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Lamar Consolidated sweeps Randle
ROSENBERG — Playing for second place in District 22-5A, the Lamar Consolidated Lady Mustangs swept the Randle Lady Lions 25-16, 25-17, 25-16 Tuesday night at Lamar Consolidated High School....
FBISD approves new middle school boundaries affecting 694 students
Fort Bend ISD’s approved 2027–28 middle school boundary changes will reassign 694 students. See projected utilization changes at Baines, Coleman, Sugar Land, Garcia and other campuses, along with concerns raised by families and the district’s response....
Rice study shows how declining fertility rates could impact schools as Fort Bend ISD weighs rezoning
A new Rice University study warns that declining birth rates could make Fort Bend ISD's enrollment drop even worse as the district considers shifting more than 1,000 students....
Uncle, Niece win top honors at swine show
Needville High School junior Owen Kaminiski took home the grand champion belt buckle in Sunday’s swine show at the 2026 Fort Bend County Fair. His 13-year-old niece Kileah Wilkerson exhibited the reserve grand champion hog....
Reserve Grand Champion Rabbits
Needville High School junior Levi Baranowski, 16, showed the reserve grand champion pen of rabbits at this year’s Fort Bend County Fair.
Grand Champion Rabbits
Reading Junior High School eighth-grader Owen Greening, 13, exhibited the grand champion pen of three rabbits on Friday. That’s sisters Emersyn and Carlee with him. They raise rabbits together and Carlee finished fourth this year. Emersyn won the grand champion…...
Grand Champion Broilers
Malayna Janczak, 9, showed the grand champion pen of three broilers at the 2026 Fort Bend County Fair. It was the first time the homeschooled fifth-grader has entered livestock in the show....
Reserve Grand Champion Broilers
Needville Middle School sixth-grader Luke Klepack,12, won the reserve grand champion banner and buckle for his pen of three broilers.
Longhorns outlast Falcons in Brawl
RICHMOND — Four second quarter touchdowns was enough for the George Ranch Longhorns to beat Foster 28-14 in the Brawl on The Brazos Friday night at Paul Scherer Memorial Stadium at the campus of Tomas High School....
Fair Queen in Jeans
2026 Fort Bend County Fair Queen Dakota LeMaire, Clements High School senior, traded her evening gown and tiara for a pair of boots and stetson on Saturday as she helped hand out belt buckles and banners at various contests. She…...
Award-winning art
Laura Cardenas, 6, a student at The Honor Roll School, shows off the blue rosette she won for her art in the creative arts department competition at this year's Fort Bend County Fair. Schools across Fort Bend County entered their…...
A queen is crowned
Clements High School senior Dakota LeMaire has been crowned the 2026 Fort Bend County Fair Queen. The coronation took place Friday in Building B at the fairgrounds. First Runner-up is Needville High School Senior Katelyn Bryan, left, and Miss Congeniality…...
HANG ON!
Briscoe Junior High School eighth-graders Emma and Veda, both 14, hang on for dear life while riding the Sizzler at the Fort Bend County Fair on Thursday during Sneak Peek Night....
Teacup twosome
Elva Shaw, 11, takes little sister Scarlett, 6, on the Teacup ride at the carnival during Sneak Peek night on Thursday. Elva attends sixth grade at Steenbergen Middle School. Scarlett is in kindergarten at Culver Elementary School. They were escorted…...
Yummy!
Mary Cortez of Rosenberg enjoys a turkey leg at the Sneak Peek on Thursday. She was accompanied by daughter Stacey Ruiz and son-in-law Jeffery Ruiz. By the way, Jeff graduated from Lamar Consolidated High School and Stacey graduated from Terry…...
Lady Falcons get quick jump
ROSENBERG — Celebrating Teacher Appreciation Night, the Foster Lady Falcons added a bit more to it after beating Spring Memorial 23-5, Tuesday at the LCISD Natatorium....
Falcons keep rolling in polo
ROSENBERG — Entertaining the Memorial Mustangs on Teacher Appreciation Night, the Foster Falcons put on a display, beating them 17-10 in District 19-6A action Tuesday night at the LCISD Natatorium....
Former Fort Bend ISD superintendent reimburses district $17K in lawsuit settlement, officials say
The district called the lawsuit baseless, but says they still had to pay counsel with taxpayer money to defend the case.
Mower racers roar in O.D. Tucker Arena
Needville High School freshman Chevy Zwahr,14, finished the first heat in first place at the Lou Sargeant III Memorial Lawn Mower Races & Kart Races on Saturday....
Human remains found near Luling renew questions about Jason Landry’s disappearance nearly 6 years ago
Human remains have been found near the area where Texas State University student Jason Landry disappeared nearly six years ago, but authorities have not confirmed whether the remains belong to Landry. Texas State student from Missouri City missing after car found totaled, abandon...
Lady Horns run Showcase
George Ranch freshman Kampbell Muska (4127) rounds a corner at the Katy Seven Lakes Showcase cross country meet Sept. 12 at Katy Seven Lakes High School....
Tesla considering $10.1B solar manufacturing project that could bring thousands of jobs in Fort Bend County
A proposed Tesla project worth more than $10 billion could bring thousands of jobs to Fort Bend County if the company moves forward with plans to build a large solar manufacturing facility. Lamar Consolidated Independent School District trustees are expected to consider a propert...
2 Helps You: 17-year-old Sugar Land teen making a positive impact by recycling food from local grocery stores
What started at a family kitchen table in 2023 has grown into a community effort to fight food waste. Sid Sharma, a 17-year-old senior at Elkins High School, founded Waste2Taste, a program that collects surplus food from grocery stores and finds ways to put it to use in the commu...
LCISD earns ‘B+’ rating by TEA
Lamar Consolidated ISD has earned a ‘B+’ rating by the Texas Education Association for its 2025-26 STAAR test results, but a large number of campuses earned ‘A’ ratings....
NISD earns ‘A’ rating once again
Needville ISD has once again received an overall A rating from the Texas Education Agency (TEA).
Fort Bend ISD mom says daughter with special needs rode school bus unaccounted for hours
A Fort Bend ISD mother is speaking out after her daughter was left unaccounted for on a school bus for nearly two hours — raising serious concerns about the district’s transportation safety procedures. Michelle Lemon’s daughter, Bryne, is a 9th grader at Hightower High School. Le...
Houston ISD's state takeover timeline could face step back with addition of four F-rated campuses
The Texas Education Agency has said state-controlled HISD must eliminate multi-year failing accountability grades at all campuses before the state returns control to the district....
1 detained after incident involving gun at KIPP Mosaic Academy in southwest Houston, HPD says
KIPP confirmed that no students or staff were harmed during an incident involving a parent and an unaffiliated individual in southwest Houston.
Houston ISD superintendent responds to teacher's viral video: 'That is why we're here'
Superintendent Mike Miles responded to a HISD teacher's emotional video, stating the teacher's concern has been a concern for years.
La Porte ISD faces public education challenges head on as they welcome student back to school
We often talk about big school districts like HISD, Katy, Fort Bend and Cy-Fair, but ABC13 reporter Lileana Pearson is showing how smaller districts tackle challenges head-on....
HISD STAAR scores show academic gains three years after state takeover; Mike Miles says ‘the work isn’t done’
HOUSTON – Three years after the Texas Education Agency took over Houston ISD, new academic and accountability data show significant gains across the state’s largest school district, including dramatic improvements at campuses operating under Superintendent Mike Miles’ New Educati...
HISD teacher says he ‘broke down’ after seniors struggled to read and write on second day of classes
An HISD teacher said he “literally broke down” in his classroom on the second day of the school year after, according to his account posted on social media, several senior students struggled to complete a short writing exercise. Darius Williams, who is listed in the Wheatley High...
HISD superintendent Miles pushes NES model despite controversy surrounding program
Students at Jefferson Elementary are two days into the new school year, and Houston Independent School District’s New Education System — known as the NES model — is already in full swing. Superintendent Mike Miles and the school’s principal are working to ensure teachers make eve...
What to know about HISD's cell phone policy as students return to class
You may have heard of the "No Personal Communication Device" rule. Here's what Houston ISD parents need to know as students head back to class.
Enrollment decline, lunch cuts, bus routes: Houston ISD begins school year with new changes
More than 160,000 students are expected to return to HISD classrooms as the new school year begins, but the district is starting the year with fewer students and less funding....
HISD parent guide: Tools, safety tips, resources for new school year
Houston Independent School District, the largest school district in Texas, wants parents to be equipped with the right tools heading into the new school year. From communication apps to bus registration, here’s what families need to know. Stay connected with ParentSquare, Connect...
Houston ISD launches SMARTtag to boost bus safety
Houston ISD is launching a new tool this school year to help parents stay connected with students who ride the bus. It’s called SMARTtag. HISD says all students who are registered to use any of the district’s transportation services will get a special SMARTtag badge. They will sc...
TSTC student accelerates career track at area dealership
Alex Mayes Is an Auto Collision and Management student at Texas State Technical College’s Fort Bend County campus.
Welcome to Campus!
Needville High School senior Kamryn Fenske poses with Needville Junior High Principal Brett Pohler during the ribbon-cutting ceremony at the new junior high school. Her brother Wyatt joined them. He will attend seventh grade at the new campus....
Need help with food costs? Back-to-school resources for Houston-area families
Houston-area families struggling with food costs can find help through HISD, Kids’ Meals and the Houston Food Bank. Here’s how to apply for school-meal benefits, locate a pantry and access other assistance...
New eligibility requirements force district to cancel free lunches at 33 schools, HISD says
With fewer students on SNAP, HISD announced this summer that they are forced to stop automatic free lunch at 33 campuses.
Harris County officials warn families as e-bike, e-scooter injuries surge
Officials say the devices are becoming increasingly popular among elementary and middle school students, but many families may not fully understand how fast they can travel or the injuries they can cause....
Texas releases first Education Freedom Account participation data; Houston-area districts among top recipients
Texas Education Freedom Accounts, Texas school vouchers, Education Freedom Account participation, Houston ISD vouchers, Fort Bend ISD, school choice Texas, Texas Private Schools Association, Texas AFT, Houston education news, Texas public schools...
New lawsuit uses Texas religious-freedom law to challenge Ten Commandments mandate
Three Houston-area mothers are suing the State of Texas and three local school districts in an effort to remove Ten Commandments posters from public-school classrooms. The lawsuit was filed July 30 in Harris County District Court by Emily Roth, Audrey Rosa Nath and Sanjam Kaur So...
33 Houston ISD schools ending automatic free lunch program: What parents need to know
As families prepare for a new school year, some Houston ISD parents will notice an important change when it comes to school meals. This school year, 33 Houston ISD campuses will no longer participate in the federal Community Eligibility Provision (CEP) , a program that allows qua...
Why getting your birth certificates ahead of the school year is so important
As families across the Houston area prepare for the first day of school, Saturday became another stop on the back-to-school checklist. Instead of shopping for backpacks or notebooks, hundreds of parents visited Harris County Clerk annexes to pick up one document many schools requ...
How to apply for free or reduced cost meals at Houston ISD schools
The new school year is rapidly approaching and with its arrival, so is the reality of lunches for children. Some families may qualify for free or reduced cost meals for their children at Houston ISD schools, but there is a process to determine and apply for it. Application Famili...
New HISD athletics rules start Aug. 1: Here's what you can and can't bring to games
Fans heading to Houston ISD athletic events this school year will need to plan ahead. Starting Aug. 1, HISD is rolling out new security and entry rules for UIL sporting events at district athletic facilities, including a new clear bag policy, student ID requirements and adult sup...
HISD families should prepare for these back-to-school changes
HISD families should verify campus assignments, transportation information and school meal eligibility before the new school year. Here's what parents need to know about Bluebonnet Learning and other changes....
‘Why here?’: Hockley residents push back against proposed fuel storage terminal near neighborhoods, school
A proposed fuel storage terminal in northwest Harris County is drawing growing opposition from residents who say they’re worried about potential impacts on their health, quality of life and property values. The project, proposed by Magellan Pipeline Company, L.P., now part of ONE...