News from July 2022


Lois Curtis

Lois Curtis (April 20, 1944 - July 15, 2022)


Arlee Dewhart Jr.

Arlee Dewhart Jr. (June 25, 1938 - July 17, 2022)


Hortense Newsome

Hortense Newsome (August 31, 1935 - July 18, 2022)


Charles Harold Lloyd

Charles Harold Lloyd (May 2, 1936 - July 17, 2022)


State champion softball team seeks donations for regional tourney: 'We want to do it for the girls'

A Houston-area Little League softball team is in the midst of a historic postseason run and is requesting the public to help it continue its journey, according to a report from Houston ABC affiliate KTRK.



Amazon picks Houston-area collegiate town to test drone service: 'We are impressed with so many aspects of College Station'

Online retail giant Amazon has enlisted the City of College Station among the first places in the country where it’ll test its Prime Air drone delivery system, Houston ABC affiliate KTRK reported citing the website CultureMap.


Teen on graduating from Sam Houston State: 'As long as you keep trying, you will eventually reach your goal'

Fifteen is an age when most adolescents are learning how to drive and navigating their sophomore year of high school.


DPS on internal investigation of Uvalde response: 'Members are currently reviewing and examining the actions of those who responded to Robb'

Following the release of the Texas House of Representatives’ extensive report on the Robb Elementary School massacre on Sunday, the Texas Department of Public Safety (DPS) announced on Monday that it’ll internally review the response of its officers, Austin NBC affiliate KXAN reported.


City of Houston Archaeological and Historical Commission met June 30

City of Houston Archaeological and Historical Commission met Thursday, June 30.


North Houston District Board of Directors met June 28

North Houston District Board of Directors met Tuesday, June 28.


Donald Ray Sanders Sr.

Donald Ray Sanders Sr. (February 12, 1946 - July 18, 2022)


Herosik Zadeh McLean

Herosik Zadeh McLean (January 17, 1945 - July 17, 2022)


Miguel Rodriguez

Miguel Rodriguez (April 18, 1932 - July 20, 2022)


Bernice Dickey

Bernice Dickey (September 11, 1925 - July 16, 2022)


Alice Ruth Hodge

Alice Ruth Hodge (December 6, 1929 - July 19, 2022)


Harris County property tax revenues were up by 7% last year

The Harris County Auditor’s Office recently released its monthly report for February 2022, which is the County’s fiscal year end.


Study finds decline in reliability and affordability caused by politicization of the Texas electricity market

The Energy Alliance on July 14 released a new study, The Decline and Fall of Reliability, Affordability, and Competition in ERCOT, that explains the connection between political interference and the decline in generation adequacy and reliability in the Texas grid.


Astros nab slugger Gilbert in MLB Draft: 'If I didn’t have the people around me at Tennessee, I would not be where I am now'

The Houston Astros used the 28th overall pick of the 2022 Major League Baseball (MLB) Draft to take University of Tennessee outfielder Drew Gilbert on Sunday, per a report on the team’s website.


Southwest Management District Board of Directors met June 27

Southwest Management District Board of Directors met Monday, June 27.