TOP MONDAY NEWS LINKS:
Most Houston area schools reopen today. But as students return they will find many changes. Some new schools have opened, new specialty magnet programs are launching, and the former North Forest schools are now under HISD management. (Video: KTRK 13 News)
MORE ON STORIES ON BACK TO SCHOOL 2013:
- North Forest students to begin at HISD on Monday (KPRC 2 News)
- Teachers Power Up Laptops for New School Year (KUHF Public Radio)
- Kids get ready for school with the help of HPD and volunteers (KIAH 39 Newsfix)
- Inside HISD’s massive food services operation: Where does that school lunch come from? (Houston Culture Map)
- HPD: slow down in school zones as students start new year (KPRC 2 News)
- KUHF Conversations: HISD Superintendent Terry Grier (KUHF Public Radio)
- Back to school tips for parents (Chron.com)
- Six back-to-school tips for transitioning from summer (Your Houston News)
LOCAL AREA HEADLINES:
- Neighbors ban together to combat violent crime (KRIV 26 News)
- Wheelchair basketball tournament held to raise funds for the Berry kids (KTRK 13 News)
- Have you seen these missing Houston and Harris County children? (Chron.com)
- Mosquitoes in The Woodlands test positive for West Nile Virus (KPRC 2 News)
- Rabies Vaccine for skunks (KRIV 26 News)
- Battered beach houses focus of beach fight (Chron.com)
- The Bird and The Bear makes giving to charity taste good (KIAH 39 Newsfix)
- Kingwood girl opens neighborhood stand for community (Your Houston News)
TEXAS HEADLINES:
- West Students Head Back To School And A Portable Campus (KERA Dallas)
- Debate again thrusts CSCOPE into Texas spotlight (Austin Statesman)
- Study: Obesity, diabetes big problems in south Texas (Austin Statesman)
- More died on the job in Texas last year (Chron.com)
NATION & WORLD:
- Doctors Fleeing Medicare? Not So Fast, Feds Say (NPR)
- College Kids Survey: Money Tops Their List of Major Concerns (NPR)
- Tropical Storm Fernand heads to Mexico’s coast (Chron.com)
- U.N. experts in Syria head to site of poison gas attack (Reuters)
