KHGN-TV is used to inform parents and students of updates involving Harlingen and its schools.
The HCISD district office and KHGN-TV Channel 17 TV station are located at 407 N. 77 Sunshine Strip in Harlingen, Texas (78550).
In 2009, the school district was rated "academically acceptable" by the Texas Education Agency.
[3] In 2018, Dishman Elementary was named a Blue Ribbon School by U.S. Department of Education.
[4] In July 2024, the ACLU of Texas sent HCISD a letter, arguing that HCISD's 2023-2024 dress and grooming code appeared to violate the Texas Creating a Respectful and Open World for Natural Hair (or CROWN) Act, which prohibits racial discrimination based on hairstyles or hair texture and which took effect in September 2023, and asking the district to revise its policies for the 2024-2025 school year.