Leonard High School Principal Jansen Trotter was arrested and charged with failing to report alleged teacher misconduct as required by state law. A student allegedly told Trotter about the misconduct before dying by suicide days later.
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Texas' $1 billion private school voucher program enables families to spend funds on tuition, books, supplies, tutoring, therapy, enrichment activities, and other approved educational expenses through an online marketplace called Odyssey. As of October 5, families had spent more than $270 million, including nearly $50 million through the online marketplace.
$$1 billion for private school voucher program total
Lupita Reyes, Parent receiving voucher funds for two children; Travis Pillow, Oversees program for Texas Comptroller's Office; José Menéndez, State Senator, San Antonio Democrat and 1 more
The Texas Women's Foundation released a report tracking women's economic indicators across Texas. The report finds women working full-time earn 81 cents for every dollar earned by men, down from 83 cents in the previous report. Childcare access is identified as the biggest barrier to economic opportunity.
$nearly $12,000 for average cost of center-based infant care per year in Texas
Texas Women's Foundation, organization that conducted report; Karen Hughes White, president and CEO of Texas Women's Foundation; Every Texan, policy group that partnered on research
AACT NOW is reminding Rio Grande Valley residents that early voting for the November 3, 2026 general election ends Friday, October 30. The organization is conducting Rally the VOTE, a nonpartisan campaign that includes Touch-10, which asks participants to contact 10 people about voting.
Norma Flores-Ruiz, Executive Director of AACT NOW; AACT NOW, Organization conducting voter outreach
Dallas Area Rapid Transit will provide free rides to voters with valid government IDs or voter registration cards on Election Day, Nov. 3, 2026, across its service area.
Dallas Area Rapid Transit (DART), transit authority offering free rides; Erin Myers, vice president of public relations for DART
Texas Children's Hospital in Houston opened a detransition clinic as part of a settlement with the Texas Attorney General's Office and Justice Department. The hospital was accused of miscoding and billing gender-affirming care procedures through Medicaid and insurance.
$$10 million for settlement payment
Texas Children's Hospital, Hospital system that opened the clinic; Ken Paxton, Texas Attorney General; Vanessa Sivadge, Former nurse who filed the lawsuit and 5 more
The Houston City Council voted to approve new rules for businesses receiving property tax abatements from the city. The new requirements include paying workers at least $18 per hour, providing health insurance and workers' compensation, expanding apprenticeship training opportunities, and banning contractors with recent OSHA violations or wage theft histories from tax abatement-related construction work.
$$18 per hour for minimum wage requirement for tax abatement recipients
Alejandra Salinas, Houston City Council member who spearheaded many of the provisions; Fred Flickinger, Houston City Council member; John Whitmire, Mayor of Houston and 2 more
The Federal Communications Commission announced it will vote November 19 on rules allowing state and local prisons and jails to deploy cellphone-jamming equipment to stop unauthorized communications by inmates. Texas prisons have recovered hundreds of contraband phones in recent years.
Federal Communications Commission, Agency voting on cellphone-jamming rule; Brendan Carr, FCC Chairman announcing the vote; Texas Department of Criminal Justice, Operator of state prisons affected by proposed rule
The New York Times published a profile of Texas Senate candidate James Talarico that included Texas Education Agency documents showing his largest class had 30 students, contradicting his repeated campaign claims of teaching 45 students in one classroom. Talarico's campaign acknowledged he initially had 45 students placed in his classroom but said administrators redistributed them.
James Talarico, Democratic U.S. Senate candidate and Texas State representative; New York Times, Published profile with Texas Education Agency documents; JT Ennis, Talarico's campaign spokesman and 2 more