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The Science Mill in Johnson City designed a game to help students learn why a large swath of Central Texas will be cast in twilight in the middle of the day. The museum estimates 6,000 students in the region will play Eclipse Quest before the April 8 eclipse.
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Camp Indigo is a normal day camp. The campers just happen to be transgender and nonbinary.
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The tenants union, launched Sunday, is intended to help students handle issues common to many renters in the city, such as escalating rents and delayed repairs. It plans to hold biweekly meetings and advocate for more affordable and accessible housing.
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School districts in the path of the totality cite concerns about an influx of visitors and traffic as reasons for the closures.
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The Texas Legislature approved a law last year allowing religious chaplains to provide mental health services in public schools. School boards had to vote on the policy by March 1.
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A law Texas passed after a gunman killed 21 people in Uvalde mandates the training. The Travis County Sheriff’s Office is partnering with Austin ISD to host the classes, with the goal of preparing about 800 law enforcement officers by next year.
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Del Valle ISD School Board President Rebecca Birch resigned from her position Tuesday. Her announcement came the same night the board was swearing in former trustee Damián Pantoja.
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UT said the students violated university policy by engaging in disruptive conduct and unauthorized entry. One of the students, who is four and a half years into a PhD, said he is not in a position to disrupt his degree.
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D.C. Caldwell is a local educator running to represent District 10 on the State Board of Education. He's branded himself a 'fusion' candidate, seeking the nominations of the Republican, Democratic, Libertarian and Green parties.
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The completion of nearly 1,200 evaluations is an important milestone in the district's effort to improve services for students with disabilities.
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The University Interscholastic League reevaluates which schools compete against each other in sports and other activities every two years. That process is underway for 2024-2026.
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The teaching assistants sent a message with mental health resources to Arab and Muslim students seeking support amid the war in Gaza. The lawyer said four students face disciplinary action for demanding they be reinstated.