Government
Companion to school choice bill would allocate $1.2 billion more into Texas public schools(The Center Square) – Texas state Sen. Brandon Creighton, R-Conroe, filed two key companion bills related to education on the first day of the third special legislative session this… Read More
Government
Texas senator files historic school choice bill(The Center Square) – On the first day of the third special legislative session this year, Texas state Sen. Brandon Creighton, R-Conroe, filed two key companion bills related to… Read More
Government
Third special session to address school choice, border security in Texas begins Monday(The Center Square) – Texas Gov. Greg Abbott called a third special legislative session to begin Monday to address school choice, border security and other initiatives. “I am… Read More
Opinion
Texas should follow lead of nearby Arizona on school choice(The Daily Signal) – Texas Gov. Greg Abbott has called a special legislative session to begin Oct. 9 to expand K-12 options for Texas families. In the past… Read More
Public Education
Corey DeAngelis calls Texas Rep. Travis Clardy a ‘school choice hypocrite’ as the lawmaker draws school choice election opponentEducation reform advocate Corey DeAngelis called out a Texas state representative for the member’s hypocrisy on school choice, voting against it while sending his kids to private school. Read More
Government
Cruz says 2023 ‘best opportunity’ for Texas to pass school choice program(The Daily Signal) – Sen. Ted Cruz thinks it’s high time the Lone Star State start providing school choice to its residents. “I think… Read More
Courts
Federal judge again declares DACA is illegal(The Center Square) – A federal judge in Texas has now ruled twice that the Obama-era Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals (DACA) program is illegal. U.S. District… Read More
Courts
Texas Supreme Court allows ban on minor gender dysphoria surgeries to take effect(The Center Square) – The Texas Supreme Court on Thursday allowed a new state law to go into effect Friday, Sept. 1, prohibiting surgeries and procedures on, and pharmaceutical… Read More
Public Education
Texas man kicked out of school board meeting for reading from explicit book he opposed in schoolsLaw enforcement officers removed a man from a Texas school board meeting after he read from a book critics call pornographic, available in the district’s libraries. Mike Cee… Read More
Public Education
‘Do not contact their parents’: Texas school district trained staff to hide gender identity disclosures from parentsA records request in Texas turned up training materials instructing school district staff to keep students’ gender identity secret from their parents. Local resident Michelle Evans, who is… Read More
Courts
Public school barred mother from middle school unless she signed an NDA, complaint claims(Daily Caller News Foundation) – A public middle school barred a mother from entering the school building unless she signed a non-disclosure agreement (NDA), according to a complaint obtained… Read More
Government
Texas House Committee report previews special session on educationA legislative committee released recommendations for improving education in Texas in anticipation of special session on school choice. The House Select Committee on Educational Opportunity and Enrichment was… Read More
Opinion
Op-Ed: School is starting but kids are being left behind in Texas(The Center Square) – It’s an exciting time as millions of students return to schools in Texas this month. The bright young minds are ready to take the next… Read More
Courts
Lawsuit over Texas law restricting gender treatments for minors gets court hearingA two-day hearing in a lawsuit challenging the Texas law banning gender treatments for minors began Tuesday. The new law prohibits minors from receiving treatments such as puberty… Read More
Public Education
Texas school considers allying with NGOs to aid illegal foreign national students(The Center Square) – Fredericksburg Independent School District board members are considering partnering with nongovernmental organizations to provide health care services to “a pretty large population of undocumented students,”… Read More
Courts
Judge sides with father who school board removed from meeting(The Daily Signal) – A U.S. district court judge in Texas upheld a father’s claims that school board members and police violated his constitutional rights when they… Read More
Public Education
Texas school district organizes shuttles and t-shirts for staff, students and families to attend ‘Pride Parade’The Austin Independent School District in Texas has arranged shuttles to take “staff, students and their families” to the annual Austin Pride Parade on Saturday, apparently on the taxpayers’… Read More
Public Education
Texas elementary teacher ousted for posting ‘alarming, racist statements’ on social media, despite claiming to be fire-proofA Texas elementary teacher was fired Tuesday after a series of “alarming, racist statements” was found on her social media account. Danielle Allen, whose online alias was Claire… Read More
Illegal Immigration
Texas DPS marks over 900 smuggled children rescued from southern border(The Center Square) – Through Texas’ border security mission Operation Lone Star, Texas Department of Public Safety troopers have rescued more than 900 children being smuggled into and through… Read More
Courts
Texas teacher, three others, arrested in child sex trafficking investigationA north Texas teacher and three others were arrested by a joint task force last week in connection with a child sex-trafficking case in Dallas. Gershon Caston,… Read More