Texas district leaders celebrate after judge presses pause on TEA’s new A-F ratings

Texas school leaders celebrated after a judge ruled a temporary injunction stating the TEA cannot release the A-F Accountability Ratings for the 2022-23 school year.

Llano ISD delays school Thursday due to weather

Llano Independent School District delayed the start of school on Thursday, Oct. 26 due to storms.

Student loan scammers arise as repayment begins

As student loan repayment begins after a federal pause, scammers are preying on borrowers seeking debt relief. But there are free and legitimate ways to lower your monthly payments or get student loan relief. Here's how.

Email threats were 'swatting exercise': Austin ISD

The threats prompted six Austin ISD campuses to be placed in "Secure", which was later lifted.

Cursive comes back: Bill signed requires cursive to be taught in California schools

The bill, which is now law, mandates that certain courses of study such as English, and certain skill sets, like handwriting in cursive, be taught to California students between first and sixth grades. Quirk-Silva said learning such a skill can have lasting benefits."

2 Liberty Hill HS students score perfect ACT scores

This year, Liberty Hill High School found out not one, but two of their seniors scored a perfect score on their ACT.

STEM UT Austin students granted full-ride scholarships

Santander Consumer gifted a $25,000 sponsorship to the Longhorn racing team, as well as three scholarships for students in engineering at UT Austin.

Texas Freedom Network delivers anti-school voucher petition to lawmakers

The Texas Freedom Network dropped off copies of a petition, each with more than 2,700 signatures, opposing Senate Bill 1, which passed the Senate last week.

Austin woman forgoes college, inspires others by working trade job

College isn't for everyone, and there are plenty of trade jobs to consider. That's what an Austin woman decided to do, and now she is following in her father's footsteps working at HOLT CAT, where she is the only woman in the shop.

Solar eclipse: Where, when and how to see the 'ring of fire' this weekend

The annular solar eclipse will be passing over central Texas this weekend! Learn more about the eclipse, when and where you can see it, and where you can go to get eclipse glasses and celebrate the phenomenon.

Texas families who've lost loved ones to fentanyl attend DEA summit

In 2021, the DEA seized 47,000 fentanyl laced pills. That number doubled in 2022, and Assistant Special Agent Brian Cole says they've seized over 100,000 pills so far in 2023.