Texas School Funding

One of Donald Trump’s campaign promises is to close down the Department of Education. Trump picked former wrestling executive Linda McMahon to be his education secretary. She has limited experience in educational administration. What would be the fallout if the Department of Education is shut down?

A proposed K-5 curriculum for the state's public schools includes several religious references with predominantly Christian themes.

Trustees for the city's largest school district greenlit a budget of more than $1 billion for the 2024-2025 school year.

Trustees of San Antonio's fifth largest school district, Southwest ISD, approved a 2% raise for full-time employees and a $1,000 one-time retention payment on June 12. District leaders warned that big cuts are coming next year if state lawmakers don’t increase funding.

Attorney General Ken Paxton has now targeted seven school districts over alleged electioneering in what he calls an effort to stop elections from being “illegally swayed by public officials improperly using state resources.” Those school districts are responding.