Christmas Spirit Alive At Frisco Elementary School
At Nichols Elementary, cross guards wear festive hats and letters to Santa line the hallways.
Watch CBS News
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.
There is still some ice on the ground, but classes are back in session in the Dallas ISD, and several other school districts across North Texas on Tuesday morning.
It's a decision that isn't taken lightly in any school district. Regardless if the answer is yay or nay, many people end up criticizing the decision to either close or open schools after a winter storm.
Several of North Texas' largest school districts and college campuses have decided to cancel classes Friday.
A brawl on a North Texas school bus wasn't an escalated argument among students. Police blame an adult for getting on the bus and attacking several students onboard.
A Denton county woman is behind bars, accused of attacking three students on a school bus.