State: On-campus instruction can be delayed another month in RGV
McAllen Monitor
Staff
09/25/2020
9 doc(s)
Coronavirus; Cortez, Richard F.; Distance education; Rio Grande Valley; School districts
Politics shouldn’t trump public health, especially during a pandemic
Austin American Statesman
Winnike, A.
09/10/2020
3 doc(s)
Abbott, Greg; Coronavirus; Municipal government; Paxton, Ken; Politics; Public health
More Austin-area students returning to classrooms
Austin American Statesman
Taboada, M.
09/04/2020
2 doc(s)
School districts; Student health
County’s delay of in-person classes challenged
San Antonio Express News
A.P. Wire
08/24/2020
2 doc(s)
Cameron County; Coronavirus; Public health; Religious schools; Treviño, Eddie, Jr.
Schools to report COVID-19 data to state, TEA says
Fort Worth Star-Telegram
Weinberg, T.
08/21/2020
3 doc(s)
Coronavirus; School districts; Student health
Dallas ISD to resume athletic activities Aug. 24 — over two weeks earlier than county orders would have allowed
Dallas Morning News
Riddle, G.
08/16/2020
4 doc(s)
Dallas Independent School District; High school athletics
'We can't ignore this': Hidalgo, Harris County health officials issue guidance for school reopenings
Houston Chronicle
Carpenter, J.
08/13/2020
7 doc(s)
Distance education; Harris County; Hidalgo, Lina; School districts; Student health
Superintendents in Montgomery County consider myriad options in uncertain year
Houston Chronicle
Swinnerton, J.
08/12/2020
3 doc(s)
Conroe Independent School District; Coronavirus; School superintendents; Splendora Independent School District; Student health
Humble ISD approves phased return to class beginning Aug. 17
Houston Chronicle
Mehrtens, S.
08/12/2020
5 doc(s)
Coronavirus; Crosby Independent School District; Huffman Independent School District; Humble Independent School District; New Caney Independent School District; School boards; Sheldon Independent School District; Student health
Spring Branch ISD balancing multiple objectives in reopening plan
Houston Chronicle
Nickerson, R.
08/12/2020
3 doc(s)
Coronavirus; Paxton, Ken; School districts; Spring Branch Independent School District
Greg Abbott visits Victoria to address COVID-19 response
Victoria Advocate
McCarthy, C.
08/12/2020
6 doc(s)
Abbott, Greg; Coronavirus; School districts; Unemployment benefits; Victoria County
State should defer to school district leadership across Texas
Waco Tribune Herald
DeMatthews, D.
08/12/2020
3 doc(s)
Distance education; School districts; School superintendents; Student health; Teacher retention
Teachers union: It’s appalling that Texas leaders are ignoring health guidance to open schools
Dallas Morning News
Capo, Z.
08/09/2020
3 doc(s)
Education Agency, Texas; School districts; Student health; Teacher retention; Texas American Federation of Teachers
What you need to know before you send your child back to school
Dallas Morning News
Ambrose, S.
08/09/2020
11 doc(s)
Coronavirus; School districts; Student health
Most McLennan County districts to reopen this month for 'most unusual school year'
Waco Tribune Herald
Crum, B.
08/09/2020
4 doc(s)
Attorney General opinions; McLennan County; Paxton, Ken; School districts; Student health
Amid pandemic, Austin ISD board moves school start date to Sept. 8
Austin American Statesman
Taboada, M.
08/08/2020
3 doc(s)
Austin Independent School District; School boards; School year; Student health
Bastrop County judge: AG school reopening guidance leaves door open to infections
Austin American Statesman
Mulder, B.
08/08/2020
4 doc(s)
Attorney General opinions; Bastrop County; Distance education; Education Agency, Texas; Pape, Paul; School districts; Student health
Metro Health: School buildings should be off-limits to students, except for kids who most need personal instruction, while coronavirus spreads ...
San Antonio Express News
Torralva, K.
08/08/2020
2 doc(s)
Distance education; Public health surveillance; School districts; Student health
Some parents, teachers call on Comal ISD to delay return to campus
San Antonio Express News
Torralva, K.
08/06/2020
4 doc(s)
Comal Independent School District; Coronavirus; Student health
Austin district weighs delaying first day of school
Austin American Statesman
Taboada, M.
08/05/2020
6 doc(s)
Austin Independent School District; Coronavirus; School year; Student health
Abbott stresses Texas school boards are best to set reopenings of classrooms amid COVID
Fort Worth Star-Telegram
Weinberg, T.
08/05/2020
9 doc(s)
Abbott, Greg; Education Agency, Texas; Medical equipment; School boards; School districts; Student health
Spring Branch ISD pushes back the start of school
Houston Chronicle
Lapin, E.
08/05/2020
5 doc(s)
School year; Spring Branch Independent School District
Humble ISD mulls return to class options amid conflicting instructions from Harris County, TEA, state
Houston Chronicle
Mehrtens, S.
08/05/2020
3 doc(s)
Coronavirus; Humble Independent School District; Public health; Student health
San Antonio virtual town hall for parents, educators to address confusion over school reopenings amid coronavirus
San Antonio Express News
Torralva, K.
08/05/2020
5 doc(s)
Coronavirus; Parents; School districts; Student health
Some Humble ISD students will return to campuses this month
Houston Chronicle
Webb, S.
08/04/2020
4 doc(s)
Coronavirus; Distance education; Humble Independent School District; School boards; Special education; Student health
Paxton offers needed school guidance
San Antonio Express News
Henneke, R.
08/04/2020
3 doc(s)
Huberty, Dan; Paxton, Ken; School districts; Student health; Texas Public Policy Foundation
‘Like Christmas morning’ — football workouts resume for many Texas high schools, with masks and sanitizer galore
San Antonio Express News
Hinojosa, D.
08/04/2020
4 doc(s)
Football; High school athletics; University Interscholastic League
Fact check: What if Texas pulls funding from schools that cancel in-person classes?
Houston Chronicle
Asch, S.
08/03/2020
6 doc(s)
Distance education; Education Agency, Texas; School attendance; School districts; School finance
State makes unconscionable demand
San Antonio Express News
Clack, C.
08/02/2020
4 doc(s)
Coronavirus; Education Agency, Texas; Paxton, Ken; Public health; School districts; Student health
Many Waco-area school districts delaying in-person classes until September
Waco Tribune Herald
Crum, B.
08/02/2020
2 doc(s)
Coronavirus; McLennan County; School boards; School districts; Student health
Abbott: local health authorities can’t shutter schools to prevent coronavirus spread
Austin American Statesman
Taboada, M.
08/01/2020
3 doc(s)
Abbott, Greg; Association of Texas Professional Educators; Bonnen, Dennis; Coronavirus; Education Agency, Texas; Huberty, Dan; Morath, Mike; Patrick, Dan; Paxton, Ken; Public health; School boards; School districts; Student health; Taylor, Larry (of Friendswood)
Abbott, legislative leaders: Texas school boards decide when, how to resume classes
Corpus Christi Caller Times
Moritz, J.
08/01/2020
3 doc(s)
Abbott, Greg; School boards; School districts; Student health
Abbott, top GOP leaders agree that local health officials cannot preemptively close schools because of coronavirus concerns
Dallas Morning News
Smith, C.
08/01/2020
4 doc(s)
Abbott, Greg; Education Agency, Texas; Paxton, Ken; School districts; Student health
Dallas-area school districts must decide when to resume athletic activities, and quick decision is needed for smaller classifications
Dallas Morning News
Riddle, G.
08/01/2020
4 doc(s)
Abbott, Greg; High school athletics; Paxton, Ken; School districts
Paxton, Abbott risking lives — State law gives local health authorities power to cancel school
Houston Chronicle
Chandler, S.
08/01/2020
6 doc(s)
Abbott, Greg; Paxton, Ken; School districts; Student health
Abbott: Health officials can’t keep schools closed
Houston Chronicle
Carpenter, J.
08/01/2020
3 doc(s)
Abbott, Greg; Humble Independent School District; Morath, Mike; Paxton, Ken; Public health; School boards; School districts; Student health
Gov. Abbott, GOP leaders shoot down Bexar County health order about school reopenings amid coronavirus pandemic
San Antonio Express News
Fechter, J.
08/01/2020
4 doc(s)
Abbott, Greg; Bexar County; Distance education; Flores, Pete; School districts; Student health
Schools prepare to start year remotely; Parents have options for their children
Valley Morning Star
Long, G.
08/01/2020
5 doc(s)
Brownsville Independent School District; Distance education; School districts; Student health
Victoria County rescinds virtual only order, VISD plans remain unchanged
Victoria Advocate
Douty, S.
08/01/2020
2 doc(s)
Distance education; Student health; Victoria County; Victoria Independent School District
Midway ISD to start classes in August, require all teachers to report to campuses
Waco Tribune Herald
08/01/2020
1 doc(s)
Midway Independent School District; School districts; Student health; Teachers
Texas schools need some certainty during coronavirus pandemic, not more confusion, superintendents group tells state leaders
Dallas Morning News
Ayala, E.
07/31/2020
7 doc(s)
Education Agency, Texas; Morath, Mike; Paxton, Ken; Public health; School districts; Student health; Texas Association of School Administrators; West, Royce
Starting school in Texas just got more confusing. It didn’t have to be
Dallas Morning News
Editorial
07/31/2020
5 doc(s)
Paxton, Ken; School districts; Student health
Fort Worth school officials move start date. Classes will be online-only for 4 weeks.
Fort Worth Star-Telegram
Lopez, B.
07/31/2020
7 doc(s)
Distance education; Fort Worth Independent School District; School districts; School year; Scribner, Kent P.; Student health
Local school boards should control reopenings so voters can hold them accountable
Fort Worth Star-Telegram
Allen, C.
07/31/2020
3 doc(s)
Distance education; Paxton, Ken; School boards; School districts; Student health
Leave politics out of reopening Texas schools. Listen to the science.
Houston Chronicle
Editorial
07/31/2020
5 doc(s)
Coronavirus; Education Agency, Texas; Paxton, Ken; School districts; Student health
‘A somber reminder’: Dallas County reports new one-day high of 36 coronavirus deaths as state adds 313
Dallas Morning News
Steele, T.
07/30/2020
4 doc(s)
Coronavirus; Jenkins, Clay Lewis; Public health surveillance
Some Fort Worth-area schools announce their return plans. Here’s who did and didn’t.
Fort Worth Star-Telegram
Tinsley, A.
07/30/2020
5 doc(s)
School districts; School year; Student health
Laredo health authority rebuffs Texas AG’s ‘opinion’ on schools opening
Laredo Morning Times
Wallace, J.
07/30/2020
3 doc(s)
Paxton, Ken; Public health; School districts; Student health
Nirenberg, Wolff call on Gov. Abbott for clarity on school reopenings after AG opinion
San Antonio Express News
Torralva, K.
07/30/2020
4 doc(s)
Attorney General opinions; Coronavirus; Education Agency, Texas; Morath, Mike; Nirenberg, Ron; Paxton, Ken; School districts; School finance; Student health; Wolff, Nelson
Give districts flexibility to safely reopen campuses
San Antonio Express News
Editorial
07/30/2020
4 doc(s)
Attorney General opinions; Coronavirus; Education Agency, Texas; Paxton, Ken; School districts; School finance; Student health
Here’s what going back to school will look like in Bexar County this fall
San Antonio Express News
Torralva, K.
07/30/2020
2 doc(s)
Distance education; Edgewood Independent School District; Northside Independent School District; San Antonio Independent School District; School districts; Student health
Last-minute orders, guidance and policy reversals aren't making school reopenings any easier
Waco Tribune Herald
Editorial
07/30/2020
6 doc(s)
Education Agency, Texas; Paxton, Ken; School districts
Schools risk losing Texas funding if they shutter under local health orders
Austin American Statesman
Taboada, M.
07/29/2020
8 doc(s)
Coronavirus; Education Agency, Texas; Morath, Mike; Paxton, Ken; Public health; School districts; School finance; Student health
Attorney General Paxton: Texas health officials have only limited authority to close schools
Corpus Christi Caller Times
Moritz, J.
07/29/2020
4 doc(s)
Paxton, Ken; Public health; School districts
Texas Education Agency: Continued funding at risk for schools pushed to remote-only by local coronavirus orders
Dallas Morning News
Ayala, E.
07/29/2020
3 doc(s)
Coronavirus; Distance education; Education Agency, Texas; Morath, Mike; Paxton, Ken; Private schools; Public health; School districts; School finance; Student health
School leaders, not health officials, will decide when to start classes, Texas AG says
Fort Worth Star-Telegram
Tinsley, A.
07/29/2020
5 doc(s)
Education Agency, Texas; Paxton, Ken; Powell, Beverly; School boards; School districts; Student health
Texas Education Agency won’t fund schools closed solely due to local health orders
Houston Chronicle
Goldenstein, T.
07/29/2020
5 doc(s)
Coronavirus; Education Agency, Texas; Hidalgo, Lina; Morath, Mike; Paxton, Ken; Public health; School districts; School finance; Student health
Somerset looks to begin practices earlier than expected
San Antonio Express News
Hinojosa, D.
07/29/2020
3 doc(s)
Coronavirus; High school athletics; Paxton, Ken; Public health; Somerset Independent School District; University Interscholastic League
Reversing course, TEA won’t fund schools closed solely due to Bexar County coronavirus health orders
San Antonio Express News
Torralva, K.
07/29/2020
6 doc(s)
Bexar County; Boerne Independent School District; Coronavirus; Education Agency, Texas; Paxton, Ken; Public health; School districts; School finance; Student health
McLennan County school-delay order rescinded after TEA, Paxton moves; Local authority still urging September start
Waco Tribune Herald
Crum, B.
07/29/2020
5 doc(s)
Abbott, Greg; Attorney General opinions; Coronavirus; Education Agency, Texas; Paxton, Ken; School districts; Student health
