Tag: Point Isabel ISD (PIISD)
Appellate court hits pause on Abbott, Point Isabel mask mandate challenge
The 13th Court of Texas Appeals has placed on hold a challenge by Gov. Greg Abbott and Attorney General Ken Paxton of a lower court ruling that overrode Abbott’s authority during the pandemic to nullify a mask mandate by the Point Isabel Independent School District.
Brownsville joins push against South Texas ISD taxing authority
Trustees with the Brownsville school district on Tuesday approved a resolution taking aim at South Texas ISD’s funding structure after that district dug in its heels against a legislative push to eliminate its taxing authority, which began last week.
A&M program announces partnerships with Brownsville, Los Fresnos, Point Isabel school districts
A year after the Texas A&M RGV Advanced Manufacturing Hub TRAIN program was created to help develop a skilled workforce to serve local industry, several new memorandums of understanding with community partners were announced recently.
Point Isabel school district rejects Texas LNG tax abatement
Police patrols increase at schools in wake of Uvalde shooting
In the wake of the mass shooting at an Uvalde elementary school that left 19 students and two teachers dead, authorities across Cameron County are beefing up patrols around schools.