The number of students in the Willis ISD emergent bilingual program has decreased by 13% in the 2025-26 school year compared to the 2024-25 school year, the district learned at its Jan. 14 meeting. The gist Bilingual coordinator Erika Del Rio told the board the district currently serves 1,677 emergent bilingual students, with the highest…

By Cole Gee Cole joined Community Impact in 2025 as the general assignment reporter for the Tomball/Magnolia and Conroe/Montgomery areas. Before joining CI, Cole worked for many different news organizations, including KWBU News, The Houston Defender, and his alma mater’s student newspaper, The Baylor Lariat. When not reporting on local school board meetings and community…