Posted on · “At the end of the hour if she can do the job she deserves to have that position,” District B resident Angela Johnson said. “Second chances are what we’re about.”
Posted on · Tens of thousands of parents are separated from their families each year by immigration authorities. Many are faced with the tough decision of either bringing their children with them or leaving their kids in the United States.
Posted on · Fort Bend, Harris and Brazoria Counties are taking steps to secure their systems – and reassure their voters – ahead of next year’s presidential contest.
Posted on · Families and researchers agree: Children with special needs often do better when they’re integrated in general education classrooms. But Texas gives schools more money if children with disabilities are separated from other children.
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.