Texas Education Agency

Following the announcement that the Texas Education Agency would be taking over the Houston Independent School District, the four community meetings held in Houston ended with turmoil and anger at every community meeting.

Community members continued to make their voices be heard at the third of four scheduled meetings with the Texas Education Agency.

The meeting comes after two previous community meetings with the Texas Education Agency were met with heated exchanges and days before a third meeting.

Congresswoman Sheila Jackson Lee and other members of Congress wrote a letter to the President and Secretary of the Department of Education asking for Federal Intervention on the Basis that the takeover is a violation of the civil rights of the students of HISD, reports say.

Heated exchanges and confusion continue as the Texas Education Agency hosts public meetings on the takeover process.

Texas teachers let their voices be heard Wednesday at the State Capitol, where lawmakers are working on ways to reverse an exodus of instructors from the classroom.

Do you have a long layover coming into Houston Hobby airport? Well, you can go get married!

The Texas Education Agency will be hosting the second of four community meetings on Wednesday night following the announcement that TEA would be taking over the Houston Independent School District.

Texas Education Agency officials were met at Westbury High School with frustrated parents and HISD teachers about the planned takeover.

Parents and students seem to have a lot of questions about what will happen now that the Texas Education Agency confirms its taking control of Houston ISD. So beginning Tuesday, the TEA will host a series of meetings to provide answers.

A federal lawsuit has been filed against the Texas Education Agency on behalf of Houston ISD following the announcement the state will takeover the school district.

As far as some folks are concerned, the takeover of Houston ISD by the Texas Education Agency was a hostile one.

Houston Mayor Sylvester Turner shared his thoughts after TEA Commissioner Mike Morath told Houston lawmakers that the state would be taking over Houston ISD.

The Houston Federation of Teachers and local leaders voices their opposition to the TEA announcing they will take over Houston ISD.

Sources tell FOX 26 the Texas Education Agency’s possible takeover of Houston Independent School District is imminent, as soon as this week.