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Here's the Houston area's only 'A'-rated school districts. Only 4 make the cut.
Tomball, Devers, Barber's Hill and Friendswood are the only A rated districts in Houston. Here's how one district kept their ...
$40M parking garage in downtown Houston is just the beginning
The city-aligned entity overseeing the convention center and Hilton Americas-Houston hotel filed preliminary plans for a ...
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Texas Senate passes bill to make daylight saving time permanent, pending federal action
Texas would join a growing list of states pushing for the permanent adoption of daylight saving time. The measure now heads ...
Texas measles outbreak grows to 728 cases, increasing by 10 over the past week
An update from Texas health officials shows the state's measles outbreak has grown by 10 cases over the past week.
$3 billion dementia research fund on November ballot could help Houston become a ‘brain capital’
Brain health conditions account for a third of Texas’ total disease burden, and addressing them could boost the state’s GDP by $260 billion, according to research.
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Atomic Wings plans 3 new Houston-area eateries as part of regional expansion
Atomic Wings will open several locations in the Houston area as part of the national wing chain’s plan to operate 10 eateries ...
More Houston-area private schools administer the STAAR test than anywhere else in Texas
While Texas does not require private schools to administer the state's standardized test, almost 6,000 private school ...
Texas Legislature nearing final approval of $8.5 billion school funding package
The Senate gave initial approval to the legislation. After one more vote, it heads to the House, where leaders say it will pass.
Houston energy provider strikes deal to bolster Texas, California grids
A Houston-based energy provider has struck a big deal to go even bigger on bolstering Texas' famous power grid. ENGIE North ...
Houston billionaire Dick Weekley and his group Texans for Lawsuit Reform are losing in the Legislature after 30 years of wins
Decades after makeing it harder for people to successfully sue doctors and corporations, the influential group Texans for ...