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University Of Houston Receives Largest Donation In Its History
Posted on · An anonymous donor has pledged $50 million to UH’s “Here, We Go” fundraising campaign.
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HISD Prepares For Opioid Overdoses
Posted on · According to the Centers for Disease Control, almost 100 people die each day in the United States as a result of an opioid overdose
Education News
Dallas Schools Keep Kids In Class By Keeping Them Clean With New Washers And Dryers
Posted on · Some Dallas schools got an early Christmas present – a washer and dryer.
Houston Matters
How Receiving Kidney Donation Changed Houston Man’s Life
Posted on · In 2013 the Texas Department of Public Safety (DPS) recorded more than 1.6 million Texas registrants to the Donate Life Texas Registry, bringing the total to nearly five million people. The registry is the state database of individuals who have officially indicated their decisions to donate organs and tissue to benefit thousands of people currently […]
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Deaths in the Oil Field, Farmer’s Markets & Organ Donation: Houston Matters for Mon., Feb. 24, 2013
Posted on · On Sunday, the Houston Chronicle reported on some of the negative consequences of Greater Houstonâs oil boom. While regulations have been strengthened in recent years for off-shore oil drilling â in particular following the 2010 BP Deepwater Horizon oil spill â on-shore drilling remains, as one Houston attorney puts it: âthe wild west.â We talk […]
Houston Matters
Organization Provides Undies for Everyone
Posted on · Rabbi Amy Weiss tells us about her organization, Undies for Everyone, which collects underwear and supplies them to disadvantaged children.