Texas Senate Advances School Vouchers; House Still Opposed
The Texas Senate has advanced a school voucher plan using taxpayer funds to help parents send their children to private and religious schools instead of public ones.
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The Texas Senate has advanced a school voucher plan using taxpayer funds to help parents send their children to private and religious schools instead of public ones.
University of Texas System regents have formally appointed Greg Fenves as the new president for the flagship campus in Austin.
A former Plano school administrator has been sentenced to more than four years in federal prison for ripping-off the school district.
In Collin County, a school board president is accused of threatening a woman and her job after she was critical of Community ISD.
Two North Texas girls are apologizing for their terrible words and racist slurs, while choosing to remain anonymous.
A Plano teen has the strength to fight through four years of high school while battling a life-threatening illness. Now, there's one course standing between her and graduating with her class.
Dozens of students in Mansfield received some knockdown motivation from "The Real Deal."
Adults and children turn out in droves at a Northwest Independent School District board meeting. The group expressed continuing concerns about a student who wrote a graphic blog about killing some of his classmates.
The Texas House has preliminarily approved requiring high school athletes to undergo electrocardiogram testing for possible degenerative heart problems before participating in campus sports.
For the second time in two months, an Irving teacher has been arrested for an improper relationship with a student.
Parents rallied Thursday to stop the kind of bullying many believe led a McKinney teen to take his own life last week.
Court records show "Mad Men" star Jon Hamm was accused of taking part in a violent 1990 fraternity hazing at the University of Texas.
A struggling Dallas school has found a way to make a big turnaround. Those involved say the success is the result of a collaborative effort.
Parents at McKinney Boyd High School rallied against bullying on Thursday morning after a student committed suicide last week. A second rally is planned for Friday morning.
Tax cuts and better pre-K in Texas pushed ahead Wednesday when the House rallied behind a $2 billion proposed sales tax cut before passing an early education bill.