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Houston’s annual Thanksgiving Parade to include more floats than ever
Posted on · A crowd of about 250,000 is expected to gather for the annual downtown parade.
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Posted on · A crowd of about 250,000 is expected to gather for the annual downtown parade.
Posted on · Travel volume is expected to be up 2% from last year’s Thanksgiving holiday.
Posted on · While Memorial Hermann denies the state Attorney General’s claims of wrongdoing, it will transition to a new online medical records system.
Posted on · When the appointed board of managers held community engagement meetings throughout the month of September, attendees had a lot to say about their priorities for the district, with concerns including budgetary and safety matters, curriculum and equitable distribution of resources.
Posted on · Around 30 people gathered this morning to voice complaints about the proposed location of a new intermediate school, which many say is too far from their community
Posted on · This year’s National Youth Tobacco Survey shows encouraging results. However, local experts say there’s still work left to do.
Posted on · Fourteen state constitutional amendments are on the ballot for the upcoming election. Proposition 2 seeks to lessen the impact of childcare deserts in the state.
Posted on · A study found that in one year, gas-powered lawn equipment in Harris County produces as much pollution as 3.8 million cars — or 9 times that of all of the county’s concrete batch plants combined.
Posted on · The endorsement comes amid a sweeping trend of high-profile politicians and large, well-funded political action committees, or PACs, becoming involved in small, local elections.
Posted on · This year’s grand marshals will be Houston Rockets legends Calvin Murphy and Rudy Tomjanovich, along with Mayor Turner himself. The city projects around 250,000 people will attend this year’s event.
Posted on · In recent months, the spread of yellow fever has been accelerating in more populous parts of Latin America, while other mosquito-borne illnesses such as dengue and malaria are on the rise in Texas and Florida.
Posted on · HyVelocity Hub, a Houston consortium of oil and gas companies, public universities and nonprofit organizations, could receive up to $1.2 billion in federal funding.
Posted on · UH president Renu Khator discussed the potential impacts of Proposition 5, and her support for it, during Wednesday's "State of the University" address.
Posted on · The data suggests Whitmire has an edge over Jackson Lee, with not only a higher percentage of voter support but also seemingly more potential to win over undecided voters.
Posted on · Stipends for positions that are hard to fill, like special education, and high school math and science, have been slashed by thousands of dollars.