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IEPs, ARDs, 504s — like the system itself, special education jargon can be intimidating and confusing. I hope this event can be a how-to for families entering the program and help answer any burning q’s! ⏰ 12 p.m. Aug. 7 📍Zoom houstonchronicle.com/events/article…

Texas' tax-free weekend for back to school is almost here. Here's what you can buy, via @partain_claire houstonchronicle.com/news/houston-t… via @houstonchron

omw to get 1,000 composition notebooks houstonchronicle.com/news/houston-t…

Who was here before we were? On the Indigenous people who called this land home, long before Houston was ever Houston: houstonchronicle.com/explained/arti…

✔️what works: transportation survey, board meeting links, Destination 2035 ✖️what doesn't work: campus websites, community and partnerships HISD said the new site should be fully up and running by Aug. 12. What do you think of it so far?

Eight Houston cyclists who died on city streets will be honored this fall with ofrendas designed by local artists, including former City Council member @Karla4Houston axios.com/local/houston/…

Fewer Houston ISD students are drinking and smoking, but use of heroin and other opioids is rising, via @partain_claire houstonchronicle.com/news/houston-t… via @houstonchron

The TEA has been cleared to release its 2024 accountability ratings, from @nusaiblah: houstonchronicle.com/news/houston-t…

Tune in Thursday at noon for a discussion between myself and @AnniseParker --- we'll be discussing her time as mayor, potential future as Harris County judge and much more!

it's my first day as @chron's texas culture reporter ! send me tips, pitches, jokes, compliments, hate mail, computer viruses, etc to [email protected]

Journalists with @HoustonChron @ExpressNews and @statesman have written over 50 stories this week that offer a look into the lives of victims of the Central Texas flood. Our work will continue into the coming weeks: houstonchronicle.com/projects/2025/…

Following Texas storms, Trump administration moves away from abolishing FEMA wapo.st/40bJaDg

My colleague Aaron Parsley and his family were swept away in their home by the Guadalupe River. His harrowing story and their loss are described in one of the most important pieces @TexasMonthly has ever published. texasmonthly.com/news-politics/…

'A very gentle man:' Jose Olvera, Alicia Torres remembered as beloved grandparents, friends, via @partain_claire houstonchronicle.com/news/houston-t… via @houstonchron

Heartbreak. As difficult as it can be, it’s so important to take a minute to put names and faces behind what we have lost. I don’t understand why any of them had to go now but I wish comfort to everyone they knew. Just gut wrenching houstonchronicle.com/projects/2025/…

BREAKING: Hearst, which bought @statesman in recent months, announced it is purchasing @dallasnews.

🇺🇸 Community Gathers To Mourn Flood Victim ▫Body of college student who died in July 4 flood returns to Porter ▫@partain_claire ▫is.gd/EVs0ig #frontpagestoday #USA @HoustonChron 🇺🇸

Porter community gathers to welcome flood victim Reese Manchaca back home, via @partain_claire with @coomerchron photos houstonchronicle.com/news/houston-t… via @houstonchron