A two‑day HISD hearing examined whether the district has "good cause" to fire union president Michelle Williams, who says the move is retaliation after she filed TEA complaints. An examiner’s recommendation is due in early March.

Families from about 100 HISD schools plan to keep students home Thursday and rally at Lantrip Elementary to protest the state takeover. Organizers say elected officials will speak at the board meeting.

Alvin parents say the district punished students and reviewed phones after an anti‑ICE walkout, and they'll press the school board for answers.

TSU's Board approved a 100-day "Operation Tiger Reset" to address audit-identified financial weaknesses and stabilize leadership with a May 1 deadline.

Danielle "Denise" Dick has launched a third run for an HCDE seat, setting up a contest that will place her alongside her husband on the county education board. Early voting begins next week.

Cy‑Fair ISD trustees voted 4-3 to reinstate 13 chapters in five textbooks that had been removed in May 2024, reversing a controversial ban that sparked protests and a campaign fight.

The Texas Tribune consolidated candidate Q&As, ballot lookup tools and short videos into a free vote hub to help Texans navigate new maps before early voting.

A clip from a late‑2024 interview of Houston Rep. Gene Wu has gone viral on X, prompting condemnations from national conservatives and renewed scrutiny of his leadership.

The Texas Medical Board has posted a required course that walks clinicians through when abortion is lawful to protect a patient’s life. Doctors say the slides may not resolve murky, real‑world cases.

A federal judge in Austin blocked Texas SB 664, ruling that forcing large disclaimers on plant-based meat packaging violated manufacturers' First Amendment rights.

Harris County Democrats say ICE agents have racially profiled and used violent tactics in recent enforcement actions, and they're asking a judge to stop it.

Liberty County commissioners approved plans for a 600-bed, expandable jail after safety failures and years of overcrowding. Officials estimate the project will cost about $100 million.

Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton sued CAIR‑Texas, seeking injunctions to bar land purchases and recruiting and escalating a legal fight after Gov. Abbott's designation.