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June 23, 2026
Texas board hears heated testimony on social studies standards as final vote nears

(Dallas Morning News) Dozens of speakers called on the Texas State Board of Education to move forward with a set of revised social studies standards during testimony that began Monday afternoon and stretched well into the night. Dozens more asked the board to amend the standards to give more attention to certain cultures or chapters in history.

SBOE Considers Removing ‘Entrepreneurship’ and Reframing ‘Free Enterprise’ in Financial Literacy Course

(Texas Scorecard) A California nonprofit co-founded by a Democrat donor stands ready to flood Texas high schools with its free curriculum.

How Three Texas Districts Claimed 50,000 Students and $432 Million a Year

(Open Data) Three Texas districts now enroll 50,000 virtual students and draw $432 million a year in state aid. The mechanism: contracted virtual academies that dilute per-pupil property wealth below the recapture threshold, turning small towns into some of the state’s largest per-capita aid recipients. Fort Stockton, Roscoe, and Hallsville are three small Texas towns with a combined population of about 13,000. Together, their school districts officially enroll more than 50,000 students. None of them built a new school.

Gov. Abbott orders Texas agencies to expand trade and workforce training

(Fox 7 Austin) Gov. Greg Abbott ordered four Texas agencies to immediately expand workforce training, apprenticeships, and trade education programs. The directives affect the Texas Workforce Commission, Texas Education Agency, Texas Higher Education Coordinating Board and Texas Department of Licensing and Regulation.

Cy-Fair budget deficit grows to $80 million as district weighs tax rate election

(Houston Chronicle) Trustees for Cypress-Fairbanks ISD approved a $1.25 billion budget for the coming school year with an $80 million deficit – $13 million more than what was previously projected. 

Lumberton ISD opens transfers to out-of-district students for a fee, drawing mixed reviews

(KFDM) A new transfer policy in Lumberton ISD is drawing mixed reactions as the district looks for new revenue amid declining enrollment and budget pressures. Lumberton ISD recently approved a transfer program that allows students who live outside district boundaries to enroll for a fee of $3,000.

Student support program scaling back at 25 Austin ISD campuses after budget cuts

(KVUE) Nonprofit Communities In Schools said it will no longer provide services at 25 Austin ISD campuses next school year after changes in the district’s approved budget.

Are Texas’ five largest school districts still growing under statewide enrollment loss?

(San Antonio Express-News) Three of the state’s largest districts in Houston, Dallas and San Antonio are reeling from plunging enrollment. Meanwhile, two large Houston-area districts that have historically enjoyed growth from new development are adjusting to changes in enrollment trends, according to news reports and the districts’ own estimates.

Alleged board failures trigger TEA investigation into Judson ISD

(San Antonio Express-News) After months of infighting on the Judson Independent School District board, the Texas Education Agency has launched a special investigation into alleged board governance failings and whether the district failed to report child abuse to the appropriate authorities. Allegations center largely on transparency, procedural concerns and student safety issues, Richard Segovia, TEA’s director of special investigations, wrote to the district on June 8.

Texas lawmakers consider limits on private messages between teachers and students

(CBS Austin) Texas lawmakers are looking at whether the state should set stricter rules for how teachers communicate with students, including limits on private texts, social media messages, personal emails and other one-on-one communication.

High-profile attorneys join Karmelo Anthony appeal effort

(NBC DFW) A high-profile legal team announced Monday that it will represent Karmelo Anthony as he appeals his murder conviction and 35-year prison sentence in the death of Frisco teenager Austin Metcalf. In a news release issued by Stand with Karmelo, six attorneys from North Texas and Austin said they will represent Anthony pro bono while conducting what they described as a fresh and independent review of the trial record.

AFFIDAVIT: Hardin-Jefferson ISD coach/teacher picked up teenage girl multiple times to have sex in pickup truck

(KFDM) A now former Hardin-Jefferson ISD coach and teacher picked up a 16-year-old HJISD student multiple times and drove her to a gas station/convenience store where they had sex in his pickup truck, according to details of a probable cause affidavit KFDM obtained from Magistrate Marc DeRouen for the arrest of Derek Peveto, 46.

Former Amarillo ISD middle school teacher charged with indecency takes plea deal for probation

(KFDA) Clark Inskeep, a former Amarillo ISD Austin Middle School teacher, accepted a plea deal just days before his scheduled trial on five counts of indecency with a child by sexual contact. Prosecutors agreed to reduce the charges to five counts of indecent assault, a Class A misdemeanor, after consulting with the victims, who wanted to avoid a jury trial. Inskeep was sentenced to two years of deferred adjudication probation, must undergo assessments, provide a DNA sample, have no contact with the victims, and pay court-ordered fees. He had originally faced second-degree felony charges stemming from allegations that he touched the breasts of three students on five occasions in 2021.

$250K bond set for Laguna Little Miss Kickball coach charged with child grooming

(KIII) Newly released court records outline the investigation that led to child grooming and online solicitation charges against Harry Grabowske.

Former Refugio ISD coach charged after alleged Victoria shooting incident

(Refugio County Press) Former Refugio ISD coach Richard Vernon Mascorro III, 27, has been charged with aggravated assault with a deadly weapon, evading arrest or detention and unlawfully carrying a weapon following an alleged Memorial Day incident in Victoria, according to a complaint filed by the Victoria Police Department and released by the Victoria County Sheriff’s Office in response to a public records request.

Pasadena ISD sees early academic improvements from dual-language instruction

(Houston Chronicle) A new language program for non-native English-speaking students at Pasadena ISD elementary schools is proving to help students improve academically, researchers said.

Lockhart ISD has reshaped the way its schools run. Students scores have climbed

(San Antonio Express-News) Lockhart ISD revamped campus leadership by giving teachers more say over professional development and day-to-day coaching. The district says the model led to student growth.

Nation’s first girls flag football school to open in Texas with help of former NFL star

(USA Today) Texas Sports Academy will be opening the nation’s first girls flag football school this fall, it announced Tuesday, June 16. The school will operate out of the Elite Performance Training facility in Frisco, Tex., about 30 minutes north of Dallas, and will welcome approximately 20 girls in grades 6 to 12 for its first year. Applications for this fall are now open. Related:

UT San Antonio earns final accreditation after merging with UT Health San Antonio

(San Antonio Report) This month, the University of Texas at San Antonio received the final approval validating its accreditation status after merging with the University of Texas Health Science Center at San Antonio.

With $10M boost, TCU launches institution that can study athletes, workers — and dogs

(Fort Worth Report) TCU’s new Roach Institute of Athlete Engineering, an interdisciplinary research hub the university launched Tuesday with a $10 million gift from The Roach Foundation of Fort Worth, will study how people perform, move, recover and stay safe under pressure. Researchers’ work will include studying “traditional” athletes, such as football and soccer players; “tactical” athletes such as military forces, police and firefighters; and “industrial” athletes in fields such as manufacturing, oil, construction and transportation.

Waste Watch: Lamar State College audits reveal missing laptops, record-keeping failures

(KFDM) A new state audit found asset management and record-keeping problems at Lamar Institute of Technology and Lamar State College-Port Arthur, while Lamar State College-Orange largely complied with state requirements for tracking and safeguarding taxpayer-funded property.

When Hill Country town lost its newspaper, students stepped in to fill the void

(San Antonio Express-News) Texas A&M University-San Antonio journalism professor Teresa Telerico and her students are working to make sure Castroville doesn’t become a news desert.

Q&A: Meet the UT San Antonio dean working to apply AI to everyday life

(San Antonio Report) This spring UT San Antonio welcomed its founding dean of the College of AI, Cyber and Computing, Jinjun Xiong, who hopes to lead the college toward collaboration with local industry and discoveries that help meet society’s needs. UT San Antonio’s College of AI, Cyber and Computing was inaugurated in September 2025 and is located in the Downtown Campus’ San Pedro I building. It houses a wide array of degree programs — including artificial intelligence, computer engineering, cybersecurity and more. 

Texas Supreme Court: Texas can’t claim immunity from repurchase claims

(Center Square) The state can’t take someone’s land, decide not to use it then claim governmental immunity once the former owner sues to repurchase the property, according to the Texas Supreme Court.

‘What happens in Texas does not stay in Texas’: Professors’ group to investigate UNT, other colleges

(KERA) The American Association of University Professors launched an inquiry committee to investigate Texas colleges they say have enabled attacks on academic freedom. The University of North Texas is among them.

Humble ISD votes to reduce size of district’s school library advisory council

(Community Impact) Humble ISD trustees approved a change to the district’s school library advisory council that will reduce the number of members from 21 to a minimum of seven.

After a tornado, here’s how Dallas ISD rebuilt Walnut Hill from scratch

(KERA) After a 2019 tornado leveled Walnut Hill Elementary School, Dallas ISD leaders decided to combine it with a nearby middle school – and rebuild the campus to compete for students.

These children were sold for sex. Then the system failed them again

(Dallas Morning News) A Dallas Morning News investigation into child sex trafficking cases reveals that Dallas-Fort Worth has the most uncompensated victims in the nation.

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