News
Texas Claims 10 Spots in List of Top 100 U.S. High Schools
2+ hour, 39+ min ago (221+ words) Texas Claims 10 Spots in List of Top 100 U.S. High Schools'thetexan.news Javascript is required for you to be able to read premium content. Please enable it in your browser settings. Disclosure: "Unlike almost every other media outlet, The Texan is not…...
Residents' Effort to Remove Keller ISD Trustees Moves Forward
2+ week, 6+ day ago (163+ words) The Heritage Legal Task Force held a press conference on Friday, December 12 to announce that Johnson County District Attorney Timothy Good had been appointed as lead counsel for the State of Texas in ... Keller residents who are continuing to seek…...
Late-Night Meeting of Grapevine-Colleyville ISD Board Approves Closing Two Elementary Schools
3+ week, 1+ day ago (617+ words) At a late-night meeting on December 10, the Grapevine-Colleyville Independent School District (GCISD) board voted 5 to 2 to close two elementary schools " Dove and Bransford. Trustees Matt Foust and Dalia Begin voted against the closures. Students from Dove Elementary will move to…...
Texas Education Agency Announces State Takeovers of Three More Public School Districts
3+ week, 1+ day ago (324+ words) The Texas Education Agency (TEA) announced the state takeover of Connally, Beaumont, and Lakeworth Independent School Districts (ISDs) on Thursday afternoon. TEA Commissioner Mike Morath (The Texan/Meridith Dyer) The Texas Education Agency (TEA) announced the state takeover of Connally,…...
Austin ISD Approves 24 State-Mandated Turnaround Plans, Including 10 School Closures
1+ mon, 1+ week ago (138+ words) After a nine-hour meeting, the school board voted to shutter 10 campuses. Austin ISD Headquarters Austin Texas 2023 (Larry D. Moore, CC BY 4.0, Wikimedia Commons) The Austin Independent School District (ISD) board of trustees voted to approve a final consolidation plan that focused…...
Texas Sues Round Rock, Leander ISDs for Not Displaying Donated Ten Commandments in Classrooms
1+ mon, 1+ week ago (323+ words) Despite knowing they were now legally required to display the Ten Commandments in all classrooms, the Trustees of Round Rock ISD and Leander ISD have refused to require their respective schools to ... The Ten Commandments at the Texas Capitol. (The…...
Paxton Sues Texas Higher Education Coordinating Board, Alleging Religious Discrimination
1+ mon, 2+ week ago (331+ words) Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton is suing the Texas Higher Education Coordinating Board (THECB), challenging certain rules that allow the existence of three allegedly unconstitutional programs which ... Attorney General Ken Paxton (Nick Wagner /Austin American-Statesman via AP) Texas Attorney General…...
University of Austin to Offer Free Tuition After $100 Million Jeff Yass Donation
1+ mon, 3+ week ago (304+ words) The University of Austin (UATX) has announced it "will never charge tuition" for students after landing a $100 million donation from billionaire and Republican donor Jeff Yass, according to the Wall ... The University of Austin (UATX) has announced it "will never…...
Celina ISD Teacher on Leave After Alleged Sexually Inappropriate Use of AI With Students at Previous District
1+ mon, 3+ week ago (542+ words) Celina Independent School District (ISD) has placed teacher and coach Neil Phillips on administrative leave in order to investigate allegations of inappropriate conduct with students from his past ... Celina Independent School District (ISD) has placed teacher and coach Neil Phillips…...
Centerville ISD Board to Cover Legal Fees for Superintendent Under Criminal Investigation
2+ mon, 4+ day ago (310+ words) The board voted unanimously to cover up to $30,000 in legal expenses for Dickey through Houston law firm Tritico Law, which specializes in education-related legal matters. Dickey must reimburse the ... Centerville, Texas (Billy Hathorn, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons) Centerville ISD…...