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Congresswoman Sylvia Garcia Statement on HISD Plan to Close 12 Schools (Sylvia Garcia)

Public Technologies 13 Feb 2026
"HISD is making life-changing decisions about neighborhood schools without giving families a real say ... HISD should pause this plan, open the process to the public, and work with families to find solutions that truly put students first.".
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Twelve HISD Schools on the Chopping Block

Houston Press 13 Feb 2026
from HISD ... Congressman Christian Menefeee, newly elected to the 18th Congressional District, spoke directly after Miles’ presentation and in a polite manner expressed his displeasure with HISD’s communication about closing these schools ... Martinez ... ....
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Column: The Children’s Crusade

Houston Press 12 Feb 2026
Students across Houston ISD on Thursday will leave their classes to protest Superintendent Mike Miles and his policies, decry a corrosive ICE operation and demand that HISD takes a stand saying it will protect its immigrant students.
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Op-Ed: An Open Letter to the Leadership of H-E-B

Houston Press 29 Jan 2026
Following the state takeover and the imposition of Superintendent Mike Miles’ “Houston Promise” and New Education System (NES) models, our school has undergone a top-down, HISD mandated destruction.
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Will HISD Students Have to Do a Makeup Day for Monday?

Houston Press 28 Jan 2026
The Texas Education Agency calls for public school students to make up days that they’ve lost due to weather closures if that involves just one or two days, according to Jake Kobersky, TEA’s Director of Media Relations ... ....
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Houston ISD students return from freeze to cold classrooms anyway

Chron 27 Jan 2026
Parents took to social media to report plunging temps in classrooms ....
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HISD to reopen on Tuesday

The Huntsville Item 26 Jan 2026
HUNTSVILLE, TX — Huntsville ISD plans to reopen with normal operations Tuesday, January 27, 2026 ....
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HISD opens 2026–2027 School Choice Pre-K application window

Houston Leader 26 Jan 2026
HISD offers free, full-day Pre-K for qualifying students, with multiple pathways available across the district ... To help parents understand the process, HISD has published a step-by-step School Choice application tutorial in both English and Spanish.
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HISD to close Monday due to winter weather threat

The Huntsville Item 24 Jan 2026
HUNTSVILLE, TX — Working with local authorities, ...
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HISD reschedules events due to threat of weather

The Huntsville Item 21 Jan 2026
HUNTSVILLE — Sports this week will look a bit different ....
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CTE Changes Okayed, Amid a Disturbing UH Report on HISD

Houston Press 16 Jan 2026
In all, the HISD administration plans to move classes from 10 area schools to Barbara Jordan, which is undergoing renovation and a building extension ... HISD’s position is that students will have ...
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HISD Releases Latest Survey of Parents and is Happy about It

Houston Press 16 Jan 2026
And that more than 80 percent of HISD families overall would recommend their children’s schools to other families ... 780px) 100vw, 780px" />Overall response to the HISD survey Credit. HISD graphic ... HISD graphic ... HISD graphic.
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Houston high school magnets face massive overhaul with board vote

Chron 15 Jan 2026
The vote follows months of tension with a plan to cut and relocate magnet and CTE programs ....
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HISD's new cell phone ban calls for longer confiscations, stricter penalties

Houston Chronicle 08 Jan 2026
HISD escalates its cell phone crackdown ... .
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HISD Meetings: Why Some CTE Courses Should Be Scrapped

Houston Press 06 Jan 2026
Parents at nine Houston ISD high schools beginning today and throughout the week will hear why HISD believes it’s going to be better for their kids to be bused to the Barbara Jordan Career Center than to spend their entire days at their home schools.

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