Nearly a quarter of HISD students were absent for 'A Day Without Immigrants' protest Feb. 3, and absences remained above ...

Houston ISD amended or add 8 of the 14 student progress goals on reading and math, college readiness and special education ...

Trump’s administration wants local governments that received federal grants to identify immigrants they’ve housed.

Alejandro Serrano is a general assignment reporter for The Texas Tribune. Before joining the Tribune in the fall of 2022, he reported on a variety of topics for the Houston ...

Houston Independent School District (HISD) has 273 schools, more than MSCS, which has around 200. But in just 18 months, HISD saw a drastic improvement in its failing schools through state ...

Anthony Del Vecchio was sent free tickets and push alerts to keep gambling, sometimes up to $20,000 a day, as he fed a voracious addiction with stolen money from family and friends. Australians ...

As Houston ISD’s state-appointed board of managers considers closing an undisclosed number of campuses for the 2026-27 school year, elected trustees are asking for community members to be ...

Newcomers Gracie de Leon and Oscar Silva have filed for Position 1 on the HISD board of trustees, as previously reported by Community Impact. The position is currently held by Robert Sitton ...

DALLAS (AP) — Logan Stankoven scored twice, Roope Hintz had a career-high four assists and the Dallas Stars beat the Los Angeles Kings 6-2 on Friday night. Jason Robertson had his 25th goal and ...

The Houston Independent School District may close schools for the 2026-2027 school year as enrollment in the district continues to decline, according to the district's budget plans. The district ...

HOUSTON, Texas (KTRK) -- Diana Moore was sitting at the dinner table with her son when she found out his algebra teacher was no longer teaching at the Houston Independent School District.

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