Could the Bible become required reading in Texas public schools?
| January 28, 2026
The Texas State Board of Education is set to vote on the Texas Education Agency's final proposed statewide required reading list for public school students at the end of the month.
Greg Abbott halts visas for foreign workers at Texas universities
| January 28, 2026
college | DFW TEXED EXCLUSIVE | EDUCATION | educators | governor greg abbott | HIGHER EDUCATION | public education | TEXAS | Texas A&M | Texas Lead Story
Public universities across the state can’t seek new visas without the Texas Workforce Commission’s permission from now until the end of the 2027 legislative session under a new directive from Republican Gov. Greg Abbott.
Studies find declining employment opportunities for early-career workers in AI-exposed fields
| January 23, 2026
AI | AI exposure | AI-exposed jobs | AI-exposed occupations | Community | DFW | DFW-hardgate | ECONOMY | EDUCATION | employment | LABOR | TEXAS | young employees | young workers
Studies have recently found that young workers in AI-exposed fields are seeing a decline in employment opportunities. Several factors are at play.
Parents and students must ‘demand excellence’ from Texas universities
| January 22, 2026
EDUCATION | EXCO-Player | HIGHER ED | HIGHER EDUCATION | local politics | old texas | TEXAS | Texas A&M
Dr. Leonard Bright, an ethics professor at Texas A&M University, is urging students and parents who are concerned about ongoing attacks on academic freedom in Texas to fight back at the ballot box.
Texas Comptroller wants to bar Islamic schools from voucher program
| January 16, 2026
As private schools in Texas register for the state’s new voucher program, Acting Comptroller Kelly Hancock suggests that schools with Islamic ties be disqualified from participating.