Author: Sofia Gonzalez

The Houston Grand Opera’s locally written and composed piece, “Another City,” was an effort to address homelessness.

The city of Houston has been no stranger to receiving federal funding lately.

The number of middle-skills jobs is projected to see about a 16% increase over the next decade across the Gulf Coast.

The Waverley Street Foundation’s grant to Texas Southern University is part of a larger $3.5 billion climate-focused initiative that philanthropist Laurene Powell Jobs, the widow of Apple founder Steve Jobs, announced in 2021.

Houstonians who are interested and willing to serve on the board of managers replacing HISD’s existing board of trustees may now begin the application process, the TEA says.

Houston ISD’s current superintendent will continue to lead the district until at least June 1.

The move comes after the Texas Supreme Court in January vacated a temporary injunction blocking a TEA takeover of HISD and Houston Mayor Sylvester Turner revealed during a March 1 Houston City Council meeting that he heard the takeover would be imminent.

This will be the fourth school year in a row for Rice University to raise its tuition.

With the new campus, Covenant House Texas will have the ability to care for up to 50% more youth each night. The new facility will have 68 rooms and will be able to accommodate approximately 136 people.

The University of Houston’s C.T. Bauer College of Business will be the first local school to offer an executive doctorate in business administration.