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.
Morath chose Texas High School for Accelerated Learning (THSAL) — that seeks to open in the Houston area (Spring and Aldine ISDs) no earlier than SY 2027-28.
The TEA today (May 6, 2026) announced the appointment of a new superintendent and a three-member board of managers to oversee the operations of the 2,034-student Connally ISD.
Dallas-based Nova Academy has withdrawn its application to TEA to permanently close and transfer its students to a sister charter located elsewhere in Dallas County.
Education Commissioner Mike Morath recently approved Goodwater Montessori School’s application to permanently close, effective July 31, 2026.
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.
The TEA announced the appointment of a new superintendent and board of managers for Lake Worth ISD.
Don’t blame Education Commissioner Mike Morath if Texas educators were investigated due to their comments…
Texas school employees claiming that they were subject to retaliation for commenting about Charlie Kirk…
Ruling: An ISD can’t block an ex-administrator’s lawsuit against the district from moving forward at the trial court level.
The TEA announced today (Feb. 4, 2026) the selection of former Texas Assistant Attorney General…
Education Commissioner Mike Morath has approved the UIL rules adopted on Oct. 27, 2025, a UIL spokesperson confirmed today.
The TEA separately announced on Thursday (Jan. 8, 2026) the appointment of Andrew Kim as…
As of this posting, Education Commissioner Mike Morath has yet to issue his seal of…
The Texas American Federation of Teachers (Texas AFT) today (Jan. 6, 2026) filed this federal…
Education Commissioner Mike Morath didn’t waste any time approving Houston-based Yellowstone College Preparatory‘s request to…
Dallas-based Bridgeway Preparatory Academy has asked the education commissioner for permission to close and return its charter to the state, effective June 1, 2026.
Ruling: An education commissioner’s decision — siding with an ISD over an administrator’s probationary contract termination challenge — should not have been overturned by a judge.
The Meadowland Charter District has petitioned the education commissioner to close and return its charter to the state effective June 30, 2026.
The Texas Supreme Court (TSC) this morning (Oct. 24, 2025) dealt the final blow to…
Education Commissioner Mike Morath announced this morning (Oct. 23, 2025) that he will appoint a…
A federal judge on Tuesday (Oct. 21, 2025) issued a permanent injunction prohibiting Education Commissioner…
The state’s first — and thus far only — charter approved as a “high-performing entity”…
Parental rights, a “cap flap,” Morath’s comments, Social Studies “Framework,” etc.
If Texas school employees can’t say anything nice about Charlie Kirk in the wake of…
The Texas Supreme Court announced today that it would not consider Elijah Granger’s appeal of his voided $2,036,567.07 severance agreement with Lancaster ISD.
The TEA announced today (July 24, 2025) that the 2024 and 2025 A-F accountability ratings…
The three judge Texas Fifteenth Court of Appeals unanimously ruled on Thursday (July 3, 2025)…
Commissioner’s comments, charter school approvals/rejections, ISD board training “framework,” American Indian/Native American Course … and more.
The progress was good — but it wasn’t good enough.
The TEA on Friday afternoon (May 30, 2025) posted the commissioner’s six selections — under…
The TEA is in the midst of conducting the required “capacity interviews” for the seven…
Educator misconduct, controversial SBEC rule, new charter approved, innovative courses, school board “framework.”
The long-delayed 2023 district-level and campus A-F accountability ratings will be confidentially released to districts…
The three-judge Texas Fifteenth Court of Appeals unanimously ruled on Thursday (in a primary and…
Ruling: A prior state appeals court ruling — that an ISD wrongfully fired a teacher — is upheld, except for dropping (at the ex-teacher’s request) the court’s order that the originating trial judge must determine if (and how much) the ex-teacher is due in attorney fees from the district.
The TEA this morning announced that Education Commissioner Mike Morath has appointed a seven-member board…
Of the 25 applicants for new “Generation 30” charter districts, 21 are still in the running.
Education Commissioner Mike Morath has told a coalition of lawmakers that school districts “must not impede federal officials” when they are conducting immigration enforcement on campuses, the Austin American-Statesman reported Saturday (Feb. 8).
The UIL must ban a student from participating in league activities based on a “valid suspicion” that the athlete is using an anabolic steroid for gender modification purposes, Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton says in an opinion (No. KP-0481) issued late Thursday afternoon.
SBOE “reorganizes” and commissioner addresses STAAR, uncertified teachers and — and more.
Part 1: TEA remodel forces SBOE to move, Bluebonnet Learning materials, commissioner’s comments, ISD board trainers, legislative priorities.
Texas Fifteenth Court of AppealsRuling: The education commissioner properly ruled that a teacher should not…
A panel of three justices appointed by Gov. Abbott scheduled oral arguments for Monday, Nov….
SBOE members could find themselves voting on vetoing some of the applicants for new charters as soon as their January and April 2025 meetings, instead of having to wait until their traditional June 2025 meeting to do so.
The more than a year-long legal battle over if and when the 2023 A-F school…
The TEA today released the spring 2024 STAAR results for elementary and middle school students….
An ex-superintendent lacked the required legal reasons to appeal the school board’s voiding of his $2+ million severance agreement to the education commissioner without first pursuing his complaints through the school district’s grievance process.
The TEA today posted the names of the five finalist charter applicants selected by the…
A state appeals court panel this week agreed to extend — from as early as…
A state appeals court on Wednesday granted a motion that extends — from Feb. 9…
Ruling: An ISD can’t block the education commissioner from considering the possible annexation/detachment of school…
The TEA announced this afternoon that it will begin transitioning Marlin ISD from a five-member…
Education Commissioner Mike Morath appointed a seven-member board of managers and a new superintendent to…
Texas, for now, can’t enforce the part of a controversial new law that calls for…
A state appeals court has granted an “unopposed” motion that extends — from Jan. 9…
A three-member Texas Third Court of Appeals (Austin) panel — that currently has the fate…
SBEC violated a federal law by refusing to recognize the two out-of-state school counselor licenses…
Highlights from the Nov. 14-17 State Board of Education meeting in Austin: SBOE Resources Agenda…
Ruling: The education commissioner must reverse his decision that upheld a teacher’s firing over an…
Just because the education commissioner is (for now) legally blocked from issuing the final 2023…
A Travis County judge late Thursday afternoon granted a temporary injunction that prevents, for now,…
Education Commissioner Mike Morath announced this morning — in a conference call to reporters —…
“The case is without merit.” That is what Education Commissioner Mike Morath told State Board…
Seven Texas school districts filed a lawsuit Thursday seeking a temporary court order to block…
The education commissioner is proposing that the State Board of Education (SBOE) “approve” (by not vetoing) five applicants to open new charter districts.
Whether the education commissioner can consider ISD annexation disputes when one of the two affected…
The TEA has announced the final adoption of rules to address school facility safety and…
The TEA, this morning, announced the appointment of former Dallas ISD Superintendent Mike Miles as…
The following is a summary of what Education Commissioner Mike Morath discussed with SBOE members (April 12) during the regularly scheduled “commissioner’s comments” portion of the meeting.
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