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Jerry Hernandez, a 42-year-old truck driver told authorities had gotten very little sleep and used cocaine before crashing into Texas school bus.

The driver of a concrete truck that drifted into oncoming traffic and collided with a Hays ISD school bus last Friday admitted to using marijuana and cocaine and getting very little sleep, according to court records cited by an Austin news station.

The Hays Consolidated Independent School District has identified a 5-year-old student who was killed in a bus crash on Friday.

The Hays district has proposed a $367.8 million bond to address growth and build new facilities for extracurriculars and career programs.

The Texas House and Senate both passed versions of the education budget that increase spending, but education advocates say its nowhere near enough.

To stop the rise in student fentanyl-related deaths, Sen. John Cornyn pledged to increase border security and police resources.

If confirmed to involve fentanyl, this incident would be the fifth death involving the drug among Hays students since the spring.

A Texas school district is stocking its nurses' office with Narcan in order to combat fentanyl overdose, according to the school website.

Austin area school districts increase law enforcement presence, provide expertise on how families can talk to children about Uvalde tragedy.

Austin area school districts increase law enforcement presence, provide expertise on how families can talk to children after Uvalde tragedy.