Bryan Youth Football has taken a meaningful step forward with the Bryan Youth Sports Association launching its first tackle football league for children in grades 4 through 6 in Bryan, Texas. The program is being led by Hall of Fame … Read the rest
Roland Parrish Classic Built Community Pride
Roland Parrish Classic showed how high school football can serve more than the scoreboard. Held on September 12, 2026, at Cotton Bowl Stadium in Dallas, Texas, the inaugural event brought championship-level programs onto one field while connecting families with education, … Read the rest
San Antonio Public Schools Lose 9,000 Students as Enrollment Shifts Accelerate
San Antonio’s public education system is beginning the 2026-27 school year with a major enrollment challenge. Across 18 school districts that shared current enrollment figures with the San Antonio Express-News, roughly 9,000 fewer students have registered compared with the … Read the rest
Austin Mayor Proposes Closing Two Middle Schools to Prevent an Austin ISD Takeover
Austin Mayor Kirk Watson is asking families at two struggling middle schools to consider an extraordinary option: closing their campuses as a way to prevent the state from taking control of the entire Austin Independent School District.
Watson’s proposal, released … Read the rest
AOG TPT Basketball Camp Builds Young Athletes
AOG TPT Basketball Camp in Dallas showed how a basketball event can serve young athletes beyond the box score. The AOG × TPT Texas High Academic Camp took place on August 29-30, 2026, and was reported on August 31, 2026, … Read the rest
Texas Board of Education Approves New Bible Reading List and Social Studies Curriculum
Texas public schools are preparing for one of the most significant curriculum changes in years after the State Board of Education approved a required literary works list that includes Bible stories and adopted a sweeping rewrite of social studies standards.… Read the rest
Games of Texas Drives Local Sports Impact
The Games of Texas has shown how a multi-sport event can connect athletic achievement with local economic activity, family pride, and youth development. For Bryan and College Station, the strongest public numbers available from official sources came from the 2025 … Read the rest
Texas High Academic Camp Links Hoops And Class
Texas High Academic Camp gave Dallas-area student-athletes a clear message in late August 2026: the strongest youth basketball pathways can value classroom effort and court growth at the same time. The camp, held at Parish Episcopal School – Addison, was … Read the rest
Texas STAAR Rescoring Changes A-F Ratings for 11 Districts
A routine review of Texas STAAR test responses has changed the academic accountability picture for several school districts and campuses across the state. About 27,200 students received additional credit after Texas Education Agency officials manually reviewed short written responses on … Read the rest
Ray Zepeda UIL Priorities for Texas Sports
Ray Zepeda UIL leadership has become a steady point of focus for families, coaches, and school communities across Texas high school sports. Since he became UIL Director of Athletics in June 2023, Zepeda has carried into the position about 30 … Read the rest