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Texas board says TEA’s Bluebonnet curriculum needs 4,200-plus corrections
EL PASO, Texas – (KFOX14/CBS4) — A state-approved curriculum created by the Texas Education Agency two years ago is facing thousands of corrections, prompting questions about what went wrong and what it means for schools already using the materials.
The Texas State Board of Education said the Bluebonnet curriculum needs more than 4,200 corrections.
The TEA said the figure reflects how changes are counted across multiple materials, not necessarily 4,200 separate mistakes.
“I think it’s helpful to know that when we report to the board any changes that we’re making to the materials. Anytime it changes made it that’s done across multiple components like a teacher guide and a student book and a workbook that has to be reported multiple times. So the first thing to know is the actual number of unique changes is about half of that number that’s out there,” said Nicholas Keith, the TEA’s associate commissioner of curriculum and instruction.
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During the State Board of Education’s last board meeting, it was revealed the curriculum’s issues ranged from spelling and grammar errors to wrong answers in teachers’ answer keys.
Districts using the curriculum receive $60 per student, along with funds to hire a specialist to help implement the lessons.
Tornillo ISD is among the districts using Bluebonnet, and its Bluebonnet specialist, Karina Schulte, said the district has not seen issues since implementing the curriculum last September.
“It comes out as, oh my God, it’s, it’s 4200 errors. But it’s, it really wasn’t like I read in the Tribune, it was not a waste of time for educators that did the curriculum that spent unending hours working on it. It’s a very high quality curriculum. That’s why it’s, approved by the state as a high quality instructional material,” Schulte said.
Schulte said the community will play a role in what comes next as corrections move forward.
“They gave us a chance to to really, dig deep into this isn’t a curriculum about religion. It’s working with a curriculum that has to that has, you know, expectations and, and takes to cover so that students are ready for the next grade level,” she said.
The State Board of Education voted to delay approving the corrections until its next official meeting, set for April.
Until the board approves the changes, the current material will continue to be used.
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AUSTIN – Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton said Wednesday he has secured a settlement of bankruptcy claims against genetic testing company 23andMe stemming from a 2023 data breach that exposed personal information, including some genetic ancestry data, of 6.9 million customers worldwide.
Paxton’s office said the settlement includes $150 million for a multistate coalition of 42 states. But because of limited funds in 23andMe’s bankruptcy estate and competing claims, the states’ recovery will be $18 million paid immediately, with Texas receiving $1,266,860.
23andMe disclosed in October 2023 that attackers had accessed accounts affecting 6.9 million consumers. Some of the information was later posted for sale on the dark web, according to Paxton’s office, which said the company learned of the breach months after the data became publicly available. The office said 23andMe initially denied a breach and later blamed consumers’ account settings and password practices.
Paxton joined a multistate investigation that concluded 23andMe used unreasonable security practices and failed to implement adequate safeguards against hacking, the office said.
23andMe filed for bankruptcy protection in March 2025. Paxton’s office said the settlement incorporates privacy and cybersecurity requirements, including enhanced security standards, comprehensive risk assessments and creation of an independent advisory board, along with enforcement of state privacy laws and continued consumer data deletion rights.
“Companies that collect and profit from Texans’ most personal information have a legal duty to protect it,” Paxton said in a statement.
The company also agreed to a $46.75 million class-action settlement in the bankruptcy case for affected U.S. consumers who submitted claims by Feb. 17, 2026, Paxton’s office said.
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The Texas Longhorns entered the 2025 season with more expectations than any team has had to deal with in recent memory.
Many among the media were ready to crown the team and quarterback Arch Manning before they even played one game. Of course, those unrealistic expectations were never met, even though the team finished with a 10-3 record and a Citrus Bowl win over the Michigan Wolverines.
2026 is heading in the same direction for the Longhorns. Many believe head coach Steve Sarkisian has the most talented team in the country. But in order to fix the issues from this past season, the Longhorns needed to fix one issue that has cost them in the past.
Changing The Narrative
One of the biggest issues the Longhorns had last season was the play of the offensive line. It was apparent in the first game of the season against the Ohio State Buckeyes that Manning didn’t have the pocket time needed to make big plays.
This offseason, Coach Sarkisian went out and found two massive transfer portal additions that should completely change the narrative on this offensive line.
It starts with potential starting right tackle Melvin Siani. Siani has spent time with the Temple Owls and last season with the Wake Forest Demon Deacons.
The Longhorns are set at left tackle with Trevor Goosby, who could play himself into being a top 10 pick in the 2027 NFL Draft. If the team can get competent play from Siani, the offense will be able to open up the playbook, and the world may finally see Manning at his college peak.
The Longhorns also went out and found a potential fix at left guard for the 2026 season. Western Kentucky Hilltoppers transfer Laurence Seymore could be another strong patch for the holes in the offensive line.
After spending the first two seasons of his college career with the Miami Hurricanes, Seymore made stops with the Akron Zips and the Hilltoppers.
Of course, the one concern with Seymore is wondering if he can compete at the SEC level coming from the C-USA.
This season for the Longhorns starts and stops with the play of Manning. Coach Sarkisian and the rest of this coaching staff understood that protecting their quarterback was the most important goal when building the 2026 roster.
The Longhorns are going to be leaning on veteran talent to protect their quarterback, and it may very well be the best decision they made this offseason.
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