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Introducing Besado Platinum Tequila

Made with premium,pure blue agave tequila, Besado Platinum is a tequila liqueur that is multiply-distilled, charcoal-filteredand delicately infused with Ginseng, Damiana and Maca Root. Individually these herbs are grown and commonly used in Mexico, Central and South America and China, but when infused together they exude seductive, mood-boosting properties. Suitable for mixed drinks and handcrafted cocktails, Besado focuses on impeccable quality and refinement.

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Country Music Hall of Fame and Museum Announces Details for Tim McGraw and Faith Hill Exhibit

Exhibition to Open November 17 and Will Feature Dressing Room Mirror McGraw Used to Propose to Hill

Grammy-winning country artists Tim McGraw and Faith Hill will be the subjects of an exhibition at the Country Music Hall of Fame® and Museum opening November 17. Titled Tim McGraw & Faith Hill: Mississippi Woman, Louisiana Man, the exhibit will chronicle the parallel singing careers that started in adjacent Southern states and merged--as spouses and performing partners—in Nashville. Among the many artifacts in the exhibit will be the mirror from McGraw’s dressing room, upon which he proposed to Hill, and she accepted.

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First Phase of MFAH Campus Transformation Opens in May 2018

The Museum of Fine Arts, Houston, today announced that in May 2018, the first phase of the Museum’s campus transformation will be inaugurated, with the completion of the new Glassell School of Art building, by Steven Holl Architects; the school’s BBVA Compass Roof Garden; and the adjacent Brown Foundation, Inc. Plaza, by Deborah Nevins & Associates.

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Requiring U.S.-Made Steel in Pipelines Would Backfire

President Trump has a plan to revive the steel industry. He wants to mandate that oil and natural gas pipelines use only American-made steel. His Commerce Department is finalizing the plan right now.

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Graduation Ceremony for FEMA Corps Teams who assisted with Hurricane Harvey Recovery

After completing 10 months and 1,700 service hours, some spent helping the survivors of Hurricane Harvey, a number of FEMA Corps and National Civilian Community Corps (NCCC) Traditional AmeriCorps teams will be honored with a ceremony in Houston on Wednesday, Nov.15. Scott Thomas, Deputy Federal Coordinating Officer for Hurricane Harvey, will speak at the graduation ceremony. The location and hours for the ceremony are as follows:

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Last Clinic Standing

Dona Wells vividly remembers when abortions were illegal. When women had little choice after their contraceptive failed. When some took their chances on dangerous abortions performed by amateurs or even themselves.

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5 Things for November 14: Roy Moore, Clinton, Quake, Puerto Rico, Blood Pressure

For the first time in almost 60 years, Italy won't be in the World Cup. Hey, Team USA feels your pain. Here's what else you need to know to Get Up to Speed and Out the Door.

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Lovell's Food For Thought - Life is What You Make It

The Life of Donald J. Coffey

For a dishwater with dyslexia to being one the top science in Cancer Research, Don Coffey never forgot where he came from. This was one of his greatest achievements in terms of how he related to people of all ethnic and economic backgrounds.

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The Return of Ron Artest; Metta World Peace Signs with the Big3, Will Join Chauncey Billups and Stephen Jackson as a Co-Captain of Killer 3S

The Killers 3s have made the first major move of the BIG3 off season with the signing of their new co-captain: Ron Artest aka Metta World Peace. The announcement marks the first of eight anticipated co-captain signings, as the league previously announced expanded rosters in 2018 with each team adding an additional co-captain.

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Colin Kaepernick is GQ's 'Citizen of the Year'

Colin Kaepernick is one of the faces of GQ's December issue. The magazine named the former 49ers quarterback its "Citizen of the Year" for starting the protest that became a movement in the NFL.

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NFL Owners Weigh Contract Extension for Roger Goodell

The NFL expects that a contract extension for Commissioner Roger Goodell will be "done shortly," a league source says.

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SNL Gets Tough On Roy Moore, Fox News Defends Him

Saturday Night Live and Fox News both addressed the allegations that Republican US Senate candidate Roy Moore had relationships with several teenage girls, including a 14-year-old, when he was in his 30s. But it was the comedy show that drew viewers' attention to the harm in Moore's alleged behavior, while various people on the so-called news network attacked the credibility of the women in an effort to help Moore.

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Opioid Commission's Anti-marijuana Argument Stirs Anger

New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie, head of the presidential commission on opioids, warned of the dangers of marijuana in a letter to President Donald Trump earlier this month about the panel's findings, saying the current push for marijuana legalization could further fuel the opioid epidemic.

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Trump Seeks to Downplay Past Skepticism of Russian Election Meddling

President Donald Trump downplayed on Sunday his past skepticism of Russia's involvement in US election meddling, saying he sides with American intelligence agencies over Vladimir Putin when it comes to assigning culpability for the hack.

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Houston Symphony Adds Star Wars Concerts to the Pops Spring Season Lineup

The Houston Symphony has announced the addition of Star Wars and More: The Music of John Williams to its BBVA Compass POPS Series lineup to take place April 20-22, 2018. This new program replaces The Elvis Presley Songbook originally scheduled for the same dates and times.

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AboutThatCar.com: 2017 Toyota Yaris iA

You wouldn’t think that there is much to say about a car that costs $16,815. But the 2017 Toyota Yaris iA was so nice that we actually forgot that its price was less than $20K

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Eminem Drops Song with Beyoncé

Beyoncé has a song out with one of rap's biggest superstars. No, not that one.

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George Takei Denies Sexually Assaulting Model in 1981

"Star Trek" star and LBGT icon George Takei is denying allegations that he groped a former male model who says he passed out while drinking at the actor's Los Angeles condo nearly 40 years ago.

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Morehouse Grad’s DVDs Tell Black Stories

Morehouse College graduate, Rex Barnett, has produced one of the largest documentary catalogs in the nation featuring Black achievers. “We have to own our own media companies that produce programs about us,” said Mr. Barnett. “I started History On Video to show the positive side of Black people. For me, this has been a labor of love.”

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Woman Accuses Jesse Jackson of Sexual Assault

It appears that there are enough sexual assault accusations to go around because now Jesse Jackson, a civil rights pioneer, is being accused of sexually assaulting a journalist named Danielle Young.