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Corrosion Engineers Postpone Houston Meeting Until June
Due to the evolving situation surrounding the coronavirus, the National Association of Corrosion Engineers (NACE) announced today it is postponing its annual 2020 CORROSION conference until June 14-18, 2020 in Houston. The meeting was scheduled for March at the George R. Brown Convention Center.
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Rock & Roll Returns to Houston! World-Renowned Drummer and Rock & Roll Fine Artist John Douglas to Appear In Person in Uptown Park
Fresh off drumming with Aerosmith at the Grammy’s and performing at the prestigious MusicCares where Aerosmith was honored as the Person of the Year, Houston’s hometown Drummer & Artist John Douglas is kicking off his 2020 North American Art Tour…and the extraordinary Collection will be on exhibition and available for acquisition at Houston’s premier performance gallery, Jumper Maybach at Uptown Park.
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Carranza: Houston ISD 'didn't have the stomach' for Big Reform
The Houston Chronicle reports that former Houston ISD superintendent Richard Carranza is not mincing words. In an interview published this week about his disappointment in HISD's failure to pass major reforms he championed during his 18-month tenure, he suggested the district lacked the appetite for changes that would boost outcomes for lower-income and minority students.
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Houston Ballet Presents Good Vibrations Starting Sept. 22
Tickets are on sale now for Houston Ballet’s Good Vibrations. The stage is set with a triple bill full of energy, elation and a long-awaited world premiere. In The Letter V, created by famously musical choreographer Mark Morris on Houston Ballet in 2015, dancers move to the music of Joseph Haydn’s Symphony No. 88 in G Major.
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Senator Borris L. Miles in Austin for TCEQ Sunset Meeting
Senator Borris L. Miles will be busing constituents from Houston, tomorrow, June 22, 2022 at 6:00 AM at the at Senator Miles Northeast Houston Office at 3300 Lyons Avenue, Houston, TX 77020. Below is the information on the committee hearing.
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Houston Style Magazine Feature: Empowering Kids with Financial Literacy: Members Choice Credit Union Leads the Way*
As Financial Literacy Month unfolds this April, parents are urged to take proactive steps in equipping their children with essential money management skills. Members Choice Credit Union stands at the forefront, offering valuable resources to nurture financial literacy in young minds.
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EPA, Houston Health Department and the John P. McGovern Museum Introduce New Village Green Station
The City of Houston’s Health Department, the John P. McGovern Museum of Health & Medical Science and the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) recently unveiled the nation’s eighth Village Green Station during a ceremony in Houston, Texas.
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Houston Rockets Legend Hakeem Olajuwon Is Getting Into The FroYo Business
Since ending his record-breaking career in the NBA, Hakeem Olajuwon has been a successful real estate magnate in Houston, reportedly doing more than $100 million in property deals across the city.
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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 of August 2015.
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Yellow Cab Houston Rolls with ZTrip App
The Greater Houston Transportation Company (Yellow Cab Houston) announced it now uses the zTrip platform, a nationwide on-demand transportation application. zTrip offers the safety of a taxi or black car service with all the ease and convenience of a ride hailing app.
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Abbott Refuses to Tap Rainy Day Fund to Help Houston Pay Cost of Harvey
Houston won’t get help from the state’s Rainy Day Fund to recover from Harvey. Governor Greg Abbott shot down a request by Mayor Sylvester Turner to tap the state’s $10 billion emergency reserve.
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Houston Officials Fear a Potential Decline In Hispanic Students
Some school officials and state leaders have been raising concerns over an apparent dip in student enrollments across the greater Houston area, particularly among Hispanic students.
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Houston Hiring Freeze, County Tax Revenue Drops, Houston Symphony Strives for More Diversity, And More
Houston Mayor Sylvester Turner has frozen hiring and promotions across city government. The Mayor instructed department directors seeking “critical” hires to meet with him or his staff in person.
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Why Houston Turned Down Debris Collection Help From Dallas
Houston Mayor Sylvester Turner announced on Wednesday that the city of Houston has removed more than 1 million cubic yards of Hurricane Harvey debris. The mayor made the announcement during the weekly City Council meeting, adding that the Solid Waste Management Department has completed a first pass for storm debris collection in every neighborhood.
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TONIGHT: Tele-Townhall on COVID-19
This evening, I will join Congresswoman Sylvia Garcia's tele-townhall to provide information on COVID-19. The call will include local experts including representatives from Harris Health System, Harris County Public Health, Houston Department of Neighborhoods and the City of Houston Incident Command Center.
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Avenida Houston "Party on the Plaza" cancelled for March 26
Houston First Corporation is cancelling its “Party on the Plaza” concert scheduled for Thursday, March 26, 2020.
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Houston Health Department Honored for Excellence in Public Health
The Houston Health Department (HHD) was honored with two Model Practice Awards and one Promising Practice Award at the 2018 Annual Conference of the National Association of County and City Health Officials (NACCHO) in July.
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City-Hosted Community Rain Barrel, Compost Bin Sale Now Open
The City of Houston Green Building Resource Center helps area residents conserve natural resources to lessen the effects of the Texas heat by offering rain barrels and compost bins at a discounted price. The fall edition of its biannual online sale is now open, with a pick-up date of Saturday, October 12.
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Houston Could Feel More Like Central Mexico In 60 Years
It’s about to get warmer in Houston for a very long time. And, no, we’re not talking about the impending summer months.
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HISD partners with Random Acts of Kindness Day, Inc. to unveil incentive-based RAK rooms
Houston Independent School District Wraparound Services partners with long-time philanthropic leaders David and Treveia Dennis, founders of the Houston Random Acts of Kindness Day, to unveil incentive-based RAK rooms in HISD schools.
