Weekly Roundup - Education

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The Texas Tribune
December 12, 2025

Texas Education Agency taking over Lake Worth, Connally and Beaumont school districts

By Jaden Edison and GRAPHIC BY Chris Essig

The three interventions come after the state’s education agency announced plans to take over Fort Worth ISD in October.

Abuse allegations against a legendary football coach’s son fracture a North Texas town

By Lomi Kriel

The top-ranked Celina High School football team is barrelling toward another state championship this month. Its coach is barred from the field.

6 takeaways from our investigation into the ouster of Texas A&M’s president

By Kate McGee and Nicholas Gutteridge

Mark Welsh III’s two-year tenure as president of Texas A&M University was marked with political controversies.

Why Gov. Greg Abbott wants to let taxpayers decide whether cities can raise — or cut — taxes

By Joshua Fechter

Texas cities and counties already face limits on how much revenue they can generate. Local leaders have warned that further restrictions would mean fewer services like parks and libraries.

How the political tide turned on Mark Welsh, the four-star general ousted as Texas A&M president

By Kate McGee and Nicholas Gutteridge

The A&M Board of Regents came to want a more explicitly conservative leader who would shut down controversy before it reared its head, as members grew weary from the steady drumbeat of online posts accusing the university of embracing liberal ideology.

Rod Paige, former U.S. education secretary also known for the “Houston Miracle,” dies at 92

By Colleen DeGuzman

The former Houston ISD superintendent was the first Black person to lead the Department of Education and helped launch the No Child Left Behind Act.

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