Education

State law prohibits schools from making direct name, image and likeness deals with athletes. Texas Tech says it puts them at a disadvantage as the university recruits athletes for fall 2025.

The Texas State Board of Education moved one step closer to approving a controversial curriculum that embeds Bible stories into elementary classes yesterday. KERA's Bill Zeeble reports on the 8 to 7 vote. Following a series of meetings at campuses across the city and a statement of no confidence from the local chapter of the NAACP, the Lubbock Independent School District Board of Trustees is holding a meeting at 6 p.m. on Thursday to discuss the possibility of closures and consolidations.

The State Board of Education is expected to vote Friday on whether to approve curriculum that has drawn criticism for including Bible stories at the elementary level. Texas Public Radio's David Martin Davies reports on a Texas coalition's new book sharing experiences with migrants' kindness and generosity.

The Legislature banned diversity, equity and inclusion programs at public colleges and universities but the prohibition was not supposed to affect academics. Now, Republicans are suggesting DEI-related content in classrooms is hindering efforts to prepare students for the workforce.

Local leaders and rural revitalization experts say Texas’ smallest towns can survive — despite a shift to urban and suburban counties — but it will take investments.

The governor’s directive extends a tuition freeze for Texas’ public universities that was approved in the last legislative session.

Trump tried to end the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals program before. Since then, it’s been caught up in legal challenges and is likely headed for the Supreme Court.

Record-breaking turnout for voters in and around Lubbock was still not able to meet expectations by the Elections Office, with a total percentage just over 62% of registered voters in Lubbock County; while close approval of local propositions opens the question of how long older Lubbockites will financially support Lubbock's massive growth.

Texas Republicans reaffirmed their overwhelming control of the state legislature in Tuesday’s election. But a crop of fresh Republican faces in the Texas House could have big implications for the balance of power in the chamber, including the state’s ongoing battle over school vouchers.

While energy experts say the Texas energy grid is more reliable than three years ago, KERA’s Pablo Arauz Peña reports the grid still faces challenges as providers transition to clean energy sources. Last week, school districts across Lubbock County took part in the seventh annual United we read event to encourage a love of reading in their students.