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At UH, Creating the Country’s First Spanish-Language Creative Writing Program
Which country is home to the second-largest Spanish-speaking population in the world? It’s us—as in the United States, with only Mexico home to more who speak, write and think in the language.
Does Your 7-Year-Old Really Need Braces?
Braces are often a rite of passage for middle school students with overbites or crooked teeth.
What Kind of Principal Turns Around A Failing School?
A Visionary Change-Maker/Activist From Houston
Heroes live among us but are so busy “saving the world” that they often exist under the radar and go unrecognized. Luckily for us, legendary educator/activist and author, Dr. Bertie Simmons wrote it all down in a memoir that spans her life before, during and after the turning around of a failing school - and not without controversy.
Commissioner Ellis to Propose $7.7M Increase in County’s Buyout Program for Flood Victims
Funds would Provide More Money for Relocation and Benefit for Undocumented Families
Harris County Commissioner Rodney Ellis will ask Commissioners Court today to add $7.7 million to a buyout program to provide repeat flood victims – including undocumented immigrants – with more money for relocation.
Texas clinic earns $9M from the American Rescue Plan Act to open outpatient GI lab
Houston-based Quentin Mease Clinic is set to receive nearly $9 million in federal funding from the American Rescue Plan Act to open an outpatient gastroenterology lab, according to a Dec. 19 report from Community Impact.
Hawthorn Park Landfill Will Not Be Expanded into Neighborhood
USA Waste of Texas Landfills, Inc. announced that they withdrew their application to expand the Hawthorn Park landfill. Their previous plan to expand the existing landfill would have caused it to be positioned closer to the Carverdale neighborhood.
An Inspiring Biography of Merze Tate From Penn Professor Barbara Savage
Born in rural Michigan at the turn of the century, Merze Tate was the first African-American woman to attend Oxford. She also graduated with a doctorate from Harvard, became a leading scholar on diplomatic history, colonialism, and nuclear arms, taught for 30-plus years at Howard, and kept seeking ever more knowledge throughout her life—reading, writing, and traveling the world with her camera. University of Pennsylvania professor Barbara Savage’s new biography MERZE TATE: THE GLOBAL ODYSSEY OF A BLACK WOMAN SCHOLAR (Yale University Press; November 2023) tells the astonishing story of a woman, who, despite living in what she called a “sex and race discriminating world,” never allowed her intellectual ambitions to be thwarted.
City Of Houston Awarded RAISE Grant Funding For Telephone Road Project
The United States Department of Transportation announced yesterday that the City of Houston will receive $20.96 million in federal funding through the Rebuilding American Infrastructure with Sustainability & Equity (RAISE) grant program for the Telephone Road: Main Street Revitalization Project.
New Harris County Program Helps Struggling Families With Financial Instability
Harris County officials recently introduced a groundbreaking pilot program called "Uplift Harris" aimed at assisting low-income residents facing financial instability. This initiative, funded through the federal American Rescue Plan Act, will provide eligible individuals with a monthly stipend of $500 for up to 18 months. With an allocated budget of $20.5 million, the program will be overseen by the Harris County Public Health Department. If approved by Harris County Commissioners, this program will make Harris County the first in Texas to implement such an initiative, joining the ranks of other major metropolitan areas.
ICYMI: Texas State Representatives United in Support for Congresswoman Lizzie Fletcher for Re-Election
Over the past three weeks, Congresswoman Lizzie Fletcher (TX-07) has announced she earned the endorsements of State Representatives in Texas who represent portions of Texas’ Seventh Congressional District, now and in the future: Ann Johnson (HD-134), Jon Rosenthal (HD-135), Gene Wu (HD-137), Garnet Coleman (HD-147), and Hubert Vo (HD-149), demonstrating united support from leaders in the region.
Adrian Garcia to County Commissioners: Sue the Army Corps of Engineers
Former Sheriff and candidate for County Commissioner, Precinct 2, calls on commissioners to join Ft. Bend County lawsuit
Today, Adrian Garcia, former Sheriff and candidate for County Commissioner, Precinct 2, called on Harris County Commissioners to join with Ft. Bend County commissioners in a lawsuit against the Army Corps of Engineers to require the Corps to take action to prevent future flooding of the type we saw in the aftermath of Hurricane Harvey.
Commissioner Ellis Thanks Residents and Organizers Whose Voices Led to Commissioners Court adding $7.7M to County’s Buyout Program for Flood Victims
Funds will Provide More Money for Relocation and Benefit for Undocumented Families
Harris County Commissioner Rodney Ellis said he is proud Commissioners Court voted unanimously to approve his request to add $7.7 million to a buyout program that gives repeat flood victims – including undocumented immigrants – more money for relocation.
Promote Mental Health Awareness Month This May
May is Mental Health Awareness Month, a time when we come together to bring attention to emotional wellness and the importance of seeking support when we need it.
What Every American Should Know About the 2018 Child Tax Credit Changes
The recently amended GOP tax bill has brought about a lot of major changes in the United States' individual tax laws in the 2018 tax year. One of the significant changes is in the Child Tax Credit that would greatly affect parents and guardians with children below 17 years old.
Run for Something endorses Taral Patel for Fort Bend Commissioner - 3 Changing The Face of Local Politics in Texas
Taral Patel is proud to receive the endorsement of Run for Something (RFS), the groundbreaking organization that recruits and supports strong voices in the next generation of leadership.
How To Change Corporate Culture In 6 Steps
A company’s culture plays a significant role in how successful that company will be over the long haul.
Commissioner Ellis asks Commissioners Court to Call $2.5 Billion Bond Election for Flood Control Projects
Harris County Commissioner Rodney Ellis on Tuesday asked his colleagues to call for a $2.5 billion bond election to appropriately and equitably address flood control issues, including much-needed projects in low-income neighborhoods devastated by Hurricane Harvey.
Rice reactor turns greenhouse gas into pure liquid fuel
Lab's 'green' invention reduces carbon dioxide into valuable fuels
A common greenhouse gas could be repurposed in an efficient and environmentally friendly way with an electrolyzer that uses renewable electricity to produce pure liquid fuels.
Tumor-infiltrating B cells and plasma cells influence early-stage lung cancer biology, immunotherapy responses
Single-cell study provides valuable resource to identify new immunotherapy strategies
Through extensive single-cell analysis, researchers at The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center have created a spatial map of tumor-infiltrating B cells and plasma cells in early-stage lung cancers, highlighting previously unappreciated roles these immune cells play in tumor development and treatment outcomes.
The Women’s Fund for Health Education and Resiliency Hosts “Doc Talk” Networking Happy Hour and Presentation: “What I Would Tell My 35-year-old Self”
The Women’s Fund for Health Education and Resiliency, a nonprofit providing Houston-area women and girls with the tools needed to be advocates for their health, will present an in-person “Doc Talk” presentation on “What I Would Tell My 35-year-old Self” with Dr. Mary Clare Haver, author of The Galveston Diet, followed by a networking Happy Hour on Monday, October 23, 2023, from 4:30 – 6 p.m., at the offices of alliantgroup, 3009 Post Oak Blvd, Ste. 2000, Houston 77056. The event is open to the public at no cost.
