Owners and community advocates criticized the proposed changes, but city officials say they may be necessary to continue the program.
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Q&A: Nearly half of HISD high schoolers could earn college credit this year. Here’s how.
Two Houston ISD leaders discuss their work to identify more high schoolers who are ready for advanced courses and help them each college credit.
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HISD board approves new teacher evaluation system ahead of pay-for-performance plan
Houston ISD’s 11,000 teachers will be largely judged based on classroom observations by evaluators and student growth on various tests.
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Immigration judge grants bond for Colony Ridge father arrested by ICE
Conroe Immigration Court Judge Mark Evan granted a $5,000 bond to Erik Payán, an ICE detainee. By 2:30 p.m., his family paid the sum and awaited his return.
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Trump administration releases millions in refugee resettlement funds to Texas after lawsuit
The future of immigrant support programs in Texas and nationwide remains uncertain as the Trump administration seeks to cut off federal funding.
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Texas’ first abortion arrests stem from monthlong attorney general investigation
Records show Maria Margarita Rojas was arrested on March 6, charged with practicing medicine without a license and given a $10,000 bond.
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More than 60K Harris County babies are too young for measles vaccines, worrying parents
As the measles continues to spread in West Texas, Houston parents worry about infants’ lack of vaccines and what that could mean for children’s health
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HISD slashed staff helping students in need. Are kids ‘slipping through the cracks?’
Houston ISD data point to less help for students with non-academic needs. District leaders say kids are still getting similar levels of support.
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Father of three detained by ICE in Colony Ridge to make his case for freedom on bond
On Thursday, Erik Payan has an 8 a.m. hearing in Conroe, where a judge will decide whether to release him on bond while his immigration case proceeds.
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‘How am I going to pay?’: Houston immigrant with legal status granted bond, struggles to pay
Kevin Zaldaña Ramírez was granted bond after being illegally detained, according to his lawyer. But his family is struggling to pay.