Megan Menchaca

The U.S. Department of Education's Office of Civil Rights is opening an investigation into Houston ISD after it overhauled its special education department.

Houston ISD's appointed board of managers is expected to vote Thursday on whether to add Good Friday as a districtwide holiday for the 2026-27 school calendar.

The proposal to partner with more Texas colleges comes after HISD's state-appointed board approved a guaranteed admissions partnership with the University of Houston-Downtown earlier this year.

Houston ISD's appointed board of managers is expected to vote Thursday on whether to add Good Friday as a districtwide holiday for the 2026-27 school calendar.

The proposal to partner with more Texas colleges comes after HISD's state-appointed board approved a guaranteed admissions partnership with the University of Houston-Downtown earlier this year.

Despite a federal investigation, HISD leaders defended plans at May's board meeting to move thousands of special education students to different campuses in the 2026-27 school year.

After the pandemic, schools across Houston began rapidly adopting technology in classrooms. Some are still embracing it, while others reevaluate the screens.

As more districts throughout Texas face state intervention, here's what's been lost and gained in Houston ISD in the three years since its state takeover.

Three years into the takeover, Houston ISD is preparing to launch the next evolution of its controversial reform model, with a new name: Future 2 schools.

More than 30 HISD schools will not participate in a federal program providing universal free lunch to thousands of students in the 2026-27 school year.