News from April 2022
COVID-19 hospitalizations at Texas Medical Center up 2% over past week
By Houston Daily reports | Apr 27, 2022
A total of 143 COVID-19 patients were hospitalized at Texas Medical Center facilities over the past week, a 2% increase from the previous week, according to TMC affiliates in the nine-county Houston area.
Gulf Coast Rail District Board of Directors met April 12
By Angelica Saylo Pilo | Apr 27, 2022
Gulf Coast Rail District Board of Directors met Tuesday, April 12.
Five Corners Improvement District Public Safety Committee met April 11
By Angelica Saylo Pilo | Apr 27, 2022
Five Corners Improvement District Public Safety Committee met Monday, April 11.
Paislee Rena Lane
By Houston Daily reports | Apr 27, 2022
Paislee Rena Lane (April 23, 2022 - April 23, 2022)
Bennie M. Tillman
By Houston Daily reports | Apr 27, 2022
Bennie M. Tillman (January 12, 1945 - April 23, 2022)
Jonas Griffin III
By Houston Daily reports | Apr 27, 2022
Jonas Griffin III (September 17, 1937 - April 20, 2022)
Shirley Ann Robbins
By Houston Daily reports | Apr 27, 2022
Shirley Ann Robbins (January 9, 1945 - April 23, 2022)
Carlos A. Granillo
By Houston Daily reports | Apr 27, 2022
Carlos A. Granillo (May 18, 1971 - April 23, 2022)
Wyche on tributes to spaceflight control teams: 'These benches will serve as a constant reminder of this lasting legacy'
By John Suayan | Apr 26, 2022
The National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) and the Manned Spaceflight Operations Association (MSOA) will host a ceremony to dedicate three benches to past spaceflight control teams at Lyndon B. Johnson Space Center in southeast Houston on Thursday (April 28), per a press release.
Hidalgo on fake paper car tags: 'We have known all along that this was a threat'
By John Suayan | Apr 26, 2022
Harris County Judge Lina Hidalgo and Harris County Commissioner Adrian Garcia discussed a new report on Tuesday (April 26) which showed the negative impact of fake paper car tags during the past half decade, according to a report from Houston NBC affiliate KPRC.
University of Houston-Downtown's Blanchard on late former interim president: 'His passion for UHD and its mission was something made clear by his unyielding work'
By John Suayan | Apr 26, 2022
The University of Houston-Downtown (UHD) is mourning the loss of its former interim president, Dr. Michael A. Olivas. Olivas died on Friday (April 22), according to UHD's official Twitter account.
Prince's Wilson on completion of transaction: 'We'll be a company with strong material science and technology expertise to drive faster innovation'
By John Suayan | Apr 26, 2022
Prince International Corporation has completed its yearlong acquisition of Ferro Corporation, per a company-issued press release.
Five Corners Improvement District Environmental & Urban Design Committee met April 11
By Angelica Saylo Pilo | Apr 26, 2022
Five Corners Improvement District Environmental & Urban Design Committee met Monday, April 11.
Five Corners Improvement District Economic Development Committee met April 11
By Angelica Saylo Pilo | Apr 26, 2022
Five Corners Improvement District Economic Development Committee met Monday, April 11.
Maurice Collins
By Houston Daily reports | Apr 26, 2022
Maurice Collins (May 29, 1949 - April 27, 2022)
Sharonda Lashun Durst
By Houston Daily reports | Apr 26, 2022
Sharonda Lashun Durst (April 2, 1975 - April 23, 2022)
David Perry Buntin
By Houston Daily reports | Apr 26, 2022
David Perry Buntin (November 4, 1943 - April 27, 2022)
Ann Geneva Finister
By Houston Daily reports | Apr 26, 2022
Ann Geneva Finister (February 3, 1940 - April 26, 2022)
Annette Hadnot
By Houston Daily reports | Apr 26, 2022
Annette Hadnot (June 18, 1956 - April 25, 2022)
Hull on stay of execution for Melissa Lucio: 'Praise the Lord!'
By John Suayan | Apr 25, 2022
A Texas state representative from Houston who was among the cadre of legislators to visit with a South Texas mother on death row for killing her young daughter welcomed the news of the state's decision to stay the woman's execution.