Houston Faces Lawsuit Over Changing Confederate-Named Schools

(Photo: Flickr, Creative Commons) The Houston Independent School District board of trustees has approved spending almost $ 1.25 million of taxpayer money to rename eight schools to erase any trace of tie-ins More...

Houston Schools to Test for Lead in Water

(Photo: Wikimedia, Creative Commons) Houston Independent School District, the largest district in the state of Texas, will begin testing water for lead in all 158 elementary schools starting in the next school More...

Houston Votes To Rename Schools Honoring Confederates

Four Houston, Texas school campuses will be renamed following a 5-4 vote by the Houston school Board. The schools were named for Confederate loyalists, and the possibility of renaming four other schools for the More...