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Texas Education Agency Releases 2023 School Report Cards

Texans can now see school accountability reports that districts tried to hide from the public. Today, the Texas Education Agency released A-F Accountability Ratings for the 2022-23 school year for every public school district and campus in the state. An appeals court...

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Kemp ISD Teacher Charged With Sexually Grooming Student

A North Texas high school teacher is in jail following allegations that he sexually groomed a student. Ryan Ashley Hedges, 42, was arrested Tuesday by the Kemp Independent School District Police Department and charged with sale, distribution, or display of harmful...

Senate Committee Advances Legislation Requiring Use of E-Verify

By a vote of 6-4, the Texas Senate's Business & Commerce Committee has advanced legislation by Republican Sen. Lois Kolkhorst of Brenham that would mandate the use of E-Verify in the Lone Star State.  Senate Bill 324 would require all Texas employers to use the...