Education

Proposition 1, to better fund a state education system, passed with Texas voters Tuesday.

Three elementary schools are no longer part of Austin ISD's closure plan. The district will also be postponing changes to campuses affected by boundary changes separate from turnaround plans.

The Texas A&M Aggies have achieved their highest-ever ranking at No. 3 in the College Football Playoff standings, fueled by an 8-0 start and the outstanding performance of Heisman contender QB Marcel Reed.

A Liberty Hill ISD student was hit by a car while walking in the crosswalk.

The Education Department recently announced specific guidelines employers must meet under an amended rule to the Public Service Loan Forgiveness program.

The full panel of judges on the United States Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit will hear both the Texas case and a similar case from Louisiana in January.

A tractor trailer carrying equipment for the Vandegrift High School marching band was struck by a train in San Antonio on Monday afternoon. The Viper band is still set to perform tonight in the UIL State Competition.

On Sunday, dozens of students, parents and teachers gathered outside Pease Elementary in Downtown Austin.

When Head Start programs close, children are left without care, teachers aren’t getting paid, and parents may have to miss work or school.

Austin ISD has released its updated consolidation and boundary change draft plan, which could close 13 schools.

The administration’s new rule starts next year and it may restrict loan forgiveness for some borrowers relying on the Public Service Loan Forgiveness program to pay off their debt.

The November 20 deadline is quickly approaching as Austin ISD moves forward with its consolidation and boundary change plan.

A student is in custody after bringing a gun onto a Pflugerville ISD school bus on its way to campus.

Researchers at the UT Austin Portugal Program have developed what they say is a remarkable cancer treatment that combines LED light and tiny tin flakes to kill cancer cells while shielding healthy cells.