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Texas chooses a new path!

Texas’ next governor, lieutenant governor, attorney general and every other statewide office is now a Democrat, upending the state’s political power structure in one night.

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Education News

November 5, 2026

Texas Dems vowed seismic education change; here’s how schools could change for millions of students

From state takeovers to religion in classrooms to who’s overseeing public schools, Texas is poised to see a profound shift in K-12 education priorities after Democrats swept statewide elected offices, including the governor’s race, attorney general’s office and control of state House.
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North East ISD narrows list of 16 campuses up for closure

Parents of students enrolled at the 16 North East Independent School District elementary campuses that met the district’s closure criteria received letters last week from their principals, detailing whether their campuses could close.

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GRADING TEXAS

Texas’ top leaders’ support for a racist candidate endangers Texas students and families

The three elected officials who exercise the most financial and political control over education in Texas – Gov. Greg Abbott, Lt. Gov. Dan Patrick and House Speaker Dustin Burrows – already have failed educators and students in our public schools multiple times. Now, they are trying to elect a racist to public office in a state where most residents and public school students are people of color.

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