Three Houston-area educators were recognized at the 2025 H-E-B Excellence in Education Awards for their significant contributions to education.

A former elementary school teacher at Lamar Consolidated Independent School District is under investigation after videos she reportedly recorded on school property were sent to the district.

District officials said they will have counseling available for students after two elementary school teachers at Lamar CISD were found dead in what investigators have deemed a murder-suicide over Spring Break.

Two elementary teachers at the Lamar Consolidated School District were found dead on Monday, according to Lamar CISD.

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Jon and Maureen Taylor said pictures of their 6-year-old daughter’s forehead detail the swelling caused by a substitute teacher at Adolphus Elementary School in Lamar Consolidated Independent School District.

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Lamar Consolidated Independent School District announced that it will continue to follow Texas Gov. Greg Abbott’s executive order to ban mask mandates in schools, despite Fort Bend County’s mask mandate for county schools.

With the rise in COVID-19 cases and the Delta variant, many parents of school-aged children, especially those who are too young to be vaccinated, are pleading for a virtual learning option.

The Lamar Consolidated Independent School District has announced updates to its coronavirus plans now that vaccines are more widespread and conditions seem to be improving.

ROSENBERG – A few days before students head back to class, Lamar Consolidated Independent School District announced Thursday night several new coronavirus cases within the district during a school board meeting. Two George Ranch High school students have tested positive this week for COVID-19, while five employees also tested positive since returning to campus on August 10. The district also said 65 employees have reported positive results as of Wednesday. Of those employees, 11 of them are quarantined at home, and nine of those people are working remotely. According to the district, 55% of students opted for virtual learning while 45% of students selected for in-person.

HOUSTON – A mother is expressing her concerns over the plan by Lamar Consolidated Independent School District for children having the option to return to the classroom. “It’s a big risk with the teachers and the kids,” said Sonia Salinas, a parent who has a child that goes to Lamar Consolidated ISD. Her worry only grew after learning the district confirmed a staff member at Foster High School and another at Frost Elementary tested positive for COVID-19. Still, some believe it’s not worth the risk to send kids back to class. ”All the other kids are going to come in to the campus, it’s going to be widespread.