Texas Education Agency

It’s unclear why the governor tasked the state's education agency, which does not employ law enforcement officers, to perform the investigation.

Texas Gov. Greg Abbott asked the state's association of school boards to review and remove any school library books with "pornography or other inappropriate content." It's part of a larger trend.

Republican Matt Krause is asking schools for an accounting of any book that "might make students feel discomfort, guilt, anguish, or any other form of psychological distress."

The U.S. Department of Education announced the inquiry days after the Texas Education Agency quietly updated its guidance to say school districts can’t require masks.

This is a reversal of the Texas Education Agency’s previous guidance, which didn’t explicitly require school districts to notify parents of a close contact with the virus.

In a letter to the school community, Board President Al Lopez announced the departure of CEO JoAnn Gama and COO Irma Muñoz after an in-depth legal and forensic review into the network’s finances.

It’s unclear why the state took so long to distribute funds approved in late 2020. The money will go toward helping tackle students’ “tremendous learning loss” during the pandemic.

Gov. Greg Abbott is seeking a waiver that would let him reroute nearly $18 billion in federal COVID aid from public schools to other areas of the budget.

Under the Texas Education Agency's formula, 44% of enrolled students need to be back in school buildings for at least 13 days during the last six weeks of the school year.

Austin ISD said students who came to a school building could leave immediately, but encouraged them to stay for regular classes because COVID transmission has been low.