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Local Students to Participate in Prestigious Disney Dreamers Academy at Walt Disney World Resort This Weekend
A local student from the Houston area is among the 100 teens selected to participate in Disney Dreamers Academy with Steve Harvey and ESSENCE – a four-day, immersive and transformational mentoring program kicking off at Walt Disney World Resort in Florida on Thursday, March 12.
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Houston’s Coronavirus Plan of Action
I continue to closely monitor the threat of novel coronavirus, now officially known as COVID-19. There are currently no confirmed cases of COVID-19 in the city of Houston and the threat in our city remains low.
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Houston Sauce Pit Vegan BBQ Food Truck Adding More ‘Pit Stops’ Around the City
The Houston Sauce Pit (HSP), the city’s first Vegan BBQ Food Truck, is adding more “Pit Stops” to its roving schedule each week!
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Hispanic Leadership: Hispanic Leadership: East End District President Veronica Chapa Gorczynski Joins the Ranks of Texas' Top Civic Leaders
The East End District is pleased to announce that Veronica Chapa Gorczynski is one of few prominent Texas leaders proudly inducted into Texas Lyceum, a nonpartisan, statewide leadership organization focused on identifying the state’s future leaders and providing a forum for civil discourse on the policy discussions facing Texas. Veronica’s induction into Texas Lyceum comes when various civic organizations at the local and state level have sounded the alarm about the importance of Latino leaders in the public and private sectors.
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Coronavirus May Create a New Problem: Homelessness
Yesterday, Massachusetts Governor Charlie Baker declared a state of emergency in response to the outbreak of coronavirus, strongly encouraging all employees and students who feel sick to stay home. Baker’s message is an important one in response to this clear public health crisis.
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Houston Livestock Show and Rodeo™ Shuts Down Due to the Coronavirus
In the interest of public health, the City of Houston and the Houston Health Department have ordered the Houston Livestock Show and Rodeo™ to close. The Rodeo will respectfully and dutifully comply with the City’s order.
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Chris Young Makes 6th Rodeo Appearance
The weather didn't stop the crowd from coming out on Monday night at the Houston Livestock Show & Rodeo to have a little fun! And it didn’t stop this writer either.
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Battle Buddies
Rockets bench has been biggest issue in the four-game losing streak
One of the first things the Army teaches you is how to support your battle buddy (other soldiers). No matter what happens you should always have your buddies back especially during adversity. The seventh line in the Soldiers Creed explains it best:
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Teens Head to Walt Disney World for Disney Dreamers Academy
The 2020 Disney Dreamers Academy with Steve Harvey and ESSENCE kicks off this week, March 12-15, 2020, welcoming 100 students from across the country to Walt Disney World Resort for an immersive, transformational four-day mentoring experience.
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Media Statement On COVID-19 Precautions From HISD
The Houston Independent School District has no confirmed cases of COVID-19. However, acting out of an abundance of caution, several individuals have been placed on a 14-day self-quarantine. All self-quarantine individuals recently returned from a country on the CDC travel warning list or are closely related to someone who did. Schools will be identified specifically if cases are positively confirmed.
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American Bar Association says Texas Southern’s law school not meeting admission standards
The American Bar Association says that the law school at Texas Southern University is not meeting its admissions standards, the Houston Chronicle reported. The ABA said in a report that Thurgood Marshall School of Law at TSU is not in compliance with its requirement that a law school “only admit applicants who appear capable of […]
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National Comedy Center Adds Second Jeff Foxworthy Show During 30th Annual Lucille Ball Comedy Festival
The National Comedy Center, the nation’s official museum and cultural institution dedicated to comedy, has added a second Jeff Foxworthy show to the 2020 Lucille Ball Comedy Festival, it was announced today. The second show will take place at 9:30 pm on Friday, August 7th, following the 7 pm show that evening.
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McDonald's Big Mac Lineup Expands with Launch of Little Mac and Double Big Mac
Let’s be honest. When a burger craving strikes, nothing quite hits the spot like the taste of McDonald’s iconic Big Mac.
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Fun Run to Benefit the Under-served areas of South Houston
ONEPowerful Movement, Inc. (OPM) will host a Fun Run to benefit their food pantry and adult literacy programs which are held in the under-served areas of South Houston.
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Houston Chamber Choir presents 2020 gala ?Take Flight! ? An Evening of Wanderlust Awaits? honoring Choir founder Robert Simpson
Houston Chamber Choir presents the 2020 gala themed "Take Flight! :An Evening of Wanderlust Awaits" to celebrate and honor the remarkable accomplishments of the Choir?s founder and artistic director Robert Simpson. Serving the Houston music and arts community for more than 25 years, Robert Simpson has changed the landscape of choral music locally while receiving national and international recognition.
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The Women's Fund for Health Education and Resiliency Announces Spring Lecture Series for Women's Health
In partnership with University of Houston Downtown
The Women's Fund for Health Education and Resiliency, a nonprofit providing Houston area women and girls with the tools needed to be advocates for their health, is pleased to announce its Women's Health Lecture Series held in partnership with the University of Houston Downtown (UHD).
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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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Houston-Area School Support and Teacher Leaders, HISD Superintendent to Hold News Conference Monday on Coronavirus
Leaders of Houston-area unions for school support staff and teachers, the superintendent of the Houston Independent School District and state Rep. Ron Reynolds will hold a news conference Monday to urge immediate and proactive action to prevent the spread of the coronavirus in schools.
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Judge Rules That Lawsuit Challenging Boston Police Department’s Consistent Failure To Comply With Public Records Law May Proceed
In a case of first impression, a Suffolk Superior Court judge has ruled that a lawsuit challenging the Boston Police Department’s (BPD) pattern and practice of violating the Massachusetts Public Records Law may proceed. The lawsuit, brought by Lawyers for Civil Rights (“LCR”) and David Godkin from Birnbaum & Godkin LLP, alleges that BPD routinely fails to respond to public records requests in the timeframes required by law, and asks for a Court order mandating that BPD comply with the law in the future.
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Trump's new drug pricing plan isn't "the best deal" for patients
Within days, President Trump will unveil a new plan to reduce drug prices.
