A Democratic board member says colleagues harassed her in social media posts during Texas’ debate over how history is taught. The GOP members deny any bullying.
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2026 Texas Elections
James Talarico, Gina Hinojosa attack GOP with parallel populist pitches at Texas Democratic Convention
The U.S. Senate and gubernatorial nominees accused Republicans, including opponents Ken Paxton and Greg Abbott, of fixating on culture wars to distract from higher costs and alleged graft.
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Public Education
Which Bible passages are in Texas’ proposed student reading list? Here’s what the selections reveal.
The chosen readings, to be voted on soon by the State Board of Education, draw heavily from Christian perspectives.
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2026 Texas Elections
Incumbent Rep. Hubert Vo defeated in Democratic runoff
Alief school board President Darlene Breaux defeated Vo, who spent more than two decades in the Texas House. Dallas state Rep. Venton Jones held off Amanda Richardson.
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Public Education
Connally schools superintendent appointed during Texas’ takeover of district
Texas Education Commissioner Mike Morath has appointed new leaders in four districts across the state in recent weeks.
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Public Education
Texas names new superintendent, board to lead Lake Worth ISD under takeover
A Houston schools administrator was appointed to lead the district. HISD is also under state control.
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T-Squared
Eva-Marie Ayala will lead the Tribune’s education team into a new era
A renowned Texas journalist, the Education Writers Association president joins us as we expand our team covering Texas schools and universities.
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T-Squared: We’re relaunching our Texas Public Schools Explorer to better serve parents and teachers
Today, we are unveiling our most ambitious update yet to The Texas Tribune’s schools explorer, with more information and added context to help Texans interpret information about our schools.
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Explore our newly redesigned Texas Public Schools Explorer with expanded data
The explorer now shows long-term trends, school funding data, and newly released Texas Academic Performance Reports, among other updates.
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Public Education
Texas education board approves 4,200 corrections in Bible-infused curriculum
Taxpayers will bear the cost of fixing errors in learning materials published by the Texas Education Agency. The curriculum has drawn attention for its references to Christianity and the Bible.
