The Crystal City Independent School District is in a budget crisis that puts it at risk of closure or consolidation.

Crystal City ISD Interim Superintendent Richard Grill told families Tuesday evening the district has less than $500 in its bank account.

Sabinal ISD is taking lessons learned from the Robb Elementary tragedy and implementing new safety changes for this school year.

Rural communities like Uvalde and Medina counties are seeing a surge in COVID-19 infections. School districts are already reporting multiple COVID-19 cases in the first few weeks of school, some almost double what they saw all of last school year.