The Big Bounce America Tour Rolls into Houston for two weekends in March with a 24,000 sq. ft. Bounce House, a Newly Added Under-The-Sea Bouncer, and Much More! The Big Bounce America, home to The World’s Largest Bounce House, rolls into Houston, TX from Friday, March 14th through Sunday, March 16th, and Friday, March 21st, through Sunday, March 23rd, at SaberCats Stadium. Produced by XL Event Lab, The Big Bounce America is the biggest touring […]
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Extension Service to host an Urban Partnerships Synergy Symposium
The Extension Service is making connections with a synergy symposium. Synergy is the interaction of two or more organizations to produce a combined effect greater than the sum of their separate effects. A symposium is a conference or meeting to discuss a particular subject. Partnerships are the way things get done in highly populated areas. None of us can do it alone and now, more than ever, teaming up is the best way to make […]
Home for the Holidays Gift Market Begins 18th Year with Record-Setting Season
Production Team Prepares for Spring Market and Innovative ImagineNation Kids Expo Houston, TX (February 10, 2025) – Home for the Holidays Gift Market, operated by Henry-Bowles, Inc., recently completed its 17th season, marking 17 successful shows across Texas in 2024. With over 150,000 attendees and more than 1,000 vendors. The seasonal market has become a hallmark of spring and holiday shopping, and economic growth in cities such as Waco, Plano, Midland, Corpus Christi, Humble, Rosenberg, Katy and New Braunfels. Founded in 2008 by Stacie Bowles, Home for the Holidays Gift […]
Thank you to all shoppers who visited Fort Bend County Master Gardeners Fruit Tree Sale
THANK YOU to all the shoppers who visited the Fort Bend County Master Gardener Fruit Tree Sale on Saturday, Feb. 15. More than 615 people attended the 25th annual fruit tree sale, which featured approximately 1,200 trees. Fewer than 10 trees were left when the sale ended in Barn H at the Fort Bend County Fairgrounds. Sale proceeds support The Fort Bend County Master Gardeners Inc., a non-profit organization whose purpose is to disseminate research-backed […]
The Women’s Fund Hosts 10th Annual Wine Dinner: Toast to Resilience
Save the Date: Thursday, April 24, 2025, at The Astorian HOUSTON (February 17, 2025) – The Women’s Fund for Health Education and Resiliency, a nonprofit providing Houston area women and girls with the tools needed to be advocates for their health, is pleased to announce the 10th Annual Wine Dinner on Thursday, April 24, 2025, at 6:30 p.m. at The Astorian, 2500 Summer St., Houston 77007. Proceeds from the event support The Women’s Fund programs that serve to educate girls and […]
National Charity League, Inc. the Lady Bird Chapter, Recognizes its Senior Class for Achievement
National Charity League, Inc. the Lady Bird Chapter, Recognizes its Senior Class for Achievement National Charity League, Inc., Lady Bird Chapter, proudly honored 19 members of the Class of 2025 during Senior Recognition on Sunday, February 17, 2024 at the Hilton Houston Post Oak Hotel Houston, TX. Back Row, left to right: Eliska DeLaro, Sloan Gilley, Mairead Ledwith, Ella Krezanosky, Madison Catchings, Riley Nieting, Abigail Vander Molen, Brooke White Middle row, left to right: Jordan […]
Attorney General Ken Paxton Announces Investigation into DeepSeek and Notifies the Chinese AI Company of its Violation of Texas State Law
AUSTIN – Attorney General Ken Paxton has announced an investigation into DeepSeek—a Chinese artificial intelligence (“AI”) company with ties to the Chinese Communist Party (“CCP”)—regarding the privacy practices of its AI platform and its claims that its AI model rivals the most advanced AI models in the world, including OpenAI’s Model o1. Attorney General Paxton has also notified DeepSeek that its platform violates the Texas Data Privacy and Security Act. As part of the investigation, […]
COMMISSIONER SID MILLER REPORTS THE USE OF TEXAS RETURN ADDRESS ON ADDITIONAL UNSOLICITED SEED PACKAGES
He asks Texans to remain vigilant and report unknown seed packages to TDA AUSTIN – Today, Texas Agriculture Commissioner Sid Miller reported that the Texas Department of Agriculture (TDA) was alerted to a case in Frisco, Texas, where a resident’s address was fraudulently used as the return address on boxes containing several unidentified seed packages. The sender reportedly used Stamps.com to disguise the packages’ source, resulting in recipients sending the unwanted packages back to the return […]
THE HOUSTON SYMPHONY PRESENTS 007: JAMES BOND FOREVER, WITH TONY AWARD-WINNING BROADWAY STAR LENA HALL
Feb. 28–Mar. 2 High-resolution photo here. HOUSTON (Feb. 14, 2025) – The Houston Symphony celebrates the world’s most famous spy from February 28 through March 2 at Jones Hall as Principal POPS Conductor Steven Reineke leads the orchestra in 007: James Bond Forever, honoring 60 years of thrilling music from the Bond films. Reineke and the orchestra are joined by Tony Award-winner Lena Hall to bring to life iconic Bond themes spanning Connery to Craig, […]
TPWD to Open Oyster Harvest Area in Matagorda Bay
AUSTIN – The Texas Parks and Wildlife Department (TPWD) is opening TX-18 in Matagorda Bay to commercial and recreational oyster harvest beginning 12:01 a.m. Tuesday, Feb. 18. Based on samples recently collected by TPWD, TX-18 meets criteria for reopening. These criteria include parameters for oysters reaching certain thresholds based on the abundance of legal-sized oysters three inches or greater. TPWD will continue to monitor all harvest areas and will open or close areas based on […]