EDUCATION
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Texas Education Agency accepting applications for $1,500 grants for students in special education
Taco Palenque is now open as drive-thru only in Round Rock. (Brooke Sjoberg/Community Impact Newspaper)
CI NATION ROUNDUP: Taco Palenque opens in Round Rock; Plano ISD considering two draft calendars for 2022-23 school year and more top news
North East Independent School District trustees have approved a plan to give $4 million in retention bonuses to eligible employees. (Courtesy Google Streets)
North East ISD approves $4M for retention bonuses for eligible employees
The new H-E-B store is located on Ronald Reagan Boulevard in north Leander. (Taylor Girtman/Community Impact Newspaper)
CI NATION ROUNDUP: New H-E-B in Leander opening soon; Texas Supreme Court grants rehearing for high-speed rail eminent domain case and more top news
A rendering is shown of a flexible space inside Panther Creek High School, which includes learning stairs and a collaboration board. The school's attendance zones are drawn to pull from Lone Star and Memorial high schools. (Courtesy Corgan)
CI NATION ROUNDUP: Frisco ISD proposes attendance zone modifications; concerns are voiced over Grogan's Mill Village Center vacancies, plus more top stories
Diana Rodriguez, a North East Independent School District police officer, is part of the district's newly formed Campus and Community Resource Team, which is focused on assisting students who are struggling with mental health issues. (Courtesy North East ISD)
North East ISD Police Department offers new approach to addressing mental health issues
In recognition of Domestic Violence Awareness Month and in honor of all victims and survivors of domestic violence, several downtown buildings, including San Antonio City Hall, the Henry B. Gonzalez Convention Center and the Tower of the Americas, will be lit in purple during October. The city is bolstering enforcement of outstanding domestic violence warrants. (Courtesy city of San Antonio)
Court seeks resolution to domestic violence warrants; 5 recently opened, coming soon restaurants in Northeast San Antonio and more local news
Sept. 28 is National Voter Registration Day. The deadline to register to vote in the Nov. 2 election was Oct. 4. (Community Impact Newspaper staff)
GUIDE: 4 things Comal ISD voters should know before voting early
SCUCISD approved a virtual learning option for select K-6 students. (Jarrett Whitener/ Community Impact)
SCUCISD approves virtual learning plan
The Stix Icehouse is readying to open in McKinney. (Miranda Jaimes/Community Impact Newspaper)
CI NATION ROUNDUP: 14-acre McKinney beer garden announces grand opening dates; Conroe ISD sees declining COVID-19 cases and more top news
The ordinance states residents must be approved for a permit with the animal services department before owning chickens. (Courtesy Adobe Stock)
CI NATION ROUNDUP: Chickens are now allowed in Plano backyards; McKinney ISD releases details for new elementary school, and more top news
On Sept. 28, Gov. Greg Abbott announced six appointees to the Texas Energy Reliability Council. (Courtesy The Texas Tribune)
CI NATION ROUNDUP: Fort Bend County sees COVID-19 cases decline; Abbott announces Texas Energy Reliability Council appointees, and more top stories
In 2015, H-E-B purchased the 65-acre property that is currently home to the Nutty Brown Cafe & Amphitheatre. (Community Impact Newspaper file photo)
CI NATION ROUNDUP: Nutty Brown Amphitheatre to relocate; Grand Parkway extension fuels East Montgomery County development, and more top news
The Johnson High School marching band placed second in the Bands of America Austin region contest Sept. 25 at the Kelly Reeves Athletic Complex. Johnson High School and the other six North East ISD high school marching bands will be in NEISD’s fall marching festival Sept. 28. (Courtesy North East ISD)
North East ISD bands to put on fall marching festival
Several parents of New Caney ISD students spoke at the district's Sept. 20 board meetings about recent allegations that a student brought a firearm to Porter High School's Sept. 18 homecoming dance. NCISD Superintendent Matt Calvert stressed that no gunshots were fired at the event, and that the district is investigating the allegations. (Wesley Gardner/Community Impact Newspaper)
CI Nation roundup: Round Rock ISD trustees considered for censuring; New Caney ISD addresses allegations of student with gun at campus event and more top stories
The resolution will provide district employees with five additional days on top of the state-mandated 10 days of paid leave. (Lauren Canterberry/Community Impact Newspaper)
Comal ISD approves five days of COVID-specific paid leave
The Project SAFE grant would go to school districts and local education agencies that had funding withheld for enacting mask mandates. (courtesy Adobe Stock)
U.S. Department of Education approves grant funding for school districts facing state punishment for mask mandates