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Newsby StaffAugust 7, 2018

Texas School District Taps Transfinder for Bus Routing

The routing software developer will help Houston ISD deal with a driver shortage with hub locations for drop-offs and pickups, ensuring students only ride on their assigned routes, and creating a two-tiered service pattern.

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Newsby Nicole SchlosserJuly 23, 2018

Child Dies After Being Left Inside Hot Daycare Bus

A 3-year-old boy in Texas is found unresponsive after being left in a daycare bus, where the temperature reaches 113 degrees, for about four hours. He is taken to the hospital where he is declared dead.

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Newsby StaffJuly 6, 2018

District Offers Financial Incentives to New, Veteran School Bus Drivers

Fort Worth (Texas) Independent School District is paying a $500 sign-on bonus to new school bus drivers. It is also offering a payout for 95% to 100% driver attendance.

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Newsby Thomas McMahonMay 11, 2018

Teen Shot at School Bus Stop in Houston

Police say the shooting of the 18-year-old student was apparently the result of a fight at the bus stop.

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Newsby Thomas McMahonMay 1, 2018

Texas Event Showcases Range of Blue Bird School Buses

The event comes as the state considers how to spend its $209 million share of VW mitigation funding.

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Newsby StaffApril 13, 2018

Faced With Shortage, Texas District May Allow Teachers to Drive School Buses

Since the school bus agency that served it is shutting down, Dallas Independent School District considers hiring teachers to help it meet its goal of hiring 400 more drivers amidst a shortage.

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Newsby Nicole SchlosserApril 12, 2018

Texas School District Honored in Local Contest for Display of Pride

San Antonio Independent School District wins first place for a medal it designed for an annual celebration of the city.

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Newsby Nicole SchlosserApril 3, 2018

Former School Bus Agency Superintendent Pleads Guilty in $3M Bribery Case

Rick Sorrells, who led Dallas County Schools, admits to receiving payments for approving $70 million in contracts with a stop-arm camera supplier.

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Newsby Thomas McMahonMarch 16, 2018

Electrical Issue Sparked School Bus Fire in Texas, Investigation Finds

A fire marshal determines that an electrical malfunction started the fire in the engine of one bus and then spread to four others at Coldspring-Oakhurst CISD.

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Newsby Thomas McMahonMarch 15, 2018

4 School Buses Destroyed by Fire at Texas District

The state fire marshal is investigating the Wednesday night blaze at Coldspring-Oakhurst’s bus yard, but authorities say no foul play is suspected.

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