Benbrook Elementary School News Today

Houston-area school districts reported improvements in their post-storm operations. Houston ISD and others reported fewer closures on Wednesday.

Houston ISD announced 36 school closures for Tuesday as repairs continue in the wake of the destructive storm.

Houston now has 38 schools closed Tuesday, including Marshall and Hamilton middle schools, that had the air conditioning systems fail overnight.

City celebrates improvements to Langwood Park as part of its 50/50 Park Partners initiative

In parts of the United States, many people use chrysanthemums as decorations. The flowers sit next to pumpkins for Halloween, October’s famous holiday. But then the mums are thrown away along with rotting jack o’ lanterns.

It happened near Bolin Road and Saxon Drive near US-290. The man had gone for a walk around 11 p.m. Friday when he slipped and fell into the waterway near Benbrook Elementary School, according to Houston police. Someone heard his calls for help and called authorities. An HISD police officer found the man, who suffered a broken hip in the fall. He was taken to a hospital around 5:30 a.m. There was no word on the mans condition Saturday morning.