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Below the Waterlines: Houston After Hurricane Harvey
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Next Houston School to Remove Confederate-Linked Name: Reagan High

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HISD Could Need $1.2M To Remove Confederate Names

Associated Press

Posted on August 11, 2016 · The biggest school district in Texas will consider paying more than $1.2 million as part of changes to rename eight campuses previously named for Confederate leaders.

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Education News

South Texas College Of Law Has New Name: Houston College of Law

Laura Isensee

Posted on June 23, 2016 · The school's dean believes that the name change will raise its regional and national profile.

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Alumni from Reagan High School and other groups protest the new HISD school names on May 12, 2016.

Education News

HISD Board Scraps Confederate-Linked Names, Approves Seven New Campus Names

Laura Isensee

Posted on May 13, 2016 · The new names will go into effect next school year and are expected to cost about $2 million.

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Next Houston School to Remove Confederate-Linked Name: Reagan High

Education News

Next Houston School To Remove Confederate-Linked Name: Reagan High

Laura Isensee

Posted on March 11, 2016 · Changing names costs about $250,000 for each campus – or $2 million for all eight schools.

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Below the Waterlines: Houston After Hurricane Harvey
August TV Drive starts today! Visionary Leader Andrea Bryant $25k matching challenge

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Beyoncé’s ‘Renaissance’ pays tribute to Black queer roots of house and disco music

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Houston Matters

Harris County takes issue with latest election audit (Aug. 4, 2022)

Michael Hagerty

Posted on August 4, 2022 · On Thursday's show: The county's plans to sue the state over the latest audit of its elections, potential laws designed to stop abortion-related travel, the lack of air conditioning in Texas prisons, and the stories behind Houston's skyline.

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Local organizers are pushing Houston ISD to reform the district’s code of conduct

Lucio Vasquez

Posted on August 4, 2022 · This comes as the district's school board is set to approve next year's guidelines Thursday evening.

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TOWN SQUARE EXCLUSIVE: Beto O’Rourke’s discusses plans on Texas power grid, Roe v. Wade, gun safety measures

Lisa Rosborough

Posted on August 3, 2022 · Today, we have an in-depth, open conversation with Texas Democratic Party gubernatorial candidate Beto O’Rourke.

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