Magnolia News
Ex-Magnolia Independent School District teacher Jason Maldonado was charged with having an improper relationship between an educator and a student in Texas....
A former elementary school teacher in Magnolia ISD is facing one charge of having an inappropriate relationship with students.
Splendora ISD is also hosting a School Immunization Clinic to help our students stay healthy and up to date on their required vaccinations. If your student needs shots for the upcoming school year, please join us! Date: Thursday, July 23, 2026 Time: 10:00 AM – 8:00 PM Location: C...
Summer is in full swing, but believe it or not, school will be starting up again in a few weeks. Before students head back to the classroom, there are a few things parents can start doing right now to prepare their kids for a strong start to the school year. “Back-to-school seaso...
On Saturday, July 25, at Conroe High School from 9:00 AM – 12:00 PM, families will not only receive free backpacks filled with school supplies, but they’ll also find free haircuts, snacks, community resources, district departments ready to answer questions, and support from the M...
Harris County Precinct 4 Constable Mark Herman has asked Klein ISD, Tomball ISD, Spring ISD, Aldine ISD, Cypress-Fairbanks ISD and Humble ISD to adopt policies prohibiting unregistered electric motorcycles on school property....
Ahead of the new school year, some constables and the city of Fulshear are taking a closer look at e-scooters and e-motorcycles.
Join us for the kickoff of the new school year at our special Back to School Drive! Monday, July 20, 11 a.m. to 2 p.m. (or while supplies last) We’ll be distributing 1,000 FREE backpacks, filled with essential school supplies for kids, along with 1,000 FREE meals!!! We’d like to...
This is a traditional Baptist Church VBS, but held in the evenings from 6 p.m. to 8:30 p.m. so working parents can provide their children with the VBS experience too! Each night will include dinner, music & songs, crafts, activities and Bible stories! It’s open to Kindergarten th...
The Texas Education Agency has found HISD to be out of compliance after some parents filed complaints with the state over the district's special education changes....
National Youth Theater (NYT) is proud to announce the opening of the NYT Arts Center, a new permanent home for the organization and a major milestone in its mission of engaging students in life-changing experiences through the performing arts. The facility, located at 1115 Housto...
With the first day of school just weeks away, some Houston ISD parents of students receiving special education services say they are still unsure where their children will attend class this fall as the district moves forward with its Student Success Program.HISD moving forward wi...
Join us for the kickoff of the new school year at our special Back to School Drive! Monday, July 20, 11 a.m. to 2 p.m. (or while supplies last) We’ll be distributing 1,000 FREE backpacks, filled with essential school supplies for kids, along with 1,000 FREE meals!!! We’d like ...
Join us for the kickoff of the new school year at our special Back to School Drive! Monday, July 20, 11 a.m. to 2 p.m. (or while supplies last) We’ll be distributing 1,000 FREE backpacks, filled with essential school supplies for kids, along with 1,000 FREE meals!!! We’d like to...
HISD says it will continue moving forward with its Student Success Program for the 2026-27 school year, while state officials continue investigating complaints surrounding the district’s special education changes. The program is part of the district’s restructuring of some of its...
Although it may feel like summer just started, back to school season is right around the corner.School supplies can get expensive, so we’ve made a list of places where you can find either free or cheap supplies for your family.Braeswood Church Community Health FairWhen: Saturday,...
Students abducted in May by Muslim militants in Nigeria's southwestern Oyo state have been rescued, the government said Friday.Government spokesman Bayo Onanuga did not specify the total number of students rescued, but authorities said at the time of the abductions on May 15 that...
The Woodlands Family YMCA is proud to partner with the IRONMAN Foundation to provide 4,000 swim lessons to local children and families who may not otherwise have the opportunity to learn this lifesaving skill. This $15,000 grant will support swimming education across Montgomery C...
Lamar Consolidated ISD will open its new Career and Technical Education (CTE) Center in Rosenberg next month, designed to help prepare students for careers after high school....
For many adults, returning to school feels impossible when you’re juggling work, family and life. Houston City College’s Global Online program is changing that by offering flexible, fully online options that let students earn credentials on their own time. HCC’s Todd Duplantis sh...
A music school at Project Row Houses is striking a chord in the community through free and reduced-cost lessons.
The Ensemble Theatre, one of the nation’s leading professional African American theaters that owns and operates its own facility, is celebrating its 50th anniversary with a season of six productions, special events and expanded education programming.Artistic director Eileen J. Mo...
A pilot jumped out of the door of a moving plane to his death, leaving the student he was teaching to fly to land the aircraft by herself.
North Houston’s City Place isn’t winding down the summer fun just yet, even though school is about to be back in session for most area families. The plaza will offer plenty of options for late-summer action and relaxing ways to beat the heat. Set against the waterfront backdrop o...
Interfaith of The Woodlands is excited to launch its annual Kits 4 Kids School Supplies Assistance Program, a community-wide effort dedicated to helping local students begin the school year prepared, confident, and ready to learn. Each year, Interfaith provides school supplies to...
For most fans at the Houston Livestock Show and Rodeo, the calf scramble lasts only a few exciting moments. For Klein Oak High School junior Andrew Marks, it marked the beginning of a months-long journey.After winning the 2026 Houston Livestock Show and Rodeo calf scramble, Marks...
Christopher Nolan has never been afraid to dream a little bigger. It’s almost a calling. With every film, he’s pushed himself and the medium further — playing with form, storytelling, visuals and audience expectations to create lasting cinematic spectacles. A student of Hollywood...
It's a story with covered wagons and one room schoolhouses, but showrunner Rebecca Sonnenshine says the “Little House on the Prairie” remake for Netflix still speaks to today's American dream.The show, premiering Thursday and set in the late 1800s, follows the Ingalls family led ...
A 22-year-old student pilot safely landed a plane Saturday after her instructor jumped out of the aircraft and died mid-flight over Argentina.
Doctors told Chizoma Ekechukwu something no one wants to hear. She has leukemia.
Professors at Texas Tech University are suing the school over mandatory course reviews they say are discriminatory and censor instruction.
Starting Aug. 1, there will be new rules for minors attending UIL athletic events at HISD district facilities.
The NCAA wants to know what the University of Cincinnati knew about former quarterback Brendan Sorsby and his gambling issues during his two seasons with the program.According to reports by multiple media outlets, the NCAA has sent an official letter of inquiry to the school rega...
Justin Bieber will bring his swag to the World Cup's star-studded, Super Bowl-style halftime show, joining fellow headliners Madonna, Shakira and BTS, FIFA announced Wednesday. Afrobeats star Burna Boy, Venezuelan conductor Gustavo Dudamel and the PS22 Chorus — a choir of element...
Catholic Charities of the Archdiocese of Galveston-Houston has kicked off its annual back-to-school supply drive to help children in need start the school year with the essentials. Community members can support the effort by dropping off items at designated collection sites, buyi...
They called themselves the “German driving school for experts," but prosecutors say the true purpose of their Telegram chats was to brag about the women they raped and share tips about how to drug them.In posts that sometimes included photos and videos of their attacks on unconsc...
In 2019, the Texas Education Agency took over Shepherd ISD, citing academic failure. When the state takes over a district, they promise to improve the district, but that hasn't been the case for Shepherd....
A Grambling State University student working at a Houston café and a century-old downtown hotel are among the local businesses feeling the financial impact of FIFA World Cup 2026 and the numbers tell the story.Mia Gordwin works at Day and Night Wall Street Café, located on the co...
The ABC13 Loves Teachers School Supply Drive on Friday, July 31, 2026, will collect donations to help educators who spend out of pocket to stock their classrooms....
For many families, summer marks the busiest time of the year to buy a home as they try to get settled before the start of a new school year.The good news for buyers? After years of rapidly rising home prices, the Houston-area housing market is beginning to shift.According to real...
For Jalen Pitre, his roots as the Texans’ hometown guy are truly unique. His high school, the hallways, the classrooms and the football field of the Stafford Spartans, are practically sacred ground for him and his family.This is the community where he met his future wife, Juliann...
Texas community colleges have struggled with enrollment over the past 15 years as many high school graduates opted to go straight into the workforce, but a new report points to signs of the campuses pivoting to stay relevant.More students are graduating from Texas high schools, y...
As families across Houston start preparing for the 2026–2027 school year, one local effort is again stepping in to help students begin the semester with confidence. The Boykins Youth Foundations is teaming up with community partners Rock-In-Hood Foundation and Madlineman Foundati...
Education for Tomorrow Alliance (EfTA) partnered with more than 90 businesses across Montgomery County and beyond to provide meaningful internship experiences for 240 area high school students this summer. Through EfTA’s Student Internship Program (SIP), rising seniors gain first...
In mid-June, Memorial Hermann The Woodlands Medical Center excitedly welcomed more than 20 students from Aldine ISD’s HEAL High School as students began their apprenticeship journey across Memorial Hermann Health System. As the inaugural cohort in its new Youth Apprenticeship Pro...
The rates of students exempt from required immunizations for conscientious or religious reasons increased statewide this past school year. Meanwhile, the percentage of students up to date on vaccinations — also known as coverage rates — varied by vaccine.Kindergarten vaccination ...
While more than 92% of Texas kindergarteners and 7th graders were fully vaccinated in the 2025-26 school year for each vaccine required to attend school, the coverage rates remained lower than before the COVID-19 pandemic, state data released Wednesday shows. Of note in the lates...
On Thursday, thousands of families across Texas are starting to get the funding for the state's billion-dollar school voucher program.
Kristi Williams, the former Tomball ISD Manager of Property Tax Administration, has been federally charged with wire fraud after an investigation by FBI Houston.A federal criminal information filed Tuesday alleges Williams stole nearly $1 million in tax payments to the school dis...
Thousands of Texas families participating in the state’s new school choice program will receive their first round of funding Tuesday as the Texas Education Freedom Account program officially launches.Acting Texas Comptroller Kelly Hancock announced that nearly 73,000 Texas Educat...
The first funding for Texas school choice accounts will be disbursed Wednesday, according to the state comptroller’s office.
An elementary school music teacher allegedly strangled his sister-in-law to death in a home where they had separate apartments.
From the fairways of the DBC Golf Tournament to the inspiring conversations of the Signatures Author Series, these beloved annual traditions bring the Cooper community together in support of athletics, the arts, and transformative opportunities for students. The John Cooper Schoo...
For decades, disabled people have fought for their rights to go to school and live alongside peers without disabilities — rights that some fear could be losing ground under the Trump administration. Last month, the Education Department announced it would offload oversight of spec...
It was the deadliest reported strike in the U.S.-Israeli war against Iran. Most of the victims were children.In almost any other conflict, these haunting truths would be seared into national memory. Yet more than 120 days since at least one U.S. missile struck an Iranian primary ...
In Kimberley Kausen’s home, a passed “sell by” date on a jug of milk means different things to different family members. For her daughter, it means the jug belongs in the trash. For her husband, it means the milk is still good for a few more days.Kausen, a chef and cooking teache...
Standing in front of a large group of football players, Ramon Chinyoung reminded them about what’s possible when you dream big and work hard.Chinyoung is rising on the NFL coaching ladder. His roots are in Houston, though, at the high school football level as the head coach at Wi...
A Harris County grand jury has decided not to indict a teenager for an alleged school shooting plot.
