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All Blaq Everythang Festival Presents Blaq Fridaze + Pop-Ups

All Blaq Fridaze + Pop-Ups Presented By The All Blaq Everythang Festival, a celebration of black culture and creating a space of collective energy for economic impact.

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ICYMI: Walmart Boosts Employee Wages after President Trump's Tax Cuts

"Walmart is boosting the minimum hourly wage for its U.S. employees to $11 and dishing out bonuses of up to $1,000, crediting President Trump's tax cut for enabling the move. …

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H-E-B and Favor Delivery to Join Forces

Combination will provide Texans with an innovative, convenient and world-class home delivery experience

H-E-B, one of the nation’s leading independent food retailers and the largest private employer in Texas, today announced that Favor Delivery, the innovative on-demand delivery service headquartered in Austin, will become a wholly owned subsidiary. The terms of the transaction were not disclosed.

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Partners with Heart & Soul Outreach Ministries to serve food and provide toiletries for over 100 homeless attendees during an outdoor service on Nov. 29th

Blessties USA and the HOODIES4HEALING foundation is partnering with Heart & Soul Outreach Ministries to host a fundraising service for the homeless on Sunday, November 29th from 9 am to 12 noon. Evangelists Wayne and Andrea Ormond will be delivering an inspirational sermon for this outside event that will be held right behind Minute Maid Park in the parking lot across from the Star of Hope in downtown (2320 Lamar St., Houston, TX 77003).

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Micro Winery Opens in Missouri City

Winery creates a new experience for Missouri City area residents.

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Olympians Visit Houston for the 2023 Make-a-Splash Tour Presented By Phillips 66

Olympians Nathan Adrian, Elizabeth Beisel, Rowdy Gaines, Cullen Jones and Chase Kalisz will participate in a community swimming activity and visits to local schools during the 2023 Make-a-Splash Tour stop in Houston.

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Houston’s original creperie, Coco Crepes & Coffee, opens new location in Upper Kirby

Bella Restaurants Group opens the 9th Houston-area location; Grand Opening July 24

Houston’s first creperie, Coco Crepes & Coffee, has opened its ninth location. Located at 3303 Richmond Ave., formerly home to the Velvet Melvin Pub, the family-friendly cafe and coffee shop from Bella Restaurants Group will celebrate its Grand Opening on July 24 with giveaways including crepes, 100 days of free coffee and more.

United Airlines, TSU to announce major partnership

Officials from United Airlines will visit Texas Southern University on Wednesday, March 9, 2022, to announce a partnership with the university. The partnership includes a significant, six-figure scholarship program and ongoing mentorship activities between United employees and students in TSU’s Aviation Science and Technology program, including the Professional Pilot concentration.

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Harris County Commissioner Ellis will Join Local, State and U.S. Housing Officials for Groundbreaking of Single-Family, Affordable Housing Development

Harris County Commissioner Rodney Ellis, Community Services Department, U.S. Housing and Urban Development, and Texas General Land Office officials will break ground on single-family homes for low-income families in the F.M. 1960 area.

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A Stunner is Born: All-New 2023 Toyota Prius Expected This January

The Toyota Prius enters the 2023 model year as a completely transformed model. With a sleek new exterior design, a reimagined interior and an amped up hybrid powertrain, this new Prius is built for style, performance and efficiency. It is the hybrid reborn – without compromise.

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Pastor Bridget Hilliard Donates 75 Thousand Dollars to Kids for Back-to-school

Pastor Bridget Hilliard, the founder of B's Girls Foundation, recently initiated her first annual "B's Girls Shopping Trip" and hosted New Light Church's third annual back to school bash, where she donated seventy-five thousand dollars to kids in the Houston community. On August 12, 2017, Pastor Hilliard escorted twenty-two girls via a coach bus to partake in a shopping spree at the Galleria Mall. Each girl received a budget of one-thousand dollars to shop at various stores such as Nordstroms, Aldo, H&M and Forever 21.

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Mayor Turner Announces Donation Drive To Assist Hurricane Laura Recovery

Mayor Sylvester Turner announced today the city is partnering with local businesses and organizations to collect supplies for residents recovering from Hurricane Laura.

City of Houston "Paying It Forward" Volunteers Will Deliver Hurricane Laura Supplies Saturday Morning

Help is on the way for some East Texas residents who are working to rebuild their communities after the devastation caused by Hurricane Laura. Volunteers spent Friday collecting and packaging supplies that Houstonians have generously donated to the Paying it Forward Hurricane Laura relief effort.

Americans Need to Support Small Businesses During COVID-19 Outbreak

Social distancing may be necessary right now, but it's taking a toll on small businesses.

Why businesses need to rethink diversity training

It's not a one-size-fits-all solution, according to new research from Rice University

Within the past couple of years, Starbucks and Sephora have come under fire for racial insensitivity. They responded to the criticism and negative publicity by closing their stores for companywide diversity training.

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Luby's finds buyer to acquire cafeteria brand and 32 Texas restaurants

It turns out you may not have to hoard Luby's LuAnn platters like they're toilet paper during a pandemic because the restaurant has found a buyer for a majority of its business, keeping the company alive.

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A Message About the 2020-2021 Houston ISD School Year

We have officially reached the end of the 2019-2020 school year! Each of you played an es- sential role in the education of our children this year. As educators, we often say, “It takes a village.” This mindset has never been more critical than now.

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Congresswoman Sheila Jackson Lee Calls Upon Department of Justice to Take Action to Prevent ‘Waller County Outrage’

Jackson Lee: “What is happening in Waller County, Texas appears to part of an ongoing campaign of abusing state election law to disenfranchise minority voters, which is why I am calling upon the U.S. Department of Justice to take appropriate action immediately to enjoin elections administration officials for Waller County, Texas from implementing their announced plan to impose additional and unreasonable burdens that on the students of Prairie View A&M University who are and have registered to vote and cast their ballots.”

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Chevrolet Introduces Bold 2019 Camaro

New designs, available tech and first-ever Turbo 1LE energize broader lineup

Chevrolet today introduced a reinvigorated 2019 Camaro lineup with distinctive designs, new available technologies and the first-ever Turbo 1LE.

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METRO Bus Operator Tests Positive for COVID-19

METRO has received confirmation a bus operator has tested positive for COVID-19. This brings the total number of cases to 25 METRO employees and three contractors. Twelve of the employees had no contact with the public. METRO tracks and reports all positive cases among its workforce of more than 4200. We are also conducting temperature checks of employees before they begin their workday.