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Houston ISD Seeks $120M Maintenance Loan After Failed Bond Vote
Maintenance tax notes are used to cover essential expenses but do not require voter approval.
Irving Voters Add Casino Opponent to City Council
Another anti-casino candidate is headed to a June runoff.
Fort Bend Municipal Utility District Reports $8.2 Million in Fraudulent Transfers
Officials say MUD 35 remains solvent, and efforts are underway to recover the missing funds.
Hays County Middle School Teacher Sentenced to 60 Years for Child Porn Possession
Kevin McLean taught at Dripping Springs Middle School.
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Houston ISD Board Votes for New ‘Teacher Excellence System’
In a bid to improve teacher performance, the Houston Independent School District has introduced a new teacher evaluation system. Thursday, the Houston ISD Board of Managers voted to implement the Teacher Excellence System with the stated goal of retaining effective...
Boyd ISD Teacher Arrested for ‘Improper’ Sexual Relationship With Student
A female former teacher at Boyd Independent School District is accused of having a sexual relationship with a student. Stephanie Lynn McGilvray, 31, was arrested Thursday and charged with improper relationship between educator and student, a second-degree felony...
Report: Houston ISD Operates 51 Schools Under 50 Percent Capacity
A new report from Rice University’s Baker Institute found Houston Independent School District is operating 51 schools at under 50 percent capacity. An additional 81 campuses had enrollment under 75 percent capacity. The report concluded that while many schools are...
San Angelo ISD Teacher Jailed for Alleged Sexual Misconduct With Student
A teacher in San Angelo Independent School District is the latest Texas educator to be accused of having an inappropriate sexual relationship with a student. A school resource officer is also under investigation in connection with the case and has been placed on...
Harris County GOP Calls for Appointment of Jacqueline Lucci Smith as County Attorney
The Harris County Republican party has called for the appointment of Jacqueline Lucci Smith to fill the county attorney office vacated by Christian Menefee. “With Menefee now abandoning his office just three months into the term, it is the duty of Commissioners Court...
Austin ISD Teacher Re-Arrested for Using AI to Generate Sexual Images of Students
An Austin elementary school teacher charged last week with possessing “a large quantity” of child sexual abuse material was arrested again for using artificial intelligence to generate sexually explicit images of his students. Carl David Innmon, 50, taught fifth grade...
Attorney General Ken Paxton Sues Coppell ISD Over Critical Race Theory
Attorney General Ken Paxton has filed a lawsuit against Coppell Independent School District for violating state laws by allegedly teaching critical race theory in its classrooms. The lawsuit comes after a video showed Evan Whitfield, director of curriculum and...
Texas Teacher and Coach Accused of Sexual Misconduct With 15-Year-Old Student
A Fort Worth Independent School District teacher and coach is accused of sexual misconduct with a 15-year-old female student while at his previous teaching job in Itasca ISD. Adrian Buruato, 29, was arrested and charged with indecency with a child by sexual contact...
Irving Residents Say ‘No’ to Las Vegas Sands’ Casino Gambling Plan
Irving residents are saying “no” to casino gambling in their city, but city officials are saying “yes.” Citizens who attended a town hall meeting with a Las Vegas Sands lobbyist on Friday overwhelmingly opposed a casino complex the company wants to build in Irving....