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Early Friday morning a Levelland ISD bus was involved in a crash in Terry County. According to KAMC, now the Texas Department of Public Safety is investigating whether or not alcohol was a factor in the crash. The Levelland ISD bus was traveling eastbound on FM 211 when the bus collided with a tractor-trailer semi south of Meadow...

It's a new school year and across Lubbock and the entire state, kids are heading back into the classrooms. And while that may be good news for mom and dad and for the educational well-being of the student, it also means germs and sickness are soon to follow...

Teachers in Lubbock and across the nation are turning to crowdfunding sites to cover or avoid out-of-pocket costs for projects, supplies and different opportunities for students in their classrooms.

School districts around the country are loosening their dress codes. One North Texas school district, however, is moving in the opposite direction.

It's National CPR and AED Awareness Week. While this may seem trivial in the grand scheme of things, what if the person needing aid was your mother or child?

It's probably not at the top of the list for local leaders, but as more and more districts move in this direction don't be surprised to see if they consider it.

A Texas school district is being sued by the ACLU over a dress code issue that the ACLU claims in gender-based and caused "irreparable harm" on students that were forced to get haircuts or be suspended from school. According to the Texas Tribune, Magnolia ISD has a dress code that says boys can't have long hair...

Students across Texas haven't been in school very long and already we are hearing about school districts that are having to close due to COVID-19 outbreaks. For those hoping that this would be a somewhat "normal" school year, the rise in cases has been like a punch to the gut...

The court battles continue to pile up for Texas Governor Greg Abbott and Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton. On Wednesday, the advocacy group, Disability Rights Texas announced that fourteen plaintiffs, all children and their family members, filed the first federal lawsuit against Texas Governor Greg Abbott and the Texas Education Agency Commissioner Mike Morath...

Could this be a way of getting around Governor Greg Abbott's executive order that bans school districts from imposing mask mandates? The Paris Independent School District will now require students to wear masks as part of a dress code...

It's back to school time in Lubbock and the surrounding areas and that means driving habits may have to adjust due to school zones, busses, and of course school children walking to and from school. The Lubbock Police Department took to Twitter on Tuesday to remind people to watch out for kids and to make sure we are all doing things to keep kids safe at school...

Texas Governor Greg Abbott has issued an executive order banning cities, counties, and school districts from enforcing mask mandates and from issuing different restrictions on businesses due to the coronavirus pandemic, but some school districts in the state are ready to challenge the Governor's orders...