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2 weeks ago | 
ruralnewsnetwork.org | Terri Langford |Yuriko Schumacher |Stephen Simpson
Sign up for The Brief, The Texas Tribune’s daily newsletter that keeps readers up to speed on the most essential Texas news. The number of cases reported in Texas' historic measles outbreak has risen to 728 cases, 10 more cases over the past week. Of those, 94 patients have been hospitalized, and two school-aged children have died since the outbreak began in January. Friday's update still shows the measles outbreak slowing down.
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2 weeks ago | 
texasstandard.org | Joshua Fechter |Yuriko Schumacher |Shelby Tauber
To Princeton Mayor Eugene Escobar, the reason why so many people moved there is simple: It’s cheaper to buy a home there than in neighboring cities and suburbs. The typical home in Princeton is valued at around $325,000, according to Zillow — compared with more than $500,000 in nearby McKinney or $685,000 in Frisco. Escobar purchased his home in 2017 for $240,000. “It’s affordability,” Escobar said. “That’s really the driving factor.”With growth comes change.
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1 month ago | 
victoriaadvocate.com | Terri Langford |Stephen Simpson |Yuriko Schumacher
The number of cases reported in Texas' historic measles outbreak has risen to 683 cases in 29 counties, as of May 2. Of those, 89 patients have been hospitalized, and two school-aged children have died since the outbreak began in January. Twenty new cases were added on Friday, since the last update on Tuesday. On Friday, three counties reported their first cases: Upshur in northeast Texas, Eastland, east of Abilene and Hardeman on the Oklahoma border.
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1 month ago | 
victoriaadvocate.com | Terri Langford |Stephen Simpson |Yuriko Schumacher
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1 month ago | 
texastribune.org | Dan Keemahill |Terri Langford |Yuriko Schumacher
This site is protected by reCAPTCHA and the Google Privacy Policy and Terms of Service apply. Key coverage Sign up for The Brief, The Texas Tribune’s daily newsletter that keeps readers up to speed on the most essential Texas news. In the summer of 2020, death engulfed Texas’ Rio Grande Valley.
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1 month ago | 
gilmermirror.com | Sneha Dey |Yuriko Schumacher |Rob Reid
By Sneha Dey, Yuriko Schumacher and Rob Reid, The Texas Tribune April 24, 2025 “Texas school districts got their first A-F grades in five years. See how your school did here.” was first published by The Texas Tribune, a nonprofit, nonpartisan media organization that informs Texans — and engages with them — about public policy, politics, government and statewide issues. Sign up for The Brief, The Texas Tribune’s daily newsletter that keeps readers up to speed on the most essential Texas news.
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1 month ago | 
abc7amarillo.com | Jamie Burch |Yuriko Schumacher |Rob Reid
AMARILLO, Texas (KVII) — Texas public school ratings — which grade how well districts educate their students — drastically dropped after the state implemented stricter scoring standards, new data released Thursday shows. Of the nearly 1,200 districts evaluated in the state, 10.4% got an A, 73% got a B or a C, and 16.6% got a D or an F. Districts that get consecutive failing grades can face bruising state sanctions, like an order to shut down underperforming schools or a state takeover.
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1 month ago | 
texastribune.org | Sneha Dey |Yuriko Schumacher
Sign up for The Brief, The Texas Tribune’s daily newsletter that keeps readers up to speed on the most essential Texas news. Texas released long-awaited grades for school districts on Thursday. It’s the first time scores for underperforming schools have been made public in five years. Under the state’s school rating system, all districts and campuses got a letter grade for the 2022-23 school year.
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1 month ago | 
yahoo.com | Sneha Dey |Yuriko Schumacher |Rob Reid
Texas released long-awaited grades for school districts on Thursday. It’s the first time scores for underperforming schools have been made public in five years. Under the state’s school rating system, all districts and campuses got a letter grade for the 2022-23 school year. Of the nearly 1,200 districts evaluated in the state, 10.4% got an A, 73% got a B or a C, and 16.6% got a D or an F. Fort Worth ISD is at risk of shutting down a school or facing a state takeover because of failing grades.
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1 month ago | 
texastribune.org | Terri Langford |Yuriko Schumacher
This site is protected by reCAPTCHA and the Google Privacy Policy and Terms of Service apply. Key coverage Sign up for The Brief, The Texas Tribune’s daily newsletter that keeps readers up to speed on the most essential Texas news. The number of cases reported in Texas' historic measles outbreak has risen to 624 cases in 26 counties, as of April 22.
