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Governor Abbott Names President And Appoints Five To Texas State Board of Pharmacy

Governor Greg Abbott has appointed Donald “Donnie” Lewis to the Texas State Board of Pharmacy for a term set to expire on August 31, 2019. Additionally, the Governor appointed Rick Fernandez, Daniel Guerrero, Lori Henke, Pharm.D., and Julie Spier for terms set to expire on August 31, 2023.

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Plan Your Next Weekend Adventure at Schlitterbahn New Braunfels

Experience on-of-a-kind waterpark adventures at Schlitterbahn.

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Detroit-Hamtramck to be GM’s First Assembly Plant 100 Percent Devoted to Electric Vehicles

$2.2 billion investment will support 2,200 good-paying manufacturing jobs

General Motors’ (NYSE: GM) vision of an all-electric future is coming into clearer focus and gaining momentum with a $2.2 billion investment at its Detroit-Hamtramck assembly plant to produce a variety of all-electric trucks and SUVs. GM’s first all-electric truck will be a pickup with production scheduled to begin in late 2021. This will be followed soon after by the Cruise Origin, a shared, electric, self-driving vehicle unveiled by Cruise in San Francisco last week. Detroit-Hamtramck will be GM’s first fully-dedicated electric vehicle assembly plant.

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Protests break out after Catalonia ex-leader Carles Puigdemont detained

Protests broke out in Barcelona Sunday after news that Catalonia's former separatist leader Carles Puigdemont had been detained in Germany.

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Wine, Women and Words

Wine, Women and Words was the talk of the town on Wednesday, September 26, 2018, as Houston philanthropists dashed to M Penner, the city’s ultimate destination for luxury labels, for a wine dinner and conversation. Fashionable ladies chatted and helped raise funds to support Houston Aphasia Recovery Center (HARC), Houston’s premier resource for those whose lives are affected by aphasia.

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Ingrid Nilsen Joins Elizabeth Banks In Release Of Baobab Studios' Animated VR Film 'ASTEROIDS!'

Highly Anticipated Film from the Creators of Madagascar and the Emmy Award-Winning VR Animated Film INVASION! Launches Today

Baobab Studios, the leading immersive animation studio, today debuted the highly anticipated VR animated film, ASTEROIDS! with Ingrid Nilsen as the voice of Peas. This role marks Ingrid's first foray into VR work alongside Elizabeth Banks.

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Carlos Ghosn is out at Nissan and Mitsubishi. What will Renault do?

Carlos Ghosn has been ousted as chairman of Nissan and Mitsubishi Motors. The big question now is whether he can survive at alliance partner Renault.

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New Spring ISD Superintendent Is Making History for the 2022-2023 School Year

As teachers and students prepare to return to the classroom for the 2022-2023 school year, Spring ISD is monitoring cases in the community and surrounding areas of the monkeypox virus.

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Red Bull F1 team principal Christian Horner continues to deny inappropriate behavior after alleged leaked messages

Just a day after being cleared of inappropriate behavior by an external investigation, Red Bull Formula One team principal Christian Horner has reiterated that he denies allegations of wrongdoing.

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Queen Elizabeth’s Legacy Through the Lens of Colonialism and Black Lives

Queen Elizabeth II’s legacy isn’t necessarily complicated, but filled with enough ambiguity and action and inaction, that it might be easy to understand why people of color might view her different that the adoring throng mourning outside of Buckingham Palace. The longest-reigning British monarch’s history on race will forever exist as part of her legacy.

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Border Patrol failed to count hundreds of migrant deaths on US soil

From his small mountain town in the Ecuadorian Andes, Darwin Cabrera made the long, dangerous journey through Central America and Mexico and finally across the Rio Grande, into the United States.

Mercury Insurance Lists 10 Safety Tips for Drivers Returning to the Roadways

Mercury advises drivers to be prepared, alert and obey traffic laws when behind the wheel as stay-at-home orders lift

As businesses reopen, commutes resume and more cars get back on the road, Mercury Insurance (NYSE: MCY) advises drivers to take extra precautions to keep themselves and others safe behind the wheel.

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Historical Character Preserved in one of Houston’s Oldest Neighborhoods

East End Houston is home to one of the City's most iconic industrial sites. This historic area of town is home to an inventory of hidden gems that emerged during the early 20th century. More than 100 years later, many of these historical structures are being renovated for commercial and residential purposes while preserving original charm.

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What you need to know about the incandescent light bulb ban

America’s ban on incandescent light bulbs, 16 years in the making, is finally a reality. Well, mostly.

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Getting child tax credit to lowest-income parents proves challenging

When President Joe Biden and congressional Democrats temporarily expanded the child tax credit this spring, they repeatedly touted that it would help cut child poverty nearly in half.

Georgia official frantically texted Mark Meadows as Trump badgered secretary of state to 'find' votes

As Donald Trump badgered Georgia Secretary of State Brad Raffensperger on an hour-long call to "find" the votes necessary to flip the battleground state to Trump's column after the 2020 election, a Raffensperger aide fired off a plea for help.

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Members of the Fifth Ward Community Protest Budget Cuts to Superfund Site

In Houston’s historic Fifth Ward, neighbors worry that politics and profits are taking priority over cleaning up their community. Neighbors are saying their community is surrounded by toxic hazards and instead of cleaning up their neighborhood they are being further boxed in by the chemicals to make room for new development. It something they told News Fix is environmental racism.

Iowa governor signs executive order restoring some ex-felons' voting rights

Iowa Gov. Kim Reynolds on Wednesday signed an executive order that reinstates the voting rights of Iowans who have completed their felony sentences.

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Sprint and T-Mobile merger just got hit with a delay

Sprint and T-Mobile will have to keep waiting. The Federal Communications Commission issued a letter on Tuesday stating that it needs more time to review the proposed merger between the two telecommunication companies.

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Mayor Turner, UH Announce Historic African American Classical Music Festival

Mayor Sylvester Turner along with the University Of Houston and HEB have joined together to present the first-ever all black classical musical festival in the city. The Colour of Music Festival is scheduled to run from September 12 through the 16th at the UH Dudley Recital Hall. The Festival will feature full classical performances in organ, piano, vocal, chamber and orchestral works.