A Texas Austerity Crisis Is Playing Out City by City, School by School
Texas' local governments are facing growing fiscal pain. What’s that mean for the 2026 elections—and the 2027 session?
Education
DISRUPT, DEPLETE, DESTROY
The GOP’s 25-year-old playbook to kill the public school once and for all.
Dan Patrick’s Ban on Tenure Could Devastate Texas’ University System
The lieutenant governor’s proposal would not only do away with academic freedom; it would make attracting the best faculty near impossible.
Porn in Schools?: Texas GOP Sparks a Moral Panic Ahead of the Primaries
With bans on books and “critical race theory,” Republicans are scapegoating the state’s teachers for political gain.
The Omicron Variant Has Ravaged Texas Schools
The newest COVID-19 variant has wreaked havoc on public schools in the state, forcing closures as districts scramble for adequate staff.
Texas Students Are Receiving a Miseducation on Climate Change
A new book by Katie Worth shows how conservative ideologues and fossil fuel money have crept into public-school curricula across the nation.
The Unlikely Demise of Texas’ Biggest Corporate Tax Break
After 20 years, the state’s most lucrative corporate welfare program comes to an end.
Texas’ Largest Corporate Welfare Program Is Leaving Companies Flush and School Districts Broke
The state’s Chapter 313 program offers steep discounts on property taxes to attract big industrial projects that are supposed to pay off over the long term. But by the time these projects return to the tax rolls, much of that value has disappeared.
‘I Felt Like They Were Demonizing My People’: Advocates and Families Point to Biases in Texas Curricula
In Allen ISD, a 9th grade student is pushing back against an anti-Palestinian lesson plan.
Texas Has the Widest Digital Divide in the Nation. What Does that Mean for the School Year?
As schools reopen, some families face potentially life-threatening options.