Allen ISD’s board of trustees is scheduled to review middle-of-the-year student assessments at an upcoming meeting in March.

The full story: Board members are scheduled to meet March 30 for a regular meeting. The agenda includes a review of interim assessment results conducted during the 2025-26 school year.

School district officials utilize different interim assessments to measure student progress halfway through the school year. For example, the STAAR Interim Assessment is issued to students in US History and Algebra courses, according to a district presentation attached to the agenda.

Board members will receive a report on the results, and no action is expected, according to the agenda.

Also on the agenda: The board will also consider approving the purchase of instructional materials for English language arts in kindergarten through fifth-grade classrooms. Board members will consider approval of about $1.16 million for the purchase, according to the agenda.

Get Involved: Allen ISD’s board of trustees is scheduled to meet at 5 p.m. March 30 at 610 E. Bethany Drive in Allen.

Low Testosterone & Wellness Center is celebrating 10 years in business this April, a company representative said.

The details: The business offers hormone therapy as well as primary care services, including physicals, flu and strep tests, and thyroid testing.

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In the nine months until Texas’ 90th legislative session begins in January, state lawmakers are expected to hold information-gathering hearings on hundreds of topics that will lay the groundwork for next year’s policymaking.

During a March 27 legislative summit in New Braunfels, four longtime lawmakers shared some of their top priorities for next year.

What they're saying: The legislators said they were focused on furthering some projects from previous legislative cycles, including water preservation initiatives and a new education savings account program.

More details: They said they also intend to study data center operations and how the large facilities impact local water supplies, noting that the legislature will work with local officials to determine how much data center regulation should happen locally and when the state should step in. 

“Does the state need to be involved? Yes,” Rep. Todd Hunter, R-Corpus Christi, said. “Does local government need to have a say? Yes. But we’ve also got to remember, so does the private taxpayer. So we need to get a combination of all three.”