Looking to stay on top of Houston ISD news? Make sure you subscribe to Houston Chronicle’s weekly HISD newsletter! I'll be co-writing "The Report Card" with Nusaiba Mizan and Claire. Sign up (for free!!) so you don't miss our coverage: houstonchronicle.com/newsletters/re…

After decades of neglect, city officials want to rebrand southwest Houston. Here's how, via Ryan Nickerson with Elizabeth Conley photos houstonchronicle.com/news/houston-t… via @houstonchron

some news: - Officers will be at bus stops and other 'high traffic areas' in first week - armed security guards are now at 100 schools - all campuses now have weapons detection systems; no weapons detected yet - HISD plans to comply fully with HB3 in the next two years

Those are some big raises -- Constables could become some of the highest-paid elected officials in Harris County. Here's why houstonchronicle.com/politics/houst… via @houstonchron

HISD Board of Managers votes to keep home-school students from competing in UIL activities, via Megan Menchaca houstonchronicle.com/news/houston-t… via @houstonchron

Check your school's grade and dig into Houston's best and worst performing school districts in 2025, according to TEA accountability ratings houstonchronicle.com/news/houston-t… via @houstonchron

I attended last night's Telephone Road redesign open house where around 200 residents showed up to voice their opinions houstonchronicle.com/news/houston-t… via @houstonchron

“Forty-eight days later, Cile remains somewhere in the devastation of the Guadalupe River. We wait, trapped in agony until she is brought home," her parents said during gut-wrenching testimony. houstonchronicle.com/news/houston-t… via @houstonchron

See Texas' top-ranked universities, according to new lists from Forbes and Niche houstonchronicle.com/news/houston-t… via @houstonchron

Houston rebuilt their homes after hurricanes hit. Now, they are watching them fall apart. houstonchronicle.com/politics/houst… via @houstonchron

Wow. The top 10 Harris County government employees earn nearly $4 million combined. See who they are. preview-prod.w.houstonchronicle.com/politics/houst… via @houstonchron

This is the truest thing I have read in a long time. What a magical game: 20 years later, Texas' national title over USC remains one of a kind thanks to Vince Young houstonchronicle.com/sports/college… via @houstonchron

One of my first assignments at the Houston Chronicle was covering Katrina refugees. 'No regrets': School administrators reflect on impact of Hurricane Katrina 20 years later houstonchronicle.com/news/houston-t… via @houstonchron

I dozed off watching the HBO show Girls last night. When I woke up, my 10-year-old was sitting on the edge of my bed traumatized and started talking about all the things she had just learned. She was like “they did not even censor anything.”oops.

I ask my college students to reflect on their K-12 writing instruction. This is a common theme: "It wasn't like I had teachers who didn't write well, it was the state mandated curriculum that got in the way. It was just about passing tests instead of actually learning."

Texas school districts set to comply with new Ten Commandments law as legal battle drags on: 'A no-win situation' via haajrah👩🏽‍💻, Elizabeth Sander, Claire and Ashley Soebroto houstonchronicle.com/news/houston-t… via @houstonchron

'A no-win situation': How Houston school districts are responding to the Ten Commandments classroom law houstonchronicle.com/news/houston-t… via @houstonchron

NEW: Students sue UT System to stop campus speech law banning overnight "expressive activities" The plaintiffs include a percussion group at UT-Austin and a religious group at UT-Dallas. houstonchronicle.com/news/houston-t… via @houstonchron

📢 Help spread the news 📢 The Houston Chronicle is hiring five (!!) new data reporters to produce high-impact data stories for Texas communities. Here's everything you need to know (plus links to apply or share). A thread🧵⬇️

Cy-Fair ISD board workshop devolves into heated claims of lies, defamation, Open Meeting Act violations preview-prod.w.houstonchronicle.com/news/houston-t… via @houstonchron