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Bring Texas State Parks Home for the Holidays with an Ornament, Souvenirs from the new Online Store
Find the perfect holiday gift for the outdoorsy person in your life at the new Texas State Park Online Store. The store, which is found on the Texas Parks and Wildlife Department’s reservation website, features the official 2021 Texas State Park ornament, plus ornaments from previous years, magnets, hiking stick medallions, stickers and much more.
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Teach for America Awarded Math Education Grant From Greater Texas Foundation
Grant Aims to Increase Number of Texas Students Experiencing Mathematics Pathways That Help Prepare for and Complete a Postsecondary Credential
Greater Texas Foundation awarded Teach For America a $400,000 grant as part of its Math for Success goal, which aims to create and promote math pathways for Texas students.
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Gone to Dallas Offers Unbridled Entertainment Fueled by Texas History
Join author Laurie Moore-Moore as she masterfully draws you into the world of 1850s Texas in Gone to Dallas: The Storekeeper 1856-1861, her richly entertaining tale of migration, betrayal, dreams and determination. Salted with historically accurate events and populated with real characters, the book features a plucky female protagonist with a dream and begins the way many tales of the West do—with a dead body.
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The Plant Project Houston Takes Shop Local to the Next Level with ‘Home for the Holidays’ Experience in Montrose
Mini Christmas Tree Farm, Farmers Market, Artisan Gifts & Goods, Fresh Wreaths, Garland, Plants and More
The Plant Project Houston is launching a special way to shop local in Montrose this holiday season with a “Home for the Holidays” boutique-style shopping experience featuring fresh goods and unique gifts from local farmers, artisans, professional gardeners, and small business owners!
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Bree Clarke, Founder of The Plant Project Houston - 2031 Buffalo Terrace Photos: The Plant Project
Published on November 30, 2021
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Black Heritage Society Presents 44th Annual Martin Luther King, Jr.Original Parade and Festival
The Black Heritage Society in partnership with the City of Houston is having its 44th Annual MLK Original Parade & Festivities. The MLK Holiday festivities is three days which includes the MLK Parade and Festival, Black Heritage Society Recognition and Hall of Fame Induction Banquet, MLK Day of Service, and MLK Gospel Extravaganza.
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AboutThatCar.com 2022 Audi A3/S3
Audi has redone its entry level sedans, the A3 and the S3. They are both all new.
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Dr. Oz announces bid for US Senate seat in Pennsylvania
Dr. Mehmet Oz, a cardiothoracic surgeon and television personality, is running for the US Senate in Pennsylvania as a Republican, according to an op-ed published Tuesday in the conservative Washington Examiner.
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HMAAC Opens April Frazier’s Frame of Reference Installation
The Houston Museum of African American Culture (HMAAC) is delighted to present April Frazier’s Frame of Reference Installation, December 3, 2021 through March 5, 2022.
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GOP lawmaker defends her record from Marjorie Taylor Greene attack after criticizing Boebert
Republican Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene attacked fellow House Republican Nancy Mace on Tuesday, after Mace condemned inflammatory and anti-Muslim comments made by Republican Rep. Lauren Boebert.
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Family’s car riddled with bullets as they drove away from CA mall
“So, when the drivers came up, they started shooting from the back, they hit this window twice,” Johnson said while showing the damage. “It was really shocking. It was just nerve-racking. Like it was something that I wouldn’t wish on my worst enemy.”
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Appeals court judges skeptical of Trump's arguments for blocking release of his January 6 documents
The DC US Circuit Court of Appeals cast major doubt on former President Trump's arguments that the court should block the release of his presidential documents for Congress' January 6 investigation.
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The youngest Astroworld victim's family declined Travis Scott's offer to pay for their 9-year-old's funeral
Rapper Travis Scott said he would pay the funeral costs of the people who died in a crowd crush at his Astroworld Festival in Houston -- but the youngest victim's family says it's declining his offer.
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Jeffrey Epstein's former pilot testifies Bill Clinton, Donald Trump, Prince Andrew flew aboard Epstein's private plane
Jeffrey Epstein's former pilot testified in Ghislaine Maxwell's sex trafficking trial Tuesday that a who's who of powerful men, including former Presidents Bill Clinton and Donald Trump, flew aboard Epstein's private plane.
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Macy's Calls On Customers to Deliver 500,000 Letters in One Week to Push Goal to $2 Million for Annual Believe Campaign Benefitting Make-A-Wish®
Sunday, Nov. 28 through Saturday, Dec. 4, Macy’s will double its donation to Make-A-Wish, donating $2 for every letter sent to Santa online or dropped off at Macy’s stores
Macy’s will celebrate National Believe Week by doubling its donation to Make-A-Wish as part of Macy’s annual Believe letter-writing campaign. From the start of Believe campaign through its final day on Dec. 24, for every letter sent to Santa online at macys.com/believe or dropped off in Macy’s stores, Macy’s will donate $1 to Make-A-Wish, up to $1 million. During National Believe Week, from Sunday, Nov. 28 through Saturday, Dec. 4, Macy’s has pledged $2 for each letter collected (taking the existing $1 million campaign goal to $2 million) to help children fighting critical illnesses’ life-changing wishes come true.
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Meet the new CEO of Twitter
Parag Agrawal isn't a household name, but he could soon become one as he takes the lead at one of the world's most influential social media companies.
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Remembering Legendary Jazz Trumpeter, Burgess Gardner
Legendary Trumpet Virtuoso Burgess Gardner, a composer and former educator, passed away peacefully on Saturday November 20, 2021 at the age of 85. Burgess was a longtime Chicagoan and retired principal in the Chicago Public school system.
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Family: Woman dropped off at hospital after night outbrain dead
An aspiring architect who was mysteriously dropped off at a hospital in west Los Angeles after a night out with her friend is now brain dead, according to family members.
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US intelligence community 'struggled' to brief Trump, CIA study says
The US intelligence community "struggled" to brief President-elect Donald Trump in 2016, achieving "only limited success" in educating and developing a relationship with the incoming president, according to a newly released unclassified history of the transition period published by the CIA's in-house academic center.
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Their first Thanksgiving was spent with neighbors they just met. Here's how it happened
With another Thanksgiving crossed off the calendar, our stomachs are full, our fridges are stocked with leftovers and one couple from Colombia is reflecting on their first year celebrating the American holiday.
