Austin Preschool Settles Labor Trafficking Lawsuit for $250,000
An Austin based Spanish language immersion preschool has settled a labor trafficking lawsuit for $250,000,…
Month: January 2025
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Nominate a 2025 SBOE “Student Hero”
The State Board of Education (SBOE) is accepting nominations for the 2025 SBOE Student Heroes…
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Texas Ag Commissioner Miller Declares “War” on Vendors/Contractors Promoting DEI Policies
Texas Agriculture Commissioner Sid Miller announced on Tuesday that he is “going to war” against…
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$ / School Finance / TEA News
TEA Recovered $1.54M in State Funds from ISDs and Charters During Fiscal Year 2024
The TEA reported to the State Board of Education this week that the agency’s Financial…
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Parents May Apply for $1,500 Special-Ed Related Grants Starting Feb. 3
The TEA has announced that the application window for the state program that provides $1,500…
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TEA Seeks “Teacher Leadership Fellowship” Applicants
The TEA has begun accepting applications (from teachers) and nominations (from districts) for the 2025-2026…
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TEA Releases 2024 Annual Report
The TEA this morning posted (press release) the 2024 Annual Report and a companion pocket…
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New “Humanities Texas” Rural Grants Initiative
Humanities Texas has announced the February 2025 launch of a new grant initiative for organizations…
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$ / Courts / School Boards
Little Cypress-Mauriceville CISD Can’t Block $9.7M Lawsuit Over Unpaid Hurricane Harvey Repair Bill
Ruling: An ISD can’t block a company from suing the district over a $9.7 million unpaid bill for facilities clean-up work resulting from Hurricane Harvey.
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Commissioner Dismisses Employee Termination Appeals Arising from Two Charters
Ruling: The commissioner lacks the legal authority to consider employment termination appeals arising from charter…
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Gov. Abbott Appoints Atlanta ISD’s Laronda Graf to TRS Board
Gov. Abbott announced today that he has appointed Laronda Graf to the TRS board for…
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Applications Open for H-E-B’s $2,000 College Scholarships for 15 UIL Participants
For the seventh consecutive year, the H-E-B grocery conglomerate will award 15 Texas high school…
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Gov. Abbott Orders Flags Raised to Full-Staff on Jan. 20 for Inauguration Day
Gov. Abbott today ordered all flags to be raised to full-staff at the Texas Capitol…
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“Letters about Literature Texas” Competition for 4th to 12th Graders
Texas 4th-through-12th graders are invited to participate in Letters About Literature, an annual writing competition…
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UT Austin Posts Application for UIL Executive Director
UT Austin today posted the application for the soon-to-be-vacated UIL executive director’s job.
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Two Texas Elementary Student Art Contests to Award Fabulous Prizes
The Treasures of the Texas Coast and Take Care of Texas children’s art contests kicked off this week.
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Commissioner Dismisses Citizen’s Demand to “Immediately Remove” Edgewood ISD Trustee from the School Board
Ruling: The education commissioner lacks the legal authority to grant appeals seeking the removal of…
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Arts Related Grants for Texas Schools, Libraries and Nonprofits
The Texas Commission on the Arts (TCA) offers grants to assist in paying the fees…
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$ / Courts / Employees / Student Discipline
Dismissed: Ex-Mansfield ISD Teacher’s $1 Million Lawsuit Over High School Student’s “Terroristic Threats”
Texas Second Court of Appeals — A lawsuit claiming that a high school student’s “terroristic threats” against a teacher caused her to have an emotional and mental breakdown to the point where she had to take medical leave — and never again return to work — was properly dismissed by the trial judge.
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Commissioner Sides with Beaumont ISD Over Police Officer’s Firing
Ruling: The education commissioner lacks the legal authority to overturn the termination of an “at-will”…
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President Biden Signs “Social Security Fairness Act” into Law
President Biden on Sunday signed the Social Security Fairness Act (H.R. 82) into federal law….
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Asthma Foundation to Award Up to Five $3,000 Texas College Scholarships
The Texas Allergy, Asthma and Immunology Society Memorial Foundation is awarding $3,000 one-time scholarship awards…
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