PINK MARTINI RETURNS TO HOUSTON SYMPHONY WITH NPR’S ARI SHAPIRO
Photos: Pink Martini, China Forbes…. ; Ari Shapiro Pink Martini, China Forbes and Thomas Lauderdale – credit Chris Hornbecker- Pink Martini, the internationally-celebrated “little orchestra” that blurs...
View ArticleFort Bend Children’s discovery center APRIL 2017 HAPPENINGS
EVENTS: SENSATIONAL SENSES WONDERWEEK APRIL 7 TO 20 From hearing a favorite song, to smelling fresh spring flowers, to tasting a yummy cookie, our five senses strengthen our experiences and determine...
View ArticleThis Wonderful Lost Furbaby Need Help
I need your help. This wonderful, friendly furbaby showed up at my home. He was starving and injured. He is maybe 6 months to a year and has a broken leg. He is very friendly even with the pain he...
View ArticleGenerous Buyers Gathered At The Houston Livestock Show And Rodeo™ 2017 Rodeo...
Prospective buyers gathered in NRG Center Sunday, March 5, for the annual Rodeo Uncorked! Champion Wine Auction and Dinner. Auction lots included winning wines from the Rodeo Uncorked! International...
View ArticleH-GAC Regional DWI Task Force Operating During Spring Break
Additional police units will be on the streets during the holiday week and beyond. The Houston-Galveston Area Council is beginning the fourth year of its Regional DWI Task Force, which consists of 12...
View ArticleHouse Passes NASA Bill, Cornyn Provisions to Set Goal of Astronaut Landing on...
Language from Cornyn’s MANIFEST Act Now Headed to President’s Desk WASHINGTON – U.S. Senator John Cornyn (R-TX) issued the following statement after the U.S. House of Representatives passed S. 442, the...
View ArticleInteractive Tour Immerses Visitors into Daily Life in Another Country
WALLIS, Texas — March 7, 2017 — Compassion International, a leading authority on child sponsorship which releases children from poverty globally, will be bringing its tour, “The Compassion Experience”,...
View Article‘Houston’s Largest Home Tour’ Takes Flight in April
Houston’s Largest Home Tour returns this April in communities throughout Houston. The event features more than 150 models and hundreds of inventory homes. Admission is free and homes are open daily....
View ArticleKelsey-Seybold Clinic Managing Director and Healthcare Visionary, Spencer...
Dr. Berthelsen known nationally as a champion of Accountable Care After nearly four decades as a key member of the Kelsey-Seybold Clinic medical and executive team, Spencer Berthelsen, M.D.,...
View ArticleTMEIC breaks ground on facility in Katy area, expects to create 100 new jobs
On February 16, TMEIC Power Electronics Products Corporation broke ground on a new 45,000 SF facility in the Katy area. The facility, which is located just off Grand Parkway and north of I-10 in Energy...
View ArticleUH College of Nursing Reaches its Number-one Strategic Goal Ahead of Schedule
Nursing Program’s Reclassification will Help Further Plans for Advanced Degrees In just over a year since its move to the University of Houston System’s flagship university, UH’s nursing school has...
View ArticleCHAMPIONS RODE THEIR WAY TO THE TOP DURING RODEOHOUSTON® SUPER SERIES I
It Was A wild night in NRG Stadium as cowboys and cowgirls battled it out during the RODEOHOUSTON Super Series I Championship. The athletes competed for the top four spots in each event to advance to...
View ArticleCivil Asset Forfeiture
The HPRA lunch speaker this Friday is Charles Blain, the Houston Bureau head for Empower Texans, a non-profit service organization promoting good governance, and accountability for elected officials....
View ArticleCornyn, Leahy, Cruz Introduce Bill to Enhance Cybersecurity
Bill Would Allow DHS to Work with Consortium to Train States, Local Governments on Cybersecurity WASHINGTON – U.S. Senators John Cornyn (R-TX), Patrick Leahy (D-VT), and Ted Cruz (R-TX) introduced the...
View ArticleCentral Fort Bend Chamber’s Breakfast in the Bend and Grand Opening Ribbon...
The Central Fort Bend Chamber’s monthly networking Breakfast in the Bend on March 7th was hosted at the new Aliana Market H-E-B located in Richmond. Jim Russ with EHRA Engineering and Chairman of the...
View ArticleCross Creek Ranch Adds Townhome Designs
Chesmar Homes is introducing the first townhome designs to Fulshear’s Cross Creek Ranch. Prices will be from the $220,000s. Cross Creek Ranch will expand its home design offerings with the opening of a...
View ArticleAT&T Mobility Phone Outage Affects 9-1-1 THERE WAS NOT A 9-1-1 SYSTEM FAILURE
During the evening of March 8, 2017, Greater Harris County 9-1-1 Emergency Network (GHC 9-1-1) was informed that AT&T Mobility was experiencing a nationwide issue across their network. This was not...
View ArticleOlson Acts To Support Our Military With Defense Bill
Washington, DC – Rep. Pete Olson (TX-22) today acted to provide critical support to our military by voting in support of H.R. 1301, the Department of Defense Appropriations Act. This bill funds...
View ArticleTexas Adds 51,300 Jobs in January
AUSTIN ⎯ Texas employers expanded their payrolls in January with the addition of 51,300 seasonally adjusted nonfarm jobs. Texas’ seasonally adjusted unemployment rate remained unchanged at 4.8 percent....
View ArticleCentral Fort Bend Chamber Welcomes New Member, Fastsigns with Ribbon Cutting...
Fastsigns opened its doors to business owners, elected officials and community members as the Central Fort Bend Chamber celebrated with a Ribbon Cutting Ceremony on Thursday, March 9, 2017. Owner,...
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