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News from 2021
Wanda Joy Schultz
By Houston Daily reports | Nov 28, 2021
Wanda Joy Schultz (January 30, 1937 - November 26, 2021)
Charles Glen Ellis
By Houston Daily reports | Nov 28, 2021
Charles Glen Ellis (May 9, 1951 - November 26, 2021)
Donald Anderson Jaggers
By Houston Daily reports | Nov 28, 2021
Donald Anderson Jaggers (July 18, 1928 - November 27, 2021)
Jeffrey Wayne Wyatt
By Houston Daily reports | Nov 28, 2021
Jeffrey Wayne Wyatt (January 9, 1971 - November 26, 2021)
COVID-19 hospitalizations at Texas Medical Center up 4% over past week
By Houston Daily reports | Nov 28, 2021
A total of 387 COVID-19 patients were hospitalized at Texas Medical Center facilities over the past week, a 4% increase from the previous week, according to TMC affiliates in the nine-county Houston area.
House reflects on first 100 days as school district leader, stating now is the time for ‘bold change’
By Emily Bevard | Nov 28, 2021
Houston Independent School District (HISD) Superintendent Millard House II is reflecting on his first 100 days at the helm and outlining strategies for students' success.
EPA to help with Fifth Ward cleanup with focus on Union Pacific site: 'The whole street has died'
By Bob Martin | Nov 28, 2021
An inactive Union Pacific railroad facility located in Houston’s Fifth Ward identified as the cause of a “cancer cluster” two years ago is on the Environmental Protection Agency's (EPA) radar for quicker clean up, KHOU reported.
Harris County Municipal Management District No. 1 Board of Directors met Aug. 18
By Angelica Saylo Pilo | Nov 28, 2021
Harris County Municipal Management District No. 1 Board of Directors met Wednesday, Aug. 18.
Helix Energy 'thrilled' to be awarded 5-well complete abandonment contract
By Glenn Minnis | Nov 27, 2021
Houston-based offshore energy company Helix Energy Solutions Group Inc. has scored a 5-well complete abandonment project with New Zealand’s Ministry of Business, Innovation & Employment (MBIE).
'We are delighted': Wong appointed to Encina Development Group Board of Directors
By Glenn Minnis | Nov 27, 2021
Encina Development Group has added H+ co-founder Elaine Wong to its board of directors.
'I want to use the rest of my time doing positive things': Coleman will not seek re-election in 2022
By Glenn Minnis | Nov 27, 2021
Veteran state Rep. Garnet Coleman (D-Houston) has announced he plans to retire and won’t be seeking re-election in 2022.
Brays Oaks Management District Board of Directors met Aug. 17
By Angelica Saylo Pilo | Nov 27, 2021
Brays Oaks Management District Board of Directors met Tuesday, Aug. 17.
Galveston County Medical Examiner's Office changes ruling on toddler's COVID-19 death following 'inconclusive' autopsy
By Timothy Stuckey | Nov 26, 2021
The Galveston County Medical Examiner's Office recently concluded that a 4-year-old child who tested positive for COVID-19 and died in early September did not die of the virus, according to a KHOU report.
'Get your coat of armor': Hidalgo encourages vaccinated citizens to get booster shots
By Glenn Minnis | Nov 26, 2021
Harris County Judge Lina Hidalgo is urging locals to follow her lead and get vaccinated.
'She made people a priority': Educator credited with turning Houston's Furr High School around, dies
By Zachary Richter | Nov 26, 2021
Bertie Simmons, known for making a difference at the Houston Independent School District and having spent 17 years as the principal, died at the age of 87 on Nov. 19.
'The desire for a good bar with great food in Montrose': Foo Fighters-themed bar to replace UB Preserv
By John Kelly | Nov 26, 2021
Chef Chris Shepherd of Underbelly fame will open a bar inspired by one of his favorite bands, Foo Fighters, early next year.
Houston Housing Authority Board of Commissioners met Sept. 21
By Angelica Saylo Pilo | Nov 26, 2021
Houston Housing Authority Board of Commissioners met Tuesday, Sept. 21.
'Showing these kids we love them': Houston social groups, motorcycle clubs provide Thanksgiving dinner for children of gunned down family members
By Karen Kidd | Nov 25, 2021
More than 20 social groups and motorcycle clubs have joined in an effort to provide Thanksgiving dinner for three children, whose parents and 6-year-old sister were killed in their apartment last summer, a Houston-area news station recently reported.
Houston-based Israel to the Southwest consulate reports meeting with Turner: 'Excited for boundless new opportunities'
By Karen Kidd | Nov 25, 2021
Houston-based Israel to the Southwest United States Consul General recently met with Houston Mayor Sylvester Turner, according to consulate social media posts.
'It's time to make a change': UH crowned Lynn Eusan its first African American homecoming queen 53 years ago this month
By Karen Kidd | Nov 25, 2021
More than half a century ago this month, then 20-year-old Lynn Eusan became the first African American homecoming queen in the University of Houston's history, crowned at the Astrodome on Nov. 22, 1968.