▁being ▁" br us que ", ▁was ▁seen ▁as ▁a ▁potential ▁reform er ▁who ▁could ▁make ▁necessary ▁changes ▁and ▁that ▁in ▁July ▁ 2 0 1 0 ▁G rier ▁" was ▁still ▁a ▁pretty ▁popular ▁gu y ". ▁The ▁Houston ▁Chron icle ▁initially ▁ran ▁content ▁support ive ▁of ▁G rier . ▁However ▁Sw art z ▁stated ▁that ▁by ▁ 2 0 1 1 ▁several ▁vocal ▁groups ▁made ▁he ated ▁r het or ic ▁against ▁G rier . ▁She ▁explained ▁there ▁were ▁members ▁of ▁the ▁public ▁who ▁believed ▁G rier ▁was ▁too ▁am bit ious ▁and ▁trying ▁to ▁change ▁too ▁many ▁things ▁at ▁once , ▁contrast ing ▁him ▁with ▁Sa aved ra , ▁who ▁she ▁stated ▁was ▁perce ived ▁as ▁having ▁accomplished ▁relatively ▁little . ▁A ▁May ▁ 2 0 1 1 ▁editor ial ▁by ▁a ▁teacher ▁leaving ▁H IS D ▁in ▁the ▁Chron icle ▁was ▁the ▁first ▁article ▁in ▁that ▁paper ▁that ▁was ▁critical ▁of ▁G rier . ▁Sw art z ▁described ▁G rier ▁as ▁" sm art ▁and ▁art ic ulate ▁and ▁char ming " ▁but ▁that ▁since ▁people ▁often ▁have ▁different ▁fac ets ▁of ▁their ▁personal ities , ▁it ▁means ▁other ▁character izations ▁may ▁also ▁be ▁accurate . ▁The ▁business ▁networks ▁of ▁Houston ▁and ▁the ▁H IS D ▁board ▁were ▁in ▁favor ▁of ▁G rier . ▁ ▁G rier ▁res igned ▁effective ▁March ▁ 1 , ▁ 2 0 1 6 ; ▁his ▁work ▁was ▁to ▁end ▁on ▁February ▁ 2 9 . ▁His ▁contract ▁was ▁originally ▁scheduled ▁to ▁end ▁in