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Embattled North Texas Universities Still Navigating Political Pressure, Cutting DEI Programs

By Austin WoodFebruary 26, 2026

The University of North Texas has announced a nearly $50 million budget shortfall, while UT System schools are to avoid ‘controversial’ subjects when possible.

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More North Texas Students Walk Out as Abbott Threatens Consequences

By Austin WoodFebruary 10, 2026

Plano and Melissa students joined protests as Gov. Abbott tells state officials to investigate districts believed to encourage or facilitate walkouts

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School District Under Fire After Muslim Group Hands Out the Quran During Lunch Period

By Austin WoodFebruary 6, 2026

Social media outrage swiftly followed reports that an unauthorized group visited Wylie East High School.

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UNT Graduate Student ‘Investigated’ Under New State Bathroom Law, School Policy

By Emma RubyFebruary 2, 2026

Officials told the student she’d been reported under a new policy that mandates individuals to use bathrooms that correspond with their birth gender.

Muslim prayer

Paxton Opinion Paves Way for Texas Vouchers to Steer Clear of Islamic Schools

By Kelly DearmoreJanuary 27, 2026

CAIR has been a target of conservative lawmakers in Texas for the past year, with Gov. Greg Abbott and Plano Rep. Jeff Leach leading the charge.

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Texas School Vouchers Launch, but Costs, Access and Religion Limit Families’ Freedom

By Kelly DearmoreJanuary 20, 2026

Not only do Texas school vouchers not cover the amount of tuition at many private schools, those schools don’t have to let families with the vouchers in.

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Texas Teachers Sue Over Investigations Into Educators Who Posted About Charlie Kirk

By Emma RubyJanuary 6, 2026

The lawsuit claims state leaders’ calls for investigations led to inconsistent and arbitrary punishment.

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Schools Across North Texas Are Closing. Where Did This Problem Come From?

By Emma RubyDecember 30, 2025

Dropping enrollment numbers have haunted districts for years. The reckoning seemed to come all at once.

Low Income Students are Being Left Out of Higher Education Across Dallas and Beyond

By Emma RubyDecember 23, 2025

Dallas ISD lags behind the state average when it comes to setting students up for a two- or four-year degree.

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New Reports Paint Texas as Ground Zero for Conservative College Takeover

By Emma RubyDecember 16, 2025

From attacks on DEI to strengthening state leaders’ hold on university governance, Texas’ conservative college shift has been a long time coming.

SMU Law School Relocation Plan Upsets Alumni

By Alyssa FieldsDecember 15, 2025

A plan to move SMU’s Dedman School of Law has riled alumni, faculty and students who enjoy the beauty of the historic law quad.

Parents Call Out ‘Sham’ as More North Texas Schools Are Set to Close

By Alyssa FieldsDecember 12, 2025

In a 5-2 vote, the Grapevine-Colleyville ISD approved closing three schools by the end of next year.

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No, Exchange Students Are Not Taking Roster Spots From North Texas Athletes

By Emma RubyDecember 4, 2025

The governing body that oversees high school sports in Texas approved a ban on varsity spots for exchange students.

Parkland Families Voice Concerns Over Florida, Texas School Armed Drone Plan

By Alex DeLuca and OthersDecember 1, 2025

The drones are armed with less-than-lethal pepper spray bullets, among other things.

Texas Takes Break From Banning Books, Will Now Mandate Certain Ones

By Alyssa FieldsNovember 26, 2025

The Texas Board of Education is considering requiring titles both widely accepted and controversial.

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Much to the Dismay of Some Neighbors, a ‘Learning Pod’ in Oak Cliff is Saved By The Bill

By Alyssa FieldsNovember 26, 2025

A group of residents say an illegal school is operating at the end of their street. A pandemic-era state law says otherwise.

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UT Dallas Punishes Student Journalist for Adding Disclaimer to Antisemitism Article

By Emma RubyNovember 25, 2025

The former student paper editor is appealing the decision, and warns the punishment comes amid a free speech crackdown on campus.

Fewer international students are enrolled in graduate programs at the University of North Texas

Crackdown on Foreign Students Hits Grad Schools Hardest, New Data Reveals

By Emma RubyNovember 17, 2025

Although undergraduate international student populations grew this fall, graduate enrollment plummeted.

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Texas A&M System ‘Muzzles’ Faculty on Race, Gender Ideology Lessons

By Emma RubyNovember 14, 2025

The new policy passed unanimously despite one historian warning that it would prevent her from teaching lessons on the Holocaust.

4 Arrests in a Month: What the Hell is Happening at Celina ISD?

By Emma RubyNovember 7, 2025

It turns out that an alleged sexual abuse coverup was only the tip of the iceberg for Celina ISD’s current problems.

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North Texas School Librarians Don’t Have 23,000 New Books They Want

By Alyssa FieldsNovember 4, 2025

The average school district in Dallas and Collin Counties are waiting on 2,900 books.

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383% More Jesus: Texas’ New School Curriculum Triples Down on Christianity

By Emma RubyNovember 3, 2025

One Bluebonnet lesson instructs students to memorize the order in which the Bible says God created the universe.

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