Texas can require public schools to display Ten Commandments in classrooms, US appeals court rules
| April 21, 2026
Texas can require the Ten Commandments to be displayed in public school classrooms, a U.S. appeals court ruled Tuesday in a victory for conservatives who have long sought to incorporate more religion into schools.
How more Texas universities are bending the knee to far-right extremism
| April 21, 2026
college | COLLEGE STUDENTS | DFW | DFW TEXED EXCLUSIVE | HIGHER ED | HIGHER EDUCATION | North Texas | Texas Lead Story | university | University of North Texas | university of texas at arlington
Staff at both the University of Texas at Arlington and the University of North Texas have been fired for allegedly violating the state’s diversity, equity, and inclusion ban.
Voters to decide fate of $6B Dallas ISD bond package
| April 15, 2026
Dallas Independent School District is asking voters to approve a bond package that would fund campus renovations and increase security measures on May 2.
Higher education advocates call on lawmakers to fight for academic freedom in Texas
| April 14, 2026
college | COLLEGE STUDENTS | DFW TEXED EXCLUSIVE | EDUCATION | education department | educators | HIGHER ED | HIGHER EDUCATION | public education | TEXAS | Texas Lead Story | TEXAS LEADERS | university | University of North Texas | University of Texas at Austin
A coalition of educators and union members are calling on Texas lawmakers to adopt a new policy platform that centers the needs of workers and students over billionaires and corporate interests at higher education institutions.
Hundreds of Texans rallied at the TX Capitol to protest overreaching educational reforms
| April 9, 2026
Community | educators | EXCO-Player | old texas | public education | public schools | state board of education | TEXAS
Hundreds of Texans, including educator and State Board of Education candidate Tiffany Perkins, rallied outside the state Capitol on Tuesday to fight back against a proposed social studies overhaul and a required reading list that puts emphasis on Christianity at the expense of other religions.
The Republican-dominated SBOE heard public testimony on both items today, and are slated to cast a preliminary vote on each item by the end of the week.
Democrats on the Texas Board of Education demand investigation into undisclosed grant from conservative group
| April 9, 2026
DFW TEXED EXCLUSIVE | EDUCATION | education department | K-12 education | public education | state board of education | TEXAS | texas education agency
Democrats on the State Board of Education are asking to pause deliberation over an overhaul to the state’s social studies curriculum after a content advisor in charge of the rewrite received a financial contribution from an influential conservative group in Texas without disclosing it to the board.