Federal agents violently detained a food delivery driver as he emerged from a D.C. coffee shop Saturday morning. The incident captured on video showed the officers throwing him to the ground and beating him before sweeping him away in an unmarked vehicle. wapo.st/45Egtkc

NEW: The Texas Education Agency released accountability ratings on Friday, showing how public schools performed in 2024 and 2025. The ratings paint a precarious picture for three Austin ISD campuses that have already undergone significant changes ahead of the new school year. bit.ly/3JayQG6

NEW: Gov. Abbott said 161 people are believed to be missing in Kerr County alone as a result of this weekend's flash floods. Officials are asking anyone with information about someone who is unaccounted for to call 830-258-1111. www.kxan.com/central-texa... @kxan.com

Green ribbons are lining every tree and post outside Casis Elementary School tonight for 8-year-old Linnie McCown. Her family learned yesterday she did not survive the flash floods at Camp Mystic. www.kxan.com/news/local/f... @kxan.com

Family members confirm multiple girls attending Camp Mystic did not survive the catastrophic flooding that struck the area over the July 4th weekend. Multiple sources also confirm the camp’s longtime owner Dick Eastland died while trying to save campers. @kxan.com www.kxan.com/news/local/f...

New York City comptroller and mayoral candidate Brad Lander arrested by masked federal agents at immigration court hearing acc. to video footage of the incident, as he and his staff walked w/an immigrant who was being seized by federal agents. By Jenna Amatulli www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025...

NEW: We're learning more about the man accused of making a credible threat against Texas lawmakers. DPS troopers said they learned Robert Bowers, 45, sent messages to a friend that were interpreted as him wishing to inflict harm on state elected officials. @kxan.com bit.ly/3G2RIp2

The Texas DPS says a concerned citizen contacted local authorities to report a man was “on his way to the protest,” at the State Capitol in Austin Saturday and was “planning to harm state lawmakers” attending a protest there. READ MORE @kxan.com: www.kxan.com/investigatio...

BREAKING: Texas Capitol evacuated ahead of No Kings protest, after DPS says credible threat made against lawmakers who were scheduled to speak at the event. Linked story has more details >>>

NEW: Texas DPS released video of the April traffic stop outside Dobie Middle School that resulted in federal authorities transporting a family of five, including two U.S.-born kids, to Mexico. www.kxan.com/news/new-vid...

No state agency in Texas tracks what happens to the thousands of students sent to truancy court each year, including whether court leads to better attendance. Texas State Sen. Judith Zaffirini proposed a bill to change that, but it's unlikely to pass this session. @kxan.com bit.ly/44GPgP7

Since January, we've been monitoring how the rescission of DHS's "protected areas" policy would impact Texas schools. This reporting seems especially timely after learning DHS and DPS detained parents close to an Austin ISD campus this month. bit.ly/454DhLg @kxan.com @cadamskxan.bsky.social

THREAD: More context on the traffic stop near Dobie Middle School that led to ICE sending a family of five to Mexico. DPS said their strike team, working alongside Homeland Security Investigations, pulled the couple over for expired plates. www.kxan.com/news/sources...

NEW: ICE deported a family, including two U.S.-born kids, following a traffic stop last week near Dobie Middle School in north Austin, according to multiple sources, including the Texas Civil Rights Project and Immigrant Legal Resource Center. @kxan.com www.kxan.com/news/sources...

How far will school choice funds go with Texas private schools? Our analysis focused on schools serving students with disabilities and those in Central TX. Many will still be out of reach for the state's poorest students w/o significant scholarships and aid. @kxan.com www.kxan.com/investigatio...

WATCH — My discussion with @kxan.com Investigator @kellywiley.bsky.social about the legislative progress of a bill sparked by her reporting on school workers with questionable backgrounds: bit.ly/44qdQ6D #KXANinvestigates #txlege

LISTEN: Two new episodes of our @kxan.com Investigates Podcast this week, featuring stories and discussion from me, @kellywiley.bsky.social, Arezow Doost & Richie Bowes! LINK: kxan.com/kxan-investigates-podcast 🎧 #KXANinvestigates

NEW: A TX Senate committee will hear testimony on SB 571, which addresses issues with state Do-Not-Hire databases. The bill was filed after our investigation found a former TJJD JCO got a tutoring job despite TJJD determining he had an inappropriate relationship with a juvenile. bit.ly/425JOUc

Two new episodes out this week from @kellywiley.bsky.social, David Barer, @mattgrantkxan.bsky.social & Chris Nelson! Listen & subscribe to @kxan.com’s new investigative podcast today: kxan.com/kxan-investigates-podcast 🎧 #KXANinvestigates

There's a lot of focus on school choice, but there's a series of bills that, if passed, will greatly impact how students can be disciplined. House Bill 6 advanced today. It would allow Texas school districts to petition a court to remove a student from a campus. www.kxan.com/investigatio...

NEW: TX Sen. @JudithZaffirini is proposing a bill to track what happens to minors sent to court over school absences. SB 1850 comes after @david-barer.bsky.social and my investigation found no state agency tracks court orders and student outcomes from truancy court. @kxan.com bit.ly/3QUxwHG

In the middle of an uptick in reported school threats, Rosemary Moreno's 12-year-old texted her about a school shooting. She raced to her daughter's school, but by the end of the day, police charged and accused her child of making a false report. @kxan.com bit.ly/3XaT1Yi

A pretty full room of people wanting to know more about Texas school choice legislation at Cedar Park’s Live Oak Unitarian Universalist Church. The Georgetown ISD superintendent and TX State Rep. Vikki Goodwin are expected to speak at todays event. @KXAN.com

An Austin family has spent months fighting to see a video detectives say shows her 6-year-old being pinned behind a classroom door. The district is citing a legal exception to keep his parents from viewing it despite federal and state laws giving them special access. @kxan.com shorturl.at/zj0pp

An NPR investigation found Louisiana health officials told staff to stop promoting vaccines for COVID, flu and mpox, holding flu shot events or otherwise encouraging the public to get those vaccines.

NEW: Texas State Sen. Judith Zaffirini wants to work on "uniform truancy tracking" following our investigation that found no state agency has tracked outcomes or court orders for tens of thousands of students referred to court for missing class in the past decade. @kxan.com shorturl.at/ESZjX

NEW: Texas school districts report an 18 percent rise in students assaulting district employees in the 2023-24 school year, according to Texas Education Agency data. www.kxan.com/investigatio... @kxan.com

Texas State Sen. Paul Bettencourt filed a bill (SB 571) this week, along with seven other lawmakers, to expand access to state misconduct records. He says this was in response to our investigation looking into the gaps in Texas' do not hire registries. shorturl.at/eKEI2 #txlege

A former Kansas police detective died by suicide before he was to stand trial on charges that he kidnapped and raped two women decades ago.

“no state agency is tracking how courts are handling cases, or the outcomes of judges’ orders – which can range from relatively basic to life-changing for a youth.”

80,000+ Texas teens have been sent to court for missing school since lawmakers reformed the system in 2015. Our investigation found districts are increasingly filing cases against students, and no state agency is tracking outcomes or what happens in court. @kxan.com www.kxan.com/investigatio...

Interesting read on school vouchers. "Vouchers play a similar role at Lawrence Academy, an hour’s drive south. It has never reported Black enrollment higher than 3% in a county whose population hovers around 60% Black."

New followers: As we wait to see who Trump picks to lead (and/or dismantle) the federal Education Department, let me tell you about the book I wrote. It investigates the origins of the “anti-woke,” “anti-CRT,” anti-trans movement that Trump tried to tap into. Here's what I found 🧵

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New: In response to a ProPublica investigation, Sen. Richard Blumenthal demanded answers from the gun industry about its “covert program” to collect information on gun owners for political purposes.

New from our ongoing investigation into the use of unclaimed bodies for medical research: A Texas medical school has been ordered to stop its practice of — *clears throat* — illegally liquifying bodies in vats of chemicals and pouring them into the sewer. www.nbcnews.com/news/us-news...