A report from Houston Public Media last April cited data from the National Center for Education Statistics that said one out of every four households in Texas does not have access to broadband internet, and about 8 million homes don't have a computer or smartphone. This digital divide is something Houston ISD has been trying to bridge in the last year. And a new program from telecommunications company Verizon will help two local middle schools do just that. Clifton Middle School at 6001 Golden Forest Dr. and Hamilton Middle School at 139 E. 20th St. are two of 12 HISD middle schools to be added to the Verizon Innovative Learning Schools program, which addresses barriers to digital inclusion.