Public Schools

The state education agency issued guidance to districts after Gov. Greg Abbott directed its commissioner to investigate the student protests of killings by federal agents.

Applications will close March 17, with funding notifications sent to families beginning in early April. The rollout follows a yearslong battle at the Capitol and marks a major victory for the governor after repeated failed attempts to pass similar legislation.

District leaders say gains aren’t fast enough to stop a possible state takeover without charter partnerships.

The 2022 bond was pitched as a way to shore up struggling schools as the Austin school district faced mounting financial pressures and declining enrollment.

The Texas Education Agency received hundreds of complaints about educators’ online reactions to the conservative activist’s death.

KUT photographers share their favorite photos of the year.

Senate Bill 10, which requires public schools to display the biblical text in classrooms, has sparked multiple legal challenges from civil liberties groups.

A Waco judge this week made permanent a block on a state law that required book vendors to rate materials based on their sexual content and references.

House Bill 8 scraps the unpopular exam for three shorter tests at the beginning, middle and end of the year starting in the 2027-28 school year.

Senate Bill 11, which went into effect on Monday, lets school boards set aside time for voluntary prayer or the reading of religious texts in the classroom.