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Still Proving Them Wrong
After busy off-season Texans Tytus Howard is ready to focus on football
A lot has changed over the past year for Houston Texans offensive lineman Tytus Howard. He got married to his college sweetheart, Chelsea over the off-season and the two will welcome their first child in the world this coming October. Something I am sure the two are very excited about.
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Contact Tracing: The New Tool in Fighting COVID-19
As a child, I remember playing a game called Connect the Dots. It was a game with the concept of drawing a line from one dot to another in chronically order to form a picture. What was just something for me to do is now a leading tool in the battle to flatten the curve and stop the spread of the coronavirus.
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"Verlandered "
Astros Beat the Tampa Bay Rays in Game One of ALDS
Astros beat the Tampa Bay Rays 6-2 at Minute Maid Park on Friday to take a 1-0 lead in the American League Division Series
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I Told You So: Houston Defeats the Dolphins to Extend Winning Streak to Five-Games
Have you ever heard that saying that goes, “You should always have some form of humility?” Well, that doesn’t apply to me. When I am right I love to scream it to the mountain top that I am, but I am not afraid to admit when I am wrong. Well, in this case I remember the day and the time I predicted the future like Nostradamus. It was Monday, September 24, 2018. I was doing my daily sports radio show (Sportz Talk with Big Sarge M-F 3-5pm on 1140am/92.3fm KYOK) talking about how the Texans had lost their third game in a row by a combined 15 points.
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Yordan Alvarez Delivers Crushing Blow To The Mariners With Walk-Off Home Run In ALDS Game 1
“It was a very special moment,” said Alvarez, who finished the game going 3-for-5 at the plate with five RBI. “When I hit the ball and saw the ball go, I could feel all the fans getting super loud and excited. I think it was one of the most special moments in my career.”
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Harris County DA Kim Ogg launches 2022 election investigation, asks Texas Rangers to assist
Ogg reportedly asked state authorities for assistance in an email Monday, the same day the governor called for an investigation and the Harris County Republican Party sued the county’s elections administrator.
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HOUSTON TEXANS HIRE LOVIE SMITH AS HEAD COACH
The Houston Texans have hired Lovie Smith as the team’s fifth head coach in franchise history. The Texans also promoted Pep Hamilton to offensive coordinator and retained Frank Ross as special teams coordinator.
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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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Humanitarian Spotlight: Local Houston Couple, "The Shelton's" Make History Providing Affordable Luxury Housing In Overlooked Communities
The Shelton’s are the first traditional home builder to launch a Start Engine Campaign expanding the company’s operations to provide more families the American Dream.
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Jose Altuve Clutch Hitting Helps The Astros Tie The World Series At One Apiece
Most Houstonians will tell you that if you don’t like the weather, wait about 30 minutes, and it will change. Major League Baseball officials got a real scare on Wednesday as the city was under a tornado watch in the early morning hours. That would threaten the playing conditions they had set with the roof of Minute Maid Park scheduled to be open.
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Quad HTX Restaurant & Sports Lounge Launches Exciting Weekly Lineup in Houston’s Third Ward
Quad HTX Restaurant & Sports Lounge, Houston’s hottest new Third Ward destination for sophisticated sports, dining, and leisure, is spicing up the week with a new Weekly Lineup, featuring seven days of themed nights filled with captivating food, drinks, and entertainment!
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Bungalow Downtown Dining Launches New Lunch Menu and Extended Hours
Bungalow Downtown Dining, Downtown Houston's premier luxury dining experience, has extended their hours and menu to add Lunch to their dining options Tuesday through Friday!
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Congresswoman Sheila Jackson Lee Introduces USA Values Act to Protect Religious Liberty and Stop Trump Administration From Denying Humanitarian Relief To Refugees Lawfully Entitled to Enter The United
Jackson Lee: “I have introduced the USA Values Act (H.R. 735) which will invalidate the President’s discriminatory Executive Order which has the effect and intent of excluding persons whose religious faith is Muslim from entering the United States. My USA Values Act affirms our nation’s core beliefs regarding religious freedom and equal protection and treatment under law.”
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Neo-Nazi Converted to Islam, Killed Roommates Who 'disrespected' His Faith, Police Say
A former neo-Nazi who had recently converted to Islam is charged with murdering two of his roommates for "disrespecting" his new faith, police in Tampa, Florida said.
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STEM Global Action Partners with the American Association of Blacks in Energy - Houston Chapter to Host STEM Saturday: The Power of Wind Students
STEM Global Action is hosting a free STEM Saturday on April 6, 2024, from 9:00 am to 12:00 pm, at Fifth Ward Multi-Service Center, 4014 Market Street, Houston, TX 77020. This event is FREE and open to the public. This event is sponsored by the American Association of Black Engineers - Houston Chapter.
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Haywire's Grand Entrance into Houston's Culinary Scene
Haywire, the epitome of Texas-inspired dining, proudly announces the grand opening of its latest venture in Houston, slated for May 20. This marks the esteemed restaurant's third establishment, promising to deliver an unparalleled gastronomic experience to Houstonians.
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Shea Serrano’s Life Story Is Set to Come to ABC
The New York Times best-selling author of ‘The Rap Year Book: The Most Important Rap Song From Every Year Since 1979, Discussed, Debated, and Deconstructed’ and ‘Basketball (and Other Things): A Collection of Questions Asked, Answered, Illustrated’ is set to pen a pilot to an upcoming ABC comedy helmed by ‘Parks And Recreation’ creator Mike Schur. The premise for the single-camera comedy focuses on Serrano’s childhood in San Antonio where his five uncles all had varying perspectives on manhood.
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Jim Crane Ownership Group Leads Opening of West Palm Beach Hilton Garden Inn
A group led by Astros Owner and Chairman Jim Crane and Hilton Garden Inn announced today the opening of Hilton Garden Inn West Palm Beach at the Outlets. This unique hotel is located at 1675 Palm Beach Lakes Blvd., West Palm Beach, FL 33401 and is located just off the exit 71 on I95, only five miles from the Astros Spring Training home, FITTEAM Ballpark of the Palm Beaches.
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The Galleria Host Tree Lighting & Ice Show on Saturday, November 11th
The Voice semi-finalist, TSoul, to Headline Free Event!
The 29th Annual Ice Spectacular at The Galleria will kick off the holiday season with the lighting of its 55-foot Christmas tree, featuring 450,000 twinkling lights and 5,000 ornaments in a variety of colors and shapes.
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Rice expert: Medical robots poised to become smaller, softer, smarter, more autonomous
O’Malley available for interviews about medical robotics’ prospects, progress since first transoceanic surgery 20 years ago
Medical robots have advanced quickly since the milestone achievement of long-distance telesurgery 20 years ago. Today’s medical robots are capable of guiding cameras in colonoscopies and endoscopies, implanting electrodes in the brain, performing microsurgeries inside the eye, providing rehabilitation therapy for stroke patients and much more.
