Megan Menchaca

TEA plans to release 2024 A-F scores for districts, schools on Aug. 15, the same day it will also release A-F for 2025. The 2024 ratings had been blocked because of a lawsuit. #txed

A few months ago I noticed something unusual: Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton is increasingly outsourcing big cases to private lawyers — even though his office has 700+ attorneys in-house, with several specialized divisions. So we dug in...

being in your 20s is just going back to liking everything you liked when you were 13 but without being ashamed

✔️what works: transportation survey, board meeting links, Destination 2035 ✖️what doesn't work: campus websites, community and partnerships HISD said the new site should be fully up and running by Aug. 12. What do you think of it so far?

NEW: Alden Global Capital's MediaNews Group is making a last-minute bid for The Dallas Morning News, which reached a deal with Hearst earlier this month. MediaNews offering $16.50 a share to Hearst's $14 nytimes.com/2025/07/22/bus…

NEW: Gov. Greg Abbott told members of Congress he was skeptical about calling a special session to redraw Texas’ congressional maps. Most Texas Republicans were not a fan, either. Then Trump called. How the redistricting effort came to be: @TexasTribune texastribune.org/2025/07/22/tex…

This heartbreaking story from @nusaiblah is worth your time Ellen Getten's Camp Mystic letters sit unopened with her grieving Houston parents houstonchronicle.com/news/houston-t…

NEW:UT System Regents advance interim president @JimDavis_UT as a finalist for @UTAustin President under the Regents’ Rule 20201 Section 1.9 which allows for an alternative selection process with a special committee's review. Jay Hartzell was selected through this process in 2020

IEPs, ARDs, 504s — like the system itself, special education jargon can be intimidating and confusing. I hope this event can be a how-to for families entering the program and help answer any burning q’s! ⏰ 12 p.m. Aug. 7 📍Zoom houstonchronicle.com/events/article…

HISD incumbent trustee Bridget Wade outraises all declared candidates with $75K fundraising haul, via @meganmmenchaca houstonchronicle.com/news/houston-t… via @houstonchron

It’s not just PBS & NPR. Small community radio stations run by historically Black colleges, like KTSU at @TexasSouthern are going to lose key funding These stations were critical during the pandemic in getting info to hard to reach communities houstonchronicle.com/politics/texas…

HISD voters will elect five school board trustees in November. Here's how you can file to run, via @meganmmenchaca houstonchronicle.com/news/houston-t… via @houstonchron

"this too shall pass" ok but could it pass a little more quickly

Happy #FOIAFriday to @TexasTech, which said in a recent letter it is challenging my Texas Public Information Act request in part because I am a journalist.

The biggest target for Abbott? Houston. It’s pretty brazen too. In documents calling for the special session, it’s 3 Black and Hispanic districts in Houston that are on the menu. I had more on this here: houstonchronicle.com/politics/texas…

New: I teamed up with @elenalingshao and @nytgraphics to map more than 100 public TV and radio stations that are at risk of closing as a result of tonight's vote: nytimes.com/interactive/20… This is a time bomb that will go off in the fall, when the last federal grants run out.

.@HoustonISD students are more likely to say they've abused prescription drugs and other opioids compared to a decade ago, new research finds. However, fewer students drink alcohol, smoke cigarettes or marijuana or used cocaine. houstonchronicle.com/news/houston-t…

The average number of teachers departing during the takeover increased by about 4 teachers per year compared to the five years prior. houstonchronicle.com/news/houston-t…

More than 2,700 Houston ISD teachers left the district in the summer of 2024. houstonchronicle.com/news/houston-t…

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