Rio Grande Valley facility will expand the physician pipeline, advance community-based research and improve access to care HOUSTON– The future of health care in the Rio Grande Valley moved forward as the University of Houston and DHR Health broke ground […]
Education
CDF-Texas: Proposed Rule Change Could Threaten Housing Security for Thousands of Texas Children
The federal government estimates that its proposed rule change could threaten the housing of 36,000 eligible children living in immigrant and mixed-status households nationwide. Nearly a quarter of impacted families live in Texas. AUSTIN, TX—Children’s Defense Fund-Texas (CDF-Texas), the Texas office […]
Peak Performance: Katy ISD Financial Services Earns TASBO Award of Excellence in Financial Management
KATY, TX [March 6, 2026] – Katy ISD’s Financial Services Department has once again earned the Award of Excellence in Financial Management from the Texas Association of School Business Officials (TASBO), recognizing the district’s strong commitment to transparency, accountability and […]
Jordan High Students Lead Fight Against Childhood Hunger in Houston
Through their C.U.R.E. initiative, HOSA students raise awareness about undernutrition, serve hundreds locally, and advance to state competition. Students from Jordan High School are working to make a meaningful impact across the Greater Houston area through a student-led initiative focused […]
Set Course to State: Katy ISD Destination Imagination Teams Advance to Lone Star Finals
KATY, TX [February 24, 2026] – Creativity, collaboration and problem-solving are taking center stage as 18 Katy ISD Destination Imagination teams advance to the Lone Star Finals, the state’s premier innovation competition, April 10 – 11 at The University of Texas […]
Katy ISD Strengthens Partnerships at Annual Community Partner Open House
45 local businesses and organizations come together to support students, staff, and volunteers Katy, Texas –Katy ISD Partners in Education welcomed 45 business and community partners for the annual VIPS Leadership Council – Business & Community Partnerships (BCP) Open House. […]
Boots on the Ground: Boots on the Ground: Katy ISD FFA Livestock Show Rides Into Town Feb. 9–14
KATY, TX [February 9, 2026] – It’s boots, cowboy hats and blue jeans season in Katy as the 2026 Katy ISD FFA Livestock Show and Katy Rodeo kicks off Feb. 9–14, bringing six days of competition, community pride and Texas […]
Boudnys Join Katy ISD Greats as Community Gathers to Dedicate Alfred and Ann Boudny Elementary
KATY, TX [February 09, 2026] – Hundreds of community members including, educators and elected officials gathered tonight to dedicate Alfred and Ann Boudny Elementary, celebrating the Boudny family’s decades of service and the opening of one of Katy ISD’s newest […]
Teach Plus Teacher Leader Reagan Curran Named to Governor’s Early Childhood Task Force
Austin, Texas, January 28, 2026—Teach Plus Texas congratulates Policy Fellow and special education teacher Reagan Curran on her appointment to Gov. Greg Abbott’s Task Force on the Governance of Early Childhood Education and Care. As the panel’s K-12 public school […]
Katy Native, Arya Shah, Awarded Prestigious National Honor in Fashion SCAD 2026 Fashion Scholarship Fund
Students from SCAD’s elite fashion and business programs receive more FSF scholarship awards than any other university nationwide Left–to–right: Rylee Funfsinn (B.F.A., business of beauty and fragrance, 2026), Arya Shah (B.F.A., fashion, 2026), Jenna Daoud (B.F.A., fashion marketing and management, 2026), Chloe Miles (B.F.A., fashion marketing and management, 2026) SAVANNAH AND ATLANTA, GEORGIA, JANUARY 15, 2026 — The Savannah College of Art and Design (SCAD) is […]
