Texas Librarians Increasingly Targeted by Police Investigations Over Book Challenges
As the far-right culture war against books and students heats up, librarians are increasingly finding themselves targeted by state authorities over books conservatives find...
Poor Turnout For Abbott’s Much-Hyped School Voucher Rally
According to law enforcement on the scene, only about 200 people showed up for today’s rally for “school choice,” the euphemism supporters have invoked...
DeSantis Wants To Kill Dreamers’ Future, Will Abbott Follow His Footsteps?
Last month, Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis, proposed reversing a 2014 measure, denying in-state tuition to college students who came to the U.S. as children...
The Most Important Questions Around The State Takeover Of HISD
With the state poised to take over management of the Houston Independent School District, the eighth largest in the country, there is speculation about...
Rumors Confirmed: Texas Education Agency Announces Houston ISD Takeover
After weeks of rumors out of Austin, it has been confirmed that the Texas Education Agency will announce the state takeover of Houston Independent...
Dennis Bonnen, Former School Voucher Opponent, Sells Out to Goldwater Institute
Dennis Bonnen, former Speaker of the Texas House and fierce opponent of the far-right push for school vouchers, has joined the Goldwater Institute, sources...
Fort Davis School District Warns Abbott And Patrick: Vouchers Will Lead To Bankruptcy
Former president Donald Trump may have beaten current President Joe Biden by a mile in rural areas of West Texas, but school district leaders...
Education And Empowering Resistance: Siler’s Journey Against Far-Right Agendas
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GuCf9wMpEMQ
Reform Austin’s Managing Editor Nick Anderson interviews Charles Siler, Co-founder of Agave Strategies, a political consulting, strategic communication and public relations firm.In the interview,...
Rural School Districts Push Back Against Vouchers Ahead Of Abbott’s ‘School Choice’ Visits
At a press conference held in Tyler Wednesday, Smith County area school district superintendents gathered at the Tyler Independent School District's Career & Technology...
Does Texas Law Require The Ouster Of Houston ISD’s School Board? It’s More Complicated...
Published March 8, 2023
As concerns grow about the Texas Education Agency ousting the Houston Independent School District’s elected board, a question with major practical...
