The Houston Texans, the NFL Foundation and Local Initiatives Support Corporation (LISC) will be awarding $450,000 to renovate and resurface the athletic field located at Jack Yates High School.

Gerry Monroe's path to activism began in 2014 when one of his stepchildren came home complaining that the marching band at his beloved alma mater, Jack Yates ... the best Texas high school ...

Nope, you have to look across Scott Street and all the way down to the high school ranks for Houston's signature sports moment of the past year. And in actual fact, for Yates's flawless hoopsters ...

Updated Oct. 12 at 7:46 a.m. HOUSTON — Shortly ... the starting tight end for mighty Jack Yates High School, stepped onto the field at the University of Texas. As he took in the stadium, packed ...