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Bánh tét, games and fruits: The Houston Viet community welcomes the Year of the Snake

2 months ago | houstonlanding.org | Fiza Kuzhiyil

“Tôm, Cua, Cá, Nai, Bầu, gà.”“Shrimp, crab, fish, gourd, deer, chicken,” a dozen people chant, sitting around a game board dressed in ào dài. Under the glow of a Thuy Nga singing TV show, a toddler places a dollar on an image of tôm, a shrimp, hoping the dice will show an outline of her pick and win her a payout.
UT Austin has a history of protests dating back to the 60’s

May 15, 2024 | texastribune.org | Fiza Kuzhiyil

Key coverage Sign up for The Brief, The Texas Tribune’s daily newsletter that keeps readers up to speed on the most essential Texas news. During the last week of April, hundreds of pro-Palestinian demonstrators called for the University of Texas at Austin and other schools to divest from companies with ties to Israel or the manufacturing of arms. On April 24, during the first major protest on the UT-Austin campus, police arrested 57 protesters.
Texas' low per-student funding

May 7, 2024 | axios.com | Fiza Kuzhiyil

Texas' low per-student fundingShare on facebook (opens in new window)Share on twitter (opens in new window)Share on linkedin (opens in new window)Share on nextdoor (opens in new window)Share on email (opens in new window)Data: Census Bureau; Map: Axios VisualsAround 9 in 10 Texas students attend inadequately funded schools, per a report analyzing public school funding nationwide.
Why Texas schools are underfunded

May 5, 2024 | axios.com | Fiza Kuzhiyil

Why Texas ranks low in per-student fundingShare on facebook (opens in new window)Share on twitter (opens in new window)Share on linkedin (opens in new window)Share on nextdoor (opens in new window)Share on email (opens in new window)Data: Census Bureau; Map: Axios VisualsMore than 9 in 10 Texas students attend inadequately funded schools, per a report that analyzes public school funding nationwide.
HISD backtracks on plan to fire or discipline more than 100 principals

Mar 22, 2024 | axios.com | Fiza Kuzhiyil

HISD backtracks on principal evaluation planShare on facebook (opens in new window)Share on twitter (opens in new window)Share on linkedin (opens in new window)Share on nextdoor (opens in new window)Share on email (opens in new window)Illustration: Brendan Lynch/AxiosAfter outrage by educators and parents, Houston ISD superintendent Mike Miles has backtracked on a plan to fire or discipline more than 100 principals who don't meet the standards of the district's new rating system.
Why some schools don't have armed guards despite the mandate

Feb 28, 2024 | axios.com | Fiza Kuzhiyil

Not all Texas schools hiring armed guards, despite new lawShare on facebook (opens in new window)Share on twitter (opens in new window)Share on linkedin (opens in new window)Share on nextdoor (opens in new window)Share on email (opens in new window)Illustration: Brendan Lynch/AxiosHouston ISD is among the Texas school districts that haven't hired armed security officers at every campus, as required by a new state law, because of a lack of funding.
Why some Texas schools aren't hiring armed guards despite state law

Feb 27, 2024 | axios.com | Fiza Kuzhiyil

Not all Texas schools hiring armed guards, despite new lawShare on facebook (opens in new window)Share on twitter (opens in new window)Share on linkedin (opens in new window)Share on nextdoor (opens in new window)Share on email (opens in new window)Illustration: Brendan Lynch/AxiosMany Texas school districts haven't hired armed security officers at every campus, as required by a new state law, because of a lack of funding.
A Texas Teen Is Introducing Pedal Steel Guitar to a New Generation

Nov 10, 2023 | texasmonthly.com | Fiza Kuzhiyil

WHO: Pedal steel guitar player Noah Faulkner. WHAT: This teenager inserts a country twang into eighties (and beyond) covers for his dog, Kara, and nearly 40,000 Instagram followers. WHY IT’S SO GREAT: A staple of midcentury country and pop music, pedal steel guitar adds the texture to your dad’s favorite songs—from the twang of Neil Young’s “Out on the Weekend” to the beloved backdrop of Elton John’s “Tiny Dancer”—but it’s hard to think of an artist born after 1960 who plays it.
A Texas Teen Is Introducing Pedal Steel Guitar to a New Generation

Nov 10, 2023 | dfwliving.com | Fiza Kuzhiyil

WHO: Pedal steel guitar player Noah Faulkner.WHAT: This teenager inserts a country twang into eighties (and beyond) covers for his dog, Kara, and nearly 40,000 Instagram followers.WHY IT’S SO GREAT: A staple of midcentury country and pop music, pedal steel guitar adds the texture to your dad’s favorite songs—from the twang of Neil Young’s “Out on the Weekend” to the beloved backdrop of Elton John’s “Tiny Dancer”—but it’s hard to think of an artist born after 1960 who plays it.