Ex-Webb CISD Husband/Wife Board Members Lose Appeal Over Documents Request Denial
Ruling: A state law gives only current — and not former — school board members the “inherent right” to receive documents, records and other information…
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Appeals Court Extends Timeline in A-F Lawsuit Schedule
A three-member Texas Third Court of Appeals (Austin) panel — that currently has the fate of the A-F accountability lawsuit under advisement — granted this…
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Klein ISD has Legal Immunity Over Car Crash Involving its Police Officer
Ruling: An ISD has immunity from being sued over a traffic accident involving a school district police officer who ran a red light while responding…
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Landowners Can’t Void Baird ISD’s “Chapter 313” Agreement for Wind Farm Project by Suing Comptroller
Ruling: Opponents of an ISD’s approval of a “Chapter 313” property tax limitation agreement for a wind farm electrical generation project can’t void the agreement…
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Federal Judge’s “Precedent Setting” Ruling Says SBEC Unlawfully Rejected Military Spouse’s Out-of-State Certification
SBEC violated a federal law by refusing to recognize the two out-of-state school counselor licenses held by the wife of a military service member after…
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Fired Klein ISD Teacher Didn’t Violate STAAR Regulations by Handing Special Needs Student his “Whisper Phone” During Testing
Ruling: The education commissioner must reverse his decision that upheld a teacher’s firing over an accusation that she improperly gave students “indirect assistance” during spring…
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Appeals Court Allows TEA to Release 2023 A-F Accountability “Informational” Items
Just because the education commissioner is (for now) legally blocked from issuing the final 2023 A-F ISD, charter and campus accountability ratings doesn’t mean that…
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Texas Supreme Court Dismisses Two COVID-Era Lawsuits as “Moot”
The Texas Supreme Court dismissed “as moot” lawsuits filed by the state against San Antonio IOSd
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Judge Temporarily Blocks Release of Next Round of A-F Accountability Ratings
A Travis County judge late Thursday afternoon granted a temporary injunction that prevents, for now, the TEA from releasing the next round of A-F accountability…
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Oral Arguments Set for Nov. 29 in Legal Fight Over Texas’ School Library Book Rating Law
A U.S. Fifth Circuit Court of Appeals panel will hear oral arguments in the lawsuit over Texas’ new school library book ratings law — a/k/a…
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