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Mobile Mondays w/T-Mobile: Digital Decluttering

Most of us have embraced an increasingly digital life as we carry on through this coronavirus crisis. We are leaning more heavily than ever on our devices to help us work, eat, exercise, socialize and more.

New Workplace Social Distancing App Is Seeking Beta Testers

With pressure building to reopen the country, companies want to keep employees safe, alleviate return-to-work anxiety, and mitigate the risk of legal liability. Howard Tiersky and Anis Dave have responded with a new social distancing app—and your company can sign …

Long-Term Care Provider Associations Issue Joint Release

It cannot be denied that nursing homes and assisted living communities are on the frontline in the war against COVID-19. Nursing homes are enduring the greatest concentration of outbreaks, and deaths in Texas and across the nation. The numbers are …

Congressman Al Green: President Trump Finally Decides to Limit Participation in COVID-19 Press Conferences

On Monday, April 27, 2020, Congressman Al Green released the following statement:

Grant for PeopleFund Helps Small Businesses Affected by COVID-19

The Regions Foundation, a nonprofit initiative of Regions Bank that supports community investments, announced a $100,000 grant for PeopleFund, a Community Development Financial Institution (CDFI) that is helping small businesses affected by the coronavirus.

Houston Symphony At-Home Livestream Recital Series

This week, the Houston Symphony launches its new Living Room Series—hour-long livestream recitals by the world-class musicians of the Houston Symphony, Friday nights at 8 p.m.

Black Women for Positive Change Endorses Dr. Maya Rockeymoore Cummings for U.S. Congress

"It is with great pleasure that Black Women for Positive Change endorses Dr. Maya Rockeymoore Cummings for election to the 7th U.S. Congressional District, in Baltimore, Maryland.

Alliance for Aviation Across America Welcomes New Relief for Rural Small Businesses

Today, the Alliance for Aviation Across America welcomed more than $310 billion to help small, often family-owned, aviation businesses in communities across the U.S. with further funding for the Paycheck Protection Program (PPP), contained in the Health Care Enhancement Act …

Texas Among States that Must Do More to Prepare for Elections During Coronavirus Pandemic, CAP Analysis Shows

After the chaos and confusion surrounding the Wisconsin primary, an analysis from the Center for American Progress finds that 40 states plus the District of Columbia have election systems that are not much better or are even worse positioned than …

Study finds no overall survival benefit, but improved quality of life with talazoparib in advanced BRCA-mutated breast cancer

New data from the Phase III EMBRACA trial led by researchers at The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center found the PARP inhibitor talazoparib did not demonstrate a statistically significant overall survival (OS) benefit for patients with metastatic HER2-negative …

Supplemental Security Income Recipients, Act Now

“Supplemental Security Income (SSI) recipients who don’t file tax returns will start receiving their automatic Economic Impact Payments directly from the Treasury Department in early May.

Rice to offer new master's degree in applied chemical sciences

Rice University's Faculty Senate has approved a new professional master's degree in applied chemical sciences that combines advanced coursework in science and management with business training and hands-on experience.

CURBING THE "QUARANTINE 15" Expert Tips to Avoid Weight Gain, Stay Fit, and Body-Image Positive

COVID-19 has forced us into month 2 of isolation. For many, this means another month of binging, boozing, and stress-baking - a perfect recipe for weight gain. All the couch-sitting, TV-watching, and quarantine-snacking are taking a toll on our health. …

Congressman Al Green Joined State Rep. Ron Reynolds and Bishop Destry Bell for Church Food Distribution

On Saturday, April 25, 2020, Congressman Al Green joined State Representative Ron Reynolds and Bishop Destry C. Bell, Sr. of the Christ Temple of Deliverance to distribute food to 500 families. Congressman Green released the following statement:

Boys & Girls Clubs of Greater Houston’s Family Wellness Check-In Program provides valuable information about Club families during COVID-19 health crisis

The Family Wellness Check-In Program, implemented by Boys & Girls Clubs of Greater Houston (BGCGH) in mid-March, has yielded valuable information for the nonprofit to better assist Club families during the COVID-19 health crisis. BGCGH staff began checking in with …