Public Education
New Texas school choice program application begins Feb. 4(The Center Square) â  During National School Choice Week, Acting Texas Comptroller Kelly Hancock is encouraging families to visit EducationFreedom.Texas.Gov to get ready for the launch of Texas Education Freedom Accounts… Read More
Public Education
Texas governor announces H-1B visa freeze for state schools(Daily Caller News Foundation) â Republican Texas Gov. Greg Abbott directed state agencies and universities to immediately freeze all H-1B visa petitions in a letter to state agency heads on Tuesday. Abbott … Read More
Public Education
Abbott unloads on CAIR, chastises public schools"You cannot invite such dangers through the front doors of our schools" Read More
Courts
2 state AGs challenge DEI, racial quota policies as unconstitutionalIn separate opinions Monday, two state attorneys condemned racial discrimination in hiring â even to meet âracial quotasâ or diversity, equity and inclusion (DEI) standards. âThis may come as a news flash to the radicals on the far-left, but our… Read More
Christian Schools
Watch: More than 1,000 private schools join Texasâ new school choice programMore than 1,000 private schools have signed up to participate in Texasâ new school choice program one month before applications open to families. Families can begin applying Feb. 4 for Texas Education… Read More
Government
As Texas launches school choice program, clarification sought on ‘adversary’ schools(The Center Square) â As Texas begins launching its new school choice program, the state comptrollerâs office is seeking clarification on applications submitted by private schools with potential connections to… Read More
Public Education
Schools must improve to compete with school choice, says Texas superintendent facing enrollment crisisA Dallas-area school district is cutting more than 500 jobs amid a budget crunch and declining enrollment, but the superintendent says more profound changes are needed. The Mesquite Independent School… Read More
Government
CBP busts meth breakfast cereal smuggling attempt(The Daily Signal) â Customs and Border Protection has thwarted a large drug smuggling attempt in Texas. CBP officers in the Lone Star State discovered a tractor trailer filled with cereal ingredients. More than $10.3 million in alleged… Read More
Public Education
Texas taking over three more districts after schools fail for five straight yearsTexas is taking over three more school districts as part of its efforts to boost education accountability. The Texas Education Agency announced Thursday it will assume leadership of the Beaumont,… Read More
Courts
Texas, Florida sue FDA over abortion pill, claiming policies have put âwomen and girls in harmâs wayâTexas and Florida are suing the Food and Drug Administration, arguing its approval and deregulation of abortion pills âhave placed women and girls in harmâs way.â Chemical abortions, which account… Read More
Government
Abortion rate drops in Texas since 2021 law, report concludesA new study published in the Journal of the American Medical Association reports a significant decline in abortions among Texas residents since the stateâs heartbeat law… Read More
Culture
Watch: Texas troopers find 23 illegal immigrants in truck cab during highway stopTexas state troopers found 23 illegal aliens hiding in a tractor trailer cab during a traffic stop Friday near the Mexican border. The driver, John David Amaya, 24, was charged… Read More
Government
Pardoned Dem Rep. Henry Cuellar claims Biden DOJ attempted to bribe, entrap him(Daily Caller News Foundation) â Democratic Texas Rep. Henry Cuellar alleged Sunday that officials linked to the Biden administrationâs Department of Justice attempted to bribe and entrap him during a… Read More
Courts
U.S. Supreme Court upholds Texasâ new congressional maps(The Center Square) â The U.S. Supreme Court on Thursday handed Texas a win in a challenge to its new congressional redistricting maps, granting a stay of a lower court ruling… Read More
Politics
Cornyn slams Biden admin over failed vetting of Afghan nationals(The Daily Signal) â Sen. John Cornyn, R-Texas, has âzero confidenceâ in what the Biden administration did to vet Afghan nationals coming to the United States in the wake of the… Read More
Government
Texas adopts rules, announces application dates for Education Freedom AccountsTexas is one step closer to launching its Education Freedom Accounts, the stateâs new $1 billion school choice program, adopting final rules and setting an application date for families in… Read More
Government
Ernst, Cruz introduce bill to recover billions from Biden boondoggle(Daily Caller News Foundation) â Republican Sens. Joni Ernst of Iowa and Ted Cruz of Texas introduced legislation on Friday to recover savings from former President Joe Bidenâs rural broadband… Read More
Courts
Texas battle over Ten Commandments heats up with lawsuits from both sidesÂA federal judge issued a temporary injunction Tuesday against a Texas law requiring schools to display donated copies of the Ten Commandments, saying the law violates the First Amendmentâs establishment clause. This brings the… Read More
Government
Texas Gov. Abbott vows to âdrive a stake throughâ property taxes with constitutional amendmentThe leader of Americaâs second-largest state wants to âdrive a stake throughâ property taxes with a constitutional amendment to eliminate school district property taxes for homeowners, Texas Scorecard… Read More
Public Education
Affluent Texas suburbs closing schools as district says families priced out by housing costsAn upscale Dallas suburb is shuttering three of its elementary schools as families reportedly are getting priced out of its housing market â and the trend is happening in neighboring… Read More