Houstons
WASHINGTON (AP) — It’s down to two candidates in the race to lead the nation’s fourth-largest city. U.S. Rep. Sheila Jackson Lee and state Sen. John Whitmire will face off in Saturday’s runoff election to be the next mayor of Houston. Whitmire and Jackson Lee, both Democrats, were the top two vote-getters in the Nov. 7 […]
Houston has Staci Hallmon, IMG’s Senior VP of Arts and Entertainment Events for North America, to thank for bringing this musical event to life. Hallmon, who has previous leadership experience working with Fortune 500 companies such as Walmart, Coca Cola, Disney and Verizon, famously worked as the Senior Vice President and General Manager of BET […]
Luce’s signature drinks include (left to right): the Black Island, Iced Peach Tea, seasonal favorite Fallchata, and the reliable hot latte. Photo by Erica Cheng Steam hisses loudly among the clatter of cups and customers’ chatter. Looking down the glass floor as baristas scramble below, it is hard to believe that in just a few weeks, […]
By Kanishka Singh WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The U.S. Department of Justice secured a settlement in its environmental justice investigation into Houston’s response to illegal dumping in Black and Latino neighborhoods, the department and the city of Houston said separately on Tuesday. The agreement builds on a plan to develop improved waste management services for residents […]
They are among the most successful pop videos of the 1980s – certainly in terms of the sales they drove – and they made Whitney Houston’s powerful voice and gentle face familiar around the world. But for the British choreographer Arlene Phillips, who worked on the dance routine that accompanied 1987’s hit track I Wanna […]
In a world awash with photographic images, the three main exhibitions in this year’s FotoFest Biennial (until 6 November) in Houston, Texas, prove that some pictures are still worth a thousand words or more. They can stop you in your tracks and make you rethink both the familiar and the foreign.
Houston has long been considered one of the youngest, fastest-growing, and most diverse cities in the nation. The city is home to many cultures, given that one-in-four are foreign-born and over 145 languages are spoken in the city. The diverse melting pot in Houston allows individuals to immerse into different cultural backgrounds through ongoing events […]
Ultimately, the aerial view shows how Adagio stands out among its River Oaks peers, and why, while listed at $34.5 million, it stood a chance at becoming the highest-ever home sale price in Houston. Its terracotta roof draws the eye to theTuscan “oasis,” as the listing calls it, among sprawling mansions. Source link
The only two Black members of Congress from Houston are blasting the Texas Senate’s proposed redistricting map as “unnecessary surgery” to the region’s Black communities that smacks of “racial discrimination.” In a strongly-worded letter, U.S. Reps Sheila Jackson Lee and Al Green said they oppose the Republicans’ proposed redrawing of their districts and say they […]
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