Tag: Houston Chronicle

  • Latinx is a buzzword for individuals of Latin American origin in the United States, yet the use of “Latinx” as a noun to identify people of Latino and Hispanic heritage is not universally welcomed.

  • Mystery still surrounds ‘Yellow Rose of Texas’ The Houston Chronicle Houston, Texas 2016-04-01 Joe Holley, Native Texan A statue of “Emily Morgan” by Veryl Goodnight stands amidst a garden of yellow roses in an office complex across the street from Memorial City Mall in Houston. Photo: Joe Holley, Joe Holley/Houston Chronicle So, what was happening…

  • Texas bucks U.S. trend on standardized scoring Houston Chronicle 2011-07-25 Jennifer Radcliffe   It will tally multiracial students but not report their scores separately Multiracial students are being tallied for the first time in Texas history, but their standardized test scores won’t appear as a separate group when accountability ratings are released Friday. As it…