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Tyess Korsmo, Editor-in-Chief

Tyess Korsmo, Editor-in-Chief

Tyess Korsmo moved to Sharpstown in 2019 to earn his Master of Liberal Arts at HCU, where he now teaches English and history. He also teaches English in a maximum-security prison.

Demystifying SW Houston's Government: What Does the Southwest Management District Do?

Demystifying SW Houston's Government: What Does the Southwest Management District Do?

Already yawning? I get it. "Management district" sounds about as exciting as mowing the lawn. But if you didn't ever mow your lawn, you'd get surrounded by a jungle. Jungles are interesting, but most people don't like to live in them. Local

How Sharpstown’s Neff Elementary Grew 14 Points on Accountability in 2023-24: Former Principal Amanda Wingard Celebrates and Bids Farewell

How Sharpstown’s Neff Elementary Grew 14 Points on Accountability in 2023-24: Former Principal Amanda Wingard Celebrates and Bids Farewell

Neff Elementary improved 14 points on its accountability score during Amanda Wingard’s last year as principal. Paradoxically, she credits the fact that she and her teachers voluntarily implemented some of the reforms advocated by Mike Miles—the superintendent who forced her to resign this May without explaining what standards

Grading Sharpstown: How Neighborhood Schools Performed in HISD Takeover Year One

Grading Sharpstown: How Neighborhood Schools Performed in HISD Takeover Year One

HISD is touting massive improvements in accountability ratings across the district one year after the takeover. In Sharpstown alone, nine HISD schools improved their A-F accountability scores, but two performed worse. Four schools moved up a letter grade, one moved up two letter grades, and two moved down a letter

Harwin Project May Reduce Flooding and Traffic, Remove Homeless Encampment

Harwin Project May Reduce Flooding and Traffic, Remove Homeless Encampment

"Whenever it rains, we flood right here." Billie Parker points to a parking lot between several warehouses on the map. "I can't even step out our front door because of the flooding." She's general manager at New Era Products, one of many

Harwin Drive Improvement Plan: TIRZ #20 Holding Public Meeting on 8/15

Harwin Drive Improvement Plan: TIRZ #20 Holding Public Meeting on 8/15

A fairly simple street project on Harwin Drive turned into a local government tussle between Tax Increment Reinvestment Zone (TIRZ) #20 and Houston Public Works over road diet. Now, that tussle appears to have ended, and the $5.5 million project is ready to move forward, keeping Harwin at four

Sharpstown Goes Back to School: 2024 PreK-College Start Dates

Sharpstown Goes Back to School: 2024 PreK-College Start Dates

The Sharpstown Super Neighborhood is known for its ethnic diversity and international cuisine. It should also be known for its diversity of schools. Including two Independent School Districts, multiple charter schools, and a thick cluster of private Christian schools, Sharpstown has a long buffet of options for students of all

Is This the Most Confusing Intersection in Southwest Houston? Public Works Has Three Ideas to Redesign It

Is This the Most Confusing Intersection in Southwest Houston? Public Works Has Three Ideas to Redesign It

Ever exit 59, drive east on Bissonnet, and suddenly end up on S Braeswood without knowing why? The intersection of Bissonnet and S Braeswood has a reputation for confusion. The streets run separately on the east side of 59 until they join just before the freeway, becoming one. Drivers who