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Fidelis Announces New Residential Division
Fidelis Realty Partners recently hired Kenady Davis, Ford Allen, and Trey Waggener to launch Fidelis Residential, a multi-family division within Fidelis Realty. The new division will concentrate on new multi-family development and acquisitions in strategic locations in Houston and other major Texas markets.
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Governor Abbott Appoints Three To Sabine River Authority Board Of Directors
Governor Abbott has reappointed Jeffrey D. “Jeff” Jacobs and appointed Joshua A. “Josh” McAdams and Kevin M. Williams to the Sabine River Authority Board of Directors for terms set to expire on July 6, 2025. The purpose of the Sabine River Authority is to conserve, store, control, preserve, utilize, and distribute the storm and flood waters and the waters of the Sabine River and its tributaries.
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Overlap allows nanoparticles to enhance light-based detection
Rice University scientists discover how plasmons amplify electroluminescence
Rice University scientists have found revealing information where light from a molecule meets light from a nanoparticle.
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Synthetic cells make long-distance calls
Rice scientists' circuits help bacteria quickly pass signals to an entire community
The search for effective biological tools is a marathon, not a sprint, even when the distances are on the microscale. A discovery at Rice University on how engineered communities of cells communicate is a long step in the right direction.
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Northwestern Mutual – Houston Receives $50,000 Grant in Honor of Childhood Cancer Efforts
Grant funds will support children and families through The Periwinkle Foundation and Alex’s Lemonade Stand Foundation
Children and families affected by childhood cancer often find themselves lacking supportive communities that understand their medical and emotional needs. To help provide this support, Northwestern Mutual employees and financial advisors across the country dedicate their time to fundraising and volunteer efforts with childhood cancer-related organizations. This year, the Northwestern Mutual – Houston office has been recognized as one of the company’s Childhood Cancer Impact Award winners for its contributions to the cause, receiving $50,000 to be donated to local nonprofits.
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Makers Nutrition Wins Five GOLDs honored in the 11th Annual 2019 Golden Bridge Awards®
Makers Nutrition wins seven 2019 Golden Bridge Awards® and will be honored at the 2019 Red Carpet Golden Bridge Awards Ceremony in San Francisco on Monday, October 28, 2019.
Makers Nutrition has earned seven awards in the Golden Bridge Awards® for their astounding private label programs, management, and customer service that serves the nutraceutical industry so well.
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Houston Habitat for Humanity Receives Grant of $1.34 Million from Qatar Harvey Fund
26 homes in Houston and Harris County to receive needed repairs
Repair work will soon be getting underway on 26 homes in Houston and Harris County that were damaged during Hurricane Harvey two years ago. Houston Habitat for Humanity is administering the project after receiving a grant of approximately $1.34 million from the Qatar Harvey Fund.
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Rice U. launches Center for African and African American Studies
CAAAS will provide unique hub for conversations about race, identity and more
Rice University has announced the creation of a robust new center in response to increasing interest and expertise in African and African American Studies on campus.
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Comcast & Hallmark Channel Pet Adoption
Photography by Vicky Pink - Some Houston area pets got a forever home at Comcast …
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AKA Epsilon Lambda 50th Anniversary
Photography by Andre from PhotoSae and Emagination Photography - Fifty years ago on September 26, …
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Run It Back
Astros and Yankees face off in a rematch of the 2017 ALCS
Through 162 games throughout the 2019 Major League Baseball season, you could feel it coming. Each team watching each other from a far but watching each other none the less. One team is trying to continue to build on a dynasty, while the other is seeking revenge from being eliminated from the 2017 American League Championship Series by that same team.
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Cole Storm
Astros pitcher Gerrit Cole shuts down the Rays to advance to the 2019 ALCS
There was a loud sigh of relief tonight in the city of Houston, even though some believed that there was never any doubt coming into an elimination game that their ace in the hole would come through for them in the clutch.
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Free Wi-Fi Keeps Riders Connected Pilot Program Begins
METRO, the city of Houston and Microsoft are teaming up to keep riders connected during their travels. Riders on select buses traveling the 54 Scott and 204 Spring Park & Ride routes, as well as METRORail's Green and Purple lines can now access the free Wi-Fi internet connection from any phone, tablet or mobile computing device.
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New TV Ad: Buzbee's Pay-to-Play Corruption Hypocrisy, Part Two
The Sylvester Turner Campaign began airing a new TV ad today: “Follow the Money.” The ad raises questions about potential corruption and influence peddling surrounding Buzbee’s arrest for drunken driving and the thousands of dollars in campaign contributions made to the district attorney by Buzbee and his lawyers.
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A Real Homecoming
Texas Southern football returns to campus for the first time in 11 years
There will be an old familiar sound on Saturday, October 12th to the students, fans, faculty, and alumni off of 3100 Cleburne Street in Houston, Texas. After playing all their home games since 2012, at BBVA stadium which is home of the MLS Houston Dynamo, the Tigers fans can finally stand on their own campus and scream out this phrase they have been holding in for a while. Football is back!
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Harris Health System Receives ‘Most Wired’ Award, Eighth in Nine Years
Harris Health System has received a Most Wired award from the College of Healthcare Information Management Executives (CHIME), the eighth such designation in the past nine years. Most Wired is a benchmarking of healthcare institutions and their adoption and implementation of technology to improve patient safety and outcomes.
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Rockets’ GM’s Hong Kong Comments Anger China
Houston Rockets general manager Daryl Morey tried to defuse the rapidly growing fallout over his deleted tweet that showed support for Hong Kong anti-government protesters, saying he did not intend to offend any of the team's Chinese fans or sponsors.
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Trez Art and Wine Bar Breast Cancer Awareness Kickoff
Photography by Vicky Pink - For the month of October Trez Art and Wine Bar …
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Fotofest Full Frame Luncheon
Photography by Vicky Pink- FotoFest hosted their annual fundraising luncheon for the Literacy Through Photography …
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Brian J. White Adds a New Title in Psycho Thriller
It is officially spooky season and what a better way to cap it off than with a psychological thriller, drama, comedy? Yes, the “Dear Frank” movie, a Muddy Waters Pictures & Webber Films production is shaking up Hollywood with a merge of genres that hasn’t been seen. The drama centers on Brian White (“Moonlight,” “Stomp the Yard”) as husband, Frank, and Claudia Jordan (“Middle Men,” “Love is Not Enough.”) as his wife, Beth.

