Houston ISD faces uproar over potential magnet program cuts
Dozens of parents attended a Houston ISD information session Tuesday to discuss the district’s plan to close several on-campus magnet programs across 10 high schools.
Dozens of parents attended a Houston ISD information session Tuesday to discuss the district’s plan to close several on-campus magnet programs across 10 high schools.
The Texas Dow Employees Credit Union (TDECU) branch at the University of Houston student center was robbed at gunpoint Wednesday afternoon, marking the second incident at the location in less than three months.
The 2026 national budget bars politicians from intervening in the delivery of health assistance to indigent patients, including the issuance of guarantee letters, Health Secretary Teodoro Herbosa said Wednesday.
The Houston City Council on Wednesday approved a $30 million program to demolish blighted buildings using stormwater mitigation funds, passing the measure 9-7 amid a clash between Mayor John Whitmire and City Controller Chris Hollins.
United Airlines will start a $5.4 million, 17,000-square-foot Facilities Space Centralization Project at Terminal C in Houston’s George Bush Intercontinental Airport on February 3, 2026, consolidating support teams and adding offices, shops and staff amenities while the $2.55 billion Terminal B Transformation—doubling processing space, adding new gates and rebuilding the United Club—continues toward an expected completion in fall 2026.
Texas Gov. Greg Abbott directed state agencies Monday to implement stronger anti-fraud measures for the state’s Child Care Services program, which provides financial assistance for child care to eligible low-income families.
Jury selection began Monday in the trial of former Uvalde Consolidated Independent School District police officer Adrian Gonzales, who faces 29 felony counts of abandoning or endangering a child for his alleged actions during the 2022 Robb Elementary School shooting.
NASA Administrator Jared Isaacman said he is uncertain whether the Space Shuttle Discovery can be moved from Washington, D.C., to Houston, citing budget and safety concerns days after taking office.
A Texas City funeral director helped coordinate the return of victims who died in a medical support plane crash in Galveston Bay, leading a procession on Jan. 2 to honor five of the six passengers killed in the incident.
Fort Bend Independent School District officials are considering closing up to seven elementary schools as the district faces declining enrollment, district leaders said Monday.