Posted on · The study found that out of every 10,000 hospitalizations in 2016, about 50 white women experienced complications compared to more than 100 Black women. For every 10,000 hospitalizations in 2022, about 60 white women experienced complications compared to about 125 Black women.
Posted on · As of 6 p.m. Tuesday, more than 24 hours after the storm finished moving through the area, 1.5 million-plus CenterPoint Energy customers were still without power.
Posted on · Hurricane Beryl made landfall on Mexico's Yucatán Peninsula early Friday, but Texas officials are preparing for landfall in the coming days. Lt. Gov. Patrick has issued a pre-emptive disaster declaration for 39 counties.
Posted on · The METRO transit authority plans to remove the eye-catching red and blue visibility stripes from all light rail trains. Board Chair Elizabeth Gonzalez Brock cites “customer and community safety.”
Posted on · The Housing Choice Voucher Mobility Services Program is intended to increase the number of affordable options for people who rely on housing vouchers. The Older Adult Home Modification Program will help senior citizens stay in their homes with the goal of long-term independence.
Posted on · At the monthly meeting of the METRO Board, multiple community members and municipal leaders criticized the agency’s decision to shelve a 25-mile rapid transit bus line. Board Chair Elizabeth Gonzalez Brock pointed to concerns about low ridership.
Posted on · Formerly known as ‘Street Olympics,’ the summer enrichment program has expanded over the years to include internships, STEM programming and literacy programs.
Posted on · The total combined pedestrian and cyclist crossings along 11th Street across Heights Boulevard increased from 87 in 2019 to 324 in 2024.
Posted on · As the first school year under the state takeover wraps, public records obtained by Houston Public Media show the local lawmaker who made the intervention possible has repeatedly made a false claim as a central justification. Records also show teachers across HISD resigned while schools undergoing reform got a significant bump in teaching staff.
Posted on · It’s unclear exactly how many of the district’s approximately 11,000 teachers are participating, but a press release from organizers claimed “more than 100 teachers from at least 35 campuses” were involved.
Posted on · Houston Public Media obtained correspondence showing concerns raised by state education staffers about Houston ISD’s rushed rollout of a deeply controversial performance evaluation system for educators. According to experts, the messages call further into question the systems that will determine which teachers and principals are removed from their schools.
Posted on · State-appointed superintendent Mike Miles introduced new systems for evaluating the performance of educators and campus leaders this year. School staffers say the rollout was rushed, confusion abounds, and clarity is hard to find.
Posted on · Nearly 150 people spoke during about three hours of public comment at the monthly meeting of HISD’s state-appointed management board. They criticized a new principal evaluation system, and Miles announced a reversal of one of the most controversial components just after 2 a.m.
Posted on · State-appointed superintendent Mike Miles accused news outlets of distorting his performance evaluation system for campus principals. Researchers and multiple principals have said it’s too complicated, and more Houston ISD community members are now calling for it to end — and for Miles to go.
Posted on · After a whirlwind news cycle during the first days of Spring Break, parents and students at Houston ISD’s top-achieving schools are outraged about the potential removal of their principals. State-appointed Superintendent Mike Miles continues to emphasize his expectation that most campus leaders will return.
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