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Houston’s Washington High School aiming for first basketball state championship since Texas schools were segregated

Posted on · The Houston ISD school won its only state title in 1946. At that time the Golden Eagles competed in the Prairie View Interscholastic League, an organization for Texas' Black schools.

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New Study Aims to Protect High School Athletes from Concussions

Posted on · We learned recently that many Texas high schools are failing to meet many of the national guidelines intended to protect young athletes from head injuries. Now, the organization that governs high school sports in Texas, the University Interscholastic League (UIL), is participating in a new study examining how concussions are happening to young athletes and […]