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HISD Superintendent Urges Business Community, State Lawmakers to Invest in Every Child

Speaking before a sold-out crowd, HISD Superintendent Richard Carranza and HISD Board of Education President Wanda Adams urged business professionals and state lawmakers to see public education as an investment to ensure the future success of every student that walks …

Autograph Alert: SI Swimsuit Models At Free Event Friday

Sports Illustrated and the Greater Houston Convention and Visitors Bureau will host a free sneak-peek of the official SI Swimsuit 2107 VIBES Festival Saturday.

Teen In Need Of Heart Receives Heartwarming Honor

A brave teenager got a big honor from none other than the brave men and women in blue.

Eight Young Black Men Earned Highest Award for Boy Scouts

Our young black men struggle day to stay alive, not to fall to peer pressure of negative influences, and to stay on the successful rite of passage. Since this is such a treacherous for our young black boys and men …

Houston Ballet’s First African American Principal Dancer Honored with State Award

Poised and full of grace, Houston Ballet alum and native Houstonian, Lauren Anderson, amongst the legends and rising stars to be honored Wednesday, February 22nd at the esteemed 2017 Texas Medal of Arts Awards in Austin, Texas.

Houston Streetlights Concentrated Mostly in Black, Hispanic Neighborhoods

A report from Rice University's Kinder Institute for Urban Research, "Streetlights in the City: Understanding the Distribution of Houston Streetlights," says that of Houston's 173,724 streetlights, most are concentrated in black and Hispanic neighborhoods, as opposed to white neighborhoods, as …

Ryan Destiny: The Rise of a Star

Lee Daniels has struck television gold again with his newest series airing on Fox, Star. Just knowing that it was a Lee Daniels’ project was enough to generate excitement of its release. Adding the star power of Queen Latifah and …

HPD Chief To Unveil New 'Cite And Release' Marijuana Ticketing Policy

Small amounts of marijuana—mainly for personal use—have landed lots of people behind bars in Houston. But if HPD's top cop Chief Art Acevedo gets his way, things will change.

Storm Toppled Trees, Damaged Property In Wharton

With the way trees were toppling over around Wharton, they had to hit something. They did—fences and power lines. But no people, and for that, they are truly grateful.

Tornado Hits Homes In Bridlewood Estates

ome residents in Rosenberg are still cleaning up after a tornado hit the Bridlewood Estates Subdivision damaging several homes. A two story garage was destroyed and the entire neighborhood went dark for hours.

Family Of Inmate Who Died In Jail Doesn't Believe He Killed Himself

Investigators say 32-year-old Vincent Young, who was being held on felon in possession of a weapon charge, was found hanging by a bed sheet in the infirmary cell that he was in alone.

New Texas Bill Would Make Divorce More Difficult

If you're stuck in a loveless marriage--a new bill would force you to keep at it without divorce as an option.

Texas Legislature Tries New Anti-Abortion Strategy After Supreme Court Loss

- The long, bitter battle over Texas' new efforts to further restrict abortion has begun in the Republican-controlled Legislature.

Local Leaders Unveil First-of-Its-Kind Partnership to Improve Access to Healthy Food in Houston’s Sunnyside Neighborhood

The Sunnyside neighborhood in South Houston will soon have better access to fresh, healthy food thanks to a new United Health Foundation $675,000 grant presented to the Recipe for Success Foundation. United Health Foundation unveiled the unique partnership at a …

Four Arrested After Man And Woman Were Tied Up, Robbed

Police say that four suspects forced their way into an apartment in the 1500 block of Katy Gap Rd. in West Harris County on Friday night. The suspects were allegedly armed with a handgun and an AR-15 rifle.