Janelle Templeton announces release of ‘From Fear to Faith’ Growing up as the daughter of a Southern Baptist minister, author Janelle Templeton was always aware of God’s love and desire for fellowship. After getting to know God more intimately, Templeton felt the call to encourage fellow Christians on their faith journey. In “From Fear to Faith: Living in the Presence and Power of God” (published by WestBow Press), Templeton teaches readers the ways in which […]
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John W. Ravage launches ‘Black Star over Hollywood’
Fiction book shares unique look at African Americans, their struggles in the moviemaking years prior to World War II Author John W. Ravage releases a historical fiction “Black Star over Hollywood” (published by Xlibris) that presents movies as metaphor for struggles against society’s limitations. His more than 40 years experience in and around Hollywood and personal friendships with many actors, producers and writers of early movies has inspired him to write the book. “Black Star […]
Cmr. George P. Bush kicks off summer informational series for natural disaster preparedness
AUSTIN – This month, in conjunction with the start of hurricane season, Texas Land Commissioner George P. Bush launched a new informational series for natural disaster preparedness by the Texas General Land Office (GLO). The series of posts and videos will be available on the GLO’s Twitter feed at Twitter.com/TXGLO. “Nearly a decade after Hurricanes Ike and Dolly, our coast remains as unprotected now as it was then,” said Commissioner Bush. “But we are working hard […]
The Delaney® at Parkway Lakes Names Jennifer Cantu Director of Sales and Marketing
Katy, Texas (June 14, 2017) – The Delaney at Parkway Lakes has named Jennifer Cantu to serve as Director of Sales and Marketing for the senior living community, which is in the final stages of construction and scheduled to open soon in the Parkway Lakes development in the greater Katy area. “Jennifer has the experience we’re looking for—but more than that, she has the heart,” says Kim Parnell, Executive Director. “Our new Director of Sales […]
Katy ISD Schmalz Elementary Selected to Participate in Raising Family Partnership Program
Summer camp focuses on design thinking approaches June 15, 2017 – Schmalz Elementary was recently selected to participate in the 2017 Raising Family Partnerships Fellowship. The school is one of 20 from across the state selected to redesign and transform their family engagement plan based on best practices, personal experiences and lessons learned from other participants. The year-long fellowship kicks off in the summer of 2017 with a design camp where school leaders will turn […]
New Scorecard Shows Where Texas Needs Improvement To Serve Older Adults, People With Disabilities
And pace of change must accelerate to meet demographic demands AUSTIN, Texas – Texas ranks 35th when it comes to meeting the long-term care needs of older residents and people with disabilities, and AARP warns more must be done, at an accelerated pace, to meet changing demographic demands. Specific areas of concern in Texas include the percent of high-risk nursing home residents with pressure sores, as well as the percent of nursing home residents who […]
Garden with Confidence: Fruit Trees
Texas A&M AgriLife Extension Service in Fort Bend County and Fort Bend Master Gardeners present Garden with Confidence: Fruit Trees for Fort Bend County. This program will provide participants with information about fruit trees for our area: when to plant them, how to maintain your fruit trees, and how to utilize integrated pest management if necessary. Specialists in this area will present the program. The class will be held on July 15, 2017 from 9:00-11:00 […]
Houston Galveston Institute and Brilliant Lecture Series presents A Unique Conversation with Sally Field
Houston Galveston Institute in partnership with Brilliant Lecture Series is honored to present A Conversation with the Legendary Sally Field, Thursday, October 26, 2017 at the Wortham Center’s Brown Theater. Houston icons Joanne King Herring and Melanie Lawson will be conducting the interview with Ms. Field on stage. “Having these three powerful women on stage together for a conversation, is going to be an interesting evening, and one not easily forgotten,” said Sue Levin, Ph.D., executive director […]
Downtown Katy Street Construction Project
2017/06 – NEW UPDATE – Phase 2 lane closures will begin Friday, June 16th. Please be aware 2nd & 3rd Street will become ONE-WAY STREETS. 2017/06 – UPDATE – Phase 2 of construction will begin in the areas highlighted in green on Monday, June 19 and is due to be completed by September 2017. Please note the new traffic flow: 2nd Street will run westbound and 3rd Street will run eastbound from Avenue D to East […]
Harmony Public Schools Campuses In Houston & Austin Rank Among Ten Best Local Schools Houston-Based Nonprofit Children @ Risk Releases Annual School Rankings
Harmony School of Innovation-Sugar Land and Harmony Science Academy-Pflugerville (Austin) were named among the ten-best high schools in their respective cities, according to rankings released today by Children @ Risk. HSA-Pflugerville (formerly HSA-North Austin) was the highest-rated Harmony campus overall, placing seventh among 62 Austin-area high schools. It is also the highest ranked Austin charter high school on the list. HSI-Sugar Land ranked eighth among 187 high schools surveyed. It, too, is the highest ranking […]