Bill Zeeble

An Israeli/Russian took silver and a Minnesotan won bronze in the 17th Van Cliburn International Piano Competition

Shortly after the U.S. Department of Justice sued to block Texas from giving in-state tuition to immigrant students without legal status, state Attorney General Ken Paxton announced the two parties had filed a joint motion asking a court to permanently end the policy.

Most all major school districts in the San Antonio area dropped at least one letter grade from the last ratings which were published for 2019. No schools in the San Antonio area are at risk of a takeover because of an unacceptable rating.

If the U.S. Department of Education closes, it's unclear how much money Texas could lose — or how the state might handle a shut-down

A Texas start-up says for districts still unable to put the legally mandated armed guard in every school, its drones could be an option.

Senate Bill 1262 would allow the Texas Education Agency to commission peace officers to help districts with security planning and aid in an emergency, when needed. It also requires districts still seeking a required armed officer to ask for a waiver annually.

An Equality Texas study shows many LGBTQ+ students have considered leaving their schools — and the state entirely —since Senate Bill 17 went into effect last year.

House Bill 3 mandated armed security in each of the state’s more than 8,000 schools, but many districts say it didn’t come with enough funding.

Paxton’s letters to both districts are based on secretly recorded videos suggesting Dallas and Irving ISD officials may have violated a 2022 Texas law requiring public school students compete in athletic competitions based on their biological sex only.

At least two Southern Methodist University graduates will perform at Monday's 60th presidential inauguration, upholding an American tradition more than two centuries old.