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State

53,000 More Texas Students Awarded School Choice Funding Based on Income

Brandon Waltens | May 4, 2026

Second wave of awards goes to lower-income students selected through a statewide lottery.

Voters Approve Billions in New Debt 

Addie Hovland | May 4, 2026

In the May 2 local elections, seven of the 10 largest school bond packages passed, two others partially...

Forney ISD Removes Special Ed Teacher Over Misconduct Allegations

Erin Anderson | May 4, 2026

Forney Independent School District has “removed” a special education teacher and multiple aides from Crosby...

Cy-Fair ISD Behavioral Specialist Charged With Felony After Non-Verbal Autistic Student Dies

Michael Wilson | May 4, 2026

A Cypress-Fairbanks Independent School District behavioral specialist is facing a felony charge after a 16-year-old non-verbal student with autism died following an alleged assault at a school for students with disabilities. Donald Cameron Perkins, 50, has been...

Paxton Targets ‘Secret’ EPIC City MUD Meeting Held in Remote Field, Alleges Open Meetings Violations

Sydnie Henry | May 4, 2026

Attorney General Ken Paxton has filed a lawsuit against a North Texas municipal utility district and its leadership, accusing them of secretly orchestrating an illegal takeover tied to the controversial East Plano Islamic Center’s EPIC City development. In a filing...

Killeen Planning & Zoning Votes Data Center Down

The final decision will be made by the city council.

Paxton Appeal Halts Judge’s Order Forcing Texas To Move EPIC City Development Forward  

The attorney general secured a temporary injunction blocking the judge’s ruling while the case proceeds.  

East Texas Teacher Charged With Sexually Abusing Special Ed Student

Jeffery Parker teaches special education in Pleasant Grove ISD near Texarkana.

Activist Removed From Houston ISD Meeting for Reading Library Book Files First Amendment Lawsuit

Bonnie Wallace was escorted out of a Houston ISD board meeting after reading passages from a book available to students in the district libraries.

Texas Supreme Court Upholds Hemp-Derived THC Classification

Plaintiffs had conveniently interpreted the Texas Hemp Law to be a legalization of an artificially manufactured THC.

Travis County Is Seizing Property That Owners Want To Develop

New owners want to remediate a former landfill that the state sued the county for neglecting.

Texas Teacher Gets Life in Prison for Sexually Abusing Kids

Jimmy Lee Hanks was a teacher and coach at Wills Point High School at the time of his arrest in 2025.

Another North East ISD Teacher Accused of Sexual Misconduct

Christopher Wooten is the second LEE High School teacher this year to face allegations of “inappropriate” behavior with students.

53,000 More Texas Students Awarded School Choice Funding Based on Income

Brandon Waltens | May 4, 2026

Second wave of awards goes to lower-income students selected through a statewide lottery.

State

Voters Approve Billions in New Debt 

In the May 2 local elections, seven of the 10 largest school bond packages passed, two others partially...

Local, Metroplex

Forney ISD Removes Special Ed Teacher Over Misconduct Allegations

Forney Independent School District has “removed” a special education teacher and multiple aides from Crosby...

Houston, Local

Cy-Fair ISD Behavioral Specialist Charged With Felony After Non-Verbal Autistic Student Dies

A Cypress-Fairbanks Independent School District behavioral specialist is facing a felony charge after a 16-year-old non-verbal student with autism died following an alleged assault at a school for students with disabilities. Donald Cameron Perkins, 50, has been...

State

Paxton Targets ‘Secret’ EPIC City MUD Meeting Held in Remote Field, Alleges Open Meetings Violations

Attorney General Ken Paxton has filed a lawsuit against a North Texas municipal utility district and its leadership, accusing them of secretly orchestrating an illegal takeover tied to the controversial East Plano Islamic Center’s EPIC City development. In a filing...

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