Brownsville ISD can’t Block Fired School Secretary’s Whistleblower Lawsuit
Ruling: An ex-elementary campus secretary can continue pursuing her Whistleblower lawsuit against her former school…
Month: May 2023
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TRS Board Sets ActiveCare Rates and Gets Retiree COLA Bill Implementation Timeline Briefing
Setting TRS-ActiveCare health insurance rates for the upcoming plan year — and being briefed on…
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Insurer Loses Appeals Against Two More ISDs Over Disputed Property Damage Claims
Rulings: An insurance company can’t force the lawsuits filed by two ISDs over storm related…
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Sinton ISD Parental Complaint Dismissed Over How their Child was Drug Tested at School
Ruling: A parental complaint alleging that a 12-year-old female student was subjected to “egregious, brutal,…
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Hays CISD Owes $13,240.80 to Teacher Fired for “Particularly Heinous Crimes”
Ruling: Believing that a teacher had committed “particularly heinous crimes” did not justify a school…
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Updated Suicide Prevention Resources
The Texas Health and Human Services Commission and the Texas Institute for Excellence in Mental…
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Lowered Flags and Moment of Silence Set to Mark Wednesday’s First Anniversary of Uvalde Tragedy
To mark the first anniversary of the Robb Elementary shooting in Uvalde on Wednesday, the…
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UIL State Executive Committee Results
The UIL State Executive Committee issued these sanctions today following public hearings:
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Beaumont ISD can’t Block Lawsuit over Hurricane Related Insurance Dispute
Ruling: A licensed public adjuster and his company can continue litigating their claims that an…
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Texas Supreme Court Nullifies Iraan-Sheffield ISD’s “Tax Ferret Contract” with a Lawyer
Ruling: Taxing entities can’t hire lawyers under contingency fee contracts — sometimes called “tax ferret…
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Alief ISD is not Liable over Cafeteria Worker’s 2019 Traffic Accident
Ruling: Because a high school cafeteria worker had just gotten “off the clock” when she…
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Voters Approved $21.5 Billion in School Bonds on May 6
A TexEdNews analysis of this Texas Bond Review Board (BRB) bond election database reflects that…
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Legislative Update – May 9 to 8 a.m. Monday, May 15
School bills signed by, or sent to, the governor since our last update include ….
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Private Residential Facility Can’t Challenge Revocation of TEA’s Approval to Serve Special Needs Students
Ruling: A private residential facility can’t challenge the TEA’s decision to revoke the facility’s approval…
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Fifth Circuit: Illegal “Anti-Male Bias” May have Prompted Expulsion of Rice University Student
Ruling: Because a jury might conclude that a university student’s de facto expulsion was due…
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Settlement Announced to Compensate Normangee ISD Over State’s Pro-Energy Law
Attorney General Ken Paxton and the 637-student Normangee ISD today announced a settlement with the…
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Likely IRS Action will Increase PSF Bond Guarantee Program Capacity
The capacity of the Permanant School Fund (PSF) Bond Guarantee Program (BGP) could increase from…
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Legislative Update – Through 8 a.m. Tuesday, May 9
The governor signed a major school safety bill — and other bills start trickling toward the governor’s desk.
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“Flashing Lights” Video Moves to YouTube
The “Flashing Lights” video — a required part of the Texas high school curriculum —…
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Richardson ISD Parent Loses Appeal Over a PG Rated Disney Movie Shown to her Child at School
Ruling: A state law that allows parents to give written notice to excuse their children…
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AG Issues Opinion on “School Psychologist” Question
The Texas Behavioral Health Executive Council likely has the legal authority to adopt a rule …
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April 28 SBEC Board Meeting Highlights
Here’s a summary of what happened at the latest SBEC board meeting:
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Fentanyl Awareness Toolkits for Texas Schools
The TEA and the state Health and Human Services Commission have separately posted fentanyl awareness…
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2023 Texas Rain Catcher Award
The Texas Water Development Board is accepting applications from governmental entities and other eligible categories…
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TRS to Set ActiveCare Rates on May 30
April 27-28 TRS Board Meeting Highlights
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