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More than a dozen Texas school districts close to triggering state takeover law in 2027

These school districts had a school fail state academic A-F ratings for a fourth consecutive year in 2026.

The Texas Tribune

Austin ISD moves closer to state takeover after 2 schools receive fifth failing ratings

Thursday’s announcement, which comes a day before TEA publicly releases accountability ratings statewide, moves Austin ISD one step closer to potential state intervention after months of district efforts to avoid it.

The Texas Tribune

Families brace for change as Third Future takes over more struggling Texas schools

The Waco school district is one of the latest to partner with the Third Future charter network as a last-ditch effort to stave off state intervention.

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Mike Miles Cancels Moonlighting Contract with His Former Charter School Network

Houston ISD says its state-appointed superintendent has ended a paid agreement with Third Future Schools, after the Observer obtained the contract and requested comment. A 2025 state law restricts moonlighting by superintendents.

Texas Observer

Mike Miles’ Former Charter School Network Expands Its Footprint in Texas

Some school district leaders say they believed they had only one option for a partnership to avoid state takeover.

Texas Observer

Strict schedules, long days, high pay: What Waco schools can expect from new charter operator

The Waco school district is expected to be the latest to contract with the charter operator founded by Mike Miles, the state-appointed superintendent of Houston schools.

The Texas Tribune

A Wave of School District Takeovers Could Be Coming. Some Past Interventions Ended with More Failing Schools.

Fort Worth ISD is among the districts that could join Houston in having its elected board deposed, while Beaumont and Edgewood ISDs offer a cautionary tale.

Texas Observer

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Did Mike Miles’ Former Charter School Network Fail to Provide Required Classes?

A Third Future Schools-Texas elementary school in Midland has been accused of neglecting social studies and physical education.

Texas Observer

TEA Exoneration of Mike Miles’ Charter Schools Leaves Questions Unanswered, Raises New Ones

An agency report challenging media stories overlooks the charter schools’ compliance with federal tax and state business laws, on the watch of the now-HISD superintendent, while revealing new out-of-state payments.

Texas Observer

Houston ISD superintendent didn’t illegally funnel state money to out-of-state schools, TEA says

The Texas Education Agency found that checks mailed to Miles’ charter school network in Colorado were eventually deposited into the network’s Texas account.

The Texas Tribune

Mike Miles Moved Texas School Funds to Colorado Through a Possible Shell Corporation Without a Paper Trail

An Observer investigation has found irregularities in how the Houston ISD superintendent's Colorado charter school nonprofit did business in Texas.

Texas Observer

Houston ISD superintendent accused of funneling tax dollars out of state

A state lawmaker and Houston residents urge the Texas Education Agency to investigate whether the state-appointed superintendent improperly sent public funds to out-of-state charter schools.

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