Fun, farming, and history are all intersecting at the Sam Rayburn House State Historic Site in just a couple of weeks! Come to Farming Heritage Day on September 26, 2026, from 10:00 a.m. to 3:00 p.m. for antique tractors, farm animals, local farmers and ranchers, community groups, activities, games, and food. This event is FREE to attend! We will have a pop-up store onsite, and tours of the Sam Rayburn House will be on the hour at regular tour pricing.

If you are a teacher that is interested in hosting a TEKS-supportive demonstration, check out our teacher resources webpage!

Austin College will host its eleventh annual TEDxAustin College event this weekend. Registration is free and open now.

Nathan Tan, 17, of Plano, Texas, has been named a winner of the 2026 Gloria Barron Prize for Young Heroes. The Barron Prize annually honors 25 outstanding young leaders who have made a significant positive impact on people, their communities, and the environment. Fifteen top winners each receive $10,000 to support their service work or higher education.

(L-R) Ross Martin, Melissa Sherrill, Meg Bittner, Beth Thoele, Kristi Hoyl and Ron Hoyl

Austin College will host Dr. Tanya Golash-Boza as the 2026 Philosophy, Politics, and Economics (PPE) Lecture Speaker.

Pictured left to right are Johnny Neal and Charles Stephens of Constantine Lodge, and Heather Neal, the school nurse at Finley-Oates Elementary.

Nursing students evaluate their patient in the School of Nursing simulation lab. photo credit: Jason Connel, ETAMU Marketing and Communications

Mark your calendars for an event so fun, we have to tell you about it a month in advance! Join us at the Sam Rayburn House State Historic Site for Farming Heritage Day on Saturday, September 26 from 10:00 a.m. to 3:00 p.m. See antique tractors, meet some farm animals, speak with local farmers and ranchers, connect with community groups, and enjoy some food as you celebrate farming with us at Sam Rayburn’s historic home during this free event. This event is sponsored by the Friends of Sam Rayburn and the East Texas A&M University College of Agricultural Sciences and Natural Resources.

A Regular Meeting of the Board of Trustees of Bonham ISD will be held September 14, 2026, beginning at 6:00 PM in the Bonham ISD Administration Center, 1005 Chestnut Street, Bonham, TX 75418.

(L-R) Denton Mayor Chris Watts, Texas Women’s Foundation President and CEO Karen Hughes White, Texas Woman’s University Chancellor and President Carine M. Feyten photo by Erik Palos, Texas Woman’s University

Dr. Curt Carlson is researching how AI-generated faces could affect eyewitness identification and criminal justice. photo credit: Jason Connel, ETAMU Marketing and Communications

The school bell rings. Students settle into their seats. And then, instead of reaching for their phones during a quiet moment, they reach for a deck of cards. At College Station ISD, cards that had sat untouched in a classroom game box are now shuffled across desks during downtime.

Beginning this academic year, six Dallas College campuses, Brookhaven, Cedar Valley, Eastfield, Mountain View, Richland, and North Lake are preparing to field teams competing in the National Junior College Athletic Association.

Austin College is one of the nation’s academically best undergraduate institutions according to the education services company The Princeton Review®.

For the first time, Texas Woman's University (TWU) will host the 2026 NorTex College Fair on Tuesday, September 8 from 6:30-8:30 p.m. on its campus (303 Administration Dr., Denton, TX 76204) in the Student Union at Hubbard Hall.

The Austin College Class of 2030 and new students transferring from other institutions settled into their residence halls and a new stage of their lives over the weekend of August 22, in anticipation of the 2026-27 academic year. Classes began on Tuesday, August 25.