Coronavirus
As WHO ends COVID-19 global emergency, Houston expert says virus is still around but numbers ‘dramatically’ down
Posted on · “This signals, the transition from a pandemic to an endemic, we just to have to learn to how to deal with it.”
Local
Chick-fil-a has given out over $700,000 in scholarships to 380 greater Houston employees.
Posted on · “It is such a big deal for members of our team to get $2,500 college scholarships that we wanted to make it as memorable and special for them as we could."
Local
Sunnyside Park to receive $1.5 million for renovations to community center
Posted on · The funding will cover and replace the gymnasium roof and floor, basketball goals and wall padding. The money will also help with upgrading all four bathrooms.
Sports
Ime Udoka ‘excited to get started’ as new Houston Rockets coach
Posted on · With a young roster, Udoka said that there is no excuse to blame youth on certain players for not succeeding.
Education
UH English adjuncts say they haven’t received salary increase in decades, demand more pay
Posted on · A letter sent to the University says that after taxes, a lecturer teaching a full-time course load of lower division classes in the Fall and Spring is paid under $19,956 for the academic year.
Health & Science
Harris County to host conference that addresses high maternal and infant mortality rates
Posted on · The conference is themed, “Integrating Systems and Reimagining Models of Care" and will especially focus on Black maternal mortality rates, which are three times higher.
Sports
2023 Men’s Final Four weekend kicks off in Houston with Fan Fest, concerts at Discovery Green
Posted on · Fans from Florida Atlantic University, San Diego State University, the University of Miami and University of Connecticut are arriving in Houston for the big games.
City of Houston
One Clean Houston initiative to combat illegal dumping in the city
Posted on · The city has gotten over 5,000 complaints about illegal dumping over the past year. The Department of Justice has also launched an investigation about dumping happening more often in Houston’s Black and Latino communities.
Education
Alvin ISD adds book vending machine to elementary school, making reading more “rewarding” for students
Posted on · The machine is called Inchy’s Bookworm Vending Machine and was placed in the school last month. The machine holds around 275 books.
Local
Houston nonprofit The Alliance receives $1.5 million in federal funds to upgrade facilities, services
Posted on · Adult education, career training, after-school youth programs and refugee resettlement services are offered at The Alliance, which has assisted more than 200,000 community members since its inception in 1985.
Education
Upcoming program will help Katy ISD students obtain commercial driver’s licenses
Posted on · The new program for older high school students, expected to launch in August, will be taught by an Edinburg-based training school for truck drivers.
Sports
As Houston prepares to host 2023 Final Four, Cougars ready to make run at national title
Posted on · The Houston Cougars are regular season conference champions. But there's a whole lot more they want to accomplish during the next month.
Education
University of Houston approves program to save students up to 60% on textbooks
Posted on · Each semester students will pay a set fee of $299, which includes both fall and spring semesters, but will drop to $180 in the summer.
Local
Houston-area organization accepting supplies for Turkey, Syria earthquake relief
Posted on · From canned goods to small generators, the National Association of Christian Churches is hoping to send relief supplies to Turkey and Syria, as they recover from a series of devastating earthquakes.