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Brian Lopez is a reporter covering public education at The Texas Tribune.

Texas Children Still Struggle in Math Post-Pandemic, Schools Try New Approaches

February 14, 2024

Texas School Safety Law Addresses DOJ Advice, Funding Fixes Still an Issue

January 23, 2024

Texas’ School Ratings Delayed by Court Battle Between State and School Districts

January 18, 2024

Texas Voucher Bill Tries to Avoid Other States’ Mistakes, Keeps Contentious Ideas

October 19, 2023

Texas Senate Unveils its Priority School Voucher Bill

October 11, 2023

Texas Gov. Abbott Says Special Session Will Begin Oct. 9, Likely On School Vouchers

Brian Lopez & William Melhado

October 3, 2023

Houston ISD Superintendent Says He Needs 4-5 Years to Turn the District Around

September 26, 2023

Texas Districts Mull School Closures Amid Declining Enrollment, Competition from Charters

September 21, 2023

Texas Education Agency Delays Release of Annual School Ratings

September 13, 2023

Texas House Committee Report Outlines Possible Path Forward for School Vouchers

September 4, 2023

Despite Improvements, Texas Students are Still Struggling with Math and Reading

August 28, 2023

This Texas School is Training its Own Teachers. The Program Might Become a Model

With No New Funding From the State, Texas Schools Struggle to Pay Teacher Raises

School Safety Bill in Texas Would Require an Armed Person at Every Campus

TX Gov. Plans to Veto Pared-Down School Choice Bill, Warns of Special Sessions

Texas House Votes to Require Panic Buttons and Armed Guards in Every School

Texas Education Agency Would Have New Power to Enforce School Safety Plans Under Senate Bill

Panic Buttons, Automatic Locks & Bulletproof Windows Top the Proposed Safety Rules After Uvalde Shooting

November 8, 2022

Why All Eyes are Now on the Often Ignored Texas Board of Education Races

October 31, 2022

Uvalde Police Chief, Fired for Shooting Response, Says Vote Is ‘Public Lynching’

Brian Lopez & William Melhado

August 25, 2022

Texas School Ratings Up from 2019, but Those in Poorer Neighborhoods Still Lag

August 17, 2022

Uvalde Parents Turning to Private, Online Schools After Robb Elementary Shooting

August 16, 2022

Author of ‘Critical Race Theory’ Ban Says Texas Schools Can Still Teach About Racism

August 11, 2022

Rural TX Districts Struggling to Attract Teachers are Switching to 4-Day Weeks

Texas STAAR Results Improve in Math and Reading After Pandemic Dips

340,000 School Door Locks in Texas to be Checked in Response to Uvalde Shooting

For Kids Who Survived Uvalde Shooting Uninjured, Trauma Will Take Time to Heal

Brian Lopez & Karen Brooks Harper

With Piles of Campaign Cash, Christian Activists Make North Texas School Board Races a State Battleground

Jason Beeferman & Brian Lopez

Texas' New School Library Standards Push For More Scrutiny, Parental Input

Could COVID Absences Cost Schools Money? Texas Says Districts Won't Lose Funding

In Texas, a New Front for Political Fights (and Fundraising): School Board Races

Confronting a Teacher Shortage in Texas: Governor Asks Task Force for Answers

GOP Texas House Members Ask Schools Not to Buy Books From Vendors That Supply ‘Pornographic’ Materials

In Texas, All New Charter Schools Must Promise Not to Teach Critical Race Theory

February 28, 2022

As Culture Wars Envelop Schools, North Texas Sees a Superintendent Exodus

Brian Lopez & Timia Cobb

February 9, 2022

Gov. Greg Abbott Taps Into Parent Anger to Fuel Reelection Campaign

January 29, 2022

Death Threats and Doxxing: The Outcomes of Mask Mandate and Critical Race Theory Fights at a Texas School Board

December 20, 2021

Texas Passes Critical Race Theory Law, Regulating Teaching of Slavery, Race

December 7, 2021

After COVID, a Long Recovery For Students: How the Pandemic Undid Years of Gains

December 2, 2021

How a YA Oral-Sex Scene Touched Off Texas' Latest Culture War

Brian Lopez & Cassandra Pollock

November 21, 2021

North Texas Principal Resigns to End Fight Over Whether He Was Teaching ‘Critical Race Theory’

November 14, 2021

Texas Legislature Demands Schools Confirm Use of Books on Race and Sexuality

October 29, 2021

‘Opposing’ Holocaust Views? Inside the Texas Law Sparking Confusion at Schools

October 21, 2021

COVID Learning Loss: In Texas, Students Learning English Fall Further Behind

October 11, 2021

COVID in Texas: Schools See More Cases in 2 Months Than Entire Last School Year

October 1, 2021

Federal Government Launches Investigation of Texas’ Ban on Student Mask Mandates

September 23, 2021

Delta School Surge: More TX Kids Have COVID This Month Than Any Time Last Year

Brian Lopez & Kalley Huang

August 31, 2021

Rural Texas Towns Shut Down Schools to Keep COVID-19 From Overwhelming Community

August 28, 2021

Masks in Class—Legal or Illegal? Conflicting Court Rulings Confuse Texas Schools

Joshua Fechter & Brian Lopez

August 17, 2021

No Masks. No Remote Learning. Now Texas Parents Wonder: How to Keep Kids Safe?

August 16, 2021

Texas Showdown: Several Big Districts Say They’ll Defy Governor on Student Masks

August 10, 2021