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Mayor Turner Breaks 16-Year Logjam as Houston Pension Passes Last Step in Legislative Process
Mayor Sylvester Turner: “Today’s significance is not marked merely by what we have accomplished, but by what we can accomplish now that we have lifted a significant barrier to progress in our city.”
Tackle these health issues to reduce risk of early dementia, study says
Cognitive decline can begin years before signs of dementia set in, which for some can be as early as age 30, a condition known as young-onset dementia.
Streaking: Rockets take command early to extend winning streak to six games.
Houston Rockets first-year head coach Stephen Silas has been repeatably saying to his team over the last two weeks that he has wanted them to come out and be more aggressive in the first quarter of games. The Rockets have trailed in their last three games by an average of 8.6 points heading into the second quarter and failed to score over 30 points during that stretch.
Rockets Extend Winning Streak In Victory Over Washington
On Tuesday night the Houston Rockets got a chance to do something they have not been able to do this entire season and that was to have fun. They defeated the visiting Washington Wizards 107-88 at Toyota Center to improve to 7-9 and are now on a three-game winning streak.
Black FedEx Driver Allegedly Shot at by White Father and Son
Gibson told CNN he was delivering packages to a home in Brookhaven, Mississippi, around 7 p.m. January 24 when he saw a white pickup truck coming from the house behind it. The truck approached Gibson and blew the horn at him, Gibson said.
Study Confirms Black Women Are 3-4 Times More Likely to Die During Pregnancy
The death of a woman during pregnancy or after delivery is indeed a tragedy for a family. Unfortunately, more and more pregnant women in the United States die each year due to pregnancy or delivery complications, and black women are more likely to be a victim than white women.
HOUSTON TEXANS YMCA CELEBRATES THEIR 10TH ANNIVERSARY WITH WEEK OF CELEBRATIONS
HOUSTON – The Houston Texans YMCA is celebrating their 10-year anniversary with a week of celebrations to reflect on the success and contributions they have made to the Houston community throughout the last decade.
Lovell's Food For Thought - Again I Ask The Question, Isn't It Time We Really Do Something To Do Something
Passed Time To Really Do Something
In the 60 plus years I have been involved with equity issues, I have come to see very little true progress in significantly reducing health inequities. I have seen a significant increase in the number of seminars, workshops, programs, centers and/or institutes. Even with number of persons of color in leadership positions has increased. But the reductions in with the number of deaths the answer remains NO. The COVID-19 Pandemic has made this apparently clear, that what we are doing is not working. The question is what are we going to do about it other than hold more meetings and give speeches on how we increase our efforts to address this as a national priority?
The City of Houston and Houston Community College Partner on Executive Education Program
Build Up Houston 2017 Class
Twelve small business owners will participate in the 2017 Class of Build Up Houston. Now in its 3rd year, Build Up Houston is the city’s executive education program that supports construction companies currently operating and doing business in the City of Houston. The program utilizes Interise’s award-winning StreetWise 'MBA'™ curriculum and will cover topics such as business development, strategic planning, access to capital, government contacts, financials, marketing and sales, and human resources. Classes will meet bi-weekly from January 31, 2017 through July 2017 at the Houston Community College’s Central Campus.
Never Underestimate Your Opponent Texans will not take the Bengals lightly on Sunday
Houston Texans interim head coach Romeo Crennel has been coaching in the NFL long enough to know that you don’t take any opponent for granted no matter what their record is. As the Texans prepare to take on the Cincinnati Bengals (3-10-1) on Sunday at NRG Stadium, coach Crennel knows that they will be in for a dog fight.
Katy Prairie Conservancy offers Stewardship Saturdays each month for groups and individuals to help keep the Katy Prairie healthy
The Katy Prairie Conservancy invites the public to participate in Stewardship Saturdays, in which corporate groups, service organizations, and individuals can come out to the Indiangrass Preserve on the Katy Prairie and help maintain the health of this vital natural resource. Stewardship Saturdays, held on the first Saturday of each month, guide volunteers through several restoration tasks each week that keep the land healthy, including managing invasive species, clearing fences of vegetation, and planting native plants.
Texas sends ban on gender-affirming care for minors to governor’s desk
The Texas legislature Wednesday night voted to ban gender-affirming care for most minors, sending a bill to the governor’s desk that, if enacted, would put critical health care out of reach for transgender youth in America’s second-most-populous state.
“Unfinished Business” Astros resign LF Michael Brantley
With the departure of former Rockets superstar James Harden and the uncertainty of what is going on with the Texans organization, the Houston Astros provided some much-needed excitement to the Houston sports scene with the announcement of the resigning of outfielder Michael Brantley to a two-year contract worth $32 million.
Short-Handed Rockets lose overtime thriller in Portland
The Houston Rockets knew earlier in the week that their delayed open to the 2020-21 NBA season would be a rough one. Their season opener against the Oklahoma City Thunder on Wednesday was cancelled earlier in the day due to COVID-19 tracing that left them without the league minimum of eight player.
Georgia DA subpoenas GOP Rep. Jody Hice in Trump election probe
Fulton County District Attorney Fani Willis has subpoenaed Georgia Republican Rep. Jody Hice to appear before the grand jury investigating former President Donald Trump and his efforts to overturn the 2020 election in Georgia, according to a new court filing.
Rockets Part Ways With James Harden
The Houston Rockets took over the entire sports world on Wednesday when they traded superstar shooting guard James Harden to the Brooklyn Nets in a four-team blockbuster deal.
Kinder HSPVA 50th Anniversary Alumni Exhibition
OCTOBER 28 – NOVEMBER 27, 2021 Opening Reception: Thursday, October 28, 6 – 8 pm DiverseWorks Gallery @MATCH 3400 Main Street Houston, TX 77002
Tesla Factory at Center of Discrimination Lawsuits
Three employees say Tesla's auto manufacturing facility was so hostile to black workers that it was "straight from the Jim Crow era." An assembly line worker says others mocked his pants as "gay tight."
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