Texas teachers sue over investigations into social media posts following Charlie Kirk’s death
| January 7, 2026
The Texas Education Agency urged superintendents in September to report teachers who were critical of the far-right political activist on social media.
8 seats up for grabs on the Texas State Board of Education in 2026
| December 17, 2025
Several offices across Texas will be on the ballot in 2026, including eight seats on the state board of education.
Greg Abbott vows to put Turning Point USA chapters in all Texas schools
| December 9, 2025
Gov. Greg Abbott and Lt. Gov. Dan Patrick joined Turning Point USA Senior Director Josh Thifault in Austin on Monday to announce a partnership with the far-right organization.
How North Texas colleges work to keep pre-med students in the health care pipeline
| December 3, 2025
Five months into college, Brian Mata sees the difference between exploring science in a high school lab and surviving a course in a university lecture hall.
Texas’ private school voucher program is starting. Here’s what to know.
| December 3, 2025
Rules for the state’s new $1 billion private school voucher program were finalized on Nov. 25. Here’s what you need to know about the controversial initiative.
Texas schools are using AI to ban more books
| November 26, 2025
AI | book ban | EDUCATION | EXCO-Player | local politics | old texas | public education | public schools | TEXAS
School boards across Texas that are struggling to comply with a new state law restricting “inappropriate” materials on library shelves are turning to artificial intelligence for help.