Shakari Briggs

1 week ago | houstonchronicle.com | Shakari Briggs

Houston ISD has rolled out a survey to get feedback about families’ experiences in the largest school district in the state. The HISD Family Sentiment Survey comes on the heels of the two-year anniversary of Superintendent Mike Miles being appointed on June 1, 2023, following “This survey is part of a broader effort to engage with families throughout the school year,” officials said in a statement.

1 week ago | houstonchronicle.com | Shakari Briggs

A lawsuit filed by former Superintendent Christie Whitbeck against the Fort Bend ISD has been dismissed. Associate Judge Argie Brame, of the 434th District Court in Fort Bend County, accepted a challenge to the court’s authority to hear a case by granting a plea to the jurisdiction. “We are grateful for the district court’s decision.

1 week ago | houstonchronicle.com | Shakari Briggs

Humble residents will see an increase in their water and sewer bills next month after the city passed a resolution adjusting the rates for residential and commercial customers as part of the groundwater reduction program via the Harris Galveston Subsidence District.

2 weeks ago | houstonchronicle.com | Shakari Briggs

Fire personnel packed into the Harris County Emergency Services District 9 Administration Building in Cypress on Thursday to support Fire Chief Amy Ramon, who appears to be at the center of an Equal Employment Opportunity Commission complaint. The Board of Commissioners of the Harris County Emergency Services District 9 met in executive session to discuss a Title VII complaint against the 33-year fire service veteran, who has served as the fire chief for the past nine years.

2 weeks ago | houstonchronicle.com | Shakari Briggs

The Class of 2025 marks the largest graduating group of high school seniors in the nation's history, according to a new report in the Western Interstate Commission for Higher Education’s 11th Edition of the “Knocking at the College Door.”The overall number of graduates will peak this year and then go into a period of “steady decline through 2041” due to “fewer births 18 years prior," according to WICHE.