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Local Charity Is Committed To Changing The Way We See Life-Changing Diseases Through A Children's Fashion Show

Houston's ARC Village, The Gibson Lupus Resource Center is hosting their 1st Annual Children's Autoimmune Disease and Awareness Fashion Show at Go Cajun Subs (1027 Sawdust, Rd. #375 Spring, TX 77380) on August 24, 2019 from 6pm-8pm. The Gibson Center is seeking young models to participate from ages 5-15 years. Kid model call is on August 3, 2019 from 12pm-2pm at Go Cajun Subs.

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Time to Focus on School Choice in Houston and Across America

Later this month, schools, homeschool groups, organizations, and individuals in Texas and across America will work together to raise awareness about the importance of opportunity in K-12 education.

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DJ Reader is On a Mission of Love

He was his teacher. He was his mentor. He was his best friend. David Reader Sr. was everything to his son, Houston Texans’ Defensive Nose Tackle David Vernon Jr. or DJ. Four years ago Reader lost his father to a disease that claims the lives of more people than breast or prostate cancer. An estimated 661,000 Americans have kidney disease according to the National Institute of Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney Diseases yet little is known about this deadly disease. Reader wants to change that as a tribute to his father on a mission of love.

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Bud Light Heads "Brewed Deep in the Heart" to Celebrate Texan Roots in New Regional Campaign

Texas' Favorite Light Lager Partners with Josh Abbott Band and Siggno to Honor 30 Plus Years of Brewing in the Lonestar State

Today, Bud Light announced a new campaign aimed at going big in Texas in 2018 with multi-faceted programming across the Lonestar state. After launching a successful regional program in 2017, the brand will take its "Brewed Deep in the Heart" campaign to the next level with an ongoing music partnership with Texas-native musicians Siggno and Josh Abbott Band.

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Rep. Jarvis Johnson Claims Success at Annual State of the District Breakfast

Houston, Texas On Saturday January 20, 2018, State Representative Jarvis Johnson held his annual State of the District Breakfast at Luby’s, where over 100 constituents engaged in a wonderful, delicious breakfast. The event started on time with eager seniors leading the way, and of course, Representative Johnson ensured they among the first served. Each attendee was able to share a candid moment with their State Representative, and many were given the opportunity for a reunion with old friends.

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Main Event Entertainment To Reopen Humble Center Damaged By Hurricane Harvey

Grand re-opening celebration set for Jan. 30

Humble’s Main Event Entertainment center was open for just six months before it was completely destroyed by Hurricane Harvey.

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Meet Justin G. Manuel Jr. Young Author of “What’s Life?”

Justin G. Manuel Jr. is young and talented aspiring author from Houston, Texas. While always being a scholar in school, Justin starting writing and drawing at the tender age of nine. He draws his inspirations from several places; however, the main influence behind his book, “What’s Life?” is his mother because, he says, “she always pushes me to a new rank of potential”.

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Joy Priest Has Been Writing Ever Since She Could Hold A Pen

Joy Priest is a first-year doctoral student in the UH Creative Writing program in the College of Liberal Arts and Social Sciences. She has been awarded a fellowship from the National Endowment for the

I’ve been a poet all my life, but I was a reader first,” said the first-year doctoral candidate in the University of Houston’s renowned Creative Writing Program. “My mother would read to me every night, and when I was about three years old, I started taking the book from her because I wanted to read it myself.”

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H-E-B Names 2022 Quest for Texas Best Winners

FIVE Texas-based small businesses claim prize money, winning titles, and shelf placement in ninth annual competition.

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Texas secretary of state's office announces inspection of general election count in most populous county less than week before early voting

With less than a week to go before the beginning of early voting, officials in Harris County, Texas, were notified in a letter Tuesday that the secretary of state's office will send "inspectors" to observe vote counting for the general election.

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SSLW & Partners Hosted 33rd “College Send Off”!

Fort Bend County, Texas. Suburban Sugar Land Women (SSLW) & Phenomenal Partners hosted their 33rd empowering and engaging “College Send Off” for NINE full-time enrolled scholarship recipients. Recipients’ attendance is mandatory. All attendees submitted covid vaccination records and wore masks. This annual project was generously underwritten by Dr. Margaret Allen and Ms. Belinda Allen, sisters for the fourth consecutive year.

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H-E-B Names Quest for Texas Best Finalist

10 Texas Companies Head to the Final Judging Round

More than 500 Texans threw their hats into the ring submitting 564 products to H-E-B’s 2022 Quest for Texas Best competition. From coffee, cleaners, and confections, to salsas, salamis, and seasonings, H-E-B’s Business Development and Sourcing Managers reviewed a host of products for potential placement on store shelves. H-E-B is pleased to announce the top 10 contestants, who will present their products for final judging on August 24th at Dallas’ Fair Park.

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Texans Select Derek Stingley Jr. Third Overall In 2022 NFL Draft

"I would say there was definitely a consensus," said Nick Caserio about selecting Stingley with the third overall pick. "I would say organizationally, coaching staff, scouting staff, we put as much time and effort into Derek probably as any player."

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Josh Christopher takes advantage of first NBA career start

"D.J. Augustin had told me before they wrote it on the board," Christopher said jokingly. "I was like, 'Oh, OK.' I didn't have my contacts in, so I was like, 'Does it say J.C.?' It did so a little excitement but more ready to go, like 'Boom, we're here, let's go win a game.'"

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Legendary Astros Manager Dusty Baker Retires After Four Remarkable Years

In January 2020, when Houston Astros owner Jim Crane made the tough call to part ways with manager A.J. Hinch due to the team's involvement in the 2017 sign-stealing scandal, he needed a leader who could steer the ship through turbulent waters. That leader was none other than baseball legend Dusty Baker.

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Resilient Cities Network launches new tool to help cities embed equity in climate ready urban infrastructure projects

The Resilient Infrastructure Diversity and Equity (RIDE) Scorecard is a screening tool for infrastructure projects to ensure investments meet key criteria of the Resilient Cities Network Chair's Agenda

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TSU Center for Justice Research, Baylor College of Medicine, and UTHealth Receive $2.6 Million NIH Grant to Examine Structural Racism and Perinatal Health Disparities

Texas Southern University’s Center for Justice Research, Baylor College of Medicine, and UTHealth McGovern Medical School will receive $2.6 million from the National Institutes of Health to examine perinatal health disparities, with a particular focus on women in Houston’s high-crime and high-incarceration communities.

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Texas law banning some drag shows is unconstitutional, federal judge rules

A federal judge in Texas declared on Tuesday that a state law that bans “sexually oriented performances” on public property and in the presence of anyone younger than 18 is unconstitutional.

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Student taken into custody hours after Texas school shooting

An 18-year-old student opened fire during a fight at his Dallas-area high school on Wednesday, injuring four people and then fleeing before being taken into custody hours later, authorities said.

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Commissioner Rodney Ellis, U.S. Rep. Sheila Jackson Lee, County Attorney Christian Menefee, Others Honor State Rep. Senfronia Thompson During Murals Unveiling

After Harris County Commissioner Rodney Ellis and others bestowed accolades on state Rep. Senfronia Thompson, Texas’ longest serving legislator then brought the crowd to laughter at a ceremony to unveil two downtown murals, one that honors her.