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On the Texas Education Agency’s probable takeover of HISD

August 19, 2019 Neal Meyer

Neal Meyer comments on the likely takeover of HISD by the state of Texas, and the difficulties of education reform.

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Those boondoggles-that-aren’t take a financial bite as well

December 27, 2013 Cory Crow

In late 2010 the University of Houston-Downtown admitted defeat in an ill-fated attempt at a name change that captured neither the public’s attention, nor the support of much of the student body. The Houston Chronicle had some

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Late Friday press-release action: HISD unveils tax-increase plans

September 27, 2013 Kevin Whited

HISD, which has been laying the groundwork to raise taxes for some time now, employed a familiar tactic for dropping bad news earlier today: the Friday 4pm press release. The important information is as follows

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