News by Benjamin Kibbey | SE Houston News

Greater Houston Partnership hopes to maximize upon city's vibrant economy

By Benjamin Kibbey | Oct 21, 2020

Houston has a $479 billion local economy that is driven by a host of industries, such as energy and health care, and the Greater Houston Partnership seeks to bring the region's stakeholders together to build on those strengths.

Texas Commission on Environmental Quality offers grants to replace or upgrade diesel equipment

By Benjamin Kibbey | Aug 31, 2020

Applications are now open for Texas Emissions Reduction Plan grants through the Texas Commission on Environmental Quality.

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HISD hunting for thousands of students disengaged by COVID, school shutdowns

By Benjamin Kibbey | 4 years ago

As schools enter a new year, there continue to be concerns about disengaging students from the educational process, and the Houston Independent School District (Houston ISD) has only located a fraction of the students who fell off the radar last spring.

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CDC Director Redfield: 'We need to get on with face-to-face learning'

By Benjamin Kibbey | 4 years ago

As the debate over how children receive instruction this school year runs down to the wire, CDC Director Robert Redfield has come down firmly on the side of reopening schools for in-person education.