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
Parents: Schools Using Transgender Suit As Cover to Discriminate
‘The blood is on their freaking hands if anything happens to these kids,’ says one parent of a trans student.
El Paso ISD Preps for Ban on Suspending Youngest Students
Alternative disciplinary measures aimed at reducing stigma and keeping kids in class
The Interview: Paul Quinn College’s Michael Sorrell
The president of Paul Quinn College on bringing a historically black institution back from the brink.
In Texas Transgender Suit, Who’s Facing Harm?
States play victim in federal court, but LGBT advocates say trans kids are the ones truly at risk.
University of Texas Won’t Go to Bat for Trans Student Athletes
New UIL rules forcing trans athletes to play based on birth certificates could violate Title IX.
The Interview: Judge John Dietz on Texas’ School Finance Crisis
Now that he’s retired, the judge who found Texas’ school finance system unconstitutional has a few things to say.
Here’s Every Way This Year’s STAAR Test Screwed Texas Schools (So Far)
From deleted answers to missing test books, Texas’ new test vendor almost left us pining for Pearson. Almost.
