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March 16, 2024

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The Houston Community College HCC Main building in midtown, shown in this file photo.

HCC associate's degree in nursing eyes 2025 reopening

The Houston Community College System plans to reopen its associate's degree program for students working to become registered nurses after a closure prompted by several years of substandard pass rates on the profession's licensure exam.

Blaize Benson reacts after his steer was named grand champion during the Junior Market Steer Selection at the Houston Livestock Show and Rodeo at NRG Stadium, Friday, March 15, 2024, in Houston.

Woozy named 2024 grand champion junior market steer at RodeoHouston

The Simmental steer belonging to a San Angelo teen was named the 2024 Houston Livestock Show and Rodeo Grand Champion Junior Market Steer.

Houston Mayor John Whitmire pauses while he speaks during a press conference to announce a task force for independent suspended case review of Houston Police Department scandal on Wednesday, March 13, 2024 in Houston.

Mayor Whitmire creates 6 new Houston City Council committees

Mayor John Whitmire announced he has reshaped Houston City Council's committee structure, creating new groups to focus on union activities, disaster resilience and constituent services.

Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton speaks outside the U.S. Supreme Court in Washington, D.C., in November 2021. (Drew Angerer/Getty Images/TNS)

New court rule could block Texas AG Ken Paxton from 'judge shopping'

Paxton has repeatedly turned to single-judge divisions to block the Biden administration from implementing policies.

Maria Salazar, left, hugs Tammie Wright, director of special education at Our Savior Lutheran, after talking about her daughter's progress after starting the semester at the school Wednesday, Feb. 28, 2024 in Houston. Salazar unenroll her daughter, Lucia Salazar, 9, who is dyslexic, from Houston ISD during the middle of this school year because she has not gotten proper care or diagnoses from the district. While Lucia is on the waitlist for the Success Center, which the school has promised the Salazars that she will be in the program in the new school year, she works with Wright after school three days a week.

HISD enrollment drops by more than 30K students since peak

Thousands of Houston ISD families are continuing to leave the district for private and charter schools. Experts say the district needs to address declining enrollment to prevent school closures.

Houston experts weigh in on U.S. House passing the TikTok bill

The U.S. House's decision to pass the TikTok bill, moving it forward in Congress, has some wondering what could happen to the popular social media platform.

Federal funding, such as the Paycheck Protection Program, helped small businesses stay open during the pandemic.

73% of Texas small businesses are not prepared for extreme weather, says survey

Survey results from UCLA Latino Policy and Politics Institute shed light on how prepared Texas small businesses are for extreme weather events.

Nickelback fans are seen during the Houston Livestock Show and Rodeo at NRG Park, Wednesday, March 13, 2024, in Houston. (Jason Fochtman/Houston Chronicle)

Road closures: RodeoHouston concerts set for final weekend

As the 2024 Houston Livestock Show and Rodeo ends this weekend, those who are going will need to know about the road closures while traveling to NRG Park.

💼 Business

U.S. Energy Secretary Jennifer Ganholm speaks at CERAWeek by S&P Global Wednesday, March 8, 2023, at Hilton-Americas in Houston.

Biden admin has long fought with oil and gas, will face tough crowd at CERAWeek

Oil companies and the Biden administration have been at odds for years over issues including climate change, electric vehicles and offshore oil and gas drilling.

Exhibitors display their goods at the Psychedelic Science conference in the Colorado Convention Center Wednesday, June 21, 2023, in Denver. (AP Photo/David Zalubowski)

Tomlinson: Experts want Ecstasy and shrooms legalized

MDMA and psychedelics could revolutionize health care for PTSD, anxiety and addiction.

Construction is seen in the reflection of a window of a home in Prairieland Village, a Bridgeland master-planned community is photographed on Monday, March 11, 2024, in Cypress.

Houston home sales, prices starting to rise as higher rates become the norm

More Houston homebuyers are dipping their toes back into the market, helping to boost Houston home sales for the second consecutive month.

🚗 Outside the Loop

Wild Texas Onions are typically found in the Houston area between January and late April and can even be good potted plants, according toMark 'Merriwether Vorderbruggen, 'Forging Texas' blogger.

Texas onions grow in backyards across Houston and you can eat them

Wild Texas Onions are edible but have dangerous counterparts. Here's what to know.

FILE - South Dakota Republican Gov. Kristi Noem speaks on July 16, 2021, in Des Moines, Iowa. On Wednesday, March 13, 2024, South Dakota state Sen. Reynold Nesiba, a Democrat, called for an inquiry into Noem's trip to Texas for dental work and a promotional video in which she praises the doctors for giving her 'a smile I can be proud of and confident in.

South Dakota governor sued over Sugar Land dentist video

A consumer advocacy group filed a lawsuit against Kristi Noem shortly after the video was posted, accusing the governor of doing an "undisclosed advertisement" for Smile Texas, CNN reports.

Urban Bird Hot Chicken is coming to The Market in City Place in January 2023.

How this Houston hot chicken chain aims to set itself apart

As hot chicken continues to trend in Texas, the owner of Houston's Urban Bird Hot Chicken talks about how he hopes to stand out among dozens of others.

📝 Opinion

Composite image: (Left to right): Audrey Momanaee, president of the Houston ISD board of managers. (Photo credit: Gardere Wynne Sewell). Nyla McCullum, a senior at Wheatley High School. (Photo credit: Sharon Steinmann, Houston Chronicle.) Charles Blain, president of the Houston-based think tank Urban Reform Institute. (AP Photo/Michael Wyke). Scott McClelland, former President of H-E-B. (Michelle Watson / CatchLight Group)

TEA takeover of HISD: Editorials and op-eds (Opinion)

The Houston Chronicle Editorial Board and experts weigh in on the TEA takeover of HISD. Here's what they had to say.

🏀 Sports

Jamal Shead #1 of the Houston Cougars goes to the basket against Joe Toussaint #6 of the Texas Tech Red Raiders during the first half of a semifinal game of the Big 12 Men's Basketball Tournament at T-Mobile Center on March 15, 2024 in Kansas City, Missouri. (Photo by Jay Biggerstaff/Getty Images)

UH advances to Big 12 tournament championship game

UH, in contention for the top overall seed in the NCAA Tournament, advanced to play Iowa State in Saturday's championship game.

U.S. gymnast Jordan Chiles shows off a tattoo she got in honor of her grandfather during media interviews at Stars Gymnastics Training Center on Sunday, Feb. 4, 2024 in Katy.

Jordan Chiles wears her grandfather's words as she bids for Paris Olympics

After her grandfather died, Jordan Chiles had his phrase "Where you are I have been, Where I am, You will be" tattooed on her forearm.

Houston Chronicle beat writer Jonathan M. Alexander and columnist Jerome Solomon discuss the Texans and NFL on the 'Fifth Down' podcast.

Fifth Down podcast: Analyzing the Texans' moves in free agency

The Chronicle's Jonathan M. Alexander and Jerome Solomon analyze the Texans' moves in free agency and spoke to former Texans linebacker Blake Cashman about his future.