HISD Op-Ed Submission

Style Magazine Newswire, April 25, 2013 - Last November, voters throughout Houston, and especially those in our historically African American neighborhoods, rallied together on behalf of our children to overwhelmingly approve the most ambitious school rebuilding plan in Texas history.

HISD bond had backing of new group - older Anglos

Superintendent and principals discuss passage of HISD bond proposal

KUHF, Nov. 7 -- At his monthly meeting with school principals, HISD Superintendent Terry Grier discussed the next step after voters approved the $1.9 billion dollar bond proposal.

Voters approve HISD bond package

Houston Chronicle, Nov. 6 -- Houstonians can look forward to a transformed city with new and improved parks, school buildings, fire stations, libraries and job training sites as voters approved a historic $2.7 billion package of bonds Tuesday.

HISD de fiesta ante aprobación de emisión de bonos

Univision Houston, Nov. 6 -- El programa dará miles de millones de dólares para construír y renovar escuelas.

High schools to be rebuilt in prominent locations

Houston Chronicle, Nov. 7 -- Two of the more high-profile school projects that will come out of yesterday’s successful $1.9 billion bond election are the High School for Performing and Visual Arts and the DeBakey High School for Health Professions, both of which will be rebuilt in new locations.

Students immersed in language at HISD's first Mandarin Chinese school

KHOU, Oct. 23 -- One of the schools that stands to benefit is an old campus in Bellaire that has a very new and foreign concept. Children of all backgrounds are learning to speak Mandarin at HISD’s first Mandarin Chinese Language Immersion Magnet School.

HISD bonds would upgrade aging sports venues

KRIV Fox 26, Sept. 17 -- Built in the 1950s when Dwight Eisenhower was president, the roof of this principle venue for basketball and volleyball has patches on top of patches. 

HISD goes 'Gangnam style' for early voting

KHOU, Sept. 26 -- The Houston Independent School District said it “borrowed some moves” from South Korean pop star Psy to urge people to “vote early style.”