Texas Clean School Bus Grant Application Window Opens Oct. 29
The Texas Commission on Environmental Quality (TCEQ) will start accepting applications for its extremely popular…
Month: September 2025
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TEA Issues “State Literacy Plan 2025”
The TEA this month released its Texas State Literacy Plan 2025. The plan’s goal is…
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28 Campuses Named as Inaugural “Lone Star Ribbon Schools”
Goodbye Blue Ribbon Schools! Hello Lone Star Ribbon Schools!
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State Approved Houston Charter Won’t Open
After a winning a hard-fought battle for state approval 2023, a new charter district planned for Houston won’t open after all.
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Free Course for Young Texans Referred for Tobacco/Vaping Violations
The Texas Department of State Health Services has launched (press release) a new online anti-tobacco…
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Hamlin Collegiate ISD Loses Tax Abatement Agreement Appeal
Ruling: A “Chapter 313” tax abatement agreement between an ISD and a company became invalid due to the application not being amended to contain updated info about a merger involving the affected company.
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TRS Targets McAllen Bank Building for 2nd Regional Office
TRS has targeted a McAllen bank building to be the site of its second regional…
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Texas AG Asked about Vaccination Exemptions for Publicly Funded Private School Students
State Rep. Gary Gates, R-Richmond, asks about how state vaccination exemption laws apply to private schools that accept publicly funded students under the soon-to-be-implemented Education Savings Account (ESA) law (SB2/regular session).
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Texas AG Asked if ISD Police Can Investigate Child Abuse/Neglect
Requested Opinion: RQ-0614-KP This request for an attorney general’s opinion — asked by Harris County…
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Texas High Court Justice Details Why Fort Bend ISD Must Release “Personal Device” Logs
A Texas Supreme Court justice detailed the reasons why Fort Bend ISD must release the phone logs of communications pertaining to the district’s business that were sent to and from cell phones (and other devices) that were personally owned by 10 district employees and board members six years ago.
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Highlights: Sept. 8-12 State Board of Education Meeting
Parental rights, a “cap flap,” Morath’s comments, Social Studies “Framework,” etc.
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Texas 2026 Youth Fish Art Contest
Texas winners are automatically entered in the national contest.
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Texas AG & Austin ISD Settle “Critical Race Theory” Lawsuit
Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton announced today (Monday, Sept. 15, 2025) the settlement of a…
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UIL to Require Cheerleader Physicals; 6A Concussion Study to End
Highlights from the Sunday, Sept. 14, 2025, UIL Medical Advisory Committee (MAC) meeting (agenda).
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TEA To Investigate School Employees for Criticizing Charlie Kirk
If Texas school employees can’t say anything nice about Charlie Kirk in the wake of…
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Top TASA/TASB 2025 Convention Awards
State’s top superintendent, school board and key communicator recognized at this year’s convention.
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Fifth Circuit: Dallas ISD (Still) Not Liable in Special-Ed Aide’s Death
Ruling: An ISD has legal immunity from being federally sued by the children of a teaching assistant who reportedly died from injuries sustained from being physically assaulted in her classroom by a special-ed student.
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TEA: No Prior Parental OK Needed to Remedy Minor Student Mishaps
School employees won’t be violating a new law if they use Band Aids and ice…
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Online Training: “Unassigned Medication for Respiratory Distress”
The University of North Texas Health Science Center, in collaboration with the Texas Asthma Control…
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TASA Names Six “2026 Texas Teacher of the Year” Finalists
The Texas Association of School Administrators (TASA) has announced that these six outstanding educators from across Texas have been chosen as finalists in the 2026 Texas Teacher of the Year program:
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Fifth Circuit: Mineral Wells ISD Properly Expelled Special-Ed Student
Ruling: An ISD took the proper steps in expelling a special-ed ninth grade student for drawing a knife on another student at school.
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Ex-Lancaster ISD Super Loses Final Appeal Over Voided $2M Severance
The Texas Supreme Court announced today that it would not consider Elijah Granger’s appeal of his voided $2,036,567.07 severance agreement with Lancaster ISD.
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State’s First “Free College Application Week” Set for Oct. 13-19
The state’s first “Free College Application Week” will be held Oct. 13-19, 2025, and will…
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Texas AG Paxton Sues PowerSchool Over Massive Data Breach
Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton is suing PowerSchool, a California-based education technology company, after a…
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Upheld: Dismissal of Ex-Lancaster ISD Special-Ed Chief’s Lawsuit
Texas Fifth Court of Appeals: A former special education director’s nonrenewal is upheld because she couldn’t show that the employment contract she “accepted” actually existed — and because she didn’t appeal her nonrenewal to the education commissioner before suing the district.
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AG Paxton Urges Districts to Allow Prayer under New Law
Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton on Tuesday (Sept. 2, 2025) urged (via this announcement) all…
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State Sen. Creighton expected to be sole finalist for Texas Tech chancellor
(KVUE) The Conroe Republican has authored some of Texas’ major higher education legislation in recent…
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Appeals Court: TRS-ActiveCare Insured Teacher Stuck with $48,500 Surgery Bill
Texas Fifteenth Appeals Court: TRS and Blue Cross Blue Shield of Texas have sovereign immunity protections over being sued by a teacher who claimed she was misled into believing she would be reimbursed for the $48,500 she spent on surgery.
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