picture of gym floor project
Workers prepare the surface of the new gym prior to the installation of flooring. Visible in back is an upper set of bleachers bearing the word "Tigers." Below that is a media perch, which will be flanked by a lower set of bleachers. Credit: Joe Ward

The Houston board of education heard Tuesday it is moving closer to taking possession of a new 1,500-seat high school gymnasium on campus.

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Brad Gentry, a fifth-generation Texas County resident and University of Missouri journalism graduate, is the former publisher of the Houston Herald. He has served on boards, led downtown revitalization...