Texas' first voucher recipients head to the classroom for first day of school

Many students in the Houston area were back in the classroom on Monday for the first day of school, including those using the first Texas Education Freedom Account, also called TEFA, or voucher dollars.

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.

Wendy's worker heading to Yale after managers help him pay for school

Rice University says it's expanding its free tuition program

The school said it's raising the cap for families earning up to $200,000 a year.