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Inside Renovation Plans For The Memorial Park Golf Course

Posted on January 24, 2019 · Renovations would allow the park to host the PGA Tour’s Houston Open by 2020.

Engines Podcast

Engines of Our Ingenuity 2784: Green Golf Courses

Posted on May 19, 2022 · Episode: 2784 Environmentally Sustainable Golf Courses. Today, where the grass is always greener.

Houston Matters

Council Member Tarsha Jackson, and how big oil cast doubt on climate change (April 19, 2022)

Posted on April 19, 2022 · On Tuesday's show: City Council Member Tarsha Jackson discusses issues facing the city, we discuss the fossil fuel industry’s history of casting doubt and delaying action on climate change, and local baker Hemlata "Hemu" Basumatary from the Netflix baking show Is It Cake? talks about her craft.

Health & Science

City of Houston employees will now get paid parental leave

Posted on April 13, 2022 · The policy goes into effect May 14, and includes pre- and postnatal leave, including 160 hours for prenatal appointments and 40 hours of infant wellness leave for the child's first-year health care appointments.

Politics

City of Houston employees could soon get paid parental leave

Posted on April 7, 2022 · If passed, city employees would have 160 hours of leave for prenatal appointments and other absences as needed, as well as 320 hours of paid parental leave after the birth or adoption of a child, regardless of gender.

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Inside Renovation Plans For The Memorial Park Golf Course

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