The state can take control of a school district if at least one of its campuses receives a failing grade five years in a row.

Houston ISD could soon be joined by four other Texas school districts that are facing possible takeovers after multiple years of failing ratings under the Texas Education Agency's accountability system.

The Texas Education Agency released the school district rankings for the 2024-2025 school year on Friday and KETK has compiled a list of how East Texas's districts ranked. Visit this article to learn more: KETK/FOX51 News covers East Texas,

Tropical atmospheric moisture will surge into Central Texas on Friday and Saturday as a stormy disturbance moves into South Texas.

Forecasters say there is a marginal risk of excessive rain over Southeast Texas on Friday. The area could also be hit by gusty winds and minor floods, as the system continues to develop. There is an increased risk of a rip current into the weekend.

As the Gulf disturbance nears Texas, tropical moisture will surge Friday and Saturday in the Houston metro area, leading to increasing storm chances.

A partisan move by Texas to redraw its congressional maps in the middle of the decade to secure five more GOP seats in the U.S. House set off a clamor to replicate the effort in statehouses

A push by Texas Republicans and President Donald Trump to redraw congressional maps to secure five more GOP seats in the U.S. House has sparked a no-holds-barred battle between blue and red states, each threatening to redraw their own House districts.

California will forge ahead with a plan to redraw its congressional district maps in a bid to give Democrats five more US House seats, a drastic move intended to neutralize a similar President Trump-backed effort underway by Texas Republicans.