What: Houston Public Library Foundation“Impossible Dream Gala” Where: Houston Public Library’s historic Julia Ideson Building PC moment: In celebration of the historic structure’s centennial and in honor of the venue’s Spanish Renaissance architecture, the foundation honored 12 Houstonians with t...
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Episode: 2763 The legacy of Steve Jobs, who simplified computers and computing devices. Today, the man who made it simple.
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It was a rough beginning to the season for the Prairie View A&M football program, faltering under the weight of a ramped-up non-conference schedule and falling apart against a couple of inferior SWAC programs. Definitely not characteristics of a program expected to repeat as SWAC...
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If you listened to some political analysts and older voters, you’d think young people couldn’t care less about elections. They’re too busy on TikTok, too distracted by social media, too cynical about politics, or too uninterested to bother showing up at the polls. We’ve heard the...
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Houston may be known for energy, medicine, and space exploration, but a new generation of innovators is expanding the city’s reputation as a technology powerhouse. And Black women are making their mark. They’re developing solutions to everyday problems, building businesses, openi...
Local
Houston homeowners will not see a higher city property tax rate this year. But the city’s budget gap has more than tripled, and elected officials have not specified where the money will come from. Initially, the budget shortfall was $25 million. But now it has risen to $88 millio...
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Every election cycle, Black voters are called upon to help save American democracy. When threats to voting rights, civil rights, and democratic institutions intensify, Democrats turn to their most reliable constituencies: Black voters. But after the victories, Black communities t...
