Class-Action Lawsuit Filed on Behalf of Material Witnesses Detained for Months Without Due Process
The American Civil Liberties Union of Texas and the law firm of Gibbs & Bruns LLP recently filed a class-action lawsuit on behalf of nearly 150 people detained as potential witnesses for federal prosecutions at La Salle County Regional Detention Center near Laredo. None of the people detained have had a hearing or opportunity to contest the legality of their detention.
Housing affordability in Houston and Harris County is declining, especially for renters
Housing affordability in the Houston area is declining for all households and renters are finding it almost impossible to buy homes without significant subsidies, according to a new report from Rice University's Kinder Institute for Urban Research.
How Aristotle Can Help You Lead Your Business Through Tough Times
Business leaders face plenty of questions as they try to get a handle on the new economic reality brought about by the COVID-19 shutdown and the resulting recession.
What Parents Need To Know About The Proper Conditioning Of Their Pitcher
Pitchers are a special breed, and as such they require preparation that is quite different from other athletes.
Local Car Care Experts Help Residents Gear Up for the Long Summer Road Trip
With the start of summer now here, families are starting to plan their vacation trips. Due to the many travel restrictions from COVID-19, more people will be driving to their vacation destinations this year. This places an increased importance on making sure your car is running properly before heading out on the road this summer.
USDA’s Tips for a Food Safe July 4th
Many Americans will be celebrating the Fourth of July outdoors this year, with celebrations including barbecues, picnics and fireworks. No matter how you’re celebrating the Fourth of July, the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s (USDA) Food Safety and Inspection Service (FSIS) encourages you to make food safety a part of the celebrations.
Fight On! Atlanta’s ZuCot Gallery Showcases New Book Singing the History of African American Spirituals
Celebrated Artist Aaron F. Henderson’s Latest Work Features Religious Lyrics and Historical Narratives
ZuCot Gallery, one of the nation’s premier galleries highlighting the works of acclaimed African-American artists, is celebrating the release of the new book, Fight On, which visually expresses the story of the African American spirituals tradition through 59 paintings from a series by Aaron F. Henderson, 56 religious songs lyrics, and narratives by art and culture scholars as well as Henderson himself.
Best-selling Author Helps Readers Face Anger And Learn To Deal With It In A Healthier, Non-Violent Way
Everybody is angry. Whether black, white, or brown, woman or man, everybody is angry right now. And we have a lot to be angry about: George Floyd. Lives lost. Joblessness. Global pandemic. Rioting and looting. But just because we are angry that does not give us the right to retaliate in an unhealthy, violent, or dangerous manner. So how do we, as a community, deal with our anger?
Relief Telemed, Neighborhood Health, and Fred’s in Tigerland team up to offer COVID-19 screening for Baton Rouge-area college students and Tigerland staff
Relief Telemed, a virtual care platform, announced today that it is teaming up with Neighborhood Health and Fred’s in Tigerland to offer COVID-19 screening to all college students and staff members who work in Tigerland establishments. The testing will only screen for active infections only. “With an increasing number of younger adults testing positive for the virus, we wanted to bring together partners who could offer large scale testing to as many college-aged students as possible.”, says Vishal Vasanji, Co-founder and CEO of Relief Telemed.
David Weekley Homes Now Selling in the Woodlands Hills
David Weekley Homes, the nation’s second largest privately-held home builder, is now building in two sections of the Willis master-planned community of The Woodlands Hills, with a new model home, The Jensen, open for tours.
How Dental Offices Are Protecting Patients And Staff During The Pandemic
It’s not exactly business as usual for the dental industry – or patients – as offices reopen for routine care amid the COVID-19 pandemic.
Texas A&M System Brands Buildings at Texas A&M Innovation Plaza in Texas Medical Center
The five-acre mixed-use Texas A&M Innovation Plaza in Houston will be home to the Engineering Medicine program and more.
The Texas A&M University System has announced Discovery Tower, Life Tower and Horizon Tower as the names of the three buildings that comprise Texas A&M Innovation Plaza, its landmark 5-acre campus in Houston, Texas, at the prominent intersection of Holcombe Boulevard and Main Street near the Texas Medical Center (TMC). This campus sets a new standard for collaboration in engineering, medicine, research and education and is the first all-new mixed-use campus for the Texas A&M System in Houston.
New LinkedIn Live Career Readiness Series Brings Advice, Tips to 2020 HBCU Graduates and Students
Following "Show Me Your Walk HBCU Edition," JPMorgan Chase leaders will deliver a free series through the summer
Starting today, a new Advancing Black Pathways Career Readiness Series will deliver career and financial health advice to recent college graduates and young professionals— and grow the firm's black talent pipeline.
Teneshia Hudspeth Announces Bid for Harris County Clerk
Chief Deputy Harris County Clerk Teneshia Hudspeth announced today she is seeking the Democratic nomination for Harris County Clerk. Voters will choose the next Harris County Clerk in the November General Election.
Commissioner Goodell Statement on Detroit Lions
Martha Ford has led the Lions with skill and grace for the past six seasons. I have appreciated her business insights, her love of the game, her deep commitment to the NFL, and her personal kindness.
Judicial Watch Obtains Records Showing FDA Paid for ‘Fresh and Never Frozen’ Human Fetal Parts for Use In ‘Humanized Mice’ Creation
Judicial Watch announced today it received 165 pages of records from the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) showing the FDA between 2012 and 2018 entered into 8 contracts worth $96,370 with Advanced Bioscience Resources (ABR) to acquire “fresh and never frozen” tissue from 1st and 2nd trimester aborted fetuses for use in creating “humanized mice” for ongoing research.
Muslim Advocates, Shangri La Museum Seek Artists for New Virtual Art Exhibition
Artists of all Mediums Invited to Submit Work To Create the Culture of an America Free of Hate and Oppression
Today, American Muslim Futures—a collaboration between Muslim Advocates and the Shangri La Museum of Islamic Art, Culture & Design that launched last month at The John F. Kennedy Center for Performing Arts—announced a call for art that reflects the images, songs, words, fashions and more that we might expect to find in an America that lives up to its ideals. American Muslim and allied artists of all mediums (visual, performing, literary, fashion, etc.) are invited to submit work by July 26, 2020. Selected artists will receive $600 and their work will be featured in an official digital exhibit, which will be shared widely through traditional and new media platforms reaching people worldwide.
Loni Love to Appear Live on ABC's The View June 23
Loni Love's memoir, I Tried to Change So You Don't Have To, now available on shelves
Today marks the release of Emmy & 2x NAACP Image Award winning talk show host Loni Love's highly anticipated "I Tried To Change So You Don't Have To" memoir. Love will appear live on ABC's The View (check local listings) to discuss the true life lessons learned along her journey.
School of Veterinary Medicine Complex Taking Shape with Construction on Schedule
The first veterinary school in Texas in 100 years is being built on the campus of Texas Tech University Health Sciences Center in Amarillo.
If you live in Texas, particularly if you own animals, you have likely heard that Texas Tech University is responding to the needs of Texas and opening the first new veterinary school in a century in Texas. While much has been discussed and celebrated in the media, there has been quite a bit of activity happening behind the scenes – acquiring the finances needed to make it happen, getting regulatory and accreditation approvals, hiring faculty and devising a truly innovative curriculum.
Summer meals site at Chavez HS closed due to possible COVID-19 case
The curbside summer meals site at Chavez High School is temporarily closed for cleaning and sanitization due to a possible case of the COVID-19 virus.
