day.

School principal says only ‘partial information’ received about alleged threat targeting North East ISD Serna Elementary

(KENS) San Antonio police arrested Nathaniel Carrasco, who’s accused of threatening, through an AI program, to carry out a mass shooting at the elementary school. But questions are now being raised about what information was shared with North East ISD and when.

After Houston ISD’s student’s death, a pedestrian bridge is coming to Milby High School in his honor

(Houston Chronicle) Nearly two years after 15-year-old student Sergio Rodriguez was struck and killed by a train near Milby High School, state officials broke ground Tuesday on a new $10 million pedestrian bridge to be built in his honor. Starting in January 2027, students will be able to use the new bridge to walk above the railroad crossing and get to school safely, state officials said Tuesday.

Texas State University expands free tuition program to include more first-time freshmen in 2027

(KVUE) Texas State University (TXST) announced Tuesday it is expanding its Bobcat Promise program to offer free tuition for more qualifying first-time freshmen. Beginning with the fall 2027 freshman class, students who graduate in the top 25% of their high school class and whose family’s adjusted gross income is $100,000 or less will qualify for free tuition and mandatory fees, university officials said.

This 17-year University of Houston professor wants academic freedom. She decided she had to leave Texas to find it

(Houston Chronicle) After 17 years teaching at the University of Houston, professor Annalisa Quaini, left Texas for Germany, saying growing political interference in higher education had eroded academic freedom. Quaini now teaches at the Technical University of Munich and says she expects greater professional independence and respect for academic research there. Her husband, Duy Lap Nguyen, took unpaid leave from UH, where he has spent 12 years teaching while studying modern Vietnam and Marxism, to move abroad with Quaini and their two young children.

Texas A&M University–San Antonio adds 6 teams this fall in largest athletics expansion yet

(San Antonio Report) The Texas A&M University-San Antonio Jaguars now compete in the National Association of Intercollegiate Athletics, or NAIA, in men’s golf, men’s and women’s basketball, softball, track and field and cross country.

$30 Million Gift Renames Baylor School of Education

(Fox44) Baylor University officially unveiled the new sign for its School of Education following a $30 million gift from the Moody Foundation earlier this year. A sign unveiling event was held on Tuesday, where President Dr. Linda A. Livingstone and Dean of Moody School of Education Dr. Shanna Hagan-Burke shared comments about the importance of this gift. The gift is the largest the Baylor School of Education has received in its 107-year-long history and marks a huge boost for an already successful program.

Lawsuit Says Islamic School Of Irving Failed To Call Police After Woman Reported Rape

(Dallas Express) The Islamic Center of Irving, which operates the Islamic School of Irving, faces a civil lawsuit alleging school officials failed to call police after a woman reported that a 14-year-old former student raped her while she cleaned the school. The 22-page petition, filed Aug. 24 in Dallas County’s 193rd Judicial District Court, seeks more than $1 million and a jury trial. The Dallas Express reached out to the Islamic School of Irving and Islamic Center of Irving for comment regarding the lawsuit and allegations but did not receive a response by publication deadline.

Fort Worth arts charter school takes no action against board chair as some parents protest

(Fort Worth Report) Leaders with the Texas Center for Arts + Academics will take no action against board chair Cheryl Bean as school parents demand her resignation following a now-deleted controversial social media post.  Bean, the Republican Party nominee for a key Texas House seat in November, told the Fort Worth Report that she will remain as chair of the charter school. Bean said she had unanimous support from the board, but only one director confirmed support to the Report.  The Texas Center for Arts + Academics, which held its latest meeting Aug. 31, governs the Texas School of the Arts and Fort Worth Academy of Fine Arts, which offers dance, music and theater education to more than 1,000 children.

Gov. Abbott launches Project Watershed 250 to protect Texas water systems from cyberattacks

(KPRC) Gov. Greg Abbott and White House National Cyber Director Sean Cairncross announced the launch of Project Watershed 250 Monday, a new effort aimed at protecting Texas water and wastewater systems from cyberattacks. The project will connect Texas water utility providers with federal and private-sector cyber defense resources at no cost, according to the governor’s office.

Texas Legislature to consider funding formula that rewards student persistence and degrees tied to earnings

(El Paso Matters) A student’s drive to stay in college semester after semester could be a key funding metric for public universities under a proposed state performance-based model to be considered in the next legislative session. A University of Texas at El Paso administrator who helped formulate the proposal said student persistence is one the plan’s most unique – and important – aspects. John Wiebe, UTEP’s provost and vice president for Academic Affairs, served on the committee that developed the plan. He said the proposal, if adopted, would be the first time the Legislature used persistence as a funding metric.

Bexar County corrects record on new military widows’ tax exemption

(San Antonio Report) After Bexar County officials blamed a $1.3 billion property value loss on a new exemption for military widows during a recent budget session meeting, appraisal district data showed the financial impact was actually $24.8 million. In Tuesday’s Commissioners Court meeting, the county corrected the record.

Despite outrage, Tarrant County approves 30% reduction in voting sites for November

(Fort Worth Star-Telegram) Tarrant County will have 224 Election Day and 47 early voting polling locations for the November midterm election after numerous calls for more to be added to the original list.

What would 20 more years of Pre-K 4 San Antonio sales tax pay for?

(San Antonio Express-News) If San Antonio voters decide to extend sales tax funding through 2049, the city’s pre-K initiative will expand its programming to infants and toddlers. That’s part of Pre-K 4 SA’s “promise to voters,” said CEO Sarah Baray. The City Council last month voted 7-2 to put a measure on the Nov. 3 ballot that would reauthorize the 1/8-cent local sales tax that funds the program for 20 years. They did so before knowing how the program would use the revenue for that length of time – an unprecedented authorization period.

Permian Basin Contributes Over $100 Billion and Nearly 854,000 Jobs to the U.S. Economy

(Permian Strategic Partnership) The Permian Basin continues to grow rapidly, reflecting the region’s importance as an economic powerhouse for Texas, New Mexico and the country. This year’s Economic  Report from the Permian Strategic Partnership (PSP) highlights the region’s essential role in supporting critical government functions such as road improvements, public schools and teachers, police and fire departments, community hospitals and universities.

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