Politics
Texas Supreme Court Denies Texas GOP’s Appeal To Hold In-Person Convention This Week In Houston
Posted on · The state party was still hoping to hold the 6,000-person event at Houston's convention center.
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Politics
Texas GOP Sues Houston Mayor Sylvester Turner Over Canceling In-Person Convention
Posted on · The gathering, which was expected to draw around 6,000 people, was set to happen next week in Houston.
Houston Matters
ESPN’s First Collegiate Esports Championship Held In Houston
Posted on · We go behind the scenes of the inaugural collegiate video game championship.
Houston Matters
How Wilmer Valderrama Made Sure He Was More Than Just The Funny Guy
Posted on · Valderrama, who's best known for playing Fez on the sitcom That ‘70s Show, will appear at Houston’s Comicpalooza this weekend.
News
Houston Hosts Event That Congregates NASA, Aerospace And Technology Professionals
Posted on · SpaceCom analyzes topics like the impact of the space agency's inventions on different industries, as well as virtual reality and microgravity.
News
Houston Grand Opera Raises Nearly $10M Amid Harvey Recovery
Posted on · The Houston Chronicle reported the Wortham Theater Center should reopen this fall and feature a Sept. 26 concert with Plácido Domingo and Ana María Martínez.
Houston Matters
Anime Matsuri Convention In Houston Goes Forward As Planned, Despite Some Controversy
Posted on · Houston Matters goes inside the annual Anime Matsuri convention, which is under a cloud of some controversy. As this controversy unfolds, the convention goes forward and is expected to draw thousands to the GRB over the coming days.
Houston Matters
Houston Ballet Staff Share Their Harvey Recovery Story At National Conference
Posted on · The Ballet's Mary Elsey and Travis Richardson hope to help other arts organizations be better prepared for a natural disaster.
Hurricane Harvey
Houstonians Serve Christmas Meals At George R. Brown
Posted on · Houston, the nation's fourth-largest city, and much of the Texas Gulf Coast are still working to recover from the devastating August storm
Transportation
Photo Gallery: Houston’s New Downtown Bike Lane Is About To Open
Posted on · The Lamar Cycle Track is being expanded. You’ll soon be able to ride from one end of downtown to the other totally separated from cars
Houston Matters
Last Evacuees Leave The Convention Center
Posted on · The Red Cross tells us where evacuees are headed now that the shelter at the convention center is closing.
Hurricane Harvey
The GRB Shelter Will Probably Remain Open Through The Weekend
Posted on · The City’s Department of Housing and the Red Cross are looking for alternatives.
Hurricane Harvey
Houston Evacuees Gather In George R Brown Convention Center
Posted on · Thousands of people are flocking to shelters across the region, including the George R Brown Convention Center in downtown Houston.
News
The Heart Of Downtown Is Now Bursting With Streamers
Posted on · The large piece is being used to connect the celebration of the George R. Brown’s 30th anniversary and Discovery Green’s 10th anniversary.
Houston Matters
George H.W. Bush Biographer, City Floods and ‘Prairie Home’ Host Chris Thile: Houston Matters Weekend for Feb. 4, 2017
Posted on · In his 2015 biography Destiny and Power: The American Odyssey of George Herbert Walker Bush, author Jon Meacham explored how the nation's 41st president has conducted himself throughout his life, through extensive interviews over a decade with the president, his family, friends, and colleagues. Meacham was also granted access to the former president's audio diaries […]