The Houston Astros will face off against the Texas Rangers in MLB’s American League Championship Series, setting up an in-state race for the World Series that will mean big bucks for Houston.

Researchers at the University of Houston received a $1.6 million grant from the National Science Foundation (NSF) for a community partnership to provide a culturally responsive STEM experience to underrepresented high school students enrolled in alternative schooling systems in the …

Today, Homeland Security Secretary Alejandro N. Mayorkas, FEMA Administrator Deanne Criswell and White House Infrastructure Coordinator and Senior Advisor to the President Mitch Landrieu announced that as part of President Biden’s Investing in America Agenda, FEMA is making $1.8 billion …

Petty Officer 3rd Class Ethan Hendrix, a native of Cypress, Texas, serves aboard a U.S. Navy warship operating out of Norfolk, Virginia.

A Georgia district court on Wednesday refused to temporarily lift restrictions to absentee voting, drop boxes and other voting methods that will make it harder for Black voters to cast a ballot for the 2024 election. Voting rights organizations had …

Less than two weeks before the start of early voting, the top two candidates vying to become Houston’s next mayor are locked in a virtual tie, with John Whitmire and Sheila Jackson Lee each drawing support from about one-third of …

Get ready, Houston! As the glitz and glamour of the city’s social calendar unravels, there’s one event that stands out not just for its glitz, but for its golden mission. This year, AAMA (Association for the Advancement of Mexican Americans) …

Following her two-year hiatus, “Tears of joy as I make this comeback, surrounded by the love you’ve shown! thank you for believing in me,” she captioned in a post to Instagram. Hubby Jonathan Owens, whom she wed back in April, …

The State of Arkansas will observe the annual John H. Johnson Day on Wednesday, November 1, 2023, at the John H. Johnson Museum, 604 President Street, Arkansas City, and Arkansas State Parks Delta Heritage Trail, Arkansas City, from 10 a.m. …

Forever home. That’s how folks from Aurora I met last week describe the houses they bought outside Denver. Now those dream homes are caught in what may be America's most dire urban fracking nightmare.

Today Mayor Sylvester Turner celebrated My Brother’s Keeper Houston’s (MBKH) accomplishments over the past eight years during his tenure and introduced its new Director, Chazz Bailey, who shared his vision for the future.

Lauren Ashley Simmons, a union organizer and HISD parent advocate, announced her campaign for Texas State Representative, District 146 today. Simmons will run in the Democratic primary election on March 5, 2024, against the incumbent representative, Shawn Thierry.

Superintendent Mike Miles has filled two critical roles on the HISD Leadership Team. These hires – Chief Human Resources Officer and Chief Communications Officer – will bring national expertise to Houston and accelerate the pace of change and improvement as …

In a heartwarming event today, Mayor Sylvester Turner took to the stage to magnify the monumental strides made by My Brother’s Keeper Houston (MBKH) during his stewardship spanning eight impactful years. The event was further illuminated by the introduction of …

Mayor Sylvester Turner, U.S. Senator Ted Cruz, U.S. Reps. Sheila Jackson Lee, Sylvia Garcia, and Lizzie Fletcher, District Attorney Kim Ogg, County Commissioner Adrian Garcia, City Council Members Sallie Alcorn and Abbie Kamin, and NAACP President James Dixon brought Houston …