Government
Texas to create DOGE-inspired âEfficiency OfficeâTexas Gov. Greg Abbott has signed a bill to create a new DOGE-inspired office to cut red tape, save tax dollars and promote business. The law,… Read More
Opinion
Texas and the promise of âuniversalâ school choice(The Daily Signal) â With a stroke of his pen this Saturday, Gov. Greg Abbott will make every school-aged child in Texas eligible for education choice. Itâs a historic victory… Read More
Public Education
Texas releases school accountability data suppressed during 2-year legal battleÂIn a win for school accountability, Texas finally published its 2022-23 school district grades after the injunction preventing their release was lifted. The injunction was lifted April 3, nearly two… Read More
Courts
$6 million in fraud, multiple bribes paid at Houston school districtMultiple guilty verdicts have been handed down in a nine-year fraud case that cost Houston ISD â and its taxpayers â millions. A federal jury convicted the Houston school districtâs… Read More
Government
Texas Senate sends universal school choice bill to Gov. Abbott for signatureÂSchool choice is about to become law in Texas. The Senate approved a universal school choice bill, SB 2, by a 19-12 vote on Thursday, after… Read More
Culture
Donations for Texas youth stabbed to death at track meet now match alleged killerâsFueled by the fire of injustice, donations have come roaring in for the family of Austin Metcalf, a Texas teen who was knifed to death by another young man during… Read More
Public Education
3 more Texas educators accused of sex crimes involving studentsAt least three more Texas educators are facing consequences for alleged sex crimes involving students, Texas Scorecard reports. Christopher Demetrius Irving, 41, was charged with three… Read More
Courts
Outrage after Houston judge allows capital murder suspects out on bail to kill againA judge in Texas has released a number of murder suspects, including convicts awaiting capital murder sentencing, only to see them commit more violent crimes while free. Now the community,… Read More
Christian Schools
School choice changes âevery single thing,â Texas mom says after it took her daughter from prison birth to âthrivingâ at Christian schoolTexas mom Greta Alexander has a daughter whoâs a âthrivingâ honors student at a Christian school and a son who recently died due to drug addiction. She says it was… Read More
Politics
Texas’ decades-long fight over school choice: How it happenedâ(The Center Square) â For more than 20 years, House Republicans and Democrats have opposed a taxpayer-funded subsidy to allow families to send their child to a private school of… Read More
Culture
$500K fundraiser for teen murder suspect surpasses donations for victimâs familyThe 17-year-old suspect accused of murdering another 17-year-old at a Texas track meet this month has raised more money online than the dead boyâs family. A GiveSendGo account set up… Read More
Government
Texas House makes history, passes stateâs first school choice bill(The Center Square) â The Texas House for the first time in state history passed a school choice bill after previous attempts failed in multiple legislative sessions. The House passed… Read More
Public Education
Another shooting at Dallas high school riddled with violenceA 17-year-old student is in custody after shooting four people at a Dallas high school Tuesday, the second shooting at the school in one year. No one died in the… Read More
Public Education
Texans want moral, biblical instruction in public schools, poll findsEight in 10 Texas voters want morality to be taught in schools, and a strong majority even support biblical instruction, a new poll found. Most Texans… Read More
Government
Texas House approves $70M for program supporting pro-life pregnancy centersLife-giving pregnancy resource centers may get a substantial financial boost in Texas this year. The Republican-controlled House of Representatives recently voted to earmark $210 million in its state budget to a… Read More
Public Education
Texas public school funding incentivizes student attendance, not just enrollment, and districts are noticingEducational administrators in Texas are urging public-school students to attend classes â not just for better learning, but for increased revenue. âI think, when people think about education, theyâre not… Read More
Courts
Texas AG Ken Paxton sues San Antonio for providing taxpayer funds for âabortion tourismâA Texas city is skirting state law by allocating taxpayer funds for pregnant women to travel out of state for abortions, according to a lawsuit from the stateâs attorney general. Read More
Government
Texas House passes budget that includes $1 billion for school choiceTexas lawmakers approved a $337 billion, two-year budget late Thursday that includes $1 billion for education savings accounts (ESA). If passed in separate legislation, the school choice program would be… Read More
Government
Texas House poised to pass budget bill without school choice blockItâs budget night in the Texas House and school choice funds appear safe and sound. Lawmakers are expected to stay up late Thursday night debating various amendments to the $337… Read More
Public Education
Convictions pile up for Texas teachers who abused children, distributed child pornThree Texas teachers are going to prison for sex-related crimes including sexually assaulting students and distributing child porn, reports Texas Scorecard. John Collett, a former Lewisville… Read More