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The 81-page report says, under the takeover, HISD has “diminished the curriculum”, “dismantled relationships,” severing bonds between students, teachers, and families, “destroyed democratic governance,” and “degraded financial stewardship.”
government
A new Texas Southern University poll shows Democratic Fort Bend County judge candidate Dexter McCoy leading Republican acting County Judge Daniel Wong by nine percentage points, with less than a month to go before Election Day....
safety
An investigation is underway after a man was found shot to death in the Independence Heights area on Thursday afternoon, according to the Houston Police Department....
safety
A man armed with a pistol and knife was fatally shot by a security officer Thursday just inside the busy entrance of a federal courthouse in Tennessee's largest city, authorities said....
weather
Polls have shown the hotly contested U.S. Senate race in Texas is in a dead heat.
events
AJ Rafael, a singer, songwriter and creator with roughly 300,000 followers, will bring his music to the 2026 Houston Filipino Street Festival on Oct. 17 in Sugar Land....
News
Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth was asked about the execution of Nidal Hasan, the Army psychiatrist who killed 13 people and wounded dozens more in 2009, for the first time, since the time and location was approved on Tuesday....
News
Federal prosecutors alleged Maduro "presided over this system of repression and torture" and his wife, Cilia Flores, is accused of helping him develop it....
weather
Hurricane Isaias has become a Category 2 storm as it moves north across the Gulf.
News
Hundreds of automated license plate readers and security cameras controlled by Flock Safety cover the county and capture real-time images of vehicles that pass by. The mass surveillance technology has prompted dozens of residents to speak out against the county's contract......
business
Three new Texas restaurants received a Michelin Star on Thursday, including Fort Worth's Goldee's Bar-B-Q, while several other North Texas establishments earned Bib Gourmand and recommended distinctions....
News
A hunter captured a massive alligator in South Carolina ending a persistent four-year pursuit of the reptile.
government
Houston City Council voted to sell a 12-acre property in southwest Houston to a developer for more than $13 million to build dozens of affordable single-family homes....
