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
Opinion
School choice isnât to blame for Texas schoolsâ strugglesAs school choice nears passage in the Texas House, opponents are already claiming school choice will deprive public schools of funding and force them to close. While this may sound… Read More
Public Education
Texas teen dead after being stabbed at track meet by another studentAn honor student and football team captain is dead after being stabbed by another student at a track meet near Dallas. Austin Metcalf, 17, was stabbed in the heart during… Read More
Public Education
Trans activist fired from Dallas ISD after getting caught on camera saying she would skirt state lawA Texas school administrator who was caught on camera explaining how to circumvent state law against transgender athletes in girlsâ sports has reportedly lost her job. Read More
Opinion
School choice soon available to half of US kids, but how it’s designed is critical(The Daily Signal) â School choice will soon hit a tipping point. If Texas enacts a universal school choice bill, as seems very likely, then… Read More
Government
Chip Roy demands answers from blue city police chief after firebombs found in Tesla showroom(Daily Caller News Foundation) â Texas GOP Rep. Chip Roy  is demanding answers after yet another Tesla property was targeted for vandalism, this time near his own congressional district. The… Read More
Public Education
Texas lawmaker âsneaksâ into universityâs transgender event, exposes programs funded by taxpayers(The Daily Signal) â Texas state Rep. Brian Harrison sounded the alarm after he âsnuckâ into a state-funded transgender conference at the University of Texas at Austin… Read More
Government
ICE Houston agents arrest more than 600 criminal noncitizens(The Center Square) â U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement agents based in Houston continue to arrest and remove violent criminals illegally in the U.S. In several targeted operations, agents arrested… Read More
Public Education
Texas superintendent resigns after allegedly concealing abuse of nonverbal, autistic boyA Texas superintendent has resigned after she and two teachers were arrested in connection with alleged abuse of special education students. Dr. Mari âEdieâ Martin resigned from Millsap ISD Monday,… Read More
Government
Texas Senate passes Parental Bill of RightsTexas lawmakers want parents, not the government, to have more control over their children’s education. The Texas Senate passed a Parental Bill of Rights last week… Read More
Government
Measures to ban AI-generated child porn advance in states around the nationTexas is among several states cracking down on AI-generated child pornography, with bipartisan support. The Texas Senate unanimously passed legislation this week to update its definition… Read More
Government
Sen. Cruz announces ad buy to âcheerâ on school choice in TexasAs the fight for school choice enters a critical phase in the Texas Legislature, U.S. Sen. Ted Cruz is spending $250,000 on ads promoting school choice and pro-school choice lawmakers… Read More
Courts
3 arrested, including possible illegal immigrant, in Texas abortion schemeThree people have been arrested in Texas for practicing medicine without a license, two of the three charged with performing illegal abortions, according to multiple media outlets. A 49-year-old midwife… Read More
Culture
They live and work on the border. Here’s what’s changed since Trump’s return.(The Daily Signal) â Itâs âbeautifulâ to see more Border Patrol agents back on the southern border since President Donald Trump entered the White House, Efrain Sella said.  Sella spent… Read More
Homeschools
Challenges in public schools driving more Texas parents to consider homeschoolingOngoing safety concerns at her sonâs elementary school in Texas have caused Sarah Jackson to switch to homeschool. “My son is 5 years old and I am definitely going to… Read More
Public Education
Texas bill would ban ‘furry culture’ in public schools(The Center Square) â State Rep. Stan Gerdes, R-Smithville, introduced the FURRIES Act (Forbidden Unlawful Representation of Roleplaying in Education) on Thursday to prohibit Texas public schools from allowing furry… Read More