Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton will launch an investigation into the Dallas and Irving Independent School Districts to ...

In a welcome act of bureaucratic courage, last month members of the city’s landmark commission began the lengthy process of ...

The Texas Education Agency said it rigorously vetted the reliability of its scoring machine before launching in 2024. Agency officials added that the system is audited and that subjective scoring is ...

A new $5 million baseball field in Oak Cliff honors William “Bill” Blair Jr., a former Negro Leagues pitcher who went on to ...

According to a post on Precinct 4 Constable Mark Herman's social media accounts, the man was armed with a "ninja star." ...

FORT WORTH, Texas — Gospel legend and Fort Worth native Kirk Franklin will receive the Black Music Icon Award next week ahead of the 2025 Grammys. Franklin will receive the award, which celebrates ...

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FORT WORTH — The Keller ISD Board of Trustees is expected to meet this week to discuss a proposal to split the district in two. The controversial plan has already generated plenty of pushback.

Dallas Cowboys head coach Mike McCarthy talks to reporters following an NFL football game against the Washington Commanders, Sunday, Jan. 5, 2025, in Arlington, Texas. The Commanders won 23-19.

Dallas ISD parents are surely familiar with PowerSchool, a vendor that manages student information for thousands of schools (and millions of students) nationwide. On December 28, hackers were able ...

PowerSchool, a company hired by districts to store student information, reported the data breach to Dallas ISD. Similar to Dallas ISD, several other North Texas districts, including Denton ISD ...

Kristy Hill and her family are proud Keller ISD alums but under a proposed split of the district, her home would no longer be a part of that school district. "My initial reaction was like ...