2025-26 PEIMS: Special Student Populations
Fourth in a series.
Special Populations
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TEA Seeks Special-Ed Hearing Officers
The TEA is accepting applications from licensed attorneys for special education hearing officer positions.
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Ex-Port Arthur ISD Special-Ed Administrator Loses Retaliation Lawsuit
Fifth Circuit: Ex-special-ed administrator lacks constitutional protections against being retaliated against for reporting, to his principal, that teachers had mistreated special-ed students, and for cooperating with a CPS investigation.
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New Speech Pathology/Audiology Licensing Rules Adopted
An extensive set of newly adopted licensing rules governing Texas speech pathologists and audiologists became…
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North East ISD Loses Fifth Circuit Special-Ed Appeal
Ruling: Although an ISD made a “laudable effort” to ensure a special-ed student progressed academically, the district failed in its responsibility to address his severe behavioral issues that included the student’s tendency to frequently run away from school.
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Morath Dismisses Lake Travis ISD Parent’s Special-Ed Video Appeal
Ruling: A parent (and her attorney) can view — but not “receive” — video surveillance footage that the parent claims may have captured a teacher’s alleged assault of her special-ed child. That’s because the footage is not the subject of litigation the parent has filed.
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Fifth Circuit Sides with Pearland ISD in Special-Ed Dispute Involving Chronically Absent Student
Fifth Circuit: An ISD correctly concluded that a student didn’t qualify for dyslexia-related special-ed services because the student was chronically absent from school — and because her parents refused the district’s offer to have her tested for learning disabilities.
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New TEA Hotline Supports Students Experiencing Homelessness
The TEA today (Wednesday, Oct. 8, 2025) launched Texas Education for Homeless Children and Youth…
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TEA Special-Ed Website Feedback Survey Closes Oct. 31
The TEA is seeking feedback — from parents, educators, teachers and administrators — about the…
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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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