Mike Miles has wasted no time in restructuring Houston ISD. His proposals on teacher pay and evaluation resemble measures he implemented in Dallas, where ultimately no significant academic
By JUAN A. LOZANO HOUSTON (AP) — Summer doesn’t officially start until next week, but extreme heat was already making itself right at home in Texas on Friday, with temperatures
By BIANCA VÁZQUEZ TONESS, ED WHITE and ADRIAN SAINZ Americans across the country this weekend celebrated Juneteenth, marking the relatively new national holiday with cookouts, parades and other gatherings as
The Biden-Harris administration hosted a Juneteenth concert featuring renowned singers Jennifer Hudson, Audra McDonald, and Ledisi, aiming to highlight American values Biden said he believes are under threat.
By JAMIE STENGLE and CHEYANNE MUMPHREY June 19, 2022 DALLAS (AP) — After Opal Lee led hundreds in a walk through her Texas hometown to celebrate Juneteenth this weekend, the 95-year-old Black
BY SEBASTIÁN SAUCEDO The email caused North Dallas High School’s Janet R. to scream so loud everyone in Starbucks wondered if she was okay. Earlier that afternoon, Janet had
By DAVID BAUDER NEW YORK (AP) — CNN ousted chief executive Chris Licht after a tumultuous year leading the struggling news network that culminated in a damning magazine
By GARY FIELDS AUSTIN, Texas (AP) — Luci Baines Johnson was a somewhat impatient 18-year-old on Aug. 6, 1965, when she happened to be on what she called “daddy duty,”
The detrimental effects of air pollution were evident when New York briefly held the undesirable distinction of having the highest levels of air pollution globally. By Stacy M.
