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FRIDAY NIGHT LIGHTS! Live updates on scores around the areaFRIDAY NIGHT LIGHTS! Here's the scores for tonight. Just a re...
09/12/2026

FRIDAY NIGHT LIGHTS! Live updates on scores around the area

FRIDAY NIGHT LIGHTS! Here's the scores for tonight. Just a reminder...North Shore plays tomorrow (Saturday) at 4 p.m. in the Cotton Bowl in Dallas against South Oak Cliff. Both teams won state titles last year. Should be a doozy! Please share this link! Let everyone know the scores. IF THE SCORES DON'T SEEM TO BE CHANGING, HIT YOUR REFRESH BUTTON (the circular arrow) IN THE TOP LEFT HAND CORNER OF THE PAGE....

FRIDAY NIGHT LIGHTS! Here’s the scores for tonight. Just a reminder…North Shore plays tomorrow (Saturday) at 4 p.m. in the Cotton Bowl in Dallas against South Oak Cliff. Both teams won …

FOX 26 Friday Football Fever Spotlights 60th Anniversary of Lee-Sterling RivalryNancy Bonds, GCCISD Director of Communic...
09/09/2026

FOX 26 Friday Football Fever Spotlights 60th Anniversary of Lee-Sterling Rivalry

Nancy Bonds, GCCISD Director of Communications The excitement surrounding one of Goose Creek CISD’s longeststanding rivalries received a Houston-area spotlight Friday, August 28, as FOX 26 brought Friday Football Fever to Robert E. Lee and Ross S. Sterling high schools ahead of the annual Lee-Sterling football game. FOX 26 visited both campuses Friday morning for live, pep rally-style features showcasing the students, spirit, and traditions behind the cross-town rivalry....

Nancy Bonds, GCCISD Director of Communications The excitement surrounding one of Goose Creek CISD’s longeststanding rivalries received a Houston-area spotlight Friday, August 28, as FOX 26 brought …

San Jacinto River Waste Pits cleanup estimate climbsDavid Taylor Managing Editor HIGHLANDS — Federal environmental offic...
09/09/2026

San Jacinto River Waste Pits cleanup estimate climbs

David Taylor Managing Editor HIGHLANDS — Federal environmental officials met with residents Tuesday evening to discuss the latest developments in the long-running cleanup of the San Jacinto River Waste Pits Superfund Site, including changes to the cleanup plan and a new enforcement order directing responsible parties to carry out remedial work. The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency Region 6, in cooperation with the Texas Commission on Environmental Quality, Harris County agencies, local officials and industry representatives, hosted a community meeting Tuesday, Sept....

David Taylor Managing Editor HIGHLANDS — Federal environmental officials met with residents Tuesday evening to discuss the latest developments in the long-running cleanup of the San Jacinto River W…

Setting the Standard from Curb to ClassroomGOOSE CREEK SUPERINTENDENT’S MESSAGE The 2026-2027 school year is underway, a...
09/02/2026

Setting the Standard from Curb to Classroom

GOOSE CREEK SUPERINTENDENT’S MESSAGE The 2026-2027 school year is underway, and we have started the year with high expectations for our students and staff. We believe our students are capable of more, and as a district, we must hold ourselves to that same standard. One way we are putting that commitment into action is through our new Curb to Classroom initiative....

GOOSE CREEK SUPERINTENDENT’S MESSAGE The 2026-2027 school year is underway, and we have started the year with high expectations for our students and staff. We believe our students are capable of mo…

Crosby ISD Board Seeks Approval for $208M BondBy David Taylor Managing Editor CROSBY — Crosby ISD voters will decide thi...
09/02/2026

Crosby ISD Board Seeks Approval for $208M Bond

By David Taylor Managing Editor CROSBY — Crosby ISD voters will decide this fall whether to authorize a two-part, $208.28 million bond package aimed at adding elementary school capacity, addressing districtwide facility needs and replacing the nearly 50- year-old Crosby Middle School. The Crosby ISD Board of Trustees voted unanimously Monday, Aug. 17, to call the Nov. 3, 2026, bond election....

By David Taylor Managing Editor CROSBY — Crosby ISD voters will decide this fall whether to authorize a two-part, $208.28 million bond package aimed at adding elementary school capacity, addressing…

13 Goose Creek CISD FFA Chapter Members Receive the Prestigious Lone Star FFA DegreeStory by: Kelly Mills, GCCISD Agricu...
09/02/2026

13 Goose Creek CISD FFA Chapter Members Receive the Prestigious Lone Star FFA Degree

Story by: Kelly Mills, GCCISD Agriculture Science Teacher (Stuart FFA) BAYTOWN - This summer, 25 FFA members from the four Goose Creek CISD FFA Chapters attended the 98th Annual Texas FFA State Convention held July 6-10, 2026, in Fort Worth, Texas. The Texas FFA is the nation’s largest state FFA association with a membership of more than 182,000. FFA gives students the opportunity to apply practical classroom knowledge to real-world experiences through local, state and national competitions....

Story by: Kelly Mills, GCCISD Agriculture Science Teacher (Stuart FFA) BAYTOWN – This summer, 25 FFA members from the four Goose Creek CISD FFA Chapters attended the 98th Annual Texas FFA Sta…

Goose Creek CISD Foundation Puts Millions Back into ClassroomsBy David Taylor Managing Editor HIGHLANDS, Texas — Anna Es...
08/20/2026

Goose Creek CISD Foundation Puts Millions Back into Classrooms

By David Taylor Managing Editor HIGHLANDS, Texas — Anna Espinoza told members of the Greater Highlands Chamber of Commerce that the Goose Creek CISD Education Foundation exists to help teachers do what school budgets often cannot. Espinoza, director of Education Foundation and Partnerships at Goose Creek CISD, said the nonprofit organization has returned about $3.3 million to district classrooms over the past 16 years through innovative teaching grants, designated donations and in-kind support....

By David Taylor Managing Editor HIGHLANDS, Texas — Anna Espinoza told members of the Greater Highlands Chamber of Commerce that the Goose Creek CISD Education Foundation exists to help teachers do …

Lucia Bates Elected District 10 Director of Texas JPCABy David Taylor Managing Editor East Harris County, Texas — Harris...
08/13/2026

Lucia Bates Elected District 10 Director of Texas JPCA

By David Taylor Managing Editor East Harris County, Texas — Harris County Justice of the Peace Lucia Bates has been elected District 10 director of the Justice of the Peace and Constables Association of Texas during the association’s 82nd Annual Education Conference in Sugar Land, Texas. Bates, who serves Precinct 3, Place 2, was elected during the association’s 82nd annual education conference in Sugar Land....

By David Taylor Managing Editor East Harris County, Texas — Harris County Justice of the Peace Lucia Bates has been elected District 10 director of the Justice of the Peace and Constables Associati…

ExxonMobil Foundation Grants $180,000 to Boost STEM Education in Goose Creek CISDBAYTOWN, Texas — The ExxonMobil Foundat...
08/12/2026

ExxonMobil Foundation Grants $180,000 to Boost STEM Education in Goose Creek CISD

BAYTOWN, Texas — The ExxonMobil Foundation has awarded Goose Creek Consolidated Independent School District (GCCISD) a historic $180,000 grant to strengthen Science, Technology, Engineering and Math (STEM) education, improve elementary science achievement and expand learning opportunities for students and families throughout the district. The grant represents the largest contribution the ExxonMobil Foundation has ever provided to GCCISD and will support two district-wide initiatives focused on student achievement and STEM engagement....

BAYTOWN, Texas — The ExxonMobil Foundation has awarded Goose Creek Consolidated Independent School District (GCCISD) a historic $180,000 grant to strengthen Science, Technology, Engineering and Mat…

Abbott pauses Texas data center projects pending state auditBy David Taylor / Managing Editor AUSTIN — Gov. Greg Abbott ...
08/06/2026

Abbott pauses Texas data center projects pending state audit

By David Taylor / Managing Editor AUSTIN — Gov. Greg Abbott has directed the Public Utility Commission of Texas and the Electric Reliability Council of Texas to halt proposed data center projects from moving forward until state regulators verify critical details about how the facilities would operate, from their electricity and water demands to their ownership and community impacts. The directive, issued Monday, Aug....

By David Taylor / Managing Editor AUSTIN — Gov. Greg Abbott has directed the Public Utility Commission of Texas and the Electric Reliability Council of Texas to halt proposed data center projects f…

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