HISD gifts: Rockets tickets, phones, fishing trip

26 July 2010, 10:49 pm

The gifts and offers to Houston ISD employees flowed: fishing on a luxury yacht, tickets to Rockets playoff games, free cell phones. Technology vendors vying for business in the Houston Independent School District peppered staff, including former Superintendent Abelardo Saavedra, with perks over several years, according to a federal investigation.... Read More »

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