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Gov. Greg Abbott ignored dysfunction at the Texas Funeral Service Commission, lawyer says
Counsel agrees with concerns raised by former executive director, who allegedly a "rot" permeated reform efforts ...
HISD is seeing larger enrollment declines at NES schools since the state takeover began
HISD's New Education System schools have reported higher rates of student enrollment declines during the first two years of ...
Many forget the damage done by diseases like whooping cough, measles and rubella. Not these families
In the time before widespread vaccination, young children often lost their lives to devastating infectious diseases that ran ...
Senators prep for a weekend of work to meet Trump's deadline for passing his tax and spending cuts
The Senate is expected to grind through a rare weekend session as Republicans race to pass President Donald Trump’s package ...
Takeaways from interviews with families forever changed by diseases that vaccines can prevent
In the time before widespread vaccination, young children often lost their lives to devastating infectious diseases that ran ...
British and Irish Lions dominate Force in the opening game of their Australian tour
Dan Sheehan scored in the second minute of his British and Irish Lions debut and steered the squad to a commanding 54-7 win ...
Rei Kawakubo redefines men's suits with radical designs at Paris Fashion Week
Rei Kawakubo, the ever-restless force behind Comme des Garçons, delivered a characteristically unpredictable twist on men’s ...
$580K and 10 years later: Houston family still battling school district over special education case
A Houston-area family’s 10-year legal fight with Spring Branch ISD highlights the high costs and challenges parents face in ...
70-year-old NASA astronaut Don Pettit's hobbies on the ISS? Photography and 'science of opportunity'
NASA astronaut Don Pettit, an energetic tinkerer and photographer, used his off-duty time on the International Space Station ...
Today in Sports - Brazil becomes the 1st team to win the World Cup outside its continent
1957 — Jackie Pung loses the U.S. Women’s Open when she turns in an incorrect scorecard. Betsy Rawls is declared the winner.
This Date in Baseball - Randy Johnson becomes the fourth pitcher to record 4,000 career strikeouts
2004 — Randy Johnson of the Arizona Diamondbacks became the fourth pitcher to record 4,000 strikeouts when he struck out San Diego’s Jeff Cirillo in the eighth inning of the Padres’ 3-2 win. 2007 — ...
HISD's STAAR scores soar as biology enrollment drops. Is the district 'cooking the books?'
HISD students' biology scores improved more than any other subject during state intervention. Ninth-grade students at NES ...