Academic Chosen As Texas A&M's Interim President
Regents on Saturday picked Mark Hussey, a Texas A&M University System vice chancellor and dean of the College of Agriculture and Life Sciences, as the school's interim president.
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Regents on Saturday picked Mark Hussey, a Texas A&M University System vice chancellor and dean of the College of Agriculture and Life Sciences, as the school's interim president.
A school bus in Mineral Wells was involved in a hit-and-run crash early Friday morning. A pickup driver plowed into the back of the stopped bus, and then fled from the scene.
Colton Davis from The Oakridge School in Arlington was named the Wingstop Scholar Athlete of the Month for his work in the classroom, on the playing field, and in the community.
Crews have started tearing down West High School after it was severely damaged during the fertilizer plant explosion that rocked the town and claimed 15 lives in April.
School officials in Frisco have come up with a novel idea to increase security on campus that costs almost nothing.
At Nichols Elementary, cross guards wear festive hats and letters to Santa line the hallways.
Will the heat be working on Thursday for students in the DISD? Three different Dallas schools have had problems keeping classrooms warm since last weekend's ice storm.
Dallas school officials are defending a decision to keep students on campuses without working heat - saying it is better for students to be safe, in cold classrooms, than warm at home, alone.
Friendly therapy dogs have helped some university students in College Station and Corpus Christi reduce stress as they prepare for finals before the winter holiday break.
A former janitor at Calhoun Middle School in Denton has been sentenced to 55 years in prison for the sexual assault of a 12-year-old boy on campus in October of last year.
Public education is emerging as a central issue in the Texas governor's race between Republican Attorney General Greg Abbott and Democratic state Sen. Wendy Davis.
A water main break in Fort Worth forced crews to shut down a road on Wednesday morning, and could have an impact on traffic surrounding a nearby elementary school.
The ice storm prompted an long weekend for DFW students. But when the kids at one Dallas school returned for class on Tuesday, there was no heat in their building.
It's after school, but Dallas Independent School Distirct's police force is still at work, learning how to confront an armed individual. In a training exercise, each officer takes their turn facing a suspect alone.
After a two-day holiday -- compliments of an ice storm -- students at Dallas' Esperanza "Hope" Medrano Elementary returned to class Tuesday. But they received a less than warm welcome: the school's heat was out for much of the day.