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src="https://cdn.houstonpublicmedia.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/01/15165833/bellaire-hs-450x338.jpg" class="attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail wp-image-357534 wp-post-image" alt="bellaire hs" decoding="async" fetchpriority="high" srcset="https://cdn.houstonpublicmedia.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/01/15165833/bellaire-hs-450x338.jpg 450w, https://cdn.houstonpublicmedia.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/01/15165833/bellaire-hs-1000x750.jpg 1000w, https://cdn.houstonpublicmedia.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/01/15165833/bellaire-hs-1067x800.jpg 1067w, https://cdn.houstonpublicmedia.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/01/15165833/bellaire-hs-1536x1152.jpg 1536w, https://cdn.houstonpublicmedia.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/01/15165833/bellaire-hs-2048x1536.jpg 2048w, https://cdn.houstonpublicmedia.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/01/15165833/bellaire-hs-1832x1374.jpg 1832w, https://cdn.houstonpublicmedia.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/01/15165833/bellaire-hs-1376x1032.jpg 1376w, https://cdn.houstonpublicmedia.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/01/15165833/bellaire-hs-1044x783.jpg 1044w, https://cdn.houstonpublicmedia.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/01/15165833/bellaire-hs-632x474.jpg 632w, https://cdn.houstonpublicmedia.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/01/15165833/bellaire-hs-536x402.jpg 536w" sizes="(max-width: 450px) 100vw, 450px" data-eio="p" /></picture></a> <div class="card-content"> <header class="entry-header"> <h3>HISD</h3> <h2 class="entry-title"><a href="https://www.houstonpublicmedia.org/articles/news/education-news/hisd/2025/02/17/514048/tea-reviewing-houston-isd-for-socially-transitioning-bellaire-hs-student-upon-gov-abbott-request/" rel="bookmark">TEA reviewing claim that teachers at Houston ISD’s Bellaire HS were ‘socially transitioning’ student</a></h2> <div class="screen-reader-text"><address class="vcard author"><a href="https://www.houstonpublicmedia.org/articles/author/colleen-deguzman/" title="Posts by Colleen DeGuzman" class="author url fn" rel="author">Colleen DeGuzman</a></address> </div> </header> <div class="entry-summary"> <p><span class="posted-on"><span class="screen-reader-text">Posted on </span><time class="entry-date published updated" datetime="2025-02-17T17:17:46-06:00">February 17, 2025</time></span> · Texas Gov. Greg Abbott called for an investigation after a member of conservative activist group Moms for Liberty, saying she was speaking on behalf of a Bellaire parent, claimed teachers were calling a student by preferred pronouns against the parent's will.</p> </div> <footer class="entry-footer"> <p class="screen-reader-text"><span class="tags-links"><span class="screen-reader-text">Tags </span><a href="https://www.houstonpublicmedia.org/tag/bellaire-high-school/" rel="tag">Bellaire High School</a> <a href="https://www.houstonpublicmedia.org/tag/gender-identity/" rel="tag">gender identity</a> <a href="https://www.houstonpublicmedia.org/tag/hisd/" rel="tag">hisd</a> <a href="https://www.houstonpublicmedia.org/tag/houston-isd/" rel="tag">Houston ISD</a> <a href="https://www.houstonpublicmedia.org/tag/lgbtq-issues/" rel="tag">lgbtq issues</a> <a href="https://www.houstonpublicmedia.org/tag/texas-education-agency/" rel="tag">Texas Education Agency</a></span></p> </footer> </div> </article><article id="post-513995" class="card post-513995 post type-post status-publish format-standard has-post-thumbnail hentry category-arts-culture category-arts-culture-news category-education-arts-culture category-education category-education-news category-events category-houston category-houston-livestock-show-and-rodeo category-local category-news tag-art-competition tag-houston-livestock-show-and-rodeo tag-houston-livestock-show-and-rodeo-art-competition tag-houston-rodeo tag-houston-rodeo-art-contest tag-houston-schools"> <a class="post-thumbnail" href="https://www.houstonpublicmedia.org/articles/events/houston-livestock-show-and-rodeo/2025/02/17/513995/local-students-recognized-in-houston-livestock-show-and-rodeo-art-competition/"><picture><source srcset="https://cdn.houstonpublicmedia.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/02/17141900/2025_2_Park_Hyewon-Joy.jpg-450x333.jpg.webp 450w, https://cdn.houstonpublicmedia.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/02/17141900/2025_2_Park_Hyewon-Joy.jpg-1000x739.jpg.webp 1000w, https://cdn.houstonpublicmedia.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/02/17141900/2025_2_Park_Hyewon-Joy.jpg.jpg.webp 1320w" sizes='(max-width: 450px) 100vw, 450px' type="image/webp"><img width="450" height="333" src="https://cdn.houstonpublicmedia.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/02/17141900/2025_2_Park_Hyewon-Joy.jpg-450x333.jpg" class="attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail wp-image-513997 wp-post-image" alt=""Night at the Arena" by Joy Park" decoding="async" srcset="https://cdn.houstonpublicmedia.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/02/17141900/2025_2_Park_Hyewon-Joy.jpg-450x333.jpg 450w, https://cdn.houstonpublicmedia.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/02/17141900/2025_2_Park_Hyewon-Joy.jpg-1000x739.jpg 1000w, https://cdn.houstonpublicmedia.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/02/17141900/2025_2_Park_Hyewon-Joy.jpg.jpg 1320w" sizes="(max-width: 450px) 100vw, 450px" data-eio="p" /></picture></a> <div class="card-content"> <header class="entry-header"> <h3>Houston Livestock Show and Rodeo</h3> <h2 class="entry-title"><a href="https://www.houstonpublicmedia.org/articles/events/houston-livestock-show-and-rodeo/2025/02/17/513995/local-students-recognized-in-houston-livestock-show-and-rodeo-art-competition/" rel="bookmark">Local students recognized in Houston Livestock Show and Rodeo art competition</a></h2> <div class="screen-reader-text"><address class="vcard author"><a href="https://www.houstonpublicmedia.org/articles/author/sarah-grunau/" title="Posts by Sarah Grunau" class="author url fn" rel="author">Sarah Grunau</a></address> </div> </header> <div class="entry-summary"> <p><span class="posted-on"><span class="screen-reader-text">Posted on </span><time class="entry-date published updated" datetime="2025-02-17T16:01:51-06:00">February 17, 2025</time></span> · Ninety pieces of art by students will be up for auction March 16. It also will be displayed in the Hayloft Gallery in the NRG Center lobby throughout the 2025 rodeo season, scheduled for March 4-23.</p> </div> <footer class="entry-footer"> <p class="screen-reader-text"><span class="tags-links"><span class="screen-reader-text">Tags </span><a href="https://www.houstonpublicmedia.org/tag/art-competition/" rel="tag">art competition</a> <a href="https://www.houstonpublicmedia.org/tag/houston-livestock-show-and-rodeo/" rel="tag">houston livestock show and rodeo</a> <a href="https://www.houstonpublicmedia.org/tag/houston-livestock-show-and-rodeo-art-competition/" rel="tag">Houston Livestock Show and Rodeo art competition</a> <a href="https://www.houstonpublicmedia.org/tag/houston-rodeo/" rel="tag">Houston Rodeo</a> <a href="https://www.houstonpublicmedia.org/tag/houston-rodeo-art-contest/" rel="tag">Houston rodeo art contest</a> <a href="https://www.houstonpublicmedia.org/tag/houston-schools/" rel="tag">houston schools</a></span></p> </footer> </div> </article><article id="post-513940" class="card post-513940 post type-post status-publish format-standard has-post-thumbnail hentry category-education category-education-news category-events category-houston category-local category-news category-pop-culture tag-cactus-jack-foundation tag-celebrity-softball-game tag-daikin-park tag-hbcus tag-houston-celebrities tag-travis-scott"> <a class="post-thumbnail" href="https://www.houstonpublicmedia.org/articles/arts-culture/pop-culture/2025/02/14/513940/celebrities-pro-athletes-gather-in-houston-for-travis-scotts-charity-softball-game/"><picture><source srcset="https://cdn.houstonpublicmedia.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/02/14174226/CactusJackSoftballThirdBaseLine-450x300.jpg.webp 450w, https://cdn.houstonpublicmedia.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/02/14174226/CactusJackSoftballThirdBaseLine-1000x668.jpg.webp 1000w, https://cdn.houstonpublicmedia.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/02/14174226/CactusJackSoftballThirdBaseLine-1500x1002.jpg.webp 1500w, https://cdn.houstonpublicmedia.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/02/14174226/CactusJackSoftballThirdBaseLine-1536x1026.jpg.webp 1536w, https://cdn.houstonpublicmedia.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/02/14174226/CactusJackSoftballThirdBaseLine-2048x1367.jpg.webp 2048w" sizes='(max-width: 450px) 100vw, 450px' type="image/webp"><img width="450" height="300" src="https://cdn.houstonpublicmedia.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/02/14174226/CactusJackSoftballThirdBaseLine-450x300.jpg" class="attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail wp-image-513941 wp-post-image" alt="Cactus Jack Softball 2025" decoding="async" srcset="https://cdn.houstonpublicmedia.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/02/14174226/CactusJackSoftballThirdBaseLine-450x300.jpg 450w, https://cdn.houstonpublicmedia.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/02/14174226/CactusJackSoftballThirdBaseLine-1000x668.jpg 1000w, https://cdn.houstonpublicmedia.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/02/14174226/CactusJackSoftballThirdBaseLine-1500x1002.jpg 1500w, https://cdn.houstonpublicmedia.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/02/14174226/CactusJackSoftballThirdBaseLine-1536x1026.jpg 1536w, https://cdn.houstonpublicmedia.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/02/14174226/CactusJackSoftballThirdBaseLine-2048x1367.jpg 2048w" sizes="(max-width: 450px) 100vw, 450px" data-eio="p" /></picture></a> <div class="card-content"> <header class="entry-header"> <h3>Pop Culture</h3> <h2 class="entry-title"><a href="https://www.houstonpublicmedia.org/articles/arts-culture/pop-culture/2025/02/14/513940/celebrities-pro-athletes-gather-in-houston-for-travis-scotts-charity-softball-game/" rel="bookmark">Celebrities, pro athletes gather in Houston for Travis Scott’s charity softball game</a></h2> <div class="screen-reader-text"><address class="vcard author"><a href="https://www.houstonpublicmedia.org/articles/author/william-menjivar/" title="Posts by William Menjivar" class="author url fn" rel="author">William Menjivar</a></address> </div> </header> <div class="entry-summary"> <p><span class="posted-on"><span class="screen-reader-text">Posted on </span><time class="entry-date published updated" datetime="2025-02-14T17:53:12-06:00">February 14, 2025</time></span> · Participants in the event included host Travis Scott, Houston Texans quarterback C.J. Stroud, former Texans star Andre Johnson, Houston-area rapper Slim Thug and fellow entertainers Metro Boomin, Ozuna and Amber Rose.</p> </div> <footer class="entry-footer"> <p class="screen-reader-text"><span class="tags-links"><span class="screen-reader-text">Tags </span><a href="https://www.houstonpublicmedia.org/tag/cactus-jack-foundation/" rel="tag">Cactus Jack Foundation</a> <a href="https://www.houstonpublicmedia.org/tag/celebrity-softball-game/" rel="tag">celebrity softball game</a> <a href="https://www.houstonpublicmedia.org/tag/daikin-park/" rel="tag">Daikin Park</a> <a href="https://www.houstonpublicmedia.org/tag/hbcus/" rel="tag">HBCUs</a> <a href="https://www.houstonpublicmedia.org/tag/houston-celebrities/" rel="tag">Houston celebrities</a> <a href="https://www.houstonpublicmedia.org/tag/travis-scott/" rel="tag">travis scott</a></span></p> </footer> </div> </article><article id="post-513895" class="card post-513895 post type-post status-publish format-standard has-post-thumbnail hentry category-education category-education-news category-hisd category-houston category-local category-news tag-hisd tag-houston-isd tag-houston-isd-conservator tag-state-takeover tag-tea-hisd-takeover tag-texas-education-agency"> <a class="post-thumbnail" href="https://www.houstonpublicmedia.org/articles/news/education-news/hisd/2025/02/14/513895/tea-names-anastasia-anderson-as-new-houston-isd-conservator/"><picture><source srcset="https://cdn.houstonpublicmedia.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/08/16025209/HattieMaeWhite-450x338.jpg.webp 450w, https://cdn.houstonpublicmedia.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/08/16025209/HattieMaeWhite-1000x750.jpg.webp 1000w, https://cdn.houstonpublicmedia.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/08/16025209/HattieMaeWhite-1500x1125.jpg.webp 1500w, https://cdn.houstonpublicmedia.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/08/16025209/HattieMaeWhite-1536x1152.jpg.webp 1536w, https://cdn.houstonpublicmedia.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/08/16025209/HattieMaeWhite-2048x1536.jpg.webp 2048w" sizes='auto, (max-width: 450px) 100vw, 450px' type="image/webp"><img width="450" height="338" src="https://cdn.houstonpublicmedia.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/08/16025209/HattieMaeWhite-450x338.jpg" class="attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail wp-image-496889 wp-post-image" alt="Hattie Mae White Educational Support Center" decoding="async" loading="lazy" srcset="https://cdn.houstonpublicmedia.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/08/16025209/HattieMaeWhite-450x338.jpg 450w, https://cdn.houstonpublicmedia.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/08/16025209/HattieMaeWhite-1000x750.jpg 1000w, https://cdn.houstonpublicmedia.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/08/16025209/HattieMaeWhite-1500x1125.jpg 1500w, https://cdn.houstonpublicmedia.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/08/16025209/HattieMaeWhite-1536x1152.jpg 1536w, https://cdn.houstonpublicmedia.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/08/16025209/HattieMaeWhite-2048x1536.jpg 2048w" sizes="auto, (max-width: 450px) 100vw, 450px" data-eio="p" /></picture></a> <div class="card-content"> <header class="entry-header"> <h3>HISD</h3> <h2 class="entry-title"><a href="https://www.houstonpublicmedia.org/articles/news/education-news/hisd/2025/02/14/513895/tea-names-anastasia-anderson-as-new-houston-isd-conservator/" rel="bookmark">TEA names Anastasia Anderson as new Houston ISD conservator</a></h2> <div class="screen-reader-text"><address class="vcard author"><a href="https://www.houstonpublicmedia.org/articles/author/colleen-deguzman/" title="Posts by Colleen DeGuzman" class="author url fn" rel="author">Colleen DeGuzman</a></address> </div> </header> <div class="entry-summary"> <p><span class="posted-on"><span class="screen-reader-text">Posted on </span><time class="entry-date published updated" datetime="2025-02-14T14:43:34-06:00">February 14, 2025</time></span> · Anderson succeeds Doris Delaney, who retired in December. Conservators have the power to “direct an action to be taken by the principal of a campus, the superintendent of the school district, or the board of trustees of the district,” according to the Texas Education Code.</p> </div> <footer class="entry-footer"> <p class="screen-reader-text"><span class="tags-links"><span class="screen-reader-text">Tags </span><a href="https://www.houstonpublicmedia.org/tag/hisd/" rel="tag">hisd</a> <a href="https://www.houstonpublicmedia.org/tag/houston-isd/" rel="tag">Houston ISD</a> <a href="https://www.houstonpublicmedia.org/tag/houston-isd-conservator/" rel="tag">Houston ISD conservator</a> <a href="https://www.houstonpublicmedia.org/tag/state-takeover/" rel="tag">state takeover</a> <a href="https://www.houstonpublicmedia.org/tag/tea-hisd-takeover/" rel="tag">TEA HISD takeover</a> <a href="https://www.houstonpublicmedia.org/tag/texas-education-agency/" rel="tag">Texas Education Agency</a></span></p> </footer> </div> </article><article id="post-513900" class="card post-513900 post type-post status-publish format-standard has-post-thumbnail hentry category-crime category-education category-education-news category-harris-county category-houston category-law-enforcement category-local category-news category-police tag-alleged-sexual-assaults tag-campus-sexual-assault tag-district-attorneys-office tag-harris-county-district-attorney tag-university-arrests tag-university-of-houston"> <a class="post-thumbnail" href="https://www.houstonpublicmedia.org/articles/law-enforcement/2025/02/14/513900/university-of-houston-das-office-dispute-what-led-to-sexual-assault-suspects-release/"><picture><source srcset="https://cdn.houstonpublicmedia.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/02/12141350/IMG_9785-450x300.jpg.webp 450w, https://cdn.houstonpublicmedia.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/02/12141350/IMG_9785-1000x667.jpg.webp 1000w, https://cdn.houstonpublicmedia.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/02/12141350/IMG_9785-1500x1000.jpg.webp 1500w, https://cdn.houstonpublicmedia.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/02/12141350/IMG_9785-1536x1024.jpg.webp 1536w, https://cdn.houstonpublicmedia.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/02/12141350/IMG_9785-2048x1365.jpg.webp 2048w" sizes='auto, (max-width: 450px) 100vw, 450px' type="image/webp"><img width="450" height="300" src="https://cdn.houstonpublicmedia.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/02/12141350/IMG_9785-450x300.jpg" class="attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail wp-image-513716 wp-post-image" alt="Sarah Grunau/ Houston Public Media UH protest" decoding="async" loading="lazy" srcset="https://cdn.houstonpublicmedia.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/02/12141350/IMG_9785-450x300.jpg 450w, https://cdn.houstonpublicmedia.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/02/12141350/IMG_9785-1000x667.jpg 1000w, https://cdn.houstonpublicmedia.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/02/12141350/IMG_9785-1500x1000.jpg 1500w, https://cdn.houstonpublicmedia.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/02/12141350/IMG_9785-1536x1024.jpg 1536w, https://cdn.houstonpublicmedia.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/02/12141350/IMG_9785-2048x1365.jpg 2048w" sizes="auto, (max-width: 450px) 100vw, 450px" data-eio="p" /></picture></a> <div class="card-content"> <header class="entry-header"> <h3>Law Enforcement</h3> <h2 class="entry-title"><a href="https://www.houstonpublicmedia.org/articles/law-enforcement/2025/02/14/513900/university-of-houston-das-office-dispute-what-led-to-sexual-assault-suspects-release/" rel="bookmark">University of Houston, DA’s office dispute what led to sexual assault suspect’s release</a></h2> <div class="screen-reader-text"><address class="vcard author"><a href="https://www.houstonpublicmedia.org/articles/author/sarah-grunau/" title="Posts by Sarah Grunau" class="author url fn" rel="author">Sarah Grunau</a></address> </div> </header> <div class="entry-summary"> <p><span class="posted-on"><span class="screen-reader-text">Posted on </span><time class="entry-date published updated" datetime="2025-02-14T14:30:42-06:00">February 14, 2025</time></span> · Charges related to an alleged sexual assault on the UH campus, which occurred Feb. 7, were not filed by prosecutors until five days later. Warrants for Eric Latroy Brown's arrest on those charges were still active Friday as police worked to locate the man.</p> </div> <footer class="entry-footer"> <p class="screen-reader-text"><span class="tags-links"><span class="screen-reader-text">Tags </span><a href="https://www.houstonpublicmedia.org/tag/alleged-sexual-assaults/" rel="tag">alleged sexual assaults</a> <a href="https://www.houstonpublicmedia.org/tag/campus-sexual-assault/" rel="tag">campus sexual assault</a> <a href="https://www.houstonpublicmedia.org/tag/district-attorneys-office/" rel="tag">District Attorney's Office</a> <a href="https://www.houstonpublicmedia.org/tag/harris-county-district-attorney/" rel="tag">harris county district attorney</a> <a href="https://www.houstonpublicmedia.org/tag/university-arrests/" rel="tag">university arrests</a> <a href="https://www.houstonpublicmedia.org/tag/university-of-houston/" rel="tag">university of houston</a></span></p> </footer> </div> </article><article id="post-513708" class="card post-513708 post type-post status-publish format-standard has-post-thumbnail hentry category-crime category-criminal-justice category-education category-education-news category-houston category-local category-news tag-safety-measures tag-university-of-houston tag-university-safety-alerts tag-university-safety-measures"> <a class="post-thumbnail" href="https://www.houstonpublicmedia.org/articles/news/education-news/2025/02/12/513708/university-houston-protest-students-safety-measures-sex-assault-robbery/"><picture><source srcset="https://cdn.houstonpublicmedia.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/02/12141322/IMG_9857-450x300.jpg.webp 450w, https://cdn.houstonpublicmedia.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/02/12141322/IMG_9857-1000x667.jpg.webp 1000w, https://cdn.houstonpublicmedia.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/02/12141322/IMG_9857-1500x1000.jpg.webp 1500w, https://cdn.houstonpublicmedia.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/02/12141322/IMG_9857-1536x1024.jpg.webp 1536w, 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data-eio="p" /></picture></a> <div class="card-content"> <header class="entry-header"> <h3>Education News</h3> <h2 class="entry-title"><a href="https://www.houstonpublicmedia.org/articles/news/education-news/2025/02/12/513708/university-houston-protest-students-safety-measures-sex-assault-robbery/" rel="bookmark">University of Houston students protest, demand more safety measures amid on-campus crime spike</a></h2> <div class="screen-reader-text"><address class="vcard author"><a href="https://www.houstonpublicmedia.org/articles/author/sarah-grunau/" title="Posts by Sarah Grunau" class="author url fn" rel="author">Sarah Grunau</a></address> </div> </header> <div class="entry-summary"> <p><span class="posted-on"><span class="screen-reader-text">Posted on </span><time class="entry-date published updated" datetime="2025-02-12T15:33:36-06:00">February 12, 2025</time></span> · A group of students marched to the Ezekiel Cullen building on Wednesday afternoon with chants demanding the university's board of regents invest in student safety after a sex assault and multiple robberies in the past week.</p> </div> <footer class="entry-footer"> <p class="screen-reader-text"><span class="tags-links"><span class="screen-reader-text">Tags </span><a href="https://www.houstonpublicmedia.org/tag/safety-measures/" rel="tag">safety measures</a> <a href="https://www.houstonpublicmedia.org/tag/university-of-houston/" rel="tag">university of houston</a> <a href="https://www.houstonpublicmedia.org/tag/university-safety-alerts/" rel="tag">university safety alerts</a> <a href="https://www.houstonpublicmedia.org/tag/university-safety-measures/" rel="tag">university safety measures</a></span></p> </footer> </div> </article><article id="post-513677" class="card post-513677 post type-post status-publish format-standard has-post-thumbnail hentry category-education category-education-news category-local tag-athletic-facilities tag-bond-election tag-spring-branch-isd"> <a class="post-thumbnail" href="https://www.houstonpublicmedia.org/articles/education/2025/02/12/513677/spring-branch-isd-is-asking-for-over-630-million-to-fix-athletic-facilities/"><picture><source srcset="https://cdn.houstonpublicmedia.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/09/12103231/MicrosoftTeams-image-41-450x338.jpg.webp 450w, https://cdn.houstonpublicmedia.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/09/12103231/MicrosoftTeams-image-41-1000x750.jpg.webp 1000w, https://cdn.houstonpublicmedia.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/09/12103231/MicrosoftTeams-image-41.jpg.webp 1280w" sizes='auto, (max-width: 450px) 100vw, 450px' type="image/webp"><img width="450" height="338" src="https://cdn.houstonpublicmedia.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/09/12103231/MicrosoftTeams-image-41-450x338.jpg" class="attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail wp-image-462095 wp-post-image" alt="Spring Branch ISD Administrative Building" decoding="async" loading="lazy" srcset="https://cdn.houstonpublicmedia.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/09/12103231/MicrosoftTeams-image-41-450x338.jpg 450w, https://cdn.houstonpublicmedia.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/09/12103231/MicrosoftTeams-image-41-1000x750.jpg 1000w, https://cdn.houstonpublicmedia.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/09/12103231/MicrosoftTeams-image-41.jpg 1280w" sizes="auto, (max-width: 450px) 100vw, 450px" data-eio="p" /></picture></a> <div class="card-content"> <header class="entry-header"> <h3>Education</h3> <h2 class="entry-title"><a href="https://www.houstonpublicmedia.org/articles/education/2025/02/12/513677/spring-branch-isd-is-asking-for-over-630-million-to-fix-athletic-facilities/" rel="bookmark">Spring Branch ISD is asking for over $630 million to fix athletic facilities</a></h2> <div class="screen-reader-text"><address class="vcard author"><a href="https://www.houstonpublicmedia.org/articles/author/colleen-deguzman/" title="Posts by Colleen DeGuzman" class="author url fn" rel="author">Colleen DeGuzman</a></address> </div> </header> <div class="entry-summary"> <p><span class="posted-on"><span class="screen-reader-text">Posted on </span><time class="entry-date published updated" datetime="2025-02-12T11:54:08-06:00">February 12, 2025</time></span> · The school district is asking voters to pass four propositions in a May 3 bond election. If all of them pass, the average homeowner should expect around a $150 annual tax hike.</p> </div> <footer class="entry-footer"> <p class="screen-reader-text"><span class="tags-links"><span class="screen-reader-text">Tags </span><a href="https://www.houstonpublicmedia.org/tag/athletic-facilities/" rel="tag">athletic facilities</a> <a href="https://www.houstonpublicmedia.org/tag/bond-election/" rel="tag">bond election</a> <a href="https://www.houstonpublicmedia.org/tag/spring-branch-isd/" rel="tag">Spring Branch ISD</a></span></p> </footer> </div> </article><article id="post-513609" class="card post-513609 post type-post status-publish format-standard has-post-thumbnail hentry category-crime category-education category-education-news category-news tag-robbery tag-university-of-houston tag-university-of-houston-campus tag-university-of-houston-welcome-center"> <a class="post-thumbnail" href="https://www.houstonpublicmedia.org/articles/news/crime/2025/02/12/513609/man-reportedly-robbed-at-gunpoint-on-university-of-houston-campus-days-after-increased-security/"><picture><source srcset="https://cdn.houstonpublicmedia.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/03/12152209/20200312-IMG_0852-450x300.jpg.webp 450w, https://cdn.houstonpublicmedia.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/03/12152209/20200312-IMG_0852-1000x667.jpg.webp 1000w, https://cdn.houstonpublicmedia.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/03/12152209/20200312-IMG_0852-1200x800.jpg.webp 1200w, https://cdn.houstonpublicmedia.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/03/12152209/20200312-IMG_0852-1536x1024.jpg.webp 1536w, https://cdn.houstonpublicmedia.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/03/12152209/20200312-IMG_0852-2048x1365.jpg.webp 2048w" sizes='auto, (max-width: 450px) 100vw, 450px' type="image/webp"><img width="450" height="300" src="https://cdn.houstonpublicmedia.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/03/12152209/20200312-IMG_0852-450x300.jpg" class="attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail wp-image-363587 wp-post-image" alt="The University of Houston campus. Due to concerns surrounding COVID-19, several college campuses have canceled classes." decoding="async" loading="lazy" srcset="https://cdn.houstonpublicmedia.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/03/12152209/20200312-IMG_0852-450x300.jpg 450w, https://cdn.houstonpublicmedia.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/03/12152209/20200312-IMG_0852-1000x667.jpg 1000w, https://cdn.houstonpublicmedia.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/03/12152209/20200312-IMG_0852-1200x800.jpg 1200w, https://cdn.houstonpublicmedia.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/03/12152209/20200312-IMG_0852-1536x1024.jpg 1536w, https://cdn.houstonpublicmedia.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/03/12152209/20200312-IMG_0852-2048x1365.jpg 2048w" sizes="auto, (max-width: 450px) 100vw, 450px" data-eio="p" /></picture></a> <div class="card-content"> <header class="entry-header"> <h3>Crime</h3> <h2 class="entry-title"><a href="https://www.houstonpublicmedia.org/articles/news/crime/2025/02/12/513609/man-reportedly-robbed-at-gunpoint-on-university-of-houston-campus-days-after-increased-security/" rel="bookmark">Man reportedly robbed at gunpoint on University of Houston campus days after increased security</a></h2> <div class="screen-reader-text"><address class="vcard author"><a href="https://www.houstonpublicmedia.org/articles/author/sarah-grunau/" title="Posts by Sarah Grunau" class="author url fn" rel="author">Sarah Grunau</a></address> </div> </header> <div class="entry-summary"> <p><span class="posted-on"><span class="screen-reader-text">Posted on </span><time class="entry-date published updated" datetime="2025-02-12T08:00:33-06:00">February 12, 2025</time></span> · The reported robbery comes just days after reports of a sexual assault and two other robberies near the welcome center on campus. </p> </div> <footer class="entry-footer"> <p class="screen-reader-text"><span class="tags-links"><span class="screen-reader-text">Tags </span><a href="https://www.houstonpublicmedia.org/tag/robbery/" rel="tag">robbery</a> <a href="https://www.houstonpublicmedia.org/tag/university-of-houston/" rel="tag">university of houston</a> <a href="https://www.houstonpublicmedia.org/tag/university-of-houston-campus/" rel="tag">University of Houston campus</a> <a href="https://www.houstonpublicmedia.org/tag/university-of-houston-welcome-center/" rel="tag">University of Houston welcome center</a></span></p> </footer> </div> </article><article id="post-513585" class="card post-513585 post type-post status-publish format-standard has-post-thumbnail hentry category-education category-education-news category-lgbtq category-local category-news tag-cy-fair-gender-policy tag-cy-fair-isd tag-cypress-fairbanks tag-houston-school-districts tag-katy-isd-gender-policy tag-title-ix"> <a class="post-thumbnail" 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src="https://cdn.houstonpublicmedia.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/08/06160446/cypress-fairback-isd-bus-450x300.jpg" class="attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail wp-image-495910 wp-post-image" alt="cy fair" decoding="async" loading="lazy" srcset="https://cdn.houstonpublicmedia.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/08/06160446/cypress-fairback-isd-bus-450x300.jpg 450w, https://cdn.houstonpublicmedia.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/08/06160446/cypress-fairback-isd-bus-1000x667.jpg 1000w, https://cdn.houstonpublicmedia.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/08/06160446/cypress-fairback-isd-bus-1500x1000.jpg 1500w, https://cdn.houstonpublicmedia.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/08/06160446/cypress-fairback-isd-bus-1536x1024.jpg 1536w, https://cdn.houstonpublicmedia.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/08/06160446/cypress-fairback-isd-bus-2048x1365.jpg 2048w" sizes="auto, (max-width: 450px) 100vw, 450px" data-eio="p" /></picture></a> <div class="card-content"> <header class="entry-header"> <h3>Education News</h3> <h2 class="entry-title"><a href="https://www.houstonpublicmedia.org/articles/news/education-news/2025/02/11/513585/cy-fair-isd-trustees-sign-off-on-gender-identity-policy-amid-community-pushback/" rel="bookmark">Cy-Fair ISD trustees sign off on gender identity policy amid community pushback</a></h2> <div class="screen-reader-text"><address class="vcard author"><a href="https://www.houstonpublicmedia.org/articles/author/sarah-grunau/" title="Posts by Sarah Grunau" class="author url fn" rel="author">Sarah Grunau</a></address> </div> </header> <div class="entry-summary"> <p><span class="posted-on"><span class="screen-reader-text">Posted on </span><time class="entry-date published updated" datetime="2025-02-11T17:06:54-06:00">February 11, 2025</time></span> · School board members who disregarded some students' opposition on Monday night said, in part, that failing to approve the policy could have resulted in the Houston-area district losing federal funding.</p> </div> <footer 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class="posted-on"><span class="screen-reader-text">Posted on </span><time class="entry-date published updated" datetime="2025-02-11T15:30:52-06:00">February 11, 2025</time></span> · The civil rights organization said the dozens of students who are being punished for being disruptive during a protest last week is "harsh" and "may be out of line" with the school district's code of conduct. </p> </div> <footer class="entry-footer"> <p class="screen-reader-text"><span class="tags-links"><span class="screen-reader-text">Tags </span><a href="https://www.houstonpublicmedia.org/tag/aclu-of-texas/" rel="tag">ACLU of Texas</a> <a href="https://www.houstonpublicmedia.org/tag/hisd/" rel="tag">hisd</a> <a href="https://www.houstonpublicmedia.org/tag/houston-isd/" rel="tag">Houston ISD</a> <a href="https://www.houstonpublicmedia.org/tag/immigration-protest/" rel="tag">immigration protest</a> <a href="https://www.houstonpublicmedia.org/tag/northside-high-school/" rel="tag">Northside High School</a> 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But researchers found that there were positive signs for individual districts.</p> </div> <footer class="entry-footer"> <p class="screen-reader-text"><span class="tags-links"><span class="screen-reader-text">Tags </span><a href="https://www.houstonpublicmedia.org/tag/academic-success/" rel="tag">academic success</a> <a href="https://www.houstonpublicmedia.org/tag/covid-19/" rel="tag">COVID-19</a> <a href="https://www.houstonpublicmedia.org/tag/education/" rel="tag">education</a> <a href="https://www.houstonpublicmedia.org/tag/top-stories/" rel="tag">top stories</a> <a href="https://www.houstonpublicmedia.org/tag/tpr/" rel="tag">tpr</a></span></p> </footer> </div> </article><article id="post-513458" class="card post-513458 post type-post status-publish format-standard has-post-thumbnail hentry category-court category-education category-education-news category-local category-news tag-child-sex-trafficking tag-houston-school-districts tag-klein-isd tag-sex-trafficking tag-title-ix 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The district said the protest was "overwhelmingly peaceful" but some students “persisted with disruptive activities."</p> </div> <footer class="entry-footer"> <p class="screen-reader-text"><span class="tags-links"><span class="screen-reader-text">Tags </span><a href="https://www.houstonpublicmedia.org/tag/first-amendment/" rel="tag">First Amendment</a> <a href="https://www.houstonpublicmedia.org/tag/hisd-protest/" rel="tag">HISD protest</a> <a href="https://www.houstonpublicmedia.org/tag/houston-isd/" rel="tag">Houston ISD</a> <a href="https://www.houstonpublicmedia.org/tag/houston-isd-protest/" rel="tag">Houston ISD protest</a> <a href="https://www.houstonpublicmedia.org/tag/northside-high-school/" rel="tag">Northside High School</a> <a href="https://www.houstonpublicmedia.org/tag/trump-immigration-policy/" rel="tag">Trump immigration policy</a></span></p> </footer> </div> </article><article id="post-513382" class="card post-513382 post type-post status-publish format-standard has-post-thumbnail hentry category-crime category-criminal-justice category-education-news category-fort-bend category-local tag-fort-bend tag-fort-bend-county tag-fort-bend-county-district-attorneys-office tag-lamar-cisd tag-lamar-consolidated-isd tag-murder-charge"> <a class="post-thumbnail" href="https://www.houstonpublicmedia.org/articles/news/fort-bend/2025/02/10/513382/lamar-cisd-employee-investigated-in-death-of-wife-who-also-worked-for-district/"><picture><source srcset="https://cdn.houstonpublicmedia.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/01/31124725/AP23118802924018-450x300.jpg.webp 450w, https://cdn.houstonpublicmedia.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/01/31124725/AP23118802924018-1000x667.jpg.webp 1000w, https://cdn.houstonpublicmedia.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/01/31124725/AP23118802924018-1500x1000.jpg.webp 1500w, https://cdn.houstonpublicmedia.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/01/31124725/AP23118802924018-1536x1024.jpg.webp 1536w, https://cdn.houstonpublicmedia.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/01/31124725/AP23118802924018-2048x1365.jpg.webp 2048w" sizes='auto, (max-width: 450px) 100vw, 450px' type="image/webp"><img width="450" height="300" src="https://cdn.houstonpublicmedia.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/01/31124725/AP23118802924018-450x300.jpg" class="attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail wp-image-512636 wp-post-image" alt="Lights on a parked police vehicle" decoding="async" loading="lazy" srcset="https://cdn.houstonpublicmedia.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/01/31124725/AP23118802924018-450x300.jpg 450w, https://cdn.houstonpublicmedia.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/01/31124725/AP23118802924018-1000x667.jpg 1000w, https://cdn.houstonpublicmedia.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/01/31124725/AP23118802924018-1500x1000.jpg 1500w, https://cdn.houstonpublicmedia.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/01/31124725/AP23118802924018-1536x1024.jpg 1536w, https://cdn.houstonpublicmedia.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/01/31124725/AP23118802924018-2048x1365.jpg 2048w" sizes="auto, (max-width: 450px) 100vw, 450px" data-eio="p" /></picture></a> <div class="card-content"> <header class="entry-header"> <h3>Fort Bend</h3> <h2 class="entry-title"><a href="https://www.houstonpublicmedia.org/articles/news/fort-bend/2025/02/10/513382/lamar-cisd-employee-investigated-in-death-of-wife-who-also-worked-for-district/" rel="bookmark">Lamar CISD employee accused of killing wife who also worked for school district</a></h2> <div class="screen-reader-text"><address class="vcard author"><a href="https://www.houstonpublicmedia.org/articles/author/natalie-weber/" title="Posts by Natalie Weber, Fort Bend County Bureau" class="author url fn" rel="author">Natalie Weber, Fort Bend County Bureau</a></address> </div> </header> <div class="entry-summary"> <p><span class="posted-on"><span class="screen-reader-text">Posted on </span><time class="entry-date published updated" datetime="2025-02-10T13:53:09-06:00">February 10, 2025</time></span> · David Pollard, 47, was arrested Sunday and booked into the Fort Bend County Jail on a murder charge. 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