This document provides a brief overview of the ongoing dropout studies cited in the press and around the Austin Independent School District (AISD) in Austin, Texas. It includes a list of key observations which notes that the dropout rate among adolescents is too high; that approximately 20% of 16- to 24-year-olds in Texas do not have a high school diploma or equivalent; and that, while the dropout rates are higher for minority students, most dropouts are white. The AISD's Office of Research and Evaluation (ORE) will be able to report a 4-year longitudinal dropout rate for high school students this year; this office has set up a longitudinal tracking system beginning at grade seven to highlight when dropping out is most likely to occur, and has supplied names of dropouts to agencies conducting statewide studies. A section on dropout-related issues describes ORE's previous activities and/or plans for obtaining information about several dropout-related questions. It looks at longitudinal and annual dropout rates, dropout interviews, and current and future plans. A commentary on dropout research funded by the Texas Department of Community Affairs discusses two dropout research studies conducted in Texas. Executive summaries from both of the studies are included in the report. (NB)