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University of Texas at Austin sues Corpus Christi meat market, argues longhorn logo is too similar
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Region 3 awarded grant to expand rural college, career pathways for Goliad, Refugio, Austwell-Tivoli ISDs
VICTORIA – Education Service Center Region 3 has been preliminarily awarded a 2026-27 Rural Pathway Excellence Partnership Planning and Expansion Grant to develop stronger college and career opportunities for students in rural school districts. The proposed regional partnership includes Austwell-Tivoli, Goliad and Refugio independent school districts. Region 3 plans...
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Sinton ISD naming former band hall after late educator
SINTON — Sinton ISD and its community is set to honor a late former educator the district says had far-reaching impacts in the school district and community. According to an Aug. 3 announcement on Facebook, Sinton ISD revealed the naming plaque on its former band hall/library in honor of Henry S. Gonzales. The district said its board of trustees voted unanimously this past April to name the facility in his honor.
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IISD Back-to-School Bash equips hundreds with school supplies
Area school districts are kicking back-to-school festivities into high gear with the year set to begin, and that continued with Ingleside ISD’s recent Back to School Bash. Hundreds of Ingleside ISD students and their families descended upon the Ingleside High School cafeteria on Aug. 4, coming prepared with open minds and backpacks alike. The district hosted its annual back-to-school fair in efforts to provide students with the tools they need to start school on the right foot.
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Rockport-Fulton Middle School teacher receives awards from DRT
Rockport-Fulton Middle School Texas history teacher Joe Fox was awarded his prize money for receiving the Outstanding Teach Award from the Daughters of the Republic of Texas on Aug. 6. The award was announced earlier this year and contingent of members of the group came to Rockport-Fulton Middle School to...
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Taft ISD awards funding to educators, support staff
TAFT — As Taft ISD put the finishing touches on welcoming a new school year, a plethora of the school’s educators and school support staff members received grants for going above and beyond. Taft ISD presented more than 20 teachers and support staff members with Teacher Incentive Allotment...
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Taft High School cheer hosting mini cheer clinic
The Taft High School Greyhound cheerleaders will be hosting a cheer camp for young cheerleaders later this month in preparation for a performance at a local football game. On Aug. 29, the Taft High School cheerleading squad is set to host its mini cheer camp for children ages 3-11. Campers will be separated in one group of those ages 3-7 and another with ages 8-11.
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Woodsboro ISD considers changes to hair, facial-hair rules
WOODSBORO – Woodsboro ISD students could be allowed to wear closely trimmed beards, goatees and mustaches under proposed changes to the district’s dress code reviewed by the Board of Trustees on July 27. The proposal would replace the district’s previous "clean-shaven" requirement. Beards and goatees would be permitted...
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Eye Opening: R-F HS grad experiences trip of a lifetime
Caleb Brock graduated a year early from Rockport-Fulton High School, and shortly after he received his diploma, he embarked on the trip of a lifetime. Encouraged by a school nurse at Rockport-Fulton, Brock participated in a mission trip with VOSH Southeast and made the trek to Guatemala. Brock, 17, went...
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Texas A&M-Kingsville opens nursing, health professions college to shorten occupational gap
Leticia Garza will follow her family's footsteps as she enters her first semester at Texas A&M University-Kingsville. "My dad is a graduate of A&I and A&M-Kingsville," Garza said. "I've got uncles, aunts, cousins, nephews." She is one of about 20 students in the college's first cohort of the Registered Nurse-to-Bachelor...
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Operation Safe Return helps Coastal Bend students prepare for a successful school year
CORPUS CHRISTI, Texas — The excitement of a new school year was on full display as families gathered at the Hilliard Center for the 15th annual Operation Safe Return. The back-to-school event brought together the Corpus Christi Police Department and dozens of community organizations to help local students start the year prepared.