Campus Carry at Texas Colleges and Universities
Texas Senate Bill 11, 84th Legislature (SB11) was signed into law on June 13, 2015. The new law, also [...]
It’s That Time of Year Again!
By this time of year, districts have likely identified those employees with performance problems and have addressed and documented [...]
Immigration Enforcement in Texas Schools
First, public schools must enroll all eligible students, regardless of their possible undocumented status. In the 1980s, the Supreme Court [...]
Controversy on Campus with Provocative Speakers
Key Reminders for Hosting Provocative Speakers College campuses are places for free thought and unique learning experiences. But recently, the [...]
A New Court Decision in the World of Public Information Requests
On February 3, 2017, the Texas Supreme Court handed down a landmark decision involving the Texas Public Information Act [...]
EEOC Issues Additional Guidance on Workplace Rights for Individuals with Mental Health Conditions
The Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (“EEOC”) received an increased number of Charges of Discrimination on the basis of mental health [...]
New Guidance on 504, Identification, and Restraint & Seclusion
On December 28, the U.S. Department of Education’s Office for Civil Rights (OCR) issued critical new guidance to “clarify the [...]
Eminent Domain Reporting Due February 1, 2017
As the Texas State Comptroller’s Office is now responsible for maintaining an electronic database of all entities that exercise eminent [...]
New Year, New Rules from TEA
New Commissioner’s rules concerning truancy prevention took effect on January 1. Updates to Sections 121.104 – 129.1047 of the Texas [...]
Becoming a District of Innovation
Under Texas law, a school district’s Board of Trustees can adopt a plan to exempt the district from certain provisions [...]