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Northwest ISD officials approve $7M in pay raises for teachers, staff

Northwest ISD’s board of trustees voted to pass a new compensation plan that will give at least a 2% raise to teachers and district staff members at the April 13 regular district meeting.

The details: The board voted unanimously to give the pay raises after staff feedback gathered in listening sessions throughout the year, according to the district.

With the 2026-27 school year compensation increase, all teachers will receive a minimum 2% increase in their salaries from the previous school year, according to district documents.

All paraprofessionals will receive a 5% increase from the previous school year, and there will be a 2% pay raise for counselors, librarians and other positions not impacted by the state and local teacher allotments based on the previous year's salary, NISD documents state.

Also of note: The board also adjusted the 2026-27 program staffing budgets, amounting to more than $2.5 million, by a unanimous vote.

 
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Nopalita Café to offer coffee, matcha at the Yellow House in Keller

A new coffee shop, Nopalita Café, is opening at the Yellow House in Old Town Keller in mid-April.

The details: Nopalita Café is a family-owned business that specializes in iced and hot coffees, matcha drinks and pressed juices. Store-bought cookies and pastries with gluten free or vegan options are also available.

One specialty drink is the “Nutty Mexican,” which is made with espresso, white chocolate, hazelnut, almond and a dash of nutmeg and roasted almond slices, co-owner Marcos Quintanar said.

Nopalita Café has a “safe and homey” environment with Salvadoran and Mexican inspirations for its drinks, Quintanar said.

One of Nopalita Café’s shop logos, a mascot named Lupita, was also created by a Keller High School student, he said.

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Judge temporarily lifts Texas ban on smokable hemp sales

Texas retailers can resume selling smokable hemp products after a Travis County judge temporarily blocked some of the state’s sweeping new regulations on the hemp industry.

The background: On March 31, the state health department enacted rules changing how THC content is measured in consumable hemp, which industry experts said effectively outlawed most smokable hemp products.

The Texas Hemp Business Council, a federal hemp industry group, and several local hemp companies sued the state April 8, arguing that the state health department does not have the authority to reclassify legal THC levels. State officials have defended the rules, saying they are in line with a September executive order by Gov. Greg Abbott, who at the time called for stricter oversight of the multibillion-dollar hemp industry.

The latest: Travis County District Judge Maya Guerra Gamble sided with the hemp industry in an April 10 ruling, directing the state not to enforce the new THC testing requirement and a restriction on the transportation of hemp products between states. An additional hearing is scheduled for April 23.
 

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