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Fort Bend County Commissioners Unanimously Approve Historic Budget for Fiscal Year 2023
Today, Fort Bend County Commissioners Court unanimously approved the County’s budget for the 2023 fiscal year beginning on October 1, 2022. The approved budget is a historic budget for Fort Bend that prioritizes public safety and community resources for the diverse residents of Fort Bend County.
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Register for Powerful Documentary Co-hosted by Change Happens
Change Happens! and Impact Collective brings to you a powerful and poignant documentary known as "Connecting the Dots", the first feature documentary of its kind to offer a raw and intimate look at youth mental health from a global perspective. With heartfelt poignant stories of lived experience, the film exclusively showcases young voices breaking barriers surrounding youth mental health
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Port Houston S/MWBE Business Equity Program One-Year Anniversary
In 2021 Port Houston launched a minority- and woman-owned business enterprise (MWBE) initiative to compliment and expand on the accomplishments of the successful small business program. The new umbrella, Business Equity, is more than a procurement program it is an organizational commitment and investment to serving the local business community.
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Roger Guenther Talks About Port Houston's S/MWBE Initiative
It’s hard to believe that one year ago Port Houston launched the Business Equity initiative. This initiative provides resources to small, minority- and woman-owned businesses (S/MWBE) seeking to grow and participate in Port Houston procurement and contracting processes. Hear from Executive Director Roger Guenther on the progress we have made and where the program is headed.
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The Houston Health Department begins administering updated COVID-19 booster shots
Newer boosters target dominant Omicron subvariants
The Houston Health Department (HHD) is now administering the updated Pfizer and Moderna bivalent booster shots at its health centers and several multi-services centers.
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Compassionate Houston's Houston's Culture of Compassion Annual Luncheon Is Weeks Away
Compassionate Houston's Houston's Culture of Compassionate annual luncheon is less than three weeks away! Learn more and get your tickets here.
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Mayor Turner Invited By President Biden to Witness the Signing of the Inflation Reduction Act
Mayor Sylvester Turner is traveling to Washington, D.C. on Tuesday, Sept. 13, at the invitation of President Biden, to witness the signing of the Inflation Reduction Act.
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SBC21 and Trinity East Church Partner to Host Free Day Party and Brunch As Partnership Aims to Bring Awareness to Medicare Education, Health and Wellness
Brunching with a Purpose is taking on a new meaning as the United Methodist Strengthening the Black Church for the 21st Century (SBC21) announce a Health, Wellness and Medicare Education Tour designed to inspire community members to BUILD A BETTER YOU! The tour will make a stop in Houston at Trinity East Church in 3rd Ward, 2418 McGowen Street, Saturday, September 17 from 11 am-1pm.
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USBC President & CEO Ron Busby Sr. to Receive 2022 Presidential Lifetime Achievement Award
Today, The U.S. Black Chambers, Inc. (USBC) announced that USBC President and CEO, Ron Busby Sr., will be honored as a 2022 Presidential Lifetime Achievement Award honoree selected by the Office of the President of the United States at the CBC 2022 African and Caribbean International Leadership Conference and Presidential Awards Gala.
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Poder Hispano Hispanic Heritage Month Event at Houston Botanic Garden
The Houston Botanic Garden will host the first annual Poder Hispano Hispanic Heritage Month event celebrating Houston’s diverse and growing Latino community.
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Grammy Award-Winning Vocalist Leslie Lugo Headlines University of Houston-Downtown’s Kickoff for Hispanic Heritage Month
University of Houston-Downtown’s (UHD) Marilyn Davies College of Business (MDCOB) kicks off a month of events celebrating Hispanic Heritage Month with a program highlighting the business school’s partnerships with influential Latino business associations followed by a performance by Grammy Award-winning singer Leslie Lugo.
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Get Your Holiday Shopping Early Start With Hiatus Spa
Check out the upcoming Hiatus Spa holiday packages!
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Mayor Sylvester Turner Announces The National Nonpartisan Conversation On Voter Rights
Two–Day Event Will Take Place In Houston, Texas
Houston Mayor Sylvester Turner will host the National Nonpartisan Conversation on Voter Rights alongside five leading mayors from across the country, including Michael Hancock (Denver, CO), Acquanetta Warren (Fontana, CA), David Holt (Oklahoma City, OK), Regina Romero (Tucson, AZ), and John Giles (Mesa, AZ).
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Fort Bend County Commissioners Court Creates New Justice of the Peace Positions in Precinct 2
Attorney Michael “Cody” Moore to Begin Term as Justice of the Peace in Needville
Fort Bend County Commissioners Court approved the creation of a new Justice of the Peace position in Precinct 2, to better serve the residents of Needville, during its regular session meeting held on Tuesday, September 6, 2022.
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University of Houston-Downtown Ascends in U.S. News Best Colleges Rankings for 2022-2023
Today U.S. News and World Report released its 2022-2023 Best Colleges rankings, and University of Houston-Downtown (UHD) moved up in its rankings from last year’s categories. The University also appears on new lists. The second-largest university in Houston, UHD is a comprehensive, four-year university in the heart of downtown Houston.
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Out for Good Gala 10/14! Honoring Linda Morales
LGBTQ Houston's premier annual gala! We hope you can join us on Friday, October 14, at the Out for Good Gala, benefiting your local LGBTQ center. We invite you to be a part of this special night where we will honor Linda Morales with the 2022 LGBTQ Community Vision Award for decades of advocacy and service to Houston's LGBTQ and Latino communities.
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Black and Hispanic people are more likely to get monkeypox but less likely to be vaccinated
The organizers of Atlanta Black Pride, an LGBTQ celebration held each Labor Day weekend, have big plans. There will be parties and performances, workshops and financial literacy classes, brunches and a boat ride. This year also brings an event that no one ever expected would be necessary: a vaccination clinic.
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Houston native serves aboard U.S. Navy’s East Coast Master Jet Base
Airman Hunter Fahy, a native of Houston, Texas, serves the U.S. Navy assigned to Naval Air Station Oceana. Fahy joined the Navy two years ago.
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Grads Within Reach Walk successfully brings high school students back to school
Volunteers from more than 30 HISD comprehensive secondary schools spent Saturday morning knocking on doors across Houston encouraging students who have not returned to school this academic year to re-enroll.
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Blaffer Art Museum Welcomes Pair of Key New Staff Members
Museum Approaches 50th Anniversary in 2023
The Blaffer Art Museum at the University of Houston welcomes a pair of key new staff members to the organization in September 2022. Erika Mei Chua Holum will be the new Cynthia Woods Mitchell assistant curator, and Antonie C. Evans will be the museum’s new design & digital resources manager. Both will play crucial roles in the Blaffer’s continued development and success, as well as the museum’s ongoing efforts in community outreach and collaboration.
