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HISD Statement: Presumed positive COVID-19 cases at Houston Independent School District Facilities
The following HISD locations had reports of presumed positive COVID-19 cases this week:
Preparation Tips for the Arts
The arts and other businesses that organize social gatherings are responding across the globe. See below for ways in which other arts institutions are responding.
Overlay Scheduled for Oak Meadows Neighborhood
Mayor Pro Tem Dave Martin is pleased to announce Houston Public Works will be performing an asphalt overlay project in the Oak Meadows subdivision. Construction is scheduled to begin tomorrow, May 15, and is expected to be completed by the middle of July 2020, weather permitting. The project is approximately $1,875,000 and will be paid for using dollars from the Dedicated Drainage and Street Renewal Fund.
Houston Fire Department (HFD) Expands COVID-19 Vaccinations
For the past week frontline-firefight- ers have voluntarily been receiving the Covid-19 vaccine. HFD recently received 3,000 additional vaccines. This week, the HFD will be expanding the distribution opportunity to internal staff. The expansion will include only those that qualify under Phase 1 approved by the CDC/DSHS.
Grads Within Reach Walk successfully brings high school students back to school
Volunteers from more than 30 HISD comprehensive secondary schools spent Saturday morning knocking on doors across Houston encouraging students who have not returned to school this academic year to re-enroll.
7th Annual Houston Kosher Chili Cookoff Announces Official 2017 Sponsors
The 7th Annual Kosher Chili Cookoff is proud to announce its official 2017 sponsors for its annual community event on Sunday, February 26 at the Evelyn Rubenstein Jewish Community Center.
Warner Robins native serves aboard U.S. Navy floating airport
Seaman Donovan Alexander-Profit, a native of Warner Robins, Georgia, is one of more than 5,000 sailors serving aboard the self-contained mobile airport, USS Abraham Lincoln.
Houston First and KHOU Announce Partnership to Open Network Satellite Studio Along Avenida Houston
Houston First Corporation (HFC) and KHOU 11 announced their partnership to deliver the city’s first network satellite studio in downtown. The new studio will be located along Avenida Houston and is slated to open in March 2018.
Black Mothers in Texas Will Suffer Due to Republican Civil War
Today, the singular bill in the Texas House addressing the alarming mortality rate of Black women giving birth was prevented from being voted on due to a tactical maneuver used by a conservative wing of the Republican Party. HB 2403, authored by Representative Shawn Thierry (D-Houston) would have investigated the causes of why African American women in Texas are dying at three times the rate of other women during or shortly after childbirth.
Walk-On’s Sports Bistreaux Prepares to Make Baytown Debut
Award-winning restaurant seeks more than 200 team members ahead of fall opening
Walk-On’s Sports Bistreaux is getting ready to bring gameday with a taste of Louisiana to Baytown!
Marcus Lyon: Filed Of Vision
On View Friday, August 26th and Sat., August 27th – Curated By Steven Evans
Fields of Vision is an immersive sound and light show featuring the oral recordings, ancestral DNA maps, and portraits of a group of inspirational change-makers from across the globe – who focus on the themes of Freedom, Service, and Community.
Will African American Studies Course be Offered During Pandemic?
In the midst of public mayhem caused by the COVID-19 pandemic, the State Board of Education unanimously approved African American studies in Texas during a virtual board meeting in April.
McDonald's USA ® Joins Forces with Keke Palmer to Shine a Light on Ten Black Visionaries Through the 2023 Black & Positively Golden Change Leaders Program
Change Leaders will collectively receive $200K and additional resources to positively impact their communities
Texans Back Easing State Restrictions on Marijuana
Hobby School Survey Reports Strong Support for Medical, Recreational Use
Texans overwhelmingly support proposals to ease state restrictions on both the medical and recreational use of marijuana, with 82% supportive of legislation that would legalize marijuana for a wide range of medical treatments.
Houston Grand Opera presents In War & Peace—Harmony through Music with international opera star Joyce DiDonato in a one-night-only concert at the Wortham Center
The Nov. 6 concert will be followed by a special dinner on the Brown Theater stage
Houston Grand Opera presents In War & Peace—Harmony through Music, a special concert event featuring international opera star and former HGO Studio alumna and mezzo-soprano Joyce DiDonato, followed by a post-concert dinner.
Houston Food Banks Gets $156K From Whataburger-Texans Team
Whataburger and the Houston Texans donated $156,358 to the Houston Food Bank during a presentation.
Texas Moves to Arm More Teachers to Prevent School Shootings
Texas moved a big step closer to arming more teachers and school personnel as a way to help prevent future campus shootings, under a bill sent to Gov. Greg Abbott.
Rihanna Is Now The Youngest Female Self-Made Billionaire After Kylie Jenner's Rein
Find out where Kylie Jenner, who held that title in 2019, now stands.
At 34, Rihanna is the youngest person on Forbes' 2022 list of self-made female billionaires in the United States.
