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At the end of this semester, Dove and Bransford elementary schools will close, despite parents' and students' urging to keep them open.

The lieutenant governor also doubled down on his stance that property taxes can鈥檛 be totally eliminated, putting him at odds with Gov. Greg Abbott.

Millions of dollars in debt with declining enrollment over several years, GCISD leaders are set to vote Wednesday night whether to close Bransford and Dove elementary schools to save money, despite complaints from parents.

Frisco ISD鈥檚 enrollment soared by the thousands yearly. Now the rise has stopped, and the student population鈥檚 even falling, like in many North Texas districts.

Mansfield ISD this week began taking applications for out-of-district students. It joins other districts like Grand Prairie and Frisco competing for nearby students 鈥� and the funding that comes with them.

More than half of new Texas classroom teachers who joined the profession last year lacked certification. Education leaders say that's hurting students and district budgets.

Even with Texas lawmakers鈥� $8.5 billion budget boost for education, Dallas ISD is still operating at a budget deficit, trustee Ben Mackey told a forum Thursday. He said the district has the reserves to manage it well 鈥� but that may not last.

A gift from 鈥減roud members of the TCU community鈥� will cover spring semester tuition for 2026 medical school grads of the Fort Worth college.

Trustees in the northwest Fort Worth school district approved a $286.5 million budget and maintained its property tax rate.

The Hurst-Euless-Bedford Independent School District board voted unanimously to hold a special election on a proposed local property tax rate increase.

The Texas advocacy group Children at Risk says it chalked up nearly a dozen legislative wins in the 89th session. But it saw some losses, too.

House Bill 2 includes $4.2 billion for pay raises and nearly $2 billion to overhaul special education.