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CBS Austin
'People were shouting, people were crying,' Elgin student recalls lockdown
AUSTIN, Texas — A reported threat involving a gun and bombs put Elgin High School on lockdown Monday afternoon. Police later determined the threat was a hoax, but it left many in the community with questions about communication and school safety. Police and school leaders said students were safe...
KXAN
The Austin High Red Jackets celebrate 100-year legacy
Austin High School recently celebrated the centennial anniversary of its Red Jackets spirit organization. The milestone featured a reunion of former members, including professional dancers Audrey and Hannah Douglass, and the dedication of a new dance studio honoring longtime director Stephanie Braden Wright. Originally founded as a civic service group in 1925, the organization has spent a century evolving into an elite dance team.
Courthouse News Service
University of Texas asks Fifth Circuit to unblock campus speech law
(CN) — Officials from the University of Texas system asked a Fifth Circuit panel Tuesday to reverse an injunction blocking them from enforcing portions of a state law restricting campus speech. Student groups at the University of Texas at Austin and the University of Texas at Dallas challenged portions...
Fredericksburg Standard
Heritage back on track with mercy rule win over Classical Academy
The Fredericksburg Heritage varsity football team defeated Leander Founders Classical Academy, 54-8, in a game shortened by the mercy rule Friday night at Shipman Field at Heritage. It was Flight Night for the Heritage Eagles (3-2), and they took care of business early at home. The game was called in...
CBS Austin
Austin ISD staff go door to door in push to bring families back as enrollment shrinks
AUSTIN, Texas — Austin ISD is ramping up efforts to bring families back to the district as enrollment continues to fall, with state lawmakers also turning their attention to the issue during a Senate hearing Tuesday. Austin ISD staff and volunteers went door to door in neighborhoods Tuesday, hoping...
hoodline.com
Akins High School Boosts Security After Student Allegedly Flashes Gun Near Slaughter Lane
A student may have displayed a gun in an off-campus incident near Slaughter Lane late Monday, prompting Austin ISD police to increase their presence at Akins Early College High School on Tuesday. The report was shared with families in a letter from Principal Carma DeLeon, who said the incident was reported to both the Austin Police Department and the campus school resource officer.
KVUE
TEA commissioner: Texas public schools lost 76,000 students
KXAN
Austin ISD parents raise concerns over band equipment transportation challenges
Some Austin ISD parents are raising concerns about transportation for high school band equipment, saying they’ve had to find alternative ways to get large amounts of equipment to games and competitions.
Texas Observer
Hasan Piker’s UT Appearance Put Campus Protection Act to the Test
Austinites who expected overwhelming turnout and chaos on Wednesday for the appearance of the leftist political streamer Hasan Piker at the University of Texas at Austin were met with a lackluster showing: more law enforcement than protesters, and an auditorium only three-quarters full. Despite efforts by both Democrats and Republicans...
mySanAntonio.com
MaxPreps
High school football: Texas commit Landen Williams-Callis accounts for six touchdowns in 78-0 win
University of Texas coach Steve Sarkisian got a preview of the future in Austin as Landen Williams-Callis of Randle (Richmond, Texas) accounted for six scores in a 78-0 win over South Houston on Thursday. Williams-Callis ran for 327 yards and five touchdowns as Sarkisian watched on. He added a 26-yard...