EDUCATION
Friendswood ISD Superintendent Thad Roher address the attendees. (Sierra Rozen/Community Impact Newspaper)
Southeast Houston superintendents speak on COVID-19 challenges, expansions for 2021-22 school year
Alvin ISD offers remote learning for kindergarten through sixth grade. (Courtesy Canva)
Remote learning under way in Alvin ISD and other updates
A rendering is shown of a flexible space inside Panther Creek High School, which includes learning stairs and a collaboration board. The school's attendance zones are drawn to pull from Lone Star and Memorial high schools. (Courtesy Corgan)
CI NATION ROUNDUP: Frisco ISD proposes attendance zone modifications; concerns are voiced over Grogan's Mill Village Center vacancies, plus more top stories
Pearland ISD students will likely not have a virtual learning option to end the first semester, according to Pearland ISD documents. (Courtesy Canva)
Pearland ISD documents: Parents show little interest in virtual learning option
Clear Creek ISD technology officials identified a need to replace 14,000 devices for the 2021-22 school year as part of the district’s obsolescence device replacement for students. (Courtesy Adobe Stock)
Clear Creek ISD seeks federal funding to replace $6.4 million worth of laptops for 2021-22
Alvin Community College and University of Houston Clear Lake-Pearland are partnering up to offer engineering program. (Courtesy Alvin Community College)
Alvin Community College, UHCL-Pearland to offer engineering program beginning fall 2022
Approximately 16,000 students received this semifinalist recognition nationwide, which is less than 1% of U.S. high school seniors. (Courtesy Adobe Stock)
ROUNDUP: National Merit Scholars at Pearland, Clear Creek, Friendswood ISDs
Pearland ISD’s board of trustees approved a proposed tax rate of $1.3152 per $100 property value for fiscal year 2021-22 at its Aug. 16 meeting, triggering a Voter-Approval Tax Rate Election. (Community Impact Staff)
Pearland ISD voters to determine if district receives $7.4M in funding through November election
The Stix Icehouse is readying to open in McKinney. (Miranda Jaimes/Community Impact Newspaper)
CI NATION ROUNDUP: 14-acre McKinney beer garden announces grand opening dates; Conroe ISD sees declining COVID-19 cases and more top news
Texas Department of Transportation employees work on Segment H of the Grand Parkway in Montgomery County, which is set to be completed in the spring of 2022. (Courtesy Texas Department of Transportation)
Statewide November ballot propositions explained; East Montgomery County sees explosive growth and more top Houston-area news
The 17,000-square-foot Marktplatz building to be used for Wurstfest ended up being about a $12 million investment. (Community Impact Newspaper staff)
CI NATION ROUNDUP: Wurstfest to return for 60th festival; TikTok trend alarms Round Rock ISD and more top stories
Clear Creek ISD offers remote learning for kindergarten through sixth grade and a temporary remote conferencing option for all grade levels. (Courtesy Canva)
Clear Creek ISD remote learning programs under way and other updates
The ordinance states residents must be approved for a permit with the animal services department before owning chickens. (Courtesy Adobe Stock)
CI NATION ROUNDUP: Chickens are now allowed in Plano backyards; McKinney ISD releases details for new elementary school, and more top news
On Sept. 28, Gov. Greg Abbott announced six appointees to the Texas Energy Reliability Council. (Courtesy The Texas Tribune)
CI NATION ROUNDUP: Fort Bend County sees COVID-19 cases decline; Abbott announces Texas Energy Reliability Council appointees, and more top stories
A resident with a home value of $235,000, for instance, will see a $202.57 reduction in their tax bill year over year. (Courtesy Pexels)
Clear Creek ISD approves FY 2021-22 tax rate after debate
In 2015, H-E-B purchased the 65-acre property that is currently home to the Nutty Brown Cafe & Amphitheatre. (Community Impact Newspaper file photo)
CI NATION ROUNDUP: Nutty Brown Amphitheatre to relocate; Grand Parkway extension fuels East Montgomery County development, and more top news
Matusoff Merfish said the women's commission has four main responsibilities: advising the mayor and city council on policies pertaining to women, generating policy proposals for issues concerning women, alerting the mayor and city council to overlooked problems concerning women, and communicating city initiatives concerning women back to communities. (Courtesy University of Houston-Clear Lake)
Mayor Turner names University of Houston-Clear Lake professor chair of Houston's inaugural women’s commission
Big League Dreams will reopen in December with updated turf, seating, nets, fencing, graphics and other upgrades. (Courtesy city of League City)
Big League Dreams to reopen in League City; New Caney ISD officials address student possession of a gun, and more top stories from Greater Houston
Several parents of New Caney ISD students spoke at the district's Sept. 20 board meetings about recent allegations that a student brought a firearm to Porter High School's Sept. 18 homecoming dance. NCISD Superintendent Matt Calvert stressed that no gunshots were fired at the event, and that the district is investigating the allegations. (Wesley Gardner/Community Impact Newspaper)
CI Nation roundup: Round Rock ISD trustees considered for censuring; New Caney ISD addresses allegations of student with gun at campus event and more top stories