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Countdown to Energy Day Houston with at-home summer STEM activities
Houston’s largest free family STEM festival set to return Saturday, Oct. 19
This summer students can beat the heat with at-home STEM activities from the Consumer Energy Education Foundation, the nonprofit that co-hosts Houston’s Energy Day Festival each year. Dedicated to promoting K-12 STEM education and placing students on the fast track to careers in science, technology, engineering and math, CEEF connects students, their parents and teachers to year-round education opportunities.
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The Ensemble Theatre Elevates the Life of Josephine Baker in Season Finale Musical “Josephine Tonight”
Houston Native and Broadway Actress DeQuina Moore to Star in Title Role
The Ensemble Theatre elevates the life of Josephine Baker in season finale biographic musical Josephine Tonight, starring actress DeQuina Moore, with opening night and media reception, Thursday, June 27, 2019, 6:30 p.m. 3535 Main Street, Houston, TX 77002.
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Twin Sister Doctors Combine Specialty Practices to Grow Health Care Options in Houston
Shalondria Simpson, PharmD, and her twin sister LaShondria Simpson-Camp, MD, combined their uniquely different practices with their collective passion for the health and wellness of others, to create a Cosmetic and Medical Spa in downtown Houston called Tru Essence.
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Governor Abbott Signs Property Tax Reforms Into Law
Governor Greg Abbott today signed into law Senate Bill 2, which delivers significant property tax reforms that will cap property tax increases without voter approval and provide tax reform to homeowners and businesses across Texas. The Governor hosted the bill signing at Wally’s Burger Express in Austin, TX. Wally’s Burger Express is a family-owned business founded in 1980 that has been struggling due to skyrocketing property taxes. Just this year, Wally’s property taxes increased 44%.
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Galena Park Highlighted in 2019 Best Colleges for Veterans Ranking
In a recent analysis of 36,000 cities across the United States, College Factual found Galena Park to be one of the best locations in the nation for college-bound veterans.
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Beauty Beyond Breast Cancer Annual Calendar Photo Shoot
On June 9th, 2019, Breast Beyond Breast Cancer (BBBC) held its 10th Annual Calendar Photo Shoot at its headquarters in Meyerland Salon Park. Survivors came from near and far to be pampered with a makeover, compliments of LAMIK Cosmetics and BBBC’s glamour squad.
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GirlTrek’s 3rd Annual Radical Self-Care Retreat for Black Women is Set for Labor Day Weekend in the Rockies
The #StressProtest, August 30-September 3, 2019, has more than tripled in size.
It’s that time of year again -- the time where Black women from around the country make their annual pilgrimage to the Rocky Mountains for a weekend unlike anything they’ve experienced before with GirlTrek’s #StressProtest.
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Old ice and snow yields tracer of preindustrial ozone
Ancient air bubbles answer question about ozone levels after Industrial Revolution
Using rare oxygen molecules trapped in air bubbles in old ice and snow, U.S. and French scientists have answered a long-standing question: How much have "bad" ozone levels increased since the start of the Industrial Revolution?
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Houston Grand Opera hosts auditions for world premiere of El Milagro del Recuerdo
Houston Grand Opera holds auditions for 2019-2020 holiday opera, El Milagro del Recuerdo/The Miracle of Remembering by Javier Martínez and Leonard Foglia, scheduled to run for 12 performances in the Cullen Theater of the Wortham Theater Center in December 2019. The opera is a prequel to Cruzar la Cara de la Luna, which HGO presented in May 2018.
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Consulate General of India announces celebrations across Texas for fifth International Day of Yoga
The Consulate General of India, Houston, in collaboration with Friends of Yoga, is organizing several events across Texas to celebrate the fifth International Day of Yoga (IDY). Houston will celebrate IDY on Friday, June 21 on the lush green lawns of Midtown Park (2811 Travis St., Houston, Texas 77006). The event will begin at 6 p.m. with a demonstration of some of the more difficult yoga postures (asanas) and a cultural program. After brief remarks from the Consul General of India Dr. Anupam Ray, the guided group yoga (Asanas or Postures), Relaxation, Pranayama and Meditation will be led by different yoga experts.
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Congresswoman Sheila Jackson Lee Statement Commemorating the Third Anniversary of the Pulse Nightclub Shooting
Jackson Lee—“If we are to live up to the creeds of our nation and one which honors the human dignity of all, we in the world’s melting pot must embrace diversity and commonsense gun safety legislation. If not, we are destined to once again witness such an unspeakable tragedy. We must honor the lives lost at the Pulse Nightclub with meaningful action so that we can end the carnage caused by hate and gun violence. As Dr. King once stated, “we must learn to live together a brothers, or perish as fools.” If not, the lives lost that night would be in vain, which, too, would be tragic.”
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Astros Sign 2019 First-Round Draft Pick Korey Lee
The Houston Astros have signed 2019 first-round MLB Draft selection C Korey Lee today. Terms of the deal were not disclosed. The announcement was made by President of Baseball Operations and General Manager Jeff Luhnow.
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USACE Galveston District Executes Additional Dredging in the San Jacinto River
Houston City Council Member Dave Martin would like to announce the United States Army Corps of Engineers (USACE) Galveston District staff have executed a modification to the West Fork San Jacinto River Emergency Debris Removal Contract effective June 7, 2019.
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Congresswoman Sheila Jackson Lee Statement on the Decision by the Trump Administration to Invoke Executive Privilege Regarding Congressional Oversight Requests Concerning the 2020 Census
Jackson Lee—“Moreover, the decision to invoke Executive Privilege is yet another example of this President flouting legitimate requests at Congressional oversight and preventing the discovery of information likely to aid the consideration of legislative action in the Congress. It is imperative that the President reconsider his decision to stonewall legitimate requests at oversight. If he does not, I am confident that the Courts will see this act for what it is: an attempt to deny transparency, when nothing more than the health and vibrancy of our democracy is at stake.”
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Hot Cars Aren’t the Only Summer Danger
RedRover’s Summer Safety Tips for Pets
RedRover, a national animal welfare organization dedicated to bringing animals from crisis to care, has shared a list of summer safety tips for pets to help get families through the warm months.
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Donald Trump Jr. says there was 'nothing to change' in testimony before Senate panel
Donald Trump Jr. said Wednesday that he did not have to correct his previous testimony and is "not at all" worried about perjury after a two-and-a-half hour, closed-door interview before the Senate Intelligence Committee.
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Lucy McBath came to Congress to tackle guns. Instead she's stuck in an impeachment debate
After Lucy McBath won one of the closest races in the country, she earned a seat on the House Judiciary Committee to press for gun control — her life's work after her teenage son, Jordan Davis, was shot and killed in 2012.
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Texans Coach Answers Questions About General Manager Firing
Texans head coach Bill O' Brien walked to the podium and looked out into a packed media work room full of reporters waiting to ask him the million-dollar question every Texans fan wanted to know.
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A helicopter crash-landed on the roof of a New York City skyscraper. Then the building shook
A typical afternoon inside the offices of a Midtown Manhattan skyscraper suddenly turned to chaos Monday when a helicopter, 11 minutes into its flight, crash-landed on the roof.
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State Dept. pushes back on Friedman comments about Israel's 'right' to annex West Bank
The State Department pushed back on comments by the US ambassador to Israel suggesting that Israel has a right to annex part of the West Bank.
