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Enrollment decline, lunch cuts, bus routes: Houston ISD begins school year with new changes
Summary by The Pearland Editorial Desk Tony Atkins , as published by ABC13 Houston (KTRK - ABC)
· August 10, 2026
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More than 160,000 students are expected to return to HISD classrooms as the new school year begins, but the district is starting the year with fewer students and less funding.
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