HOUSTON — The Houston Independent School District is reporting that dozens of its campuses sustained damage when Hurricane Beryl tore through Southeast Texas on Monday.
The district reported that an "overwhelming majority" of its schools lost power during the storm and around 70 of them were still without power as of Friday morning. HISD highlighted that there were downed trees at roughly 50 of its campuses and around 60 of its campuses had roof or structural damage.
"We are working diligently to address these issues and ensure the safety and well-being of our students and staff," HISD said in a news release. "Our Facilities and IT teams have been working around the clock this week to get campuses back online to serve summer school students next week, and then begin preparations for the 2024-2025 school year."
As of Friday around noon, CenterPoint Energy was still reporting that more than 800,000 customers were without power. That's down from a peak of more than 2.5 million customers without power during the storm.
