Posted on · No region in Texas has enough licensed specialists who can perform special ed evaluations, according to national guidelines for staffing. That’s why the Fort Bend Independent School District is trying to grow its own.
Posted on · State data show that charter schools enroll fewer special needs children than their traditional public school peers -- and the gap is widening. State administrators say the low numbers have caught their attention and they’ve stepped up monitoring of special ed at charter schools.
Posted on · “It’s curious to me why the Secretary of State started enforcing this law once I took office and not before."
Posted on · For over a decade, Texas illegally denied special education to tens of thousands of children with disabilities -- services that are their right under federal law. State lawmakers took action and federal monitors stepped in. But the crisis isn’t over for many families, Houston Public Media found in an investigation with the Houston Chronicle.
Posted on · Fletcher says both homeowners and local governments need a more streamlined process for obtaining disaster relief.
Posted on · While Republican presidential candidates have historically earned as much as half of the Texas Latino vote, recent polling data shows that less than 20% of Texas Latinos said they would vote for President Trump in 2020.
Posted on · “It’s tough. You could look at the financial statements of the city, but they’re unintelligible to most laypeople.”
Posted on · For small business owners, a trade deal can’t come soon enough.
Posted on · Democrats and Republicans alike view the contest in the diverse Fort Bend County district as a dry run for the larger prize in 2020.
Posted on · More than half of the candidates who responded to Houston Public Media’s flood survey said Houston should stop building new construction in the 100-year floodplain.
Posted on · Houston has some things going for it in a low-carbon energy future.
Posted on · As the Bayou Greenways network continues to expand, the Houston Parks Board says it's building trails and fixtures with the knowlege that they'll go underwater at some point.
Posted on · Marathon, often-bitter court meetings have become the norm under County Judge Lina Hidalgo. Here’s why.
Posted on · The man, whose immigration case received "administrative closure" from a U.S. judge, was detained by Border Patrol agents at a highway checkpoint. Lawyers say the agents went too far, but federal officials say otherwise.
Posted on · The transit agency is looking to sell voters on a multi-year plan that would greatly expand transit in the region. But a former METRO chairman says he doesn't think the financing plan is sustainable.