Inside the Central Texas Congressional Map

What's going on in the districts surrounding Austin?

"...The 2022 version of the Central Texas congressional map – which was mostly drawn by..."

Feb. 4, 2022 News Feature by Mike Clark-Madison

Central Texas Lawmakers Speak Out About the 86th Legislative Session

Interviews with the team representing 2.1 million Austin metro residents

"...It's hard to imagine the 86th Texas Legislature being any crazier than the last three, or..."

Jan. 4, 2019 News Feature by the News Staff

The Texas School Finance Plan’s Local Bottom Line

Additional per-student funding under HB 3 for the 2019-20 school year

"...increases to the "basic allotment" of per-student funding every school district receives from the state; "compression" of districts' local..."

April 26, 2019 News Feature by Austin Sanders

Education in Central Texas: A worrisome portrait

Community Action Network releases its Education FAQ on education in Central Texas

"...a document that pulls together information about education in Central Texas. The result, for anyone who cares deeply about..."

Nov. 17, 2006 News Feature by Michael May

Opinion: Don’t Ask Texas Schoolchildren to Fund Your Corporate Expansion

Central Texas Interfaith calls on tech companies to withdraw their applications for Chapter 313 tax breaks

"...Central Texas schoolchildren and taxpayers are getting ripped off by..."

April 22, 2022 Column by Michael Floyd

Right Wing Texas State Board of Education Braces Looks to the Left

Central Texas voters can help transform deep-red education panel

"...The Texas State Board of Education, a perennial hotbed of right-wing..."

Feb. 21, 2020 News Feature by Mary Tuma

The Med School Solution

A medical school, a teaching hospital, and a new health care system?

"...Aug. 19, the presid­ent and CEO of Travis County Central Health, Patricia Young Brown, woke to find her face..."

Sept. 14, 2012 News Feature by Mike Kanin

Making the Math Work on Real School Finance Reform

"Texas Plan" brings new money to Austin and other districts, but nothing's final yet

"...just over four weeks left to go, the 86th Texas Legislature is on track to send Gov. Greg Abbott..."

April 26, 2019 News Feature by Austin Sanders

Deep-Pocket Donors Fund Right-Wing School Board Candidates in the Austin Suburbs

Drama outside of town

"...by mask mandates and culture wars reinvigorated by the Texas Legislature, conservative activism has heated up in the suburbs..."

April 29, 2022 News Feature by Morgan O’Hanlon

A Walking Contradiction: Texas High Schools, Football, and Concussions

Thousands of students mash helmets every weekend – at what cost?

"...2013 season, one of many involving thousands of high school football players in Texas...."

Oct. 30, 2013 Sports Post by Joseph Baucum

Texas Lege Preview: Saving Public Education

Vouchers and school funding and never the twain shall meet

"...that public education is getting the attention it deserves? Texas Republicans agree with Democrats that the state’s schools are..."

Jan. 10, 2025 News Feature by Brant Bingamon

AISD Decides: Back-to-School Means On Campus, In Person, No Virtual Learning

District cites funding fears after Lege's failure to act

"...vacation ends and Austin ISD students go back to school, they will indeed return "to" school, on campus, for..."

June 18, 2021 News Post by Clara Ence Morse

Opinion: Electric School Buses Are a Win for Kids’ Health, the Environment, and Our Community

There's no safe level of exposure to diesel fumes for children, and yet our kids spend hours each week breathing fumes on diesel buses

"...an important source of these toxic substances in our Central Texas neighborhoods are the very buses we use to..."

March 12, 2021 Column by Mary Beth Bennett

Right Wing Texas State Board of Education Looks to the Left

Central Texas voters can help transform deep-red education panel

"...The Texas State Board of Education, a perennial hotbed of right-wing..."

Feb. 18, 2020 News Post by Mary Tuma

The Hottest Race in Texas

The David Fisher-Todd Staples Senate Contest in East Texas Will Decide the Fate of the State Senate -- and the U.S. House

"...personal political event was in progress up in East Texas. In the auditorium of Frankston High School in Anderson..."

Oct. 27, 2000 News Feature by Michael King

Public School Rally Moves Indoors Due to Cold Snap

Save Texas Schools rally brings advocates from across the state to Austin

"...weather moderating just a bit, organizers of the Save Texas Schools rally are finding room for more rally goers..."

Feb. 21, 2025 News Feature by Brant Bingamon

Public School Supporters Will Rally for More Funding

Save Texas Schools rally to bring advocates from across the state

"...The Save Texas Schools rally has been moved to the First United..."

Feb. 17, 2025 News Post by Brant Bingamon

Back-to-School Brings New COVID-19 Records

Let there be masks

"...on-campus learning having barely just begun for most Austin-area school districts, local health officials are already seeing the impact..."

Aug. 27, 2021 News Feature by Beth Sullivan

Taking Stock of Texas Bills Aimed at Cracking Down on Immigration

They include a proposed Texas Homeland Security

"...federal immigration law enforcement operations. He also ordered the Texas Department of Public Safety to deploy “tactical strike teams”..."

March 14, 2025 News Feature by Maryam Ahmed

Rep. Gina Hinojosa on the 86th Texas Legislature

“We need to have the state pay its fair share into the school finance system”

"...board of trustees, was elected in 2016 to represent Central Austin; she served last session on the Homeland Security..."

Jan. 4, 2019 News Feature by Mary Tuma

Getting School to Work

Aided by an infusion of new tax dollars from high-tech and other industries, Del Valle ISD finds success by investing heavily in school-to-career programs.

"...Amid the millennial fascination with Central Texas' new economy -- the era of promised wealth..."

Dec. 31, 1999 News Feature by Kevin Fullerton

Local K-12 Educators Look at Ways to Start the School Year as COVID-19 Looms

Put on your thinking cap

"...for such interactive, kinesthetic science lessons in the new school year is nearly impossible. As a pandemic makes the..."

Aug. 7, 2020 Features Feature by Aaricka Washington

High School Stakes

Austin ISD election could shape a new direction for the district

"...On Nov. 6, voters in the Austin Inde­pen­dent School District won't just be selecting new trustees. They will..."

Oct. 5, 2012 News Feature by Richard Whittaker

What Follows Five Years of Failure at Mendez Middle School?

Making the grade

"...Two weeks ago, when the Texas Education Agency released district and campus scores as part..."

Aug. 31, 2018 News Feature by Austin Sanders

As Tax Protests Begin, Travis Central Appraisal District Catches Heat

The causes and effects of the ongoing TCAD controversy

"...have consumed political attention throughout the state, the Travis Central Appraisal Dis­trict's handling of local taxpayers' assessments is consumed..."

June 7, 2019 News Feature by Lindsay Stafford Mader

Ratliff Helps Both Sides in School Trial

The "Father of Robin Hood" takes the "West Orange-Cove" stand

"...witness in the ongoing West Orange-Cove CISD v. Neeley school-finance trial, has shown the contrast in strategy between the..."

Aug. 27, 2004 News Feature by Kimberly Reeves

Once Again, Redistricting Looms in Texas

Republicans hold all the power to draw new lines, but there's more attention on the process than ever before

"...Dancing With the Stars? – ventured rogue to re-redistrict Texas in 2003, after the GOP flipped the state House..."

Feb. 12, 2021 News Feature by Mike Clark-Madison

With More Pro-Voucher Republicans Elected, What’s Next in the Fight Over School Vouchers

Dems look to flip Republican seats in the November election

"...pleasant memories – was the déjà vu death of school vouchers...."

July 12, 2024 News Feature by Brant Bingamon

Opinion: Hungry Children Need Healthy School Meals to Thrive

A pandemic-era program that supported hungry children is set to disappear at the end of June. Pediatricians urge a new focus on food for kids.

"...annual well-child check. "The free breakfast and lunch at school has been a lifesaver for me financially and Desmond..."

June 24, 2022 Column by Elizabeth Mann

Fred Lewis, Friends of “the Poor” Go to War on Central Health

Is there a doctor in the house?

"...When Central Health won its bond election in 2012, the vote..."

Dec. 2, 2016 News Feature by Michael King

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