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Olivia Dance
8+ hour, 22+ min ago (100+ words) FOX 26 Houston Olivia Dance joined the FOX 26 news team as a reporter in June 2026, and she is thrilled to call Houston her new home! Olivia is a proud graduate of the University of Alabama, where she earned a double major…...
Texas Public Education Funding
2+ day, 8+ hour ago (30+ words) FOX 26 Houston FOX 26 Houston Political Reporter Greg Groogan talks with the "What's Your Point?" panel about the latest in local, statewide, and national politics....
Gina Hinjosa launching nonpartisan program to fight school closures in Texas
2+ day, 6+ hour ago (145+ words) AUSTIN, Texas - Democratic gubernatorial candidate Gina Hinojosa is launching a new nonpartisan organizing program to fight school closures in Texas. Hinojosa is launching Team Texas Public Schools. Team Texas Public Schools is a nonpartisan organizing program that signs up parents,…...
Exchange student in Houston area goes viral
6+ day, 17+ hour ago (57+ words) FOX 26 Houston An Italian foreign exchange student became a Houston Tik Tok sensation after a hilarious accent mix-up led his host family to buy him a chicken pot pie instead of his bucket-list request for Popeyes. He shared his experience…...
Italian exchange student at Cy Creek HS goes viral after principal's graduation surprise
6+ day, 20+ hour ago (562+ words) An Italian foreign exchange student became a Houston Tik Tok sensation after a hilarious accent mix-up led his host family to buy him a chicken pot pie instead of his bucket-list request for Popeyes. He shared his experience in the…...
TEA Under Fire: Why a New Teacher Misconduct Database Is Being Criticized
1+ week, 9+ hour ago (55+ words) FOX 26 Houston The state has rolled out a public dashboard tracking educator misconduct, and our panel is questioning it. Is this new database a crucial step for student safety, or is it just an unfair target on the backs of…...
Feeding area kids this summer break
1+ week, 14+ hour ago (51+ words) FOX 26 Houston Summer begins Friday when all area school districts are officially on summer break. For the next 50 weekdays, Kids Meals will deliver 20, 000 meals to area children who no longer have access to school meals. FOX 26's Randy Wallace explains....
Texas governor orders tuition freeze for public colleges | What's Your Point?
1+ week, 2+ day ago (52+ words) FOX 26 Houston What's Your Point panelists give props to Gov. Greg Aboott for directing another freeze on public college tuition for the upcoming school year, but they say more needs to be done for students to get financial relief....
Houston ISD parents fed up with school's conditions
1+ week, 6+ day ago (40+ words) FOX 26 Houston HISD parents are taking matters into their own hands to address hazardous conditions at a southeast Houston elementary school. A parent listed the issues to FOX 26's Leslie Delas Bour....
Weather damage closes two Alvin ISD schools
2+ week, 6+ day ago (47+ words) FOX 26 Houston Summer break arrived a few days early for some Alvin ISD students after storms caused water damage for two campuses. FOX 26's Angie Rodriguez spoke to a district official about the closures and how families were alerted....