Houston ISD High Schools Reach Out to Re-Engage Students in Community Outreach Initiative

Agadari Texas News - Houston News 9/27 6:42A Dorothy Canelas

In an effort to re-engage students who did not return to school this fall, teachers and administrators from 10 Houston Independent School District (HISD) high schools took to the streets in Houston s North and Central Divisions earlier this...

Houston Mayor Recognizes Outstanding Houstonians During Hispanic Heritage Month

Agadari Texas News - Houston News 9/27 6:38A Dorothy Canelas

In celebration of Hispanic Heritage Month, which runs from September 15 to October 15, Houston Mayor Sylvester Turner, in collaboration with the Mayor s Hispanic Advisory Board, is honoring six...

HISD Denies it is Closing Cage and Chrysalis

Houston Press |The Leading Independent News Source 9/27 3:07A Margaret Downing

Are Cage Elementary and Chrysalis Middle on the chopping block in HISD? Talking to some parents and teachers, absolutely. But HISD categorically denies that. By Tuesday night, alarms went off among...

Origin Bank opens office in Upper Kirby, branch near U.S. 290 as part of Houston growth

Houston Biz Journal 9/27 3:03A Chandler France

Origin Bank recently opened a new commercial banking office in Upper Kirby near River Oaks and its 10th Houston-area branch as the bank eyes continued growth in the local market.

Master-planned community Audubon completes homesites for latest neighborhood

Houston Biz Journal 9/27 2:17A Florian Martin

Lots have been completed and sold to homebuilders in Creekside South, the newest district in the 3,000-acre Audubon community in Montgomery County.

Opinion: The Reality Behind Hulk Hogan vs. Andre the Giant

Houston Press |The Leading Independent News Source 9/26 11:30P Jef Rouner

For my money, the best album of 2023 is Everyone is Dead Except Us by Wolfie’s Just Fine. No one mixes pop culture nostalgia and nihilistic pathos like Jon Lajoie, especially on the second single,...

This Week's Best Concerts

Houston Press |The Leading Independent News Source 9/26 11:00P Tom Richards

Bob Dylan has a well-deserved reputation for defying expectations. This past weekend at the Farm Aid concert in Indiana, the Nobel Prize winner really went nuts, performing an unannounced three-song...

Things To Do: Soak Up The Waves With ROCO's 2023-24 Season

Houston Press |The Leading Independent News Source 9/26 11:00P Sam Byrd

ROCO launches its 19th season with the 2023-24 “Making Waves” season, a celebration of innovation, exploration and the impact of artistic creativity and integrity in the community. ROCO returns this...

C.J. Stroud Rapidly Climbing NFL Quarterback Rankings

Houston Press |The Leading Independent News Source 9/26 9:00P Sean Pendergast

During the drudgery of the last three seasons of Houston Texans football, the one thing you could always count on them to do was defeat the Jacksonville Jaguars. Outside of a home loss late in the...

Hunstman starts construction on turquoise hydrogen and carbon nanotube production plant

Houston Biz Journal 9/26 11:45A Naomi Klinge

Huntsman Corp. (NYSE: HUN) has started construction on a pilot plant that will produce carbon nanotube materials along with a relatively new type of hydrogen: turquoise hydrogen.

Harris Health completes $48.5M renovation at Ben Taub Hospital

Houston Biz Journal 9/26 11:25A Jishnu Nair

The renovation of Ben Taub Hospital's emergency department was completed just over a month before the fate of Harris Health System's $2.5 billion bond proposal is decided at the ballot box.

Houston Physician and Two Pharmacists Charged in $170 Million Fraud Scheme

Agadari Texas News - Houston News 9/26 10:45A Dorothy Canelas

A 13-count indictment was unsealed today charging two pharmacists and a physician for their roles in a multimillion-dollar health care fraud, kickback and money laundering scheme. A federal grand jury in Houston returned the 13-count indictment...

The Laura apartment building in MIdway's East River starts pre-leasing, office leasing picks up

Houston Biz Journal 9/26 10:44A Jeff Jeffrey

Pre-leasing has begun for The Laura, the multifamily component in the first phase of Houston-based Midway's 150-acre East River mixed-use development. East River is also adding new office tenants to its roster.

Rice University-led team receives $45M from ARPA-H, aims to cut country’s cancer death-rate in half

Houston Biz Journal 9/26 9:59A Sofia Gonzalez

A Rice University-led team has been awarded $45 million from the Advanced Research Projects Agency for Health — also known as ARPA-H — to advance research efforts that could lead to slashing U.S. cancer-related deaths by more than half.

Advanced Research Projects Agency for Health picks Dallas for 'Customer Experience Hub'

Houston Biz Journal 9/26 9:47A Anna Butler

The Advanced Research Projects Agency for Health has opted to plant its latest hub location in Dallas. ARPA-H is a federal entity, bearing a $2.5 billion budget, operates within the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services. Its mission is to...