Top Texas Teacher, Superintendent and School Board Finalists
TASB and TASA recently announced the finalists for their top awards to be announced in October.
Month: August 2026
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Abbott “Temporarily” Appoints New SBOE Member
Gov. Greg Abbott appointed Tammie Nielsen to the State Board of Education to temporarily fill the vacancy caused by the recent resignation of ….
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New Online Tool Shows Career Education’s Funding Potential
The nonprofit Texas 2036 has has just launched a free Career Coursework Funding Simulator that allows school districts and community colleges to estimate how expanding career and college programs could increase state funding while helping students earn credentials for high-demand jobs.
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Federal Judge Tosses Texas AFT’s Lawsuit Over Morath’s Charlie Kirk Letter
A federal judge has dismissed the Texas AFT’s lawsuit against TEA Commissioner Mike Morath over his letter to superintendents directing them to refer educators for possible disciplinary sanctions for authoring negative social media posts about Charlie Kirk’s killing.
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Fort Worth ISD (Again) Loses Bid to Block 14-Year-Old Whistleblower Lawsuit
Texas Second Court of Appeals: An ISD can’t buy itself out of being sued for Whistleblower retaliation.
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State Audit Finds TEA Overstaffed with Managers
A State Auditor’s Office audit released this week gave the TEA the equivalent of a less-than-perfect score.
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Parents / SBOE / School Boards / TEA
TEA Sets Sept. 1 ISD Trustee Parental Rights Training Deadline
Most currently serving ISD school trustees must complete the training by Sept. 1, 2026.
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Feedback Sought on Draft “DOGE” TEA & SBEC Rule Reviews
The Texas Regulatory Efficiency Office (TREO) is accepting public comments on its draft “regulatory efficiency” reviews of TEA and SBEC rules.
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$ / Courts / School Finance
“Living Man” Loses Cooper ISD Delinquent Tax Appeal
Texas Sixth Court of Appeals: Ruling: A property owner can’t get out of paying a delinquent property tax judgment by invoking sovereign citizen-type arguments.
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UIL Seeks “Assistant Academic Director”
The UIL has posted a job opening for an assistant academic director.
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Chapel Hill ISD & Insurer Prevail in Bus Driver Injury Lawsuit
Texas Twelfth Court of Appeals: A school bus driver isn’t entitled to relief beyond the workers’ comp benefits she received after being injured when another bus ran into her bus.
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$ / Accountability / School Finance / TEA
TEA Posts Preliminary 2025-26 ISD & Charter Fiscal Ratings
The TEA has posted the 2025-26 preliminary Financial Integrity Rating System of Texas (FIRST) results (based on SY 2024-25 data).
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El Paso ISD Fails to Block Ex-Police Officer’s Whistleblower Lawsuit
Texas Eighth Court of Appeals (El Paso)Ruling: A lawsuit filed by a fired ISD police…
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Abbott to Address his “Texas Classroom Commission” on Monday
Gov. Greg Abbott announced today that he will host the first meeting of the Texas Classroom Commission and deliver remarks at 2 p.m. Monday at the Governor’s Mansion.
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Appeals Court: Weatherford ISD Teacher Misinterpeted Assault Leave Law
Texas 15th Court of Appeals: An ISD properly required a teacher’s temporary disability leave to run concurrently — instead of consecutively — with her assault leave.
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TSTA Survey: 63% of Texas Teachers Considering Leaving Profession Despite 2025’s Pay Hikes
A year after Texas lawmakers approved teacher pay raises, morale hasn’t recovered, according to a new Texas State Teachers Association (TSTA) survey.
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San Antonio ISD Mom’s Lawyer Admonished Over AI “Hallucinations”
Texas Fourth Court of Appeals: An ISD has lawsuit immunity for the discipline assessed to a student for taking a “Montessori knife” to school and for being disruptive — and the lawyer for the student’s mother is admonished for apparently using AI to generate fake legal arguments.
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