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Cy-Fair ISD parents rally behind librarian cuts
HARRIS COUNTY, Texas — Parents mobilized against the Cypress-Fairbanks ISD school board Tuesday evening to rally behind staff members who are losing their jobs due to budget cuts. CFISD announced it's chopping its librarian staff in half -- from 92 librarians to 42. Parents are frustrated with this decision,...
Cy-Fair ISD parent says paraprofessional yelled and assaulted his son who has autism
HOUSTON – A Cypress-Fairbanks ISD parent says a paraprofessional yelled and assaulted his son who has autism. He says the incident left bruises on his son, David’s arm. “It’s heartbreaking, because David loves most of the people in that school, and he loves going to school,” father Alex Garza said. “He loves the routine. I feel like that’s broken now because he’s scared to go back to the school to face the person that, you know, the teacher.”
Sugar Land mom says her special needs son was badly injured at charter school
SUGAR LAND – Lisa, a single mom from Sugar Land, talks about her beautiful, brave, 15-year-old son. We will call him George, but we are hiding his real identity because he is a minor who was born with a very rare brain condition that has left him unable to speak.
Tornado shelters are seeing an uptick in business according to Texas vendors
HOUSTON – Tornadoes in Texas. There have been a few in the Houston area in recent weeks. One in Katy earlier this month. Then another Sunday night in Trinity County. “Tornado damage is increasing in every single state right now,” said Rene Sigman, a Houston-based storm attorney with experience in not only hurricanes like Sandy and Harvey but also tornadoes.
Katy ice cream shop changing perceptions about autism
KATY, Texas — April is Autism Awareness Month and KHOU 11 wanted to highlight a Katy-based business that's spreading joy with a special group of employees serving up sweet treats to the Houston area. A happy hello, Howdy Homemade Ice Cream was inspired by a sad loss to Roderick...
Katy man uses love of pie, guitars to raise money for charity
HOUSTON — "Everyone said you should call it humble pie, but there is nothing humble about the way I talk about pie," said Scott Chapman owner of Proud Pie in Katy. After 20 years in the food and beverage industry, Chapman realized his true passion in life: pie making. So, he opened an aptly named shop. Despite his business taking hits during the pandemic, and now dealing with skyrocketing food prices, he refuses to cut corners with his desserts.
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