2025-26 PEIMS: Special Student Populations
Fourth in a series.
Month: April 2026
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TEA Appoints Beaumont ISD’s Superintendent & Board of Managers
The TEA announced the appointment of a new superintendent and a seven-member board of managers to oversee the operations of the 15,862-student Beaumont ISD.
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NEA/TSTA: Texas (Again) Ranks 29th in Average Teacher Pay
Although the Legislature raised teacher pay by more than $4,000 a year, the state still managed to rank 29th nationally for the third consecutive year as of the current school year.
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2025-26 PEIMS: Budgeted Pay and Employee Counts
Third in a continuing series.
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Five “Generation 31” Charter District Applicants Advance
Five of the 18 (“Generation 31”) applicants seeking to open new charter districts no earlier…
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TX Supreme Court Clarifies School Trustee Info Access Challenges
Ruling: School board members don’t have to appeal to the education commissioner before suing their districts for withholding documents to which they are entitled.
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TEA Appoints Lake Worth ISD’s Superintendent & Board of Managers
The TEA announced the appointment of a new superintendent and board of managers for Lake Worth ISD.
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Fifth Circuit Upholds Texas’ Ten Commandments Classroom Law
The U.S. Fifth Circuit Court of Appeals, via a 9-8 majority, upheld 2025’s SB10/regular session Ten Commandments posting law.
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Most Schools Passed TEA Safety Audits, But Gaps Persist
The TEA’s latest annual school safety report finds that although most campuses met required security…
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Proposed TEA Extracurricular Rule Includes Police Officer Mandate
The TEA is accepting public comments on a proposed new rule to create statewide safety…
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April 7-10 State Board of Education Meeting Highlights
Social studies, literacy lists, ISD parent rights training, commissioner’s comments, etc.
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UIL Medical Panel Addresses Heat Stress Rule & Annual Physicals
Highlights from the April 12, 2026, UIL Medical Advisory Committee (MAC) meeting.
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Harris County Department of Education Can’t Block Contractor’s Lawsuit
Appeals Court: A special purpose school district can’t block a building contractor’s breach-of-contract lawsuit against the district arising from cost overruns for a new adult-ed facility due to city permitting delays.
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2025-26 PEIMS: Charter Superintendent Total Pay Rankings
Second in a series.
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$ / Courts / School Finance
Appeals Court: Tatum ISD Can’t Keep $70K Foreclosure Windfall
Ruling: The former owner of real property had a good excuse for missing the two-year deadline to recover the excess funds left over from the property’s foreclosure sale for back taxes to an ISD.
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Governor Reappoints Aaron Kinsey as SBOE Chair
Gov. Abbott reappointed Aaron Kinsey, R-Midland, as State Board of Education (SBOE) chair for a term expiring April 1, 2028.
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123-Student ISD Battles Comptroller in Court – and Loses
Appeals Court: A state Comptroller’s decision that would reportedly cost a school district half of its supplemental state aid entitlement is upheld, despite an error on the Comptroller’s part.
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