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Hyundai Elantra Hybrid, IONIQ 5 and Santa Cruz Win Strategic Vision 2022 Total Quality Awards

The 2022 Elantra Hybrid, IONIQ 5 and Santa Cruz have been named Best-in-Segment in Strategic Vision’s 2022 Total Quality Impact™ (TQI) report. The TQI report measures total vehicle satisfaction among new car owners, reflecting not only the quality of the vehicle, but the emotional connection it makes with buyers.

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Compassionate Houston's Houston's Culture of Compassion Annual Luncheon Is Weeks Away

Compassionate Houston's Houston's Culture of Compassionate annual luncheon is less than three weeks away! Learn more and get your tickets here.

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Mayor Turner Invited By President Biden to Witness the Signing of the Inflation Reduction Act

Mayor Sylvester Turner is traveling to Washington, D.C. on Tuesday, Sept. 13, at the invitation of President Biden, to witness the signing of the Inflation Reduction Act.

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SBC21 and Trinity East Church Partner to Host Free Day Party and Brunch As Partnership Aims to Bring Awareness to Medicare Education, Health and Wellness

Brunching with a Purpose is taking on a new meaning as the United Methodist Strengthening the Black Church for the 21st Century (SBC21) announce a Health, Wellness and Medicare Education Tour designed to inspire community members to BUILD A BETTER YOU! The tour will make a stop in Houston at Trinity East Church in 3rd Ward, 2418 McGowen Street, Saturday, September 17 from 11 am-1pm.

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Poder Hispano Hispanic Heritage Month Event at Houston Botanic Garden

The Houston Botanic Garden will host the first annual Poder Hispano Hispanic Heritage Month event celebrating Houston’s diverse and growing Latino community.

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Grammy Award-Winning Vocalist Leslie Lugo Headlines University of Houston-Downtown’s Kickoff for Hispanic Heritage Month

University of Houston-Downtown’s (UHD) Marilyn Davies College of Business (MDCOB) kicks off a month of events celebrating Hispanic Heritage Month with a program highlighting the business school’s partnerships with influential Latino business associations followed by a performance by Grammy Award-winning singer Leslie Lugo.

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Get Your Holiday Shopping Early Start With Hiatus Spa

Check out the upcoming Hiatus Spa holiday packages!

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Mayor Sylvester Turner Announces The National Nonpartisan Conversation On Voter Rights

Two–Day Event Will Take Place In Houston, Texas

Houston Mayor Sylvester Turner will host the National Nonpartisan Conversation on Voter Rights alongside five leading mayors from across the country, including Michael Hancock (Denver, CO), Acquanetta Warren (Fontana, CA), David Holt (Oklahoma City, OK), Regina Romero (Tucson, AZ), and John Giles (Mesa, AZ).

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New Hampshire's GOP primary will complete the Senate battleground map

New Hampshire Republicans are set to choose their candidate to take on Democratic Sen. Maggie Hassan on Tuesday in a primary that will lock in the final key matchup in November's battle for control of the Senate.

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King Charles III and Camilla visit Northern Ireland as thousands of mourners file past Queen's coffin

King Charles III and his wife Camilla, the Queen Consort, visited Northern Ireland on Tuesday, as thousands of people filed past the Queen's coffin lying in state in Edinburgh.

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Fort Bend County Commissioners Court Creates New Justice of the Peace Positions in Precinct 2

Attorney Michael “Cody” Moore to Begin Term as Justice of the Peace in Needville

Fort Bend County Commissioners Court approved the creation of a new Justice of the Peace position in Precinct 2, to better serve the residents of Needville, during its regular session meeting held on Tuesday, September 6, 2022.

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University of Houston-Downtown Ascends in U.S. News Best Colleges Rankings for 2022-2023

Today U.S. News and World Report released its 2022-2023 Best Colleges rankings, and University of Houston-Downtown (UHD) moved up in its rankings from last year’s categories. The University also appears on new lists. The second-largest university in Houston, UHD is a comprehensive, four-year university in the heart of downtown Houston.

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'True Believers' Opens October 6 at theMcNay

True Believers: Benny Andrews & Deborah Roberts offers a historic and contemporary view of the Black experience in America through the work of two artists from different generations. This exhibition explores the deep connections between the work of Andrews and Roberts in their shared use of collage and exploration of activism, racial injustice, family, and religious themes.

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Out for Good Gala 10/14! Honoring Linda Morales

LGBTQ Houston's premier annual gala! We hope you can join us on Friday, October 14, at the Out for Good Gala, benefiting your local LGBTQ center. We invite you to be a part of this special night where we will honor Linda Morales with the 2022 LGBTQ Community Vision Award for decades of advocacy and service to Houston's LGBTQ and Latino communities.

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Remarks by President Biden on the Bipartisan Infrastructure Law

Hello, Boston! (Applause.) Hello, hello, hello! Gov, is it okay if they sit down? Please, have a -- take a seat if you have one. I once said that when there were no chairs out there, “Take a seat.” And they said, “There goes Biden again.”

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Black and Hispanic people are more likely to get monkeypox but less likely to be vaccinated

The organizers of Atlanta Black Pride, an LGBTQ celebration held each Labor Day weekend, have big plans. There will be parties and performances, workshops and financial literacy classes, brunches and a boat ride. This year also brings an event that no one ever expected would be necessary: a vaccination clinic.

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Houston native serves aboard U.S. Navy’s East Coast Master Jet Base

Airman Hunter Fahy, a native of Houston, Texas, serves the U.S. Navy assigned to Naval Air Station Oceana. Fahy joined the Navy two years ago.

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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.

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Blaffer Art Museum Welcomes Pair of Key New Staff Members

Museum Approaches 50th Anniversary in 2023

The Blaffer Art Museum at the University of Houston welcomes a pair of key new staff members to the organization in September 2022. Erika Mei Chua Holum will be the new Cynthia Woods Mitchell assistant curator, and Antonie C. Evans will be the museum’s new design & digital resources manager. Both will play crucial roles in the Blaffer’s continued development and success, as well as the museum’s ongoing efforts in community outreach and collaboration.

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Mayor's Adult Literacy Breakfast and Signature Fundraiser Will Celebrate Honorees

The Mayor’s Office for Adult Literacy and the Houston Public Library will host the Mayor’s Literacy Breakfast: A Salute to Adult Literacy. The event will recognize Houston Astros Manager Dusty Baker as the honorary chair for adult literacy and recognize event honorees Margaret Doughty, Barbara Bush Houston Foundation and the CITGO Corporation.