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Governor Abbott Appoints Hughs As Texas Secretary Of State

Governor Greg Abbott has appointed Ruth Ruggero Hughs as the Texas Secretary of State. The Secretary serves as Chief Election Officer for Texas, assisting county election officials and ensuring the uniform application and interpretation of election laws throughout Texas. The Office of the Secretary of State also provides a repository for official and business and commercial records required to be filed with the Office.

The Health Museum and The Women’s Fund to Host “Doc Talk” on Immunizations During National Immunization Awareness Month

On Wednesday, August 21, 2019, members of the media are invited to join The Health Museum for a lunch and learn Doc Talk presentation by The Women’s Fund. The event will feature an open discussion with speakers from Baylor College of Medicine, Community Health Choice, and Kelsey-Seybold Clinic about the role of vaccines in society today.

Astros 2020 Spring Training Schedule

Grapefruit League opener will be Feb. 22 vs. Washington

The Houston Astros have unveiled their 2020 Spring Training schedule, with the opening game set for Saturday, Feb. 22 vs. the Washington Nationals. The 2020 season will mark the Astros fourth at FITTEAM Ballpark of the Palm Beaches, located in West Palm Beach, Fla.

Rice research to study hurdles women face pursuing STEM careers

Why do so few women pursue careers in engineering? A new study from a Rice University researcher will seek to find out by examining their everyday work experiences in the profession.

NTSB Releases Information on New Orleans Fatal Plane Crash Investigation

The National Transportation Safety Board released the following factual information Saturday about the agency’s investigation of Friday’s fatal plane crash in New Orleans: An NTSB senior air safety investigator from Denver arrived at the accident site Saturday to begin the on-scene phase of the investigation.

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.

School Day Solutions

Family-friendly recipes for breakfast, lunch and dinner

Morning routines, homework, practices and more are all part of back-to-school season, and even when time is short, flavorful meals can be, too.

HISD to offer no-cost flu shots to all students for 2019-2020 school year

The Houston Independent School District is once again partnering with Healthy Schools, LLC, a division of CareDox, to offer no-cost flu vaccines to students during the 2019-2020 school year.

Stacey Abrams to Launch Program Combating Voter Suppression in Battleground States

Former Georgia Democratic gubernatorial candidate Stacey Abrams will expand the voting rights organization she founded ahead of the 2020 elections into several battleground states, according to the Atlanta Journal-Constitution.

Alpha Kappa Omega Presents 21 Young Ladies in Society Debut

The energy was electric as 21 young ladies jubilantly twirled in circles, nervously practiced their curtseys and carefully walked to ensure no missteps would be taken before they made their official debut at the biennial debutante ball hosted by Alpha Kappa Alpha Sorority, Inc. – Alpha Kappa Omega Chapter. Each debutante’s brains, beauty, and benevolence were celebrated as “Royal Roses of Excellence” before a wall-to-wall crowd of onlookers and well wishers.

High Octane

Texans defeat the Lions 30 – 23 to win their first preseason game

Texans fans got a glimpse of what the upcoming season is going to look like as they watched the hometown team defeat the Detroit Lions 30 – 23. The first team offense under new offensive coordinator Tim Kelly put together a great 75-yard scoring drive that was capped off by a 4-yard touchdown pass from Deshaun Watson to DeAndre Hopkins.

H-E-B’s Quest for Texas Best Dishes Out $80,000 and Shelf Placement for a Texas-Sized Win

Five Texas food companies claim prize money and winning titles in sixth annual competition

After two days of intense deliberations and tasting a delicious mix of brats, brittle, sauces, and pickles, mixes, mixers, meats, cookies and crickets, H-E-B’s Primo Picks Quest for Texas Best names FIVE winners at the Houston Food Bank. The winners of the sixth annual event hail from Houston, Austin, San Antonio, Woodway and Atlanta, TX and received a combined $80,000 in cash prizes and coveted space on H-E-B store shelves statewide.

Texans Training Camp Day 14

Texans hold joint practice with the Detroit Lions

The Houston Texans resumed training camp today, with a joint practice with the Detroit Lions who is in town early for their preseason matchup with the Texans on Saturday at NRG Stadium. With the fans looking on, the competition got a little heated at times with trash talking by both teams being heard by fans, but it was all in fun. Here are a couple of things I noticed from today’s practice.

Comcast Announces Largest Ever Expansion Of Its Internet Essentials Program

Comcast announced it is significantly expanding eligibility for its broadband adoption program Internet Essentials to include all qualified low-income households in its service area. Comcast estimates that more than three million additional low-income households, including households with people with disabilities, are now eligible to apply.

Peace is a Process, Not a Single Act

July 27 marked the 66th anniversary of the signing of the Korean War armistice, which brought an end to hostilities that killed nearly 5 million people, including almost 40,000 U.S. service members. The war ended in a temporary cease-fire, which is why the United States still maintains 28,500 troops in South Korea. Nuclear missiles ring the region and threaten the people living there. North and South remain divided, separating thousands of families.

Money, Power, and Sex: The Imperfect Trifecta, Which Enables Jeffrey Epstein’s of the World

To be clear: money, power, and sex have been longtime bedfellows. No matter where you look, on the blocks, in churches, schools, boardrooms, politics, Hollywood, the music industry, you name it and you will likely see them together. From the pimp on the street corner using his money and power to both dominate and dazzle ‘his’ women to the president admitting that powerful men can walk up to women and do whatever they want, in almost every aspect of life, you can find scenarios that validate the fact.

Houston Native Trains to be a U.S. Navy Future Warfighter

Sailors are some of the most highly-trained people on the planet, according to Navy officials, and this training requires highly-dedicated instructors.

Damaged hearts rewired with nanotube fibers

Texas Heart doctors confirm Rice-made, conductive carbon threads are electrical bridges

Thin, flexible fibers made of carbon nanotubes have now proven able to bridge damaged heart tissues and deliver the electrical signals needed to keep those hearts beating.

Pro-Vision Inc. Hosts Ribbon Cutting Celebration in Sunnyside

Janice McNair and McNair Foundation to Announce 5 Million Dollar Gift to Housing Initiative

Pro-Vision Inc. will host a ribbon cutting and community celebration at the Sunnyside campus for a new multi-purpose building on Tuesday, August 13th beginning at 11:30 a.m. at 4590 Wilmington St., Houston, TX 77051. The celebration will also include the announcement of a generous $5 million gift by Janice McNair (who will be in attendance) through The Robert and Janice McNair Foundation for the organization’s new housing initiative.

Houston universities team up to boost minorities in academia

NSF grant to Rice, UH, Texas Southern will help future science, engineering professors

Rice University, Texas Southern University (TSU) and the University of Houston (UH) have won a multimillion-dollar grant to help increase the number of underrepresented minorities pursuing academic careers in engineering and science.

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