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Houston Public Works Announces 'Imagine a Day Without Water' TikTok Contest Winners

Houston Public Works announces the winners of the “Imagine a Day Without Water” TikTok Contest. Imagine a Day Without Water is a national day of education and advocacy about the value of water. Dozens of entries were received to highlight the importance and value of water in Houston. Applicants had to follow the City of Houston TikTok channel @cityofhouston, and live in the Greater Houston Area. Each participant’s TikTok entry must also use the hashtag #ValueWaterHouston.

PowerPost Jeff Bezos Donates $33 Million to Scholarship Fund for ‘dreamers’

Jeffrey P. Bezos, founder of Amazon and owner of The Washington Post, announced Friday that he is donating $33 million to a scholarship fund for young “dreamers,” immigrants brought to the United States illegally as children.

Sonia R. White Enterprises, LLC will host its 1st President's Awards Honoring Students and Young Adults in Houston,TX

The President’s Awards Celebrates Young Changemakers with huge honors from the President of the United States, & Shines Spotlight on honorees including, Victory Brinker, Tyla-Simone Crayton, Khloe Joi

Sonia R. White Enterprises, LLC has announced that its 2022 awards event will host its inaugural year, this summer, highlighting the most influential young trailblazers whose talents include a 9-year-old opera singer and NBCs America’s Got Talent Finalist, a 17-year old consumer goods rising star who secured a deal on ABC’s Shark Tank and a 9-Year old whose mission is to help strengthen ties between the community and law enforcement, with books as the currency to help uneasy children during police encounters, just to name a few.

Navy Week Program returning to Houston

The U.S. Navy is preparing to bring a Navy Week back to Houston during the week of October 24-30, as the 12th Navy Week of the calendar year.

Houston Hometown Hero and Comedian Mo Amer Announces Homecoming Show for "Mo Day" in Houston on Sept. 16

Bayou Music Center - Houston, TX - Saturday, September 16, 2023

Comedian and TV star Mo Amer, a highly regarded and respected Houstonian, will celebrate “Mo Amer Day in Houston” with a special homecoming performance at Bayou Music Center in Houston, TX, on Saturday, September 16, 2023. Tickets are on sale now. at LiveNation.com.

Houston … Mission Is a ‘Go’ Space Center Houston’s Crowdfunder Rockets Past Goal

Generous people around the world supported Space Center Houston’s mission to help restore NASA’s Historic Mission Control. The nonprofit’s first-ever crowdfunding campaign, "Webster Challenge: Restore Historic Mission Control,” more than doubled its initial Kickstarter goal and rocketed past the city of Webster matching funds to raise nearly $507,000. In total, $5 million is needed to restore and sustain this iconic area and, thanks to this successful campaign, Space Center Houston has raised more than $4 million toward that goal.

HPLQ Reading Series Presents: A Talk & Tasting Featuring Bestselling Author Chitra Divakaruni

Houston Public Library Quarterly (HPLQ) Reading Series will be featuring a A Talk and Tasting with bestselling author Chitra Divakaruni. Divakaruni will be discussing her most recent novel Before We Visit the Goddess. There will be light bites and book signing. This event is free. Reserve Your Seat Today! For details visit www.houstonlibrary.org or call 832-393-1313.

Zeta Phi Beta Sorority, Inc. Awards Historic $100,000 Founders' Centennial Scholarship

Zeta celebrates 100 years with largest single recipient scholarship awarded by a historically Black Greek-lettered sorority or fraternity

Cayla Withers, a recent graduate of A.L. Brown High School in Kannapolis, NC, was awarded Zeta Phi Beta Sorority, Incorporated's Triumphant Founder Arizona Cleaver Stemons Centennial Scholarship in the amount of $100,000 on June 19, 2020. The surprise presentation was recorded on news channel WSOC-TV.

City of Houston Delegation Strengthens Bilateral Relationships and Business Opportunities During Trade Mission to West Africa

A high-profile delegation from the City of Houston, led by Mayor Sylvester Turner, recently completed a week-long trade and investment mission visiting Nigeria, Cote d’Ivoire and Ghana.

New Student Magazine Showcases Curriculum for Racial Justice and Responsive Philanthropy

Students from various middle and high schools have come together to publish a groundbreaking magazine focusing on critical topics of racial justice, including education, healthcare, housing, voting, and the environment.

Society for the Performing Arts Announces Retirement of President and CEO June Christensen in December 2018

Board of directors to conduct national search for new leadership

Society for the Performing Arts (SPA) announced today that June Christensen, long-time SPA President and CEO, has advised SPA’s board of directors that she will retire at the end of 2018. Christensen joined SPA in 1989 and was promoted to her current position in 2007.

City of Houston Lifts Boil Water Notice

TCEQ Confirms Tap Water Is Safe to Drink

The City of Houston has lifted the boil water notice that it issued Sunday, November 27th. Customers no longer need to boil water before drinking, cooking, and making ice. Water quality testing submitted to the Texas Commission on Environmental Quality (TCEQ) has confirmed that tap water meets all regulatory standards and is safe to drink.

Will the Ron DeSantis Bubble Burst?

Ron DeSantis, the governor of Florida, has made himself into the leading rival to Donald Trump for the Republican presidential nomination in 2024. He won a sweeping re-election victory as governor in 2022, even as Republicans generally were underperforming. Now, he’s used that position to pick purposeful fights on polarizing social issues, clearly seeking to cater to the fury of the MAGA Republican base. By assailing what he calls “wokeness,” including everything from vaccinations, Dr. Fauci, critical race theory, LGBTQ students, and how American history is taught, he apparently hopes to offer Republicans a new generation culture warrior who can rouse Trump’s base and have a broader appeal to suburban voters.

Congresswoman Sheila Jackson Lee Sends Letter to the Governor of Texas and the TEA Commissioner Seeking an Immediate Waiver to Stop the Possible Closing of Houston Public Schools

Jackson Lee: “Given the widespread devastation caused by Hurricane Harvey and the hardships many families continue to endure, I will work with both local and education officials to convince the Governor and the TEA Commissioner to issue a waiver of federal and state requirements, thereby supporting the ongoing efforts by local school districts to improve while stopping the closing of Houston public schools.”

100 Houston Children to Celebrate the Holidays at 6th Annual Year of Joy Holiday Ice Skating Party

The 6th annual H-E-B Year of Joy Holiday Ice Skating Party, the city’s only free ice-skating party for children from underserved communities, takes place 4 - 6 p.m. Tues., Dec., 14, at Green Mountain Energy Ice at Discovery Green, 1500 McKinney.

Houston Sailor participates in cleaning stations aboard U.S. Navy warship

Information Systems Technician 3rd Class Ricardo Trevino, from Houston, scrubs a door handle with HTH (bleach) aboard the amphibious assault ship USS Makin Island (LHD 8). Makin Island personnel conduct a deep cleaning of the ship with HTH multiple times a day as part of coronavirus mitigation measures to ensure the health of the crew. (US Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 3rd Class Ethan Jaymes Morrow)

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“Houston In Black And White” to air on Houston Public Media TV 8 Jan. 16, Martin Luther King Jr. Day

TV special to explore issues facing black and white communities in Houston

Houston Public Media is exploring the issues that face black and white communities in Houston during a 60-minute TV special, “Houston In Black And White,” that airs on Martin Luther King Jr. Day, Monday, Jan. 16 at 9 p.m. on TV 8. The show will explore who we are, how we arrived here and what we can do to move forward into a future of healing, equality and growth. Click here for a preview.

Governor Abbott Statement On Houston Police Shooting

Governor Greg Abbott today issued the following statement after it was reported that multiple Houston Police Department Officers were shot while serving in the line of duty:

PVAMU partners with TimelyMD to improve student health, well-being

TimelyMD is the leading virtual health and well-being solution in higher education.

Prairie View A&M University has partnered with TimelyMD, the leading virtual health and well-being solution in higher education. This new partnership will offer students free and equitable access to medical and mental health support through the TimelyCare platform.

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