Senate Bill 2972 limits “expressive activities” on campuses to certain places and times. A free speech organization is suing on behalf of numerous students and student groups, calling the law unconstitutional.

Senate Bill 11, which went into effect on Monday, allows school boards to set aside time for voluntary prayer or the reading of religious texts during classroom time.

The ACLU of Texas has filed a lawsuit challenging the constitutionality of the state's new anti-DEI law days before it goes into effect.

And in 2025, the Texas Legislature’s 89th session was no different. Earlier this year, lawmakers passed Senate Bill 412, which makes changes that could mean criminal charges for educators.

English teacher Nady Khalil stretched his arm across a poster-sized sheet of paper with seven stanzas written in red ink and asked six seventh graders to read as the Texas education commissioner observed.

The UNT System’s temporary pause on drag performances went into effect in March of this year. A federal appeals court ruled earlier this month a similar ban likely violates the First Amendment.

Attorney General Ken Paxton announced the investigation of Plano ISD Thursday.

Denton ISD has moved quickly to create a new state-mandated council to review and recommend new library materials to the school board.

Tarrant County College’s budget for the upcoming school year is its first through a new process that requires justifying every expense, officials said.

Fort Worth ISD Superintendent Karen Molinar made clear Tuesday that students can’t afford to wait for the state to decide the district’s fate, even as Texas Education Commissioner Mike Morath plans to visit Thursday.

House Bill 2038 makes it easier for foreign doctors to get licensed in Texas — but not all are allowed.

Trustees in the northwest Fort Worth school district approved a $286.5 million budget and maintained its property tax rate.