The Evolution of the Diversity Visa Lottery Program, In Charts
President Donald Trump called for the end of the diversity immigration lottery visa after a terror suspect in New York mowed down bikers in lower Manhattan, killing eight people and injuring more than a dozen others.
Freedmen's Town Could Receive United Nations Cultural Designation
The Houston Chronicle reports UNESCO – the Paris-based cultural arm of the United Nations – is considering Freedmen's Town for its Slave Route Project, which is a registry created in 1994 by the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization of historically significant sites that tell the global story of the trade in human labor.
Houston School Districts Buck Trends In Hiring of Black Teachers
Houston Chronicle reports Houston ISD and a majority of Houston-area districts are bucking national trends when it comes to the hiring of African-American teachers. About 36.2 percent of teachers in Houston ISD are black, compared with about 7 percent nationwide and 10 percent in Texas.
Mayor Turner Focuses On Third Ward for Complete Communities Initiative
Third Ward is one of five pilot program locations for the initiative. Acres Home, Gulfton, Second Ward and Near Northside are the others. Mayor Sylvester Turner, City of Houston departments, partnering agencies, and community representatives were at the Complete Communities meeting that has a goal to strengthen Houston’s under-resourced neighborhoods.
McNair Fails to Meet With NAACP After Controversial Comments and Apology
Protests over the national anthem by those associated with the NFL has been heating up for weeks as players and teams address how they would handle the issue. Things were heighten even more when Houston Texans’ owner Bob McNair added fuel to the fire with his commentary made at a NFL only owners meeting, “We can’t have the inmates running the prison,” referencing the NFL players as “inmates.”
Two Texas Students Sue Schools to Freely Protest the Pledge
A pair of Houston, Texas high school students are taking their respective schools to court over the right to protest during the pledge of allegiance. India Landry, a 17-year-old senior at Windfern High School, was expelled for sitting during the pledge. India's reasons for sitting reflected similar reasons former San Francisco 49ers QB Colin Kaepernick began protesting last year.
Texas Asks for Nearly $61 Billion to Rebuild Houston and Texas Coast After Harvey
A nearly $61 billion state plan to rebuild Houston and the Texas coast after Hurricane Harvey includes funding for three “coastal spines” to control flooding, new reservoirs and buyouts of thousands of properties.
Carlos Correa Proposes to Texas Beauty After World Series Win
Houston Astros shortstop Carlos Correa was finishing up his interview on Fox minutes after his club clinched its first World Series title when he pulled a ring out of his back pocket and took a knee.
Protesters Arrested During Marches for Alton Sterling in Baton Rouge to be Awarded Up to $1,000 in Class-Action Settlement
Nearly a year after protesters in Baton Rouge were arrested during marches for 37-year-old resident Alton Sterling – who was killed by police while selling CDs outside of a store – a federal judge approved a class-action settlement Friday, Oct. 27 that awards up to $1,000 to dozens.
From the Bottom to the Top: Houston Astros Are World Series Champions
The Houston Astros are the 2017 World Series Champions. Ok. For Houston Astros fans, I know you don’t believe what you just read, so I will say it again. The best team in baseball for 2017 is your Houston Astros. This is the same team that at one point during the regular season in 2013 had a 14-million-dollar payroll on the field. They were the running joke of Major League Baseball for losing more than 100 games for three straight seasons and were nicknamed the “Lastros” by some fans.
True Scandal In Puerto Rican Recovery Effort Is Trump's Dereliction
The scandals around in Puerto Rico's agonies are far greater than the bizarre contract to pay Whitefish Energy, a tiny Montana company from U.S. Interior Secretary Ryan Zinke's hometown, $300 million to restore electric lines.
5 Things for November 3: It's Here, But Taxing Questions Remain
The President's Twitter account went down for a few minutes Thursday night, and Twitter says it was the work of an employee on the last day at the company. Talk about going out with a bang! Here's what else you need to know to Get Up to Speed and Out the Door.
Texas Southern University Included in Houston Astros Championship Parade
Texas Southern University’s championship baseball and softball teams and the University’s renowned Ocean of Soul marching band will be included in tomorrow’s Houston Astro championship parade.
Celebrate World Series Champs Ride METRO for Free
Several Routes Detoured Friday for Parade
METRO is providing free rides Friday, Nov. 3 for all services to help ease traffic congestion in downtown Houston during the Houston Astros World Series Championship Parade. Fans are encouraged to use the buses and METRORail. There will be parking available along the rail corridor, Minute Maid Park Lot C and the NRG Stadium Orange Lot. Drivers should access the NRG lot from Kirby Drive. Standard parking rates will apply. For a link to the system map and to plan your trip visit www.ridemetro.org.
Deshaun Watson Wins Pair of NFL Awards
The NFL named Houston Texans QB Deshaun Watson the AFC Offensive Player of the Month and the NFL Offensive Rookie of the Month for October. Watson is the first rookie quarterback in NFL history to win AFC Offensive Player of the Month and joins Barry Sanders (1989), Edgerrin James (1999), Mike Anderson (2000) and Kareem Hunt (2017) as the only rookies to win the award.
Houston Astros Are 2017 World Series Champions
Astros win first World Series Championship in franchise history
With tonight’s Game 7 win over the LA Dodgers, the Houston Astros are World Series Champions for the first time in franchise history. Prior to this season, the Astros had gone 55 years without a World Series Championship and had appeared in only one other World Series (2005). The Astros defeated the LA Dodgers by a score of 5-1 tonight at Dodger Stadium.
Former TSU Regent Selected to Serve as Interim Dean of Thurgood Marshall School of Law
Texas Southern University has announced that former Texas Southern University Regent Gary Bledsoe will assume the role of interim dean at the Thurgood Marshall School of Law. Bledsoe will lead the law school through its American Bar Association compliance requirements. Bledsoe will assume his new position November 1.
Kroger Helps Refill Flooded Closets with Massive Donation of New Apparel
Kroger donates 112,873 items of new clothing, shoes and other items to the Houston Food Bank valued at $2.5M from stores across the country
Thousands of people lost their entire wardrobe when Hurricane Harvey flooded southeast Texas. A donation of brand-new clothing and shoes from Kroger with a retail value of $2.5 million will help families refill their closets. It’s estimated that as many as 100,000 homes and businesses were destroyed or damaged by the flooding in late August, representing a tremendous loss of property and personal possessions.
Vehicles as Weapons: New York City Crash Is Part of A Deadly Trend
Once again, a driver has plowed into a crowd of innocent pedestrians, turning a car into a lethal weapon.
Dodgers Force World Series Game 7 with 3-1 Win Against Astros
One of the most entertaining World Series of all time is going the distance. The Los Angeles Dodgers have forced a decisive Game 7, winning Game 6 at home 3-1 against the Houston Astros on Tuesday night.
