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News from December 2021
Mastercard launches blockchain technology system to 'accelerate access to new ways to pay and prioritize choice for consumers and businesses'
By Karla Florez | Dec 25, 2021
Mastercard has garnered partnerships with cryptocurrency and digital asset companies to commit to the development of real-world platforms.
Spring Branch Management District Board of Directors met Sept. 16
By Angelica Saylo Pilo | Dec 25, 2021
Spring Branch Management District Board of Directors met Thursday, Sept. 16.
Spring Branch Management District Board of Directors met Dec. 8
By Angelica Saylo Pilo | Dec 25, 2021
Spring Branch Management District Board of Directors met Wednesday, Dec. 7.
Houston Auto Show, Houston Boat Show combine for two-for-one event 'for one low price'
By John Suayan | Dec 24, 2021
The Houston Auto Show and the Houston Boat Show have combined into one event.
Texas Tower gives pandemic workers 'something great for them to come back to,' developer says
By Karen Kidd | Dec 24, 2021
Texas Tower, the new 47-story office building in downtown Houston that opened last week, is a hit with its tenants, a director of one of its developers told a Houston-area newspaper.
'Our hearts are broken': Texas A&M mourns loss of cross-country, track & field runner with 'bright future'
By Karen Kidd | Dec 24, 2021
The death of a promising freshman Texas A&M cross-country and track & field runner in an automobile crash last weekend is a terrible loss, Head Coach Pat Henry said in a news release.
Hidalgo encourages residents to 'get vaccinated and boosted' after county's first omicron death reported
By Karen Kidd | Dec 24, 2021
Harris County Judge Lina Hidalgo took to social media on the same day as the county's first death from the COVID-19 omicron variant to urge others to protect themselves against a similar fate.
IBTS partners with Houston-Galveston Area Council to offer 'disaster planning, recovery services' to local governments
By Andy Nghiem | Dec 24, 2021
The Institute for Building Technology and Safety (IBTS) recently announced that it is entering into a partnership with the Houston-Galveston Area Council (H-GAC) to provide local governments disaster recovery services, according to a press release.
'I love Trump': Trump makes appearance in Houston
By Karen Kidd | Dec 24, 2021
Former President Donald Trump has the support of at least one Harris County man.
City of Houston Planning Commission met Sept. 16
By Angelica Saylo Pilo | Dec 24, 2021
City of Houston Planning Commission met Thursday, Sept. 16.
Brays Oaks Management District Business & Economic Development met Committee Dec. 8
By Angelica Saylo Pilo | Dec 24, 2021
Brays Oaks Management District Business & Economic Development met Committee met Wednesday, Dec. 8.
'Hundreds of pounds of force': Compression asphyxia was cause of death in Astroworld tragedy
By Emily Bevard | Dec 23, 2021
A report by the Harris County Institute of Forensic Sciences has declared compression asphyxia as the cause of death for all victims of the tragic Astroworld Festival event last month.
'We could not be more proud': North Shore, Paetow become state champs
By Steven Hughes | Dec 23, 2021
Two Houston high school football teams participated and snatched victory at the University Interscholastic League.
Enjoy a Christmas light show, skating and more in Houston this week
By Julie Giyer | Dec 23, 2021
Houston Happenings Dec. 23-28
Stretchy, washable battery brings wearable devices closer to reality
By Lou Corpuz-Bosshart | Dec 23, 2021
UBC researchers have created what could be the first battery that is both flexible and washable. It works even when twisted or stretched to twice its normal length, or after being tossed in the laundry.
City of Houston Childhood and Youth Committee met Dec. 8
By Angelica Saylo Pilo | Dec 23, 2021
City of Houston Childhood and Youth Committee met Wednesday, Dec. 8.
City of Houston City Council met Dec. 7-8
By Angelica Saylo Pilo | Dec 23, 2021
City of Houston City Council met Dec. 7-8.
Gross Domestic Product (third estimate), corporate profits (revised estimate), and GDP by industry, third quarter 2021
By Press Release | Dec 22, 2021
Real gross domestic product (GDP) increased at an annual rate of 2.3 percent in the third quarter of 2021 (table 1), according to the "third" estimate released by the Bureau of Economic Analysis. In the second quarter, real GDP increased 6.7 percent.
AI powers autonomous materials discovery
By Tom Fleischman | Dec 22, 2021
When a master chef develops a new cake recipe, she doesn’t try every conceivable combination of ingredients to see which one works best. The chef uses prior baking knowledge and basic principles to more efficiently search for that winning formula.
Harris-Galveston Subsidence District Board of Directors met Dec. 8
By Angelica Saylo Pilo | Dec 22, 2021
Harris-Galveston Subsidence District Board of Directors met Wednesday, Dec. 8.