Houston parents demand federal funding support
Up Next
8 videos
How will the U.S. set prices for international trade going forward?
May 6th, 2025
How are lawmakers balancing surplus funds with growing demands from advocacy groups?
May 1st, 2025
President Trump: "Today, We’re Making It Totally Illegal."
May 19th, 2025
Vice President Vance: “I'm sure some of you share my politics and some of you don't”
May 23rd, 2025
President Trump on Russia & Ukraine: "There's a lot of bad blood with the two presidents"
October 17th, 2025
Illinois House POW/MIA measure later 'gutted and replaced' as a migrant sanctuary proposal
December 2nd, 2025
Tech Founder Says WA Tax Law ‘Penalizes Entrepreneurs’
May 14th, 2026
Critics Say Lawmakers Ignored Record Public Opposition to Income Tax
May 24th, 2026
(The Center Square) – Texas’ largest school district, Houston ISD, has lost more than 13,000 students in two years after it was taken over by the state. Despite this, district academics have improved by historic margins across the board. Houston ISD has been plagued for years by corruption, mismanagement of public funds, teachers charged with gang crimes and a major certification cheating theft scheme, and former board members and officials convicted of bribery, extortion and kickbacks. Simultaneously, the district increased taxes every year with no accountability to taxpayers for misused funds. A recent attempt to increase taxes by $11 billion failed.